reality blurred + archives + June 7 to June 13, 2009

week of June 7, 2009

Ben/Coach says casting threatened him, calls Survivor aftermath "most difficult [time] in my life"
Benjamin "Coach" Wade talked extensively to the Missouri News-Leader, which first reported he was fired from his job as a soccer coach earlier this year....

Spencer, Heidi returning to U.S. after Heidi hospitalized due to "torture," Spencer claims
Attention whores Heidi and Spencer Pratt were all over the news this weekend after Heidi was taken to a hospital from the set of I'm...
Adam Lambert still not gay enough for People
Adam Lambert has been photographed holding hands with his boyfriend Drake LaBry, but that's not enough evidence for some members of the media, who will...
Web site "investigation" blames reality show cast member suicides on reality TV
In a recent story, web site The Wrap "investigates" the suicides of people who appeared on reality shows, but that investigation involves oversimplifying something complex...
Holly Montag replacing Heidi on I'm a Celebrity 2
Good news: Heidi Pratt is definitely, hopefully, maybe out of I'm a Celebrity 2. Bad news: She's being replaced by her sister, Holly Montag, Access...

Heidi, Spencer leave I'm a Celebrity after now denying torture claims
Heidi and Spencer Pratt have left I'm a Celebrity 2 for good, they revealed at the end of Monday's episode. And through their rep, they...

Adam Lambert: shouldn't be "a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay"
Rolling Stone has published an excerpt from its upcoming cover story profile of American Idol 8 runner-up Adam Lambert that covers the one part everyone...
Survivor, Amazing Race named best reality shows "of all time"; The Swan is the worst
Entertainment Weekly has published another one of its attempts to condense pop culture into a list, and this time the subject is the hyperbolic "Best...
Bethenny, Danielle, NeNe, and Tamra co-hosting Today Show's fourth hour next week
The fourth hour of NBC's Today Show is frequently laughably ridiculous, but next week it'll get even more so, with a different Real Housewives cast...
Real World DC confirmed as house located
MTV has officially confirmed Washington, D.C., as the location of The Real World's 23rd season. That became obvious late last month when the production company...

Record ratings for Top Chef Masters debut
Despite having a new host and judges and a one-off episode format for the first six episodes, Top Chef Masters drew a record audience to...
Kris, Adam, Allison all sign record deals, but not Danny; Archuleta working on Christmas record
Three of the top four American Idol 8 finalists have signed with 19 Recordings and have record contracts with major labels that will release their...

Gene Simmons says Adam Lambert "should shut up" while Kris is "flattered" by Adam's crush
As if Gene Simmons didn't embarrass himself enough on The Celebrity Apprentice, he's now making assanine comments about American Idol 8 runner-up Adam Lambert, with...
Survivor 20 will shoot immediately after Survivor Samoa, probably also in Samoa
The 20th season of Survivor will break with the show's traditional shooting schedule and be filmed after Survivor Samoa finishes production this summer. The show's...