Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Sneak Peek at episode 1 of the RHODC
Lisa Moraes from the Washington Post gives us a look at episode 1.
There are social climbers everywhere," one of the women of "The Real Housewives of D.C." says as the show opens with Federal City establishing shots, then quickly pans to new Washington monuments: Michaele and Tareq Salahi. "When you first look at me, you think, 'Gosh, she has no substance!' But after you talk to me for a while, you see I have a heart of gold. There is a whole lot of substance here," Michaele says, smiling at the camera.
Michaele brims with a phoniness that supersedes merely phony. In butter tresses and designer dresses, she proves so phony she's authentic. Michaele may be the most authentically phony person in the history of the "Real Housewives" franchise.
"The new D.C. is colorful fashion, beautiful clothes," she says as she oohs and aahs over clothes that are splashed across a bed. "You know who this is reminiscent of?" she asks her bevy of assistants as she picks up a white chiffon dress edged in black. "Coco Chanel. She always had -- as you saw in 'Pretty Woman' -- the girls were always with pearls and the big hats."
"I was the average, normal girl. I did modeling, met Tareq -- he exposed me to a whole different world. I went to Paris for the night for dinner. He just wowed me," Michaele gushes.
"Wow!" she demonstrates, as she unwraps a diamond cuff bracelet Tareq has procured for her.
"It's decorated with eight carats of diamonds throughout," Tareq details, like she's a customer and he's trying to sell her a car.
"I was like, 'Wow -- is this too good to be true?' " Michaele faux-wonders, which may be the most honest thing she'll say the entire episode.
Sure, she has her supporting cast. There's Catherine Ommanney, the British divorcee married to a Newsweek photographer; Mary Amons, the self-described super-mom who lives in a McMansion in McLean; real estate agent Stacie Scott Turner; and modeling agency owner Lynda Erkiletian.
But they're cut from the classic cloth of "Real Housewives" women -- portable, pull-apart and interchangeable. Michaele is the star of this show, a scary-skinny maypole around which everyone else dances.
Including Bravo.
"To the people who might excoriate us and say we're making Michaele famous or glorifying what she did . . . we don't make shows to make people famous and as a corollary we don't view being on a television show either as a reward or a punishment," Bravo's senior VP of original programming, Andy Cohen, wrote Tuesday in a please-do-not-stop-whipping-me-for-the-Salahis-because-it-feels-so-good blog post on Huffington Post.
"Our decision to include [the Salahis] in the series speaks to a very basic programming mandate, which is to present real people as they exist within their universe. . . . Whatever the feeling, we leave it to the viewer to decide. I think that's one of the reasons why people are so obsessed with not only the Housewives franchise, but virtually every other show on Bravo," he said. Why does this sound familiar? Hmmmm, who comes to mind? Oh, yeah -- Tareq boasting about his America's Polo Cup tourney in the premiere!
"It's the kickoff to a season of galas, balls, cocktails and networking," enthuses Mr. Michaele. "They are the power players, the who's who in terms of every segment you can imagine!"
But housewife Lynda begs to differ: "I just have no desire to go back, or ever be associated with that little goat rodeo," she says of the Salahis' polo match.
The larger goat rodeo that is Bravo -- the network everyone is so obsessed with, except only an average of 761,000 people are watching -- will debut the first episode of "The Real Housewives of D.C." on Aug. 5. But we got a copy of the first episode. Here's how the cast mates exist within their universe:
Mary has a biometric lock on her clothes closet in her McMansion. The only way to get into her closet is if Mary puts her left index finger on the keypad. "You have to take measures," she explains of her grown daughter who moved back home when she wound up broke and who is about Mary's size and has her taste in expensive clothes and jewelry.
Lynda runs "the top modeling agency in Washington." How many are there? "There are only so many fashion clients in Washington," she notes, explaining that she caters to "the ambassadors, to the dignitaries." Dignitaries need models? So many questions.
Mary, turns out, is one of those chicks who says "girlfriend" to black women and dons a faux British accent when speaking to Cat -- you know the type. She notes that Stacie, who is African American, and African American hairstylist to the celebrities Ted Gibson, who is sitting next to Stacie, are going to be good friends and that "salons need to integrate" because "we have different hair, different needs, but why do we have to be in different salons? There is a wave to ride with our new administration, with the beautiful couple we have leading our country."
Who's this? Janet Jackson's personal chef, Chao! He's come to Stacie's house to cook dinner/give a cooking class for Stacie and a select few of her friends because I don't know why, except this is reality television.
At that dinner/cooking class, Cat will make many enemies when she declares Tyra -- yes, that Tyra -- to be "hideous" and calls George W. Bush a "perfect gentleman," while dissing President Obama for not having RSVP'd to her wedding invitation.
Mary's husband, meanwhile, has been chosen one of D.C.'s style setters by Washingtonian magazine because the publisher is "one of my best friends and she's really hooking me up," Mary explains as she winks at the camera.
Overall, Bravo's first glimpse of its made-for-TV Washington dishes up Michaele as the series's commander in chic. A cameo from Michele Jones, the special assistant to the secretary of defense and White House liaison, offers deeper meaning. Jones, you'll recall, is the person with whom the Salahis communicated about getting into that White House state dinner honoring the prime minister of India. Pre-dinner, the Salahis call upon her to offer a benediction of sorts for the polo match, which actually toasts the show as a whole.
"This game is a true reflection of the relationship we have around the world," Jones says.
There are social climbers everywhere," one of the women of "The Real Housewives of D.C." says as the show opens with Federal City establishing shots, then quickly pans to new Washington monuments: Michaele and Tareq Salahi. "When you first look at me, you think, 'Gosh, she has no substance!' But after you talk to me for a while, you see I have a heart of gold. There is a whole lot of substance here," Michaele says, smiling at the camera.
Michaele brims with a phoniness that supersedes merely phony. In butter tresses and designer dresses, she proves so phony she's authentic. Michaele may be the most authentically phony person in the history of the "Real Housewives" franchise.
"The new D.C. is colorful fashion, beautiful clothes," she says as she oohs and aahs over clothes that are splashed across a bed. "You know who this is reminiscent of?" she asks her bevy of assistants as she picks up a white chiffon dress edged in black. "Coco Chanel. She always had -- as you saw in 'Pretty Woman' -- the girls were always with pearls and the big hats."
"I was the average, normal girl. I did modeling, met Tareq -- he exposed me to a whole different world. I went to Paris for the night for dinner. He just wowed me," Michaele gushes.
"Wow!" she demonstrates, as she unwraps a diamond cuff bracelet Tareq has procured for her.
"It's decorated with eight carats of diamonds throughout," Tareq details, like she's a customer and he's trying to sell her a car.
"I was like, 'Wow -- is this too good to be true?' " Michaele faux-wonders, which may be the most honest thing she'll say the entire episode.
Sure, she has her supporting cast. There's Catherine Ommanney, the British divorcee married to a Newsweek photographer; Mary Amons, the self-described super-mom who lives in a McMansion in McLean; real estate agent Stacie Scott Turner; and modeling agency owner Lynda Erkiletian.
But they're cut from the classic cloth of "Real Housewives" women -- portable, pull-apart and interchangeable. Michaele is the star of this show, a scary-skinny maypole around which everyone else dances.
Including Bravo.
