With less than three weeks to go before the debut of Dancing with the Stars 4, one of its stars has quit. Vincent “Big Pussy” Pastore dropped out because the training for the competition was too “physically demanding,” he said. An ABC rep told the AP said he’d be replaced by the end of this …
Antonella Barba, whose topless photos have been talked about far more than any actual performance on American Idol 6, will not be removed from the competition because of them. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said that she won’t be disqualified. Extra’s Mark McGrath reported last night that “Lythgoe [told] Extra he’s not kicking the Jersey girl …
When Casey Kasem used to host America’s Top 40, before American Idol‘s Ryan Seacrest took the job from him, I’d always turn it off during those melodramatic “request and dedication” segments. So, in honor of that show, I fast-forwarded through most the packages that preceded the men’s performances last night. The producers thought it’d be …
Tonight, The CW debuts America’s Next Top Model 8 at 8 p.m. ET with a two-hour premiere. The 13 models will “face tougher challenges and photo shoots ranging from the very glamorous to high-tech to controversial,” according to The CW. Two of those models, Diana and Whitney, are “plus-sized,” a first for the show. Earlier …
In non-reality TV news, reality blurred has been invited to join Federated Media, an organization that says its mission is to “support independent website authors and audiences, by connecting them to marketers in an ongoing and robust conversation that feeds everyone involved.” In other words, they’re my new pimp. Seriously, I’m thrilled to be in …
Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, has been offered £10 million for her own NBC reality show. The show “will follow her move to America,” according to the Evening Standard, which says NBC has ordered just one season. David Beckham “will feature in the show, but we’re told he doesn’t want a very hands-on role”; likewise, …
Ads for The CW’s Top Model 8, which debuts tomorrow night, have been removed from buses in Santa Monica after some people complained. The promo shot, which is also used on the show’s web site, features the cast posing on rocks by a waterfall. They’re wearing bathing suits, some full and some bikini. “It’s a …