reality blurred + archives + May 3 to May 9, 2009

week of May 3, 2009

U-Turn plus bathroom break in Beijing keeps Jen and Kisha from the final three
And just like that, we're down to the final three in the 14th season of the newly revitalized Amazing Race. In the most oddly dramatic...
Joan Rivers and Annie Duke will face off in "biggest blood feud on TV"
The Celebrity Apprentice 2 will conclude next Sunday with a three-hour finale and the epic showdown that's been brewing all season: Joan Rivers versus Annie...
David Cook's brother Adam dies from cancer
American Idol 7 winner David Cook's 37-year-old brother died of brain cancer Saturday night. He appeared on the show in the audience to support his...
MySpace video auditions will be featured on special episode of America's Got Talent 4
After Saturday's open call in Houston, there are no more scheduled auditions for America's Got Talent 4, but like last year, entries will be accepted...

Woman says she's "just friends" with Jon
The 23-year-old woman photographed with Jon Gosselin is "just friends" with the Jon & Kate Plus Eight star, she says. Jon said last week that...
Kara DioGuardi "absolutely" staying next season, Simon Cowell says
Despite persistent rumors/hopes that Kara DioGuardi won't return next season, Simon Cowell says that she will "absolutely" return to the show for its ninth season...
Constantine Maroulis nominated for a Tony
American Idol 4 finalist Constantine Maroulis has been nominated for a Tony Award. He's up for best performance by a leading actor in a musical...
Paula Abdul admits addiction to painkillers
In the most unsurprising American Idol news since Clay Aiken came out as gay, Paula Abdul has finally admitted to struggling with an addiction to...
American Idol stage explodes after stage manager falls down stairs
American Idol's dress rehearsal was cancelled after part of the set exploded and collapsed, which came after the show's stage manager, Debbie Williams, fell down...

Danny Gokey's scream follows shattered Idol set; Adam Lambert predictably rules rock week
The final four American Idol 8 contestants performed the show's first-ever duets last night, but they didn't have a dress rehearsal with an audience to...
Kate calls Jon "irresponsible" as woman's brother says Jon has been having an affair
The brother of the woman who was photographed with Jon Gosselin at a bar says she's been having an affair with Jon for three months,...
American Idol stage manager Debbie needed 50+ stitches after 20-foot fall
American Idol 8 stage manager Debbie Williams needed more than 50 stitches after falling off of the upper level of the show's set yesterday. She's...

Bravo's Project Runway knock-off The Fashion Show debuts tonight
Bravo's shameless attempt to duplicate Project Runway debuts tonight at 10 p.m. ET. as the network sticks out its tongue by beating Lifetime's Runway debut...
Allison Iraheta's exit gives American Idol its first-ever male final three
No Doubt performing "Just a Girl"? MC Skat Kat? Paula Abdul dancing? What decade is this? I thought I'd accidentally DVRed Lost and its time...
Derek Hough, Mark Ballas threaten to leave Dancing with the Stars
Three of the mainstay professional dancers on Dancing with the Stars may leave the show, or they may just be trying some not-so-subtle collective bargaining....

Paula Abdul denies admitting painkiller addiction, says she just went to a spa
Oh, for fuck's sake: Paula Abdul is denying she admitted being addicted to painkillers, as Ladies Home Journal reported as part of an interview with...
Emotional reunions mitigated by Coach's back-cracking sex scene with his actual assistant coach
Survivor Tocantins is one person away from having a deserving, non-offensive final four. The alliance eliminated middle school principal Debbie last night after she tried...
NBC posts, removes recession-focused Apprentice casting notice
NBC posted and then removed a recession-focused casting notice for a new, regular person version of The Apprentice on Thursday. The casting notice (it can...