A&E’s Duck Dynasty continues to be an insane hit: its season finale Wednesday was watched by 9.6 million viewers, making it “the most-watched series telecast in network history among all key demos,” according to the network, which noted that the show’s rating among 18 to 49-year-olds “was also 34% stronger than last night’s top broadcast show, American Idol.”
Billy the Exterminator, aka William Patrick Bretherton, pled guilty to marijuana posession after being arrested along with his wife in a hotel room, where they had synthetic marijuana; he received a 60-day suspended sentence and a year of probation, plus treatment for substance abuse.
If you have the same name as a contestant on a reality show, expect to get nude photos tweeted at you; that’s what happened to a Northwestern grad student Kristin Thomas, whose name on Twitter is @KrisThomas, prompting The Voice fans to confuse a white female with black male The Voice contestant Kris Thomas.
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