The Real World 25

April 28, 2011 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

The Real World Las Vegas 2‘s episode last night was the highest-rated episode the series has had in three years, thanks to the drama surrounding Dustin Zito’s past work in gay porn. And the drama isn’t over: MTV says that on next week’s episode, “the aftermath of Dustin’s Frat Pad scandal sends Heather into Nany’s… continue reading

April 28, 2011 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Dustin Zito’s work having gay sex on Fratpad and Fratmen was exposed on The Real World last night, leading his housemates to freak out. They found out thanks to people outside the house–Adam, and Heather’s mother–apparently searching online for information about the show and coming across stories like this one that were published while the… continue reading

April 14, 2011 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

If you need evidence that gender, sex, and sexual orientation are complicated, look no further than The Real World, where last night, Dustin Zito demonstrated clear homophobia–and yes, he is the cast member who has had gay sex on camera. On last night’s episode, Adam Royer was kicked out of the Hard Rock Hotel for… continue reading

March 23, 2011 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

After its 25th season, The Real World won’t disappear like evidence of a gay porn star cast member’s gay sex, because MTV has renewed it for three more seasons, announcing the pick-ups of seasons 27 and 28 today. Season 26 is currently casting. In its press release, MTV noted that the current season “has ranked… continue reading

March 16, 2011 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Images and videos of The Real World Las Vegas cast member Dustin Zito having gay sex while performing for Fratmen and Fratpad have been removed from the site, which has asked bloggers to remove images and links to images to effectively whitewash the Internet of any record of his gay sex. The Sword reports that… continue reading

March 10, 2011 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Update: Dustin Zito discusses his lying and homophobic comments, and the reaction of the cast to learning about his past, and Fratpad producer explains why images of Dustin’s gay sex were removed. The Real World Las Vegas, the show’s 25th season, debuted last night, and while it all but dispensed with narrative and replaced it… continue reading

March 9, 2011 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

The Real World has been on the air for 19 years, but it turns 25 tonight with the debut of The Real World Las Vegas, yet another season named as if the previous season set in the same city never existed. (Here’s why it now recycles cities.) Yes, the show is so old it will… continue reading

February 4, 2011 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

All of the fake controversy over MTV’s scripted series Skins, a format imported from the UK, is really ridiculous if you think about what the network has actually been airing for the last decade or so, ever since The Real World Las Vegas turned the franchise a hard 90 degrees into full-throttle debauchery, violence, and… continue reading

November 20, 2010 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

MTV’s The Real World is currently filming its 25th season in Las Vegas. While its cast includes a gay porn star, it’s perhaps more notable that this season represents the franchise’s return to a city it’s been to before. And its executive producer, Jonathan Murray, said that’s basically because they’ve run out of cities. Of… continue reading

November 8, 2010 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Update: Find out how the first episode revealed Dustin Zito’ gay porn past. A cast member on The Real World‘s currently-filming season in Las Vegas is a gay porn star. Dustin Zito, a 24-year-old from Rayne, Louisiana, has performed as Spencer on Fratpad, a site that features straight men living together in a house, where… continue reading

November 2, 2010 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

The Real World 25 is currently filming in Las Vegas, a season it has been to before, although this time it’s at the Hard Rock Hotel. The production is already impacting the economy, and not just from the infusion of eight fame whores who drink as much as a small village every day. “It’s obviously… continue reading

September 8, 2010 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

For its 25th season, The Real World will again make a return trip to a city where it’s been before: Las Vegas. The MTV show aired its first season there in 2002, and then returned to the same $2 million suite at The Palms for a reunion season in 2007. The new season will be… continue reading

April 3, 2010 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Despite having its lowest ratings ever for its 23rd season, The Real World will apparently get a 25th season, as MTV and Bunim-Murray aren’t giving up on the aging franchise that was once great but is now an embarrassment. (The 24th season is currently being filmed in New Orleans.) Today, there are six open calls… continue reading