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Monday, Mar. 14, 2005

Sean Waltman issues Surreal Life statement about editing, instigation.
Sean Waltman issues Surreal Life statement about editing, instigation. Last week's episode of The Surreal Life 4 featured Joanie Laurer's boyfriend, wrestler Sean Waltman (aka...
quadriplegic lawyer drops Apprentice suit.
quadriplegic lawyer drops Apprentice suit. The quadriplegic attorney who sued The Apprentice has dropped his lawsuit after being assured that disabled people would be allowed...
Richard Hatch says he thought CBS was withholding tax on $1 million prize.
Richard Hatch says he thought CBS was withholding tax on $1 million prize. Survivor winner and perpetual media magnet Richard Hatch has gone public with...
Paradise Hotel will not return this summer, FOX "operative" tells Defamer.
Paradise Hotel will not return this summer, FOX "operative" tells Defamer. Last week's report that Paradise Hotel might return to FOX this summer, complete with...
spoiler: betting on Amazing Race 7 halted after irregular betting on one team.
spoiler: betting on Amazing Race 7 halted after irregular betting on one team. Spoilers have come to The Amazing Race 7, as the winning team...
finalist Mario quits American Idol 4 for "personal reasons," is replaced by Nikko.
finalist Mario quits American Idol 4 for "personal reasons," is replaced by Nikko. Mario Vazquez, one of American Idol 4's more popular contestants, has withdrawn...

fired Kristen re-shooting Dove ad.
fired Kristen re-shooting Dove ad. Fired Apprentice 3 candidate Kristen Kirchner has issued a press release announcing her intention to create "a personally financed re-shoot...
Sunday Contender lands in fourth place.
Sunday Contender lands in fourth place. The Contender's first outing in its regular time slot drew fewer viewers than its other airings did, leading the...
Real World Philly reunion special airs tonight; what's with Landon's bulge?
Real World Philly reunion special airs tonight; what's with Landon's bulge? The Real World Philadelphia may have aired the last of its 26 episodes, but...
Paris Hilton invades cell phones with "mobisodes" of The Simple Life 3: Interns.
Paris Hilton invades cell phones with "mobisodes" of The Simple Life 3: Interns. Having already made the cell phones of hundreds of her friends unusable,...
Project Greenlight 3 debuts tonight.
Project Greenlight 3 debuts tonight. Project Greenlight 3 kicks off tonight on Bravo, its new network, at 9 p.m. ET. Those without Bravo can also...
Mario denies some rumors, but otherwise sticks to the "personal" reasons line.
Mario denies some rumors, but otherwise sticks to the "personal" reasons line. A whole 36 hours after Mario Vazquez quit American Idol 4, and the...

Queer Eye makes over Boston Red Sox.
Queer Eye makes over Boston Red Sox. Five members of the Red Sox are being made over for the next season premiere of Queer Eye...
Rob quits roadblock task, finds "a way to plot and scheme in The Amazing Race."
Rob quits roadblock task, finds "a way to plot and scheme in The Amazing Race." Faced with eating four pounds of cooked animal products as...
participants say Wife Swap producers reenacted scenes and wrote house rules.
participants say Wife Swap producers reenacted scenes and wrote house rules. Late to the party as usual, The New York Times reports how sometimes, reality...
Mario is still under Idol's contract; does self-effacing top ten on Letterman.
Mario is still under Idol's contract; does self-effacing Top Ten on Letterman. Mario Vasquez has denied that a contract issue led him to quit American...
spoiler: which contender will return?
spoiler: which contender will return? Previews for next week's episode of The Contender revealed that one boxer will leave and another will return, after being...

Raj hires Bradford as his attorney.
Raj hires Bradford as his attorney. Former Apprentice 2 castmates are now back in business together, although this time, one is working for the other....
man sues again over Apprentice idea.
man sues again over Apprentice idea. After suing in federal court last September, a man is now suing NBC in state court claiming he came...
Mole DVD outselling other reality DVDs.
Mole DVD outselling other reality DVDs. Last week, season one of The Mole was released on DVD for the first time. Although it's the 864th...
Lindsey is first eliminated Idol 4 finalist.
Lindsey is first eliminated Idol 4 finalist. American Idol 4 has lost its first (or, if you count Mario, second) finalist: Lindsey Cardinale. She received...
Mario hires Clay Aiken's lawyer as 2004 album featuring his vocals is re-released.
Mario hires Clay Aiken's lawyer as 2004 album featuring his vocals is re-released. In less than a week Mario Vazquez has gone from American Idol...

Joe Millionaire runner-up: show was fake.
Joe Millionaire runner-up: show was fake. The Star-Tribune doesn't help Minnesota's reputation as a hip, happening place by publishing a story about Joe Millionaire that's,...
Jon Dalton says he "didn't want to make it public, what happened" with Jeff Probst.
Jon Dalton says he "didn't want to make it public, what happened" with Jeff Probst. Earlier this year, we learned from Jeff Probst that Jon...
Angie "miffed" about some of the twists that left her, Willard out of Survivor Palau.
Angie "miffed" about some of the twists that left her, Willard out of Survivor Palau. Wednesday's Survivor Palau episode was full of so many unpredictable...