A press release sent by E! confirmed the report that The Simple Life has been cancelled. Sunday’s episode will be the “series finale,” E! said, and the network promises more fake drama, as “Paris and Nicole write their own play in tribute to their decades long friendship, enlisting the help of celebrity counselor Sally Kirkland… continue reading
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Simple Life staff directed to “write something nice” to “show our support” for Paris Hilton
An executive at Bunim-Murray, the company that produces The Simple Life, sent a memo to staff members asking them to “show our support” in a card for the incarcerated star of their fake reality show. The memo, obtained and published by TMZ, asks those who “have worked on any Simple Life productions in any capacity”… continue reading
Paris Hilton says “I used to act dumb” but “that act is no longer cute”
From jail, where Paris Hilton returned on Friday, the star of The Simple Life said that she’s done with her act. Paris told Barbara Walters that as a result of her experience, “I’m not the same person I was. I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that… continue reading
E’s Simple Life 5 debuts, follows Paris and Nicole at a pretend camp staffed by actors
The Simple Life 5 debuts tonight at 10 p.m. ET on E!, before moving to its regular Sunday night at 9 timeslot. This season, which was delayed due to Nicole Richie’s hospitalization, follows Nicole and Paris as they “work” at “Camp Shawnee” as “camp counselors” for five different groups of “campers.” The producers have apparently… continue reading
Paris and Nicole “gave the campers enemas” on The Simple Life 5
Five words you never wanted to hear from Nicole Richie: “We gave the campers enemas,” she says of herself and Paris Hilton. They did so as part of The Simple Life 5, which lets them overact as camp counselors. She also told Reuters, “We did it outside, so that was a lot of fun. It… continue reading
Nicole Richie has “almost passed out” “four or five times” at Simple Life camp
Nicole Richie’s hospitalization for her weight delayed production on The Simple Life 4, and once production resumed six months later, she was briefly hospitalized after fainting. That apparently wasn’t an isolated incident. “Four or five times she’s felt really faint and almost passed out. She has to go into her trailer for a good part… continue reading
Nicole Richie hospitalized during Simple Life 5 filming
Production on The Simple Life 5 was delayed last fall after Nicole Richie checked herself into a treatment center because of her weight. In November, she said she was “ready to work”, but on Saturday, she was taken to the hospital from the set of the show, which has apparently finally started production. Nicole “was… continue reading
Nicole Richie is “ready to work” on The Simple Life 5
Less than a month after checking herself into a facility to deal with her weight and delaying production on the fifth season of The Simple Life, “Nicole [Richie] has informed us she’s ready to work,” a spokesperson for the show told The New York Daily News. Producers “don’t have a production date,” according to the… continue reading
Simple Life 5 production delayed as Nicole Richie checks herself in to a treatment facility
Production on The Simple Life 5 has been delayed because co-star Nicole Richie is seeking help for her thinness. Reuters reports that Nicole’s “admission to the unidentified facility has forced a delay in production of the latest installment of her popular TV reality show.” And a spokesperson for 20th Century Fox Television indicated that production… continue reading
Simple Life 6 starts production next month as Paris and Nicole work as camp counselors
The Simple Life 6 will start production next month, at least two years after everyone stopped caring. The series will resolve its “bullshit” fifth-season finale and reunite Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, who will work as camp counselors. And of course, by work, I mean, pretend to do allegedly funny things. Executive producer Jon Murray… continue reading
Paris and Nicole may be forced to interact for The Simple Life 5
Now that E! has renewed The Simple Life for a fifth season, the network’s president is suggesting that the next season’s format may force Paris and Nicole to interact, even if they still hate each other. Ted Harbert told People magazine, “I don’t have any control over whether they’ll be friends by next season. We… continue reading
E! renews Simple Life for a fifth season
The Simple Life‘s new network, E!, has just renewed the show for a fifth season, although it’ll only be the second season to air on the cable channel. (FOX dumped it last fall.) The Simple Life 5 “will debut sometime in 2007, a person familiar with the production” told Variety. No word yet what format… continue reading