"To the people who might excoriate us and say we're making Michaele famous or glorifying what she did . . . we don't make shows to make people famous and as a corollary we don't view being on a television show either as a reward or a punishment," Bravo's senior VP of original programming, Andy Cohen, wrote Tuesday in a please-do-not-stop-whipping-me-for-the-Salahis-because-it-feels-so-good blog post on Huffington Post.
"Our decision to include [the Salahis] in the series speaks to a very basic programming mandate, which is to present real people as they exist within their universe. . . . Whatever the feeling, we leave it to the viewer to decide. I think that's one of the reasons why people are so obsessed with not only the Housewives franchise, but virtually every other show on Bravo," he said. Why does this sound familiar? Hmmmm, who comes to mind? Oh, yeah -- Tareq boasting about his America's Polo Cup tourney in the premiere!
"It's the kickoff to a season of galas, balls, cocktails and networking," enthuses Mr. Michaele. "They are the power players, the who's who in terms of every segment you can imagine!"
But housewife Lynda begs to differ: "I just have no desire to go back, or ever be associated with that little goat rodeo," she says of the Salahis' polo match.
The larger goat rodeo that is Bravo -- the network everyone is so obsessed with, except only an average of 761,000 people are watching -- will debut the first episode of "The Real Housewives of D.C." on Aug. 5. But we got a copy of the first episode. Here's how the cast mates exist within their universe:
Mary has a biometric lock on her clothes closet in her McMansion. The only way to get into her closet is if Mary puts her left index finger on the keypad. "You have to take measures," she explains of her grown daughter who moved back home when she wound up broke and who is about Mary's size and has her taste in expensive clothes and jewelry.
Lynda runs "the top modeling agency in Washington." How many are there? "There are only so many fashion clients in Washington," she notes, explaining that she caters to "the ambassadors, to the dignitaries." Dignitaries need models? So many questions.
Mary, turns out, is one of those chicks who says "girlfriend" to black women and dons a faux British accent when speaking to Cat -- you know the type. She notes that Stacie, who is African American, and African American hairstylist to the celebrities Ted Gibson, who is sitting next to Stacie, are going to be good friends and that "salons need to integrate" because "we have different hair, different needs, but why do we have to be in different salons? There is a wave to ride with our new administration, with the beautiful couple we have leading our country."
Who's this? Janet Jackson's personal chef, Chao! He's come to Stacie's house to cook dinner/give a cooking class for Stacie and a select few of her friends because I don't know why, except this is reality television.
At that dinner/cooking class, Cat will make many enemies when she declares Tyra -- yes, that Tyra -- to be "hideous" and calls George W. Bush a "perfect gentleman," while dissing President Obama for not having RSVP'd to her wedding invitation.
Mary's husband, meanwhile, has been chosen one of D.C.'s style setters by Washingtonian magazine because the publisher is "one of my best friends and she's really hooking me up," Mary explains as she winks at the camera.
Overall, Bravo's first glimpse of its made-for-TV Washington dishes up Michaele as the series's commander in chic. A cameo from Michele Jones, the special assistant to the secretary of defense and White House liaison, offers deeper meaning. Jones, you'll recall, is the person with whom the Salahis communicated about getting into that White House state dinner honoring the prime minister of India. Pre-dinner, the Salahis call upon her to offer a benediction of sorts for the polo match, which actually toasts the show as a whole.
"This game is a true reflection of the relationship we have around the world," Jones says.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
RHONJ- Recap 6-14-2010
The show starts with Dina and Danielle at Chakra. Dina is telling Danielle she is done and Danielle starts fighting back. Other patrons in the restaurant are staring at them as they start yelling. Danielle goes back to the book and how the Manzo's put it out there. Dina tells Danielle to stop playing victim and gets up to go, but he and Danielle keep going at it. Dina calls Danielle CRAZY which really sets her off. Dina leaves, so Danielle calls Danny and his friend John from the parking lot to join her so she can tell them what happened.
Jacqueline,Chris,Caroline,Theresa,Joe, Albie,Derek, Ashely and the kids go to a pumpkin farm. The kids feed the animals, Theresa refers to a pig as Danielle. Chris,Joe and Albie talk about inviting Derek to poker night. The show then cuts to Dina,Jacqueline and Caroline in Caroline's kitchen talking about Dina and Danielle's meeting. Dina calls her a crazy bitch a few times, Caroline calls her pure evil.
Danielle meets her friends at a restaurant including Kim G. Danielle tells the women that Dina is still sending her e-mails telling Danielle she is done with her. The e-mail is titled closure, Danielle texts back LOL, WHATEVER. Danielle calls Dina a pig. Danielle's friends seem to agree with her.
Kim G. goes to Jacqueline's house and they talk about Dina and Danielle's meeting. Jacqueline tells Kim that Danielle has been calling Dina and texting her. Jacqueline tells Kim that Danielle is only friends with people with money and goes after that money. Jacqueline thinks Kim may be playing both sides. Jacqueline talks about how Danielle texted her daughter and said some nasty things. Kim lies and says she told Danielle not to overreact(she told her to call a lawyer and the police).
Chris and Albie get coldcuts and other provisions for the game and spend over $500.00 at the deli. Danielle goes to her friend Sue's house, her other friends are there including Kim G. Danielle talks about how Steve taped them having sex without her knowing or consenting. She has gone to court to stop it.
Jacqueline and Theresa are getting food ready for the guys poker game. Jacqueline has set up a video/audio baby monitor to eavesdrop on the guys. The guys have some sour wine and plan to give to it to Derek and tell him it is the most expensive wine and make sure he drinks it all. Jacqueline is annoyed to see Steve after what he did to Danielle, so she asks to speak to him away from the other guys. Steve tells her I did not tape her, she sent videos to his phone of her gratifying herself. Theresa says Danielle told her that she thought Steve was texting during sex and now Danielle thinks that he was controlling the cameras. Steve says Danielle dismissed the lawsuit. Steve tells the guys about what Jacqueline wanted, they don't care one bit.
A short clip on Danielle trying on lingerie, enough said. Ashley and Derek arrive. Derek drinks the sour wine and the guys laugh it up. Ashley brings food into the guys and Jacqueline says you look like grandma when she was younger(commenting on the baby monitor video). Ashley gets offended because grandma is heavy, so she goes to sit with the guys. Jacqueline and Theresa follow, Ashley and Jacqueline get into it. Jacqueline tells Ashley to get out, she grabs her clothes at the shoulder and shoves her out the door. Derek stays and looks uncomfortable. Joe comments that he has never seen Jacqueline like that. Ashley calls Jacqueline a bitch as she walks out.
Danielle meets Danny and his crew at a strip place, she has brought a lot of friends for stripper lessons. Kim G. tries out the pole out and so does Danielle. Danielle works that pole like a pro, Danielle says she was a burlesque dancer at one time. Danny is loving it and so are his friends, they start throwing $1.00 bills at Danielle as she slides up and down the pole.
Dina has decided to leave the RHONJ, I am not sure if she will be on any more episodes. That's all folks.
Jacqueline,Chris,Caroline,Theresa,Joe, Albie,Derek, Ashely and the kids go to a pumpkin farm. The kids feed the animals, Theresa refers to a pig as Danielle. Chris,Joe and Albie talk about inviting Derek to poker night. The show then cuts to Dina,Jacqueline and Caroline in Caroline's kitchen talking about Dina and Danielle's meeting. Dina calls her a crazy bitch a few times, Caroline calls her pure evil.
