December 2010 – Page 10 – reality blurred

Margaret Cho defends Bristol, says Sarah Palin forced her to compete

It wasn’t Bristol Palin’s choice to compete on Dancing with the Stars, according to one of her self-proclaimed friends, Margaret Cho, who also competed on the 11th season. Instead, Sarah Palin forced her daughter to do the show because she blamed Bristol for her loss in the 2008 presidential election. Margaret Cho wrote on her …

Reality stars die digitally to raise money for World AIDS Day, Project Runway’s Mondo designed t-shirts

Several reality stars, including American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Jennifer Hudson, and the cast of The Buried Life, have agreed to digitally die until their fans raise $1 million today, World AIDS Day. Also participating are Lady Gaga, Elijah Wood, and others. Meanwhile, Project Runway‘s Mondo Guerra has designed a t-shirt …

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I’m Andy Dehnart, a writer who obsessively and critically covers reality TV, focusing on how it’s made and what it means.

I created reality blurred 20 years ago as a place to collect interesting links I found. Today, I review and recommend reality shows, documentaries, and nonfiction entertainment; analyze news and report from behind the scenes; and interview people who create and star in reality TV shows. You'll also find other people's insightful takes on reality TV in these pages, too.

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