Duck Dynasty cast member Willie Robertson applied for The Amazing Race and was rejected, but was cast on Survivor, which he turned down because his wife, Korie, told him, “They’ll make you look like a redneck.” This was before the A&E series, which started airing in 2012 and did not make Willie look like a …
A Project Runway producer has taken the blame and apologized for forcing a contestant, Miranda Levy, to remove parts of her U.S. Army uniform that she wore on the show, and Levy has accepted the apology. After the premiere aired, Miranda posted a Facebook letter “to my fellow service members” that said, in part, “I …
In 2010, after a Dine with Shamu show featuring SeaWorld’s star–a killer whale named Tilikum and the largest orca in captivity–the whale declined to dive down underwater for a photo op for tourists. Instead, he dragged its trainer, Dawn Brancheau, into the water and killed her, just as he’d killed two other people. Now, a …
TNT’s competition series The Hero has reached the point at which viewers get to select Patty O’Neil as the hero, giving her $610,000 and the title. Because honestly, is there any way that she will not win? Last night’s penultimate episode was blatantly edited and structured to set her up as an actual hero, saving …
Here’s what happened at the end of Big Brother 15 last night: The house of morons decided to keep Aaryn, because she said she’d throw the HOH competition and/or be their HOH puppet all week. Aaryn won HOH. Julie Chen interviewed “fan favorite Jeff Schroeder.” Yes, within a few minutes, two people whose behavior prompted …
Producers for the 2014 Lindsay Lohan reality series, which will air on Oprah Winfrey and Discovery’s network OWN, were announced today: They are Pilgrim Studios’ Craig Piligian and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Amy Rice. Together, they bring a lot of credibility to the show, which perhaps may have seemed like a craven attempt for OWN to …
Ten American Idol contestants cut from the show for various reasons are suing, asking for $25+ million each in damages because the show has systematically engaged in disqualifying contestants who are black. The lawsuit’s claims, as first reported by TMZ, are fascinating. The lawyer representing the contestants, James H. Freeman, earlier asked the U.S. Equal …