Danielle meets her friends at a restaurant including Kim G. Danielle tells the women that Dina is still sending her e-mails telling Danielle she is done with her. The e-mail is titled closure, Danielle texts back LOL, WHATEVER. Danielle calls Dina a pig. Danielle's friends seem to agree with her.
Kim G. goes to Jacqueline's house and they talk about Dina and Danielle's meeting. Jacqueline tells Kim that Danielle has been calling Dina and texting her. Jacqueline tells Kim that Danielle is only friends with people with money and goes after that money. Jacqueline thinks Kim may be playing both sides. Jacqueline talks about how Danielle texted her daughter and said some nasty things. Kim lies and says she told Danielle not to overreact(she told her to call a lawyer and the police).
Chris and Albie get coldcuts and other provisions for the game and spend over $500.00 at the deli. Danielle goes to her friend Sue's house, her other friends are there including Kim G. Danielle talks about how Steve taped them having sex without her knowing or consenting. She has gone to court to stop it.
Jacqueline and Theresa are getting food ready for the guys poker game. Jacqueline has set up a video/audio baby monitor to eavesdrop on the guys. The guys have some sour wine and plan to give to it to Derek and tell him it is the most expensive wine and make sure he drinks it all. Jacqueline is annoyed to see Steve after what he did to Danielle, so she asks to speak to him away from the other guys. Steve tells her I did not tape her, she sent videos to his phone of her gratifying herself. Theresa says Danielle told her that she thought Steve was texting during sex and now Danielle thinks that he was controlling the cameras. Steve says Danielle dismissed the lawsuit. Steve tells the guys about what Jacqueline wanted, they don't care one bit.
A short clip on Danielle trying on lingerie, enough said. Ashley and Derek arrive. Derek drinks the sour wine and the guys laugh it up. Ashley brings food into the guys and Jacqueline says you look like grandma when she was younger(commenting on the baby monitor video). Ashley gets offended because grandma is heavy, so she goes to sit with the guys. Jacqueline and Theresa follow, Ashley and Jacqueline get into it. Jacqueline tells Ashley to get out, she grabs her clothes at the shoulder and shoves her out the door. Derek stays and looks uncomfortable. Joe comments that he has never seen Jacqueline like that. Ashley calls Jacqueline a bitch as she walks out.
Danielle meets Danny and his crew at a strip place, she has brought a lot of friends for stripper lessons. Kim G. tries out the pole out and so does Danielle. Danielle works that pole like a pro, Danielle says she was a burlesque dancer at one time. Danny is loving it and so are his friends, they start throwing $1.00 bills at Danielle as she slides up and down the pole.
Dina has decided to leave the RHONJ, I am not sure if she will be on any more episodes. That's all folks.
RHONY part 2 recap
Good write up from the LA Times of part 2 of the RHONY reunion show.
by:Yvonne Villarreal
Ever wondered what witnessing a public stoning would be like? Well, if you tuned in for Part 2 of "The Real Housewives of New York City" reunion, there was no need to wonder. The casualty wore a black dress and teal-colored suede pumps (which, if you happen to know where I can get a pair, please make use of the comments section). Her name? Jill Zarin. Her crime: a season's worth of catty behavior. Host Andy Cohen had a few of the stones -- courtesy of die-hard viewers (and Jill critics) everywhere -- lined up on his handy little flash cards. The ladies sitting nearby supplied the other stones.
And so it was. The miniseries-esque reunion laid out Jill’s many missteps and questionable behavior for all to poke and prod. Whether she contended that she's always her friends' "biggest cheerleader" in the face of accusations that she tried to sabotage Bethenny’s spinoff show or tried to justify -- and apologize for -- how she dealt with news of Bethenny's father's death, it provided minute upon minute of cringe-worthy and "who is she kidding?" moments. And a few attempts by Jill to walk off the set. If I could roll the tape as evidence, I would. I don't know if, at this point, there's any way she can recover from the backlash. There's no skating around it -- even if she rents out the rink and twirls in a hot pink outfit.
But it wasn't all sticks and stones.
The intentional comedic relief -- sorry, Kelly! -- Sonja Morgan, finally joined the mix to stir the drink with her straw self. Only she didn't even get a chance to do much stirring because attention shifted to lollipop-loving Kelly, who apparently moonlights as a spokesperson against bullies when she's not burning pancakes or warming up her vocal cords for all those high-pitched "Hi-yeeeeees."
It finally came time to get some answers on the wacky girls trip in St. John, only Kelly's answer was almost as nutty as her behavior on the trip (which Bravo was kind enough to rehash, I'm guessing, in case Jill were to demand evidence). So what was Kelly's reasoning for all the yapping about satchels of gold, cartwheels and jellybeans? She was a victim of "systematic bullying." Feel free to check if that was an epidemic in the year 1979. I know I did.
Kelly claimed that Bravo forced her to go on the trip -- which Andy repeatedly denied -- and that she contended that she doesn't consider her behavior a breakdown, but rather a breakthrough. She went on to say her involvement was meant, in her mind (the one where gummy bears aren't processed candies), to serve as a public-service announcement for victims of bullying. Again, if I could roll a tape for evidence, I would.
Cue a mentally exhausted Bethenny saying, "This is not a normal person. It’s like talking to Humpty Dumpty," as a frustrated Kelly made her way off set.
To be continued (again).
Other notable moments:
-- When Jill was asked why she had saved Bethenny's infamous voice mail for two months, Jill didn't have an answer, but Kelly did: "Maybe she wanted to hear [Bethenny's] voice." Was her mind like mid-cartwheel or something? My mind hit a virtual glass door when she said that. Satchels of gold! Satchels of gold!
-- I'm not usually a fan of reunion shows just rehashing footage from the season, but I thoroughly enjoyed the look back at some of the best zingers from the season. My favorites: "Diarrhea of the mouth is not a real ailment," "Mountain out of a holemill" (FYI, I would totally pay any amount of money to take a class in Ramonics) and Kelly's head-scratching Robin-Batman metaphor.
-- The lack of voice time for LuAnn -- although she did try.
-- Sonja's legitimate concern that one-night-stand-fearing Kelly isn't having enough sex. Maybe if Kelly popped in Barry White's -- er, LuAnn's -- CD, finding a companion wouldn't be so difficult.
So what did you think of part two of the reunion, ShowTrackers? Can Jill recover from the hostile response to her behavior this season? Was anyone else disappointed that the clip of Ramona's catwalk debut wasn't playing on loop? If Kelly is like Humpty Dumpty, are the unprocessed ingredients of jellybeans and lollipops enough to put her back together again? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
by:Yvonne Villarreal
Ever wondered what witnessing a public stoning would be like? Well, if you tuned in for Part 2 of "The Real Housewives of New York City" reunion, there was no need to wonder. The casualty wore a black dress and teal-colored suede pumps (which, if you happen to know where I can get a pair, please make use of the comments section). Her name? Jill Zarin. Her crime: a season's worth of catty behavior. Host Andy Cohen had a few of the stones -- courtesy of die-hard viewers (and Jill critics) everywhere -- lined up on his handy little flash cards. The ladies sitting nearby supplied the other stones.
