reality blurred + archives + January 22 to January 28, 2006

week of January 22, 2006

Dancing with the Stars 2 favorite Stacy Keibler has an extensive background in dance
WWE star and Dancing with the Stars 2 contestant Stacy Keibler, who "cement[ed] her position as one of the contest's favorites" this past week, as...
Rupert is paid $10,000 per appearance, plans to be "Donald Trump's biggest competitor"
In addition to paying off his mom's house and funding his charity, Rupert Boneham is using the $1 million he won on Survivor All-Stars "to...
Producer: ABC pulled Welcome to the Neighborhood to appease Christian Narnia audiences; ABC exec: that's "ludicrous"
The producer of ABC's series Welcome to the Neighborhood is commenting publicly for the first time on the reason he thinks the series was cancelled...
The Apprentice is moving to Mondays
With The Office and My Name is Early occupying The Apprentice's former time slot on Thursday evenings and performing well there, Donald Trump's series has...
Phil Keoghan thought TAR 8 sucked; CBS exec says the season wasn't "particularly successful"
Last season of The Amazing Race, we all know, pretty much sucked harder than something that sucks really hard. As it turns out, one of...

The future spawn of O-Town makes life difficult on There and Back
There and Back may have its haters, but for me, it's almost becoming more fun than the rapidly tiring Challenge show that airs before it....
Gauntlet 2 challenge falls apart
On this week's episode of The Gauntlet 2, there was no orgy-esque challenge--well, except for the oil-covered guys wrestling in the sand. Anyway, there was...
Closing statements today in Hatch trial
Lawyers for the prosecution and defense will present their closing arguments today in the tax evasion trial of Survivor winner Richard Hatch. Then the jury...
The WB and UPN merging into one network, The CW
UPN, the home of reality shows such as Top Model and Amish in the City, and The WB, home of Beauty and the Geek and...

Kelly Perdew whores himself in an online chat
Donald Trump's second Apprentice, whose Trump Organization job will end in March, recently participated in a Washington Post chat. After spending so much time with...
Hatch trial goes to the jury
Richard Hatch's fate is now in the hands of a jury, which resumes its deliberations this morning after deliberating for two hours last night. The...
Feast's future looks dim; Chris Moore says Weinsteins are "just going to sit on it"
The Project Greenlight 3 film, Feast, was originally scheduled to be released last Friday, and could have even been released last Christmas. Bob Weinstein liked...
Richard Hatch found guilty on three of 10 charges; was taken into custody; could serve 2 to 4 years
A jury today "found Hatch guilty of the two counts of tax evasion he faced, as well as guilty of filing a false tax return,"...

Jamie Foxx developing a reality show to "rebuild the rock star"
Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx is developing a reality TV show that would essentially rehabilitate a fallen rock star. His idea, he tells the New York...
Contestant "lost half the hair on her head" after Fear Factor South Africa stunt
A contestant on Fear Factor South Africa "lost half the hair on her head, suffered a concussion and was badly bruised during [a] stunt, in...
Richard Hatch being held in jail until April 28 sentencing
For 13 weeks and two days, Survivor winner Richard Hatch will be in jail. After being convicted yesterday "of two counts of tax evasion and...
Twins "uninvited" from American Idol 5 after their arrest
Twins Derrell and Terrell Brittenum have bonded out of jail after being charged with forgery, and they said they have, predictably enough, been kicked out...

Biggest Loser auditions cancelled in San Diego because of large turnout
Auditions for The Biggest Loser 3 were cancelled yesterday in San Diego, after more than 1,500 people showed up to the restaurant venue. Potential contestants...
Man says he had unprotected sex with Clay Aiken in a North Carolina hotel room
A 38-year-old man says he had unprotected sex with Clay Aiken in a North Carolina Quality Inn on Jan. 2. John Paulus, a former Green...