week of March 11, 2007

Monday, Mar. 12, 2007

• Amazing Race has its most intense foot race ever at the end of the world
  There is one rational, intelligent response to the conclusion of last night's episode of The Amazing Race 11: HOLY FUCKING SHIT. The hour ended with...
• Fired candidate Derek says The Apprentice "has jumped the shark"
  Apprentice 6 candidate Derek Arteta, who was fired last week after calling himself "white trash," says he was fired because Trump "had a really bad...
• Dancing with the Stars partner Louis Van Amstel out because he's too short or "a complete diva"
  Dancing with the Stars celebrity partner Louis Van Amstel, who Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch calls "a somewhat polarizing Dancing With the Stars fixture," will not be...
• Apprentice uses creative editing with disastrous L.A. Galaxy halftime show
  Last summer, a soccer fan reported on a message board about an Apprentice 6 task that took place at an L.A. Galaxy game. The person...
• Antonella says "embarrassment" over photos "was worth it"
  On Friday, the day after being kicked off American Idol 6, Antonella Barba talked to reporters about her experience. Unfortunately, reporters weren't allowed to ask...
• Paula Abdul: "I've never had so much bullshit written about me in my entire career"
  Paula Abdul is getting angry. Entertainment Weekly reports that during a recent conversation with her, she "was still riled up about" reaction to her slurring...
• Bravo finally announces casting for Project Runway 4
  This afternoon, Bravo announced casting calls for Project Runway 4, which will take place at the end of this month and during the first part...
• Idol PA sues Mario Vazquez for sexually harassing him in a bathroom by masturbating, asking about oral sex
  A former American Idol employee says he was fired after complaining of sexual harassment by fourth season contestant Mario Vazquez, who left the show under...

Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2007

• Ice Cube will produce, host A&E show that follows reformed gang members, drug dealers
  A&E has ordered a pilot for a new Ice Cube-produced and -hosted series that follows "a reformed gang member, drug dealer or robber [who] agrees...
• Kelly Clarkson leads Idols on radio with 3.3 million plays
  As of Sunday, Kelly Clarkson's songs have been played on radio stations 3,301,282 times, according to a new report from Mediabase, which tracks more than...
• Real World wants "cast members with career and life goals" for 20th season
  Bunim-Murray is currently casting for the 20th season of The Real World, and it looks like the show may finally be trying to return to...
• Denver critic: Real World "exploits our city as a backdrop to sell products"
  In an early post for his blog Get Real Denver last June, The Denver Post's John Wenzel asked, "Is 'The Real World' good for Denver?...
• Antonella told producers about pictures, which "[weren't] meant for the public eye"
  The last four semi-finalists to be booted off American Idol 6 talked to Access Hollywood, and buried in that conversation are some interesting revelations from...

Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2007

• Simon Cowell tells Ryan Seacrest to "come out" of the closet
  With a string of mostly sucky, boring performances and two hours to fill, American Idol returned to its familiar performance show formula: booing of any...
• Designer Anand Jon, who's appeared on Top Model, charged with sexual assault and rape
  Designer Anand Jon, who appeared in at least two episodes of America's Next Top Model, "has been charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual...
• DialIdol's predictions have Sanjaya in the top three; Simon says he'll quit if Sanjaya wins
  DialIdol's unscientific but frequently accurate predictions place Sanjaya Malakar in third place after last night's voting, behind only favorites Melinda Doolittle and LaKisha Jones. The...

Thursday, Mar. 15, 2007

• HBO's "multi-platform" Addiction Project debuts tonight
  HBO's The Addiction Project, which the network calls "an unprecedented multi-platform campaign aimed at helping Americans understand addiction as a chronic but treatable brain disease,"...
• Idol's top 12 ratings down 15 percent compared to last year--because of daylight savings time?
  On Tuesday, American Idol 6 once again bulldozed the competition, and was watched by 29.4 million viewers. It "[beat] the combined ABC-CBS-NBC-CW competition by 13...
• Lawyer: Mario Vazquez's exit from Idol "was not voluntary in any way shape or form"
  The lawyer for the man who's suing FOX and Mario Vazquez for sexual harassment said in an interview that Mario Vazquez was forced to leave...
• Brandon Rogers goes home; Sanjaya was in the bottom two
  The first finalist to be eliminated from American Idol 6 was Brandon Rogers. He was joined in the bottom two by Sanjaya Malakar, whose actual...
• Flavor of Love spin-off Charm School announced its cast
  VH1 has announced the 13 women who will be trained and transformed by Mo'Nique on Charm School, the next Flavor of Love spin-off. From season...

Friday, Mar. 16, 2007

• American Inventor 2 begins casting Sunday
  ABC and Simon Cowell's American Inventor begins casting this weekend for its second season. The show will visit six cities between now and the middle...
• Contender Challenge's fighters announced
  The seven Contender boxers who will take part in the upcoming Contender Challenge have been revealed. The show will feature fighters from the US series...
• Real World creator: "these kids are paid good money to endure" "unduly harsh" fan criticism
  The Los Angeles Times looks at the people who "have spent much of the last five years living a 21st century version of the carny...
• Simon Cowell was offered $100,000 to critique couple's sex, says he outsells Springsteen
  Simon Cowell will be interviewed on 60 Minutes Sunday at 7 p.m. ET by former Mole host Anderson Cooper. In a clip of that interview...

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