And so it was. The miniseries-esque reunion laid out Jill’s many missteps and questionable behavior for all to poke and prod. Whether she contended that she's always her friends' "biggest cheerleader" in the face of accusations that she tried to sabotage Bethenny’s spinoff show or tried to justify -- and apologize for -- how she dealt with news of Bethenny's father's death, it provided minute upon minute of cringe-worthy and "who is she kidding?" moments. And a few attempts by Jill to walk off the set. If I could roll the tape as evidence, I would. I don't know if, at this point, there's any way she can recover from the backlash. There's no skating around it -- even if she rents out the rink and twirls in a hot pink outfit.
But it wasn't all sticks and stones.
The intentional comedic relief -- sorry, Kelly! -- Sonja Morgan, finally joined the mix to stir the drink with her straw self. Only she didn't even get a chance to do much stirring because attention shifted to lollipop-loving Kelly, who apparently moonlights as a spokesperson against bullies when she's not burning pancakes or warming up her vocal cords for all those high-pitched "Hi-yeeeeees."
It finally came time to get some answers on the wacky girls trip in St. John, only Kelly's answer was almost as nutty as her behavior on the trip (which Bravo was kind enough to rehash, I'm guessing, in case Jill were to demand evidence). So what was Kelly's reasoning for all the yapping about satchels of gold, cartwheels and jellybeans? She was a victim of "systematic bullying." Feel free to check if that was an epidemic in the year 1979. I know I did.
Kelly claimed that Bravo forced her to go on the trip -- which Andy repeatedly denied -- and that she contended that she doesn't consider her behavior a breakdown, but rather a breakthrough. She went on to say her involvement was meant, in her mind (the one where gummy bears aren't processed candies), to serve as a public-service announcement for victims of bullying. Again, if I could roll a tape for evidence, I would.
Cue a mentally exhausted Bethenny saying, "This is not a normal person. It’s like talking to Humpty Dumpty," as a frustrated Kelly made her way off set.
To be continued (again).
Other notable moments:
-- When Jill was asked why she had saved Bethenny's infamous voice mail for two months, Jill didn't have an answer, but Kelly did: "Maybe she wanted to hear [Bethenny's] voice." Was her mind like mid-cartwheel or something? My mind hit a virtual glass door when she said that. Satchels of gold! Satchels of gold!
-- I'm not usually a fan of reunion shows just rehashing footage from the season, but I thoroughly enjoyed the look back at some of the best zingers from the season. My favorites: "Diarrhea of the mouth is not a real ailment," "Mountain out of a holemill" (FYI, I would totally pay any amount of money to take a class in Ramonics) and Kelly's head-scratching Robin-Batman metaphor.
-- The lack of voice time for LuAnn -- although she did try.
-- Sonja's legitimate concern that one-night-stand-fearing Kelly isn't having enough sex. Maybe if Kelly popped in Barry White's -- er, LuAnn's -- CD, finding a companion wouldn't be so difficult.
So what did you think of part two of the reunion, ShowTrackers? Can Jill recover from the hostile response to her behavior this season? Was anyone else disappointed that the clip of Ramona's catwalk debut wasn't playing on loop? If Kelly is like Humpty Dumpty, are the unprocessed ingredients of jellybeans and lollipops enough to put her back together again? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
Danielle ordered to sell house
Article from Zap2It about Danielle selling her house.
By Jethro Nededog
On this season of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," Danielle Staub had several meetings with a realtor when she put her house up for sale. Yes, that was a realtor and not just a therapist that does house calls. Poor thing looked so uncomfortable when Danielle burst into tears during their meetings.
In the end, Danielle decided to pull her house from the market, because she couldn't afford the much-needed repairs that would attract buyers at the price she wanted.
Now, The New Jersey Star Ledger reports that Danielle has been ordered by the courts to place the house on sale as part of her divorce proceedings. Danielle has never had the best relationships with courts. Just sayin'.
Bob Lindsay, the real estate agent for the listing, says the price has been reduced from the first time it was on the market at almost $1.5 million to what he calls an aggressive $1.095 million price tag.
According to the report, "The Tudor-style house, in the tony Horizon Heights section of Wayne [New Jersey], is more than 3,000 square feet, with a two-story entry foyer and mirror staircases, a billiard room with wet bar, a pool and cabana, a gym and the requisite in-house tanning room."
For the sake of Danielle's daughters, we hope they land in a new home very soon!
Sheree being sued by her lawyer
Blog from Access Atlanta about Sheree being sued.
by Rodney Ho
Being Sheree Whitfield’s divorce attorney is apparently hazardous to the
bottom line.
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member allegedly owes two separate law firms more than $180,000 in divorce-related fees.
She first hired Levine & Smith as her divorce attorney in 2006 against her now former husband and NFL player Bob Whitfield.
In early 2009, Steve Montalto of Levine & Smith sued Sheree, saying she owed him more than $87,000 in unpaid fees related to her divorce. That situation has not been resolved yet, based on recent court filings.
In an interview today, Montalto said she has “ignored and stonewalled any effort to respond to post-judgment discovery about her assets and income,” he said.
He has asked a judge to force her to respond and to threaten her with incarceration. “She thinks she’s above the law,” Montalto said. He also has liens against Bob, her ex husband, which he has ignored.
Her next divorce attorney, Weinstock & Scavo, began working with her in 2007.
On June 10, the firm filed a civil lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court for $96,190.18 in fees related to her divorce. (Interest, the lawsuit said, amounted to $18,709.07 of that total.)
The impetus for this lawsuit came after Bob Whitfield sold property in Atlanta last October. He wrote in court documents that he needed to sell the property to finish paying off his original $775,000 divorce settlement agreement with Whitfield he signed in 2005.
Weinstock & Scavo recorded a lien on March 19, 2009 in favor of the firm for unpaid attorneys’ fees and expenses owed by Sheree. The law firm claimed Bob Whitfield and the people buying his property were aware of the unpaid attorney’s lien but chose to ignore it.
In citing breach of contract, the law firm said “Ms. Whitfield has acted in bad faith, has been stubbornly litigious and has caused W&S unnecessary trouble and expense entitling W&S to an award of attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation in connection with this case.”
I emailed Sheree but have not heard back. Bob is a defendant in the lawsuit as well. I emailed Bob’s attorney Alexander Rapasky, who is a defendant in the lawsuit, and have not gotten a response. I will update this if I get any response from the Whitfields or the attorney. I have also left a phone message with Weinstock & Scavo.
by Rodney Ho
Being Sheree Whitfield’s divorce attorney is apparently hazardous to the
bottom line.
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member allegedly owes two separate law firms more than $180,000 in divorce-related fees.
She first hired Levine & Smith as her divorce attorney in 2006 against her now former husband and NFL player Bob Whitfield.
In early 2009, Steve Montalto of Levine & Smith sued Sheree, saying she owed him more than $87,000 in unpaid fees related to her divorce. That situation has not been resolved yet, based on recent court filings.
In an interview today, Montalto said she has “ignored and stonewalled any effort to respond to post-judgment discovery about her assets and income,” he said.
He has asked a judge to force her to respond and to threaten her with incarceration. “She thinks she’s above the law,” Montalto said. He also has liens against Bob, her ex husband, which he has ignored.
Her next divorce attorney, Weinstock & Scavo, began working with her in 2007.
On June 10, the firm filed a civil lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court for $96,190.18 in fees related to her divorce. (Interest, the lawsuit said, amounted to $18,709.07 of that total.)
The impetus for this lawsuit came after Bob Whitfield sold property in Atlanta last October. He wrote in court documents that he needed to sell the property to finish paying off his original $775,000 divorce settlement agreement with Whitfield he signed in 2005.
