Invasion Iowa wrapped early because of suspicions; Shatner only knew fake names. How did producers of Spike TV’s upcoming Invasion Iowa manage to fool an entire town for 10 days, convincing them that William Shatner was filming a real movie there? Besides lying, they issued fake press releases and held a fake press conference once …
Starting Over security threat leads cast to see producers’ plans, files about them. Defamer reports on an “unverifiable rumor” that a suspected break-in led the cast of NBC’s Starting Over to discover producers’ files on them. This, of course, really pissed them off and led to a possible “contestant mutiny.” Defamer reports: According to the …
Jenna and Ethan strip naked for PETA. The other Survivor All-Stars couple, Jenna Morasca and Ethan Zohn, posed naked for an anti-fur PETA ad. They’re dressed as Adam and Eve, with leaves just barely covering their kibbles and bits; and Jenna has scary big hair that drapes down over her chest. The ad is part …
both of Rocco’s restaurants close. The restaurant featured in The Restaurant closed forever last week, long after chef/owner/drama queen Rocco DiSpirito was escorted from the premises and told never to show his swollen face there again. Next week, he will no longer be the chef at his first restaurant, Union Pacific, which will close in …
Joe Schmo producers fool entire town with fake Shatner film for new Spike series. There will not be another season of Joe Schmo, but the producers of the series are bringing a similar but much larger hoax show to Spike TV early next year. Last week, William Shatner went to Riverside, Iowa, to film Invasion …
Paris in Simple Life 3 “discussions,” was in Florida for two of the three hurricanes. Paris Hilton is “currently in creative discussions with Fox and Bunim/Murray” over The Simple Life. What does that mean, exactly? Who knows, and who cares. What’s really interesting about this report from The Hollywood Reporter is that those of us …
Rod Stewart turns down MTV’s $45 million offer; Russell Simmons in talks. At last, a reason to forgive Rod Stewart for “Downtown Train”: The pop singer has rejected a $45 million offer from MTV to turn his life into the next version of The Osbournes. Earlier reports said Stewart accepted an offer of $25 million …