Weinstock & Scavo recorded a lien on March 19, 2009 in favor of the firm for unpaid attorneys’ fees and expenses owed by Sheree. The law firm claimed Bob Whitfield and the people buying his property were aware of the unpaid attorney’s lien but chose to ignore it.
In citing breach of contract, the law firm said “Ms. Whitfield has acted in bad faith, has been stubbornly litigious and has caused W&S unnecessary trouble and expense entitling W&S to an award of attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation in connection with this case.”
I emailed Sheree but have not heard back. Bob is a defendant in the lawsuit as well. I emailed Bob’s attorney Alexander Rapasky, who is a defendant in the lawsuit, and have not gotten a response. I will update this if I get any response from the Whitfields or the attorney. I have also left a phone message with Weinstock & Scavo.
AUGUST 5TH is the premiere for the RHODC
Article from Zap2It about the RHODC,the ladies names and bios are included.
By Jethro Nededog
After Bravo pretended to have nothing to do with the Salahis, the network confirmed the official cast of "The Real Housewives of D.C.," which premieres on August 5 at 9 p.m. And it doesn't come as a surprise, that the Salahis made the cut.
The list includes five women in their mid-forties to early-fifties. Aside from a White House gatecrasher, the cast includes a socialite, a Brit, a highly educated real estate agent and a stylish single gal.
Here's the full list according to The Washington Post:
Michaele Salahi - Michaele, 44, and her husband Tareq are, of course, the notorious White House party crashers. Bravo cameras trailed the socialite couple into the 2009 White House Dinner, but refused to confirm that the couple was part of the new D.C. franchise. Even before the notorious stunt, the couple was known for their attention-seeking antics.
Catherine Ashley Ommanney - A British-born interior designer in her forties, Catherine is new to Washington D.C. Currently separated from her husband, Charles, an award-winning Newsweek photographer, she has only really become known when she started shooting for "Housewives." She has two daughters from a previous marriage. According to The Washington Post, Catherine showed a Salahi streak when she told a British tabloid that she once made out with Prince Harry!
Mary Amons - We may be speaking too soon, but 44-year-old Mary seems to have the real socialite cred. The daughter of a telecom exec, who married her husband, Rich, also a telecom exec. Mary is known for her style. She has been featured in Marie Claire, a segment on mothers who look like their daughters on the "Today" show and she was named to the D.C. lifestyle magazine, the Washingtonian's 2009 best-dressed list. The mother of five also founded Labels for Love, which runs a semi-annual sale with proceeds going to charity.
Stacie Turner - Stacie, 42, sounds like a smart cookie. The only African-American woman of the bunch, she spent her undergrad at Howard University and has an MBA from Harvard. She worked in marketing at BET before she switched to real estate. Her husband, Jason, formerly worked for the mayor of D.C. They have two children and live in a former church they had renovated into a mansion.
Lynda Erkiletian - Lynda owns a local artist agency called T.H.E., which claims to represent 500 models and stylists in the D.C. area. At 52 years old, she's currently single. Like Amons, she's known for her stylish flair and she was also named to the Washingtonian's 2009 best-dressed list.
What do you think of your new "Real Housewives"? Intrigued?
By Jethro Nededog
After Bravo pretended to have nothing to do with the Salahis, the network confirmed the official cast of "The Real Housewives of D.C.," which premieres on August 5 at 9 p.m. And it doesn't come as a surprise, that the Salahis made the cut.
The list includes five women in their mid-forties to early-fifties. Aside from a White House gatecrasher, the cast includes a socialite, a Brit, a highly educated real estate agent and a stylish single gal.
Here's the full list according to The Washington Post:
Michaele Salahi - Michaele, 44, and her husband Tareq are, of course, the notorious White House party crashers. Bravo cameras trailed the socialite couple into the 2009 White House Dinner, but refused to confirm that the couple was part of the new D.C. franchise. Even before the notorious stunt, the couple was known for their attention-seeking antics.
Catherine Ashley Ommanney - A British-born interior designer in her forties, Catherine is new to Washington D.C. Currently separated from her husband, Charles, an award-winning Newsweek photographer, she has only really become known when she started shooting for "Housewives." She has two daughters from a previous marriage. According to The Washington Post, Catherine showed a Salahi streak when she told a British tabloid that she once made out with Prince Harry!
Mary Amons - We may be speaking too soon, but 44-year-old Mary seems to have the real socialite cred. The daughter of a telecom exec, who married her husband, Rich, also a telecom exec. Mary is known for her style. She has been featured in Marie Claire, a segment on mothers who look like their daughters on the "Today" show and she was named to the D.C. lifestyle magazine, the Washingtonian's 2009 best-dressed list. The mother of five also founded Labels for Love, which runs a semi-annual sale with proceeds going to charity.
Stacie Turner - Stacie, 42, sounds like a smart cookie. The only African-American woman of the bunch, she spent her undergrad at Howard University and has an MBA from Harvard. She worked in marketing at BET before she switched to real estate. Her husband, Jason, formerly worked for the mayor of D.C. They have two children and live in a former church they had renovated into a mansion.
Lynda Erkiletian - Lynda owns a local artist agency called T.H.E., which claims to represent 500 models and stylists in the D.C. area. At 52 years old, she's currently single. Like Amons, she's known for her stylish flair and she was also named to the Washingtonian's 2009 best-dressed list.
What do you think of your new "Real Housewives"? Intrigued?
Monday, June 14, 2010
Jill trying to get press
Great piece about Jill.
Written by Reality Tea
“Jill Zarin is a D-List reality star that stages her own paparazzi shots and story lines for press. What a loser,” is what TheDirty’s Nik Richie had to say about Jill. Now why the harsh words for the Real Housewives of New York City star you might ask? Well you need to read the email Jill had her “people” send to Nik this week -
“EMAIL: Hey Nik, I wanted to shoot over a possible item/sighting that my office has for your site regarding Jill Zarin and her Daughter Ally at Century 21 in NYC from yesterday. I’m attaching various different photos as I wasn’t sure which one’s fit best for your site. Let me know your thoughts as she looks super cute and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
A few different angles to take on it:
1) After a season full of drama and a weekend of harassment thanks to an anonymous posting of her address all over the internet, Jill Zarin sought some retail therapy with her daughter Ally yesterday at Century 21 downtown in New York. While shopping for everything from potential father’s day gifts for her husband Bobby to travel luggage for Ally’s upcoming summer trips out of the country, Zarin looked at ease, a far cry from the season finale of the hit Bravo TV Show where her fractured relationship with co-star Bethenny Frankel has made for headlines all season long.
2) Housewives of NYC startlet Jill Zarin was spotted shopping for potential father’s day gifts for her husband Bobby while at Century 21 downtown in NYC with her daughter Ally. The reality TV star had been receiving threatening mail to her home the last few days after her address was anonymously posted on the internet following the season finale of the hit Bravo Show but on this day it seemed that a little mother-daughter shopping therapy had her in good spirits.
3) Retail Therapy! Jill Zarin and her college-bound daughter Ally were seen shopping at Century 21 Downtown in NYC on Monday looking for everything from makeup and skin care cream, to father’s day gifts for her husband Bobby. While shopping, the reality TV starlet was overheard talking about her recent college reunion and how happy she is to have a break from the drama that occurred throughout the most recent season of Housewives of NYC.”
Jill’s crafty people were even nice enough to include this pic for the fake planted story.
So it seems when Jill isn’t busy planting negative stories about her co-stars in the press, she tries to plant good ones about herself. Jill trying to plant a story in the press about herself is actually not that bad, desperate and pathetic, but not the worst thing. But what really sticks out in this story is the fact that she tried to exploit the alleged threats she received for some cheap publicity.
We reported last week that Jill had posted on her facebook and twitter that a “family” in Alabama and Chicago were threatening her. According to Jill, the threats were so serious that she had to call authorities. When writing last week, I actually believed Jill, and believed she did receive these threats, but did however wonder why she wanted to use these threats to try to garner sympathy? As I posted last week, all celebrities and public figures are always advised to NEVER go public with being threatened, stalked, etc.
However, after reading this desperate email Jill had her people send to multiple media outlets, including TheDirty.com, I can’t help but think there’s a great chance Jill never received any threats. Someone who received a serious threat will not make light of it by trying to use it to get publicity. Plus Jill claims her home address was posted online, when in fact the only address that was ever posted online was the address to the Zarin Fabrics store, which was already public. I think if Jill did receive anything, it was likely hate mail at the worst, and not threats like she claimed.
If there’s one thing that has been evident by Jill’s behavior and actions off the show, it is that she has a desperate obsession need to be liked by fans, but it seems there’s something even more important to Jill than being liked. What you might ask? Well it seems Jill’s obsession to be famous trumps being “liked.”
The first photo is of Jill with Jon Gosselin, as Jill spent last July hanging out Jon and Michael Lohan. And despite the fact that the Real Housewives of NYC is going off the air this week, there’s a good chance we will be seeing more of Jill. Jill tweeted a photo of herself hanging out with Jonathan Cheban this past week. Who is Jonathan Cheban? Well he just happens to be the publicist of the biggest famewhore of them all, you know, the publicist of Kim Kardashian. It seems Jill is ready to up her ante. She will be infamous at all costs, whether we like it or not. But here’s to hoping Jill will take some well needed off her quest to be a famewhore, because quite frankly, I’m tired of writing reading about her. Jill’s desperation for famewhoredom is starting to channel that of Spencer and Heidi.
Written by Reality Tea
“Jill Zarin is a D-List reality star that stages her own paparazzi shots and story lines for press. What a loser,” is what TheDirty’s Nik Richie had to say about Jill. Now why the harsh words for the Real Housewives of New York City star you might ask? Well you need to read the email Jill had her “people” send to Nik this week -
“EMAIL: Hey Nik, I wanted to shoot over a possible item/sighting that my office has for your site regarding Jill Zarin and her Daughter Ally at Century 21 in NYC from yesterday. I’m attaching various different photos as I wasn’t sure which one’s fit best for your site. Let me know your thoughts as she looks super cute and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
A few different angles to take on it:
1) After a season full of drama and a weekend of harassment thanks to an anonymous posting of her address all over the internet, Jill Zarin sought some retail therapy with her daughter Ally yesterday at Century 21 downtown in New York. While shopping for everything from potential father’s day gifts for her husband Bobby to travel luggage for Ally’s upcoming summer trips out of the country, Zarin looked at ease, a far cry from the season finale of the hit Bravo TV Show where her fractured relationship with co-star Bethenny Frankel has made for headlines all season long.
2) Housewives of NYC startlet Jill Zarin was spotted shopping for potential father’s day gifts for her husband Bobby while at Century 21 downtown in NYC with her daughter Ally. The reality TV star had been receiving threatening mail to her home the last few days after her address was anonymously posted on the internet following the season finale of the hit Bravo Show but on this day it seemed that a little mother-daughter shopping therapy had her in good spirits.
3) Retail Therapy! Jill Zarin and her college-bound daughter Ally were seen shopping at Century 21 Downtown in NYC on Monday looking for everything from makeup and skin care cream, to father’s day gifts for her husband Bobby. While shopping, the reality TV starlet was overheard talking about her recent college reunion and how happy she is to have a break from the drama that occurred throughout the most recent season of Housewives of NYC.”
Jill’s crafty people were even nice enough to include this pic for the fake planted story.
So it seems when Jill isn’t busy planting negative stories about her co-stars in the press, she tries to plant good ones about herself. Jill trying to plant a story in the press about herself is actually not that bad, desperate and pathetic, but not the worst thing. But what really sticks out in this story is the fact that she tried to exploit the alleged threats she received for some cheap publicity.
We reported last week that Jill had posted on her facebook and twitter that a “family” in Alabama and Chicago were threatening her. According to Jill, the threats were so serious that she had to call authorities. When writing last week, I actually believed Jill, and believed she did receive these threats, but did however wonder why she wanted to use these threats to try to garner sympathy? As I posted last week, all celebrities and public figures are always advised to NEVER go public with being threatened, stalked, etc.
However, after reading this desperate email Jill had her people send to multiple media outlets, including TheDirty.com, I can’t help but think there’s a great chance Jill never received any threats. Someone who received a serious threat will not make light of it by trying to use it to get publicity. Plus Jill claims her home address was posted online, when in fact the only address that was ever posted online was the address to the Zarin Fabrics store, which was already public. I think if Jill did receive anything, it was likely hate mail at the worst, and not threats like she claimed.
If there’s one thing that has been evident by Jill’s behavior and actions off the show, it is that she has a desperate obsession need to be liked by fans, but it seems there’s something even more important to Jill than being liked. What you might ask? Well it seems Jill’s obsession to be famous trumps being “liked.”
The first photo is of Jill with Jon Gosselin, as Jill spent last July hanging out Jon and Michael Lohan. And despite the fact that the Real Housewives of NYC is going off the air this week, there’s a good chance we will be seeing more of Jill. Jill tweeted a photo of herself hanging out with Jonathan Cheban this past week. Who is Jonathan Cheban? Well he just happens to be the publicist of the biggest famewhore of them all, you know, the publicist of Kim Kardashian. It seems Jill is ready to up her ante. She will be infamous at all costs, whether we like it or not. But here’s to hoping Jill will take some well needed off her quest to be a famewhore, because quite frankly, I’m tired of writing reading about her. Jill’s desperation for famewhoredom is starting to channel that of Spencer and Heidi.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Bethenny's show is a hit
Article from T.V. Guide.
by Kate Stanhope
Bethenny Frankel real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel's new spinoff became the most-watched series premiere in Bravo's history, according to the network.
More than 2 million viewers tuned in for Thursday's debut of Bethenny Getting Married?, with 1.35 million viewers in the 18-to-49 demo.
Is Bethenny Frankel saying bye-bye to The Real Housewives?
Bethenny Getting Married? follows natural foods chef and Real Housewives of New York City castmember Frankel's life as she gets ready to walk down the aisle and prepares for her first child.
The series premiere immediately followed the Real Housewives of New York City reunion, the first of three parts, which drew 2.24 million viewers. Last week's Season 3 finale also broke records for the cable channel, attracting 2.64 million viewers and become the highest-rated finale in series history.
The second part of the Real Housewives' reunion airs Monday at 9/8c.
by Kate Stanhope
Bethenny Frankel real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel's new spinoff became the most-watched series premiere in Bravo's history, according to the network.
More than 2 million viewers tuned in for Thursday's debut of Bethenny Getting Married?, with 1.35 million viewers in the 18-to-49 demo.
Is Bethenny Frankel saying bye-bye to The Real Housewives?
Bethenny Getting Married? follows natural foods chef and Real Housewives of New York City castmember Frankel's life as she gets ready to walk down the aisle and prepares for her first child.
The series premiere immediately followed the Real Housewives of New York City reunion, the first of three parts, which drew 2.24 million viewers. Last week's Season 3 finale also broke records for the cable channel, attracting 2.64 million viewers and become the highest-rated finale in series history.
The second part of the Real Housewives' reunion airs Monday at 9/8c.
Alexis&Jim celebrate B-day in Vegas
A little article about Jim and Alexis at Tao in Las Vegas having a luau for Jim's birthday.
The reality TV star happily posed for pictures with fans before heading to the DJ booth, where she cracked jokes about the birthday boy, saying “he’s older than me so that means his hair is going to fall out before mine”. She also put to rest rumors that her husband is controlling as often portrayed on the show, telling the crowd, “I think we all know that I am the one in charge!”
The happy couple celebrated in a cabana with ten friends from Orange County, enjoying mojitos and sushi.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
RHONY Reunion Recap
My sister and I will be reviewing the RHONY reunion after all three parts have aired.
Bethenny getting married recap
From Monsters and Critics.
By: Krystin Rader/reality TV junkie.
In Bravo’s first spinoff of the “Real Housewives” franchise, we follow Bethenny Frankel on her journey into motherhood and marriage in “Bethenny, Getting Married?”
Bethenny is finally getting everything she has ever dreamed of: a booming career, a baby, and a loving relationship to boot.
The show begins with Bethenny walking in a star-studded charity fashion show during New York Fashion Week. Bethenny looks fabulous, flaunting her six-month pregnant belly with a surprisingly chipper attitude (at least in comparison to her Real Housewives persona).
Much like Bethenny’s personality, we see that her life is just as chaotic, abrupt, and scattered. She is constantly on the go and trying to accomplish a multitude of things at once.
First on the ‘to-do’ list is a search for a new intern to assist in her ever expanding empire. The criteria for the interns offer comedic
value on their own. At the top of the list is the applicant’s compatibility with dogs and babies. Oh, and a speciality in wedding planning won’t hurt.
Bethenny clearly doesn’t prescribe to the formal school of job interviewing. She rapid fires questions to the potential candidates, asking random questions from their food tastes to their feelings about “inappropriate behavior and lewd language.”
Finally, the standout candidate, Max, scores extra points for his background knowledge about Frankel and compatibility with Cookie, Frankel’s beloved furry companion.
Bethenny and Jason discuss future plans over dinner. Over the schizophrenic course of their conversation, the couple jumps topics from wedding size, the birth of their child, potential additional children, and Bethenny’s appointment with a ‘shrink’. Jason expresses his opinions regarding couples that go to counseling together, stating that “if you’re a couple and you need to go to counseling, it’s over.”
Bethenny visits her therapist for the first time in a preemptive move to handle her ever changing life. She admits to the challenges that she faces in balancing her career and personal life. We get a glimpse into Bethenny’s childhood as she describes the vast differences between the way she and Jason grew up.
We find out that Bethenny’s childhood is anything but ideal, having left her home for boarding school at the age of 14. She depicts her youth as being a veritable “circus” having been exposed to race tracks, gambling, drinking, and nightclubs from an early age.
Her therapist asks her to delve into the pain of her relationship with her father. She discusses her father’s early dismissal and rejection of her and attributing it to her inabilities to maintain an intimate relationship.
Bethenny and Jason’s personalities clash as they discuss the upcoming housewarming party. Jason, in true extrovert fashion, wants his long time friends to stay with them for the weekend of the housewarming party.
This is less than ideal for Bethenny who is clearly uncomfortable at dealing with large groups of people.
The couple quickly shifts gears and moves out of their argument as they choose their wedding bands. All seems to be well as they pick out bands that are true to form: Bethenny chooses a blingy, over-the-top band, while Jason chooses a solid, classic one.
As Bethenny and crew prepare for the housewarming party, Jason calls with news that his flight is delayed and he won't make it back in time. After a momentary panic, Bethenny rallies and goes on to host a fun party.
Even Real Housewife of New York, Alex McCord and her husband, Simon, make a cameo.
This first installment of "Bethenny, Getting Married?" is a promising addition to reality TV.
By: Krystin Rader/reality TV junkie.
In Bravo’s first spinoff of the “Real Housewives” franchise, we follow Bethenny Frankel on her journey into motherhood and marriage in “Bethenny, Getting Married?”
Bethenny is finally getting everything she has ever dreamed of: a booming career, a baby, and a loving relationship to boot.
The show begins with Bethenny walking in a star-studded charity fashion show during New York Fashion Week. Bethenny looks fabulous, flaunting her six-month pregnant belly with a surprisingly chipper attitude (at least in comparison to her Real Housewives persona).
Much like Bethenny’s personality, we see that her life is just as chaotic, abrupt, and scattered. She is constantly on the go and trying to accomplish a multitude of things at once.
First on the ‘to-do’ list is a search for a new intern to assist in her ever expanding empire. The criteria for the interns offer comedic
value on their own. At the top of the list is the applicant’s compatibility with dogs and babies. Oh, and a speciality in wedding planning won’t hurt.
Bethenny clearly doesn’t prescribe to the formal school of job interviewing. She rapid fires questions to the potential candidates, asking random questions from their food tastes to their feelings about “inappropriate behavior and lewd language.”
Finally, the standout candidate, Max, scores extra points for his background knowledge about Frankel and compatibility with Cookie, Frankel’s beloved furry companion.
Bethenny and Jason discuss future plans over dinner. Over the schizophrenic course of their conversation, the couple jumps topics from wedding size, the birth of their child, potential additional children, and Bethenny’s appointment with a ‘shrink’. Jason expresses his opinions regarding couples that go to counseling together, stating that “if you’re a couple and you need to go to counseling, it’s over.”
Bethenny visits her therapist for the first time in a preemptive move to handle her ever changing life. She admits to the challenges that she faces in balancing her career and personal life. We get a glimpse into Bethenny’s childhood as she describes the vast differences between the way she and Jason grew up.
We find out that Bethenny’s childhood is anything but ideal, having left her home for boarding school at the age of 14. She depicts her youth as being a veritable “circus” having been exposed to race tracks, gambling, drinking, and nightclubs from an early age.
Her therapist asks her to delve into the pain of her relationship with her father. She discusses her father’s early dismissal and rejection of her and attributing it to her inabilities to maintain an intimate relationship.
Bethenny and Jason’s personalities clash as they discuss the upcoming housewarming party. Jason, in true extrovert fashion, wants his long time friends to stay with them for the weekend of the housewarming party.
This is less than ideal for Bethenny who is clearly uncomfortable at dealing with large groups of people.
The couple quickly shifts gears and moves out of their argument as they choose their wedding bands. All seems to be well as they pick out bands that are true to form: Bethenny chooses a blingy, over-the-top band, while Jason chooses a solid, classic one.
As Bethenny and crew prepare for the housewarming party, Jason calls with news that his flight is delayed and he won't make it back in time. After a momentary panic, Bethenny rallies and goes on to host a fun party.
Even Real Housewife of New York, Alex McCord and her husband, Simon, make a cameo.
This first installment of "Bethenny, Getting Married?" is a promising addition to reality TV.
Sonja talks about her DUI and a toaster oven cookbook
Sonja talks to E!. And Fox News.
by Marc Malkin(E!)
Real Housewives of New York City's newest star Sonja Morgan may have recently been arrested for a DUI, but she's not telling her nine-year-old daughter about it just yet…
"She doesn't know about it," Morgan told me earlier today. "It's not something to discuss because nothing happened yet…It's a legal matter that I can't even really get into."
One thing she'll definitely talk to her daughter about? Toaster ovens.
Yes, toaster ovens.
"I'm working on a toaster oven cookbook with my daughter," Morgan revealed. "I've been using a toaster oven ever since my separation because it's just my daughter and I and maybe an au pair. I'm very busy trying to manage my house and daughter on my own so I said, 'I'm not going to do all this work and clean-up.'
"When you fire up that Viking you have to clean it after so we cook everything in a toaster oven," she continued. "It comes out gourmet!"
Morgan said she's not looking to get seriously involved with a new man anytime soon because she's not ready to commit. But that doesn't mean she doesn't get offers, including some suggestive fan mail!
"It was from a woman who said, 'Oh, I couldn't stop staring at your butt when you jumped on Kelly [Bensimon]," Morgan said. "She said, 'I'm totally straight, but my husband will give me a pass, if you know what I mean.'"
by Marc Malkin(E!)
Real Housewives of New York City's newest star Sonja Morgan may have recently been arrested for a DUI, but she's not telling her nine-year-old daughter about it just yet…
"She doesn't know about it," Morgan told me earlier today. "It's not something to discuss because nothing happened yet…It's a legal matter that I can't even really get into."
One thing she'll definitely talk to her daughter about? Toaster ovens.
Yes, toaster ovens.
"I'm working on a toaster oven cookbook with my daughter," Morgan revealed. "I've been using a toaster oven ever since my separation because it's just my daughter and I and maybe an au pair. I'm very busy trying to manage my house and daughter on my own so I said, 'I'm not going to do all this work and clean-up.'
"When you fire up that Viking you have to clean it after so we cook everything in a toaster oven," she continued. "It comes out gourmet!"
Morgan said she's not looking to get seriously involved with a new man anytime soon because she's not ready to commit. But that doesn't mean she doesn't get offers, including some suggestive fan mail!
"It was from a woman who said, 'Oh, I couldn't stop staring at your butt when you jumped on Kelly [Bensimon]," Morgan said. "She said, 'I'm totally straight, but my husband will give me a pass, if you know what I mean.'"
The Countess mocked by summer interns at KTLA
Click on THIS link to see the countess perform on KTLA.
Luann chats with E!
Luann talks to E about Bethenny and her romantic future.
Jerritt Clark/WireImage
Real Housewives of New York's Countess LuAnn de Lesseps first marriage didn't end happily ever after, but that doesn't mean she's ruling out another walk down the aisle to her current French beau Jacques Azoulay.
"You never know," she told me this morning while prepping to shoot an episode of The Dish for the Style network. "Never say never!"
We never thought we'd hear LuAnn giving props to fellow Housewife Bethenny Frankel, who called her "a snake" this season, but she gave the new mom's spinoff series her stamp of approval and even defended her rapid post-baby slimdown...
"People were saying that she's not setting a good example by losing so weight so quickly, but everyone's different," LuAnn told me.
"She was breastfeeding and I think that really helps to bring your shape back. And she didn't gain much weight to begin with so she didn't have that much to lose...except for the baby itself!"
The Countess also said she reached out to fellow castmate Sonja Morgan after her DUI.
"She's just trying to get past it," she explained. "The Hamptons is highly policed and that's why we love it, because it's safe. But if you just slightly roll through a stop sign, they'll pull you over...I think she's used to New York and you don't have to drive in New York."
As for whether the Countess will be back for another season, she says she's open to it but hasn't been asked yet.
In the meantime, she's working on a second single called "Chic C'est La Vie" and hoping to eventually record an album.
And she already knows which artist she'd love to collaborate with...
"It'd be fun to do something with [Lady] Gaga," she said. "The Lady and the Countess
Real Housewives of New York's Countess LuAnn de Lesseps first marriage didn't end happily ever after, but that doesn't mean she's ruling out another walk down the aisle to her current French beau Jacques Azoulay.
"You never know," she told me this morning while prepping to shoot an episode of The Dish for the Style network. "Never say never!"
We never thought we'd hear LuAnn giving props to fellow Housewife Bethenny Frankel, who called her "a snake" this season, but she gave the new mom's spinoff series her stamp of approval and even defended her rapid post-baby slimdown...
"People were saying that she's not setting a good example by losing so weight so quickly, but everyone's different," LuAnn told me.
"She was breastfeeding and I think that really helps to bring your shape back. And she didn't gain much weight to begin with so she didn't have that much to lose...except for the baby itself!"
The Countess also said she reached out to fellow castmate Sonja Morgan after her DUI.
"She's just trying to get past it," she explained. "The Hamptons is highly policed and that's why we love it, because it's safe. But if you just slightly roll through a stop sign, they'll pull you over...I think she's used to New York and you don't have to drive in New York."
As for whether the Countess will be back for another season, she says she's open to it but hasn't been asked yet.
In the meantime, she's working on a second single called "Chic C'est La Vie" and hoping to eventually record an album.
And she already knows which artist she'd love to collaborate with...
"It'd be fun to do something with [Lady] Gaga," she said. "The Lady and the Countess
Is Dina-RHONJ leaving?
Check out is article from People.
By: Charlotte Triggs
In the wake of an announcement by Bravo that one of the stars of The Real Housewives of New Jersey will be leaving the show for good, it’s looking more and more like that Housewife is Dina Manzo.
Manzo, an interior decorator and founder of the Project Ladybug charity, recently shared a scene with rival Danielle Staub on the show, saying, “I’m done with this.”
In another indicator, Manzo, 39, is booked for an interview on Monday night with Bravo’s Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, a talk show where the network’s reality stars often go to dish about recent on-air developments.
And while viewers have seen much less of Manzo this season, she’s also made it clear that she’s become increasingly uncomfortable with the attention — and the drama — that comes with being a Housewife.
“I don’t like drama. I’ve never had drama in my life. I grew up with a great family and very protected. So I’m not used to that,” she told PEOPLE at the start of season 2. “I never even had a fight with my girlfriends ever. It’s so not me to be confrontational. If I meet someone and they rub me the wrong way, I just don’t engage from there on in.”
In the first season, Manzo famously clashed with Staub, who accused her of revealing secrets of her embarrassing past. “I was pretty mortified,” Manzo said of the show’s explosive, table-flipping finale. “I was shaking. I don’t enjoy that at all.”
Manzo has also been the victim of threats since the show first aired. “I’m not pointing fingers but there definitely was some stuff that went on that was kind of freaky,” says Manzo, who received threatening notes and emails and had her mailbox vandalized. “I was spending all this money trying to get it traced and so I decided to put all the money into security instead and got cameras everywhere. I sound cool about it now only because it’s like Fort Knox at my house. Nobody’s getting anywhere.”
Despite the drama, Manzo said she has “no regrets” about appearing on Real Housewives. Not only has the exposure helped make Project Ladybug a national cancer charity, she feels a positive change in her life. “At the end of the day, I think it makes you a better person, more forgiving, more understanding,” she said. “But I don’t ever want to go back to that kind of situation again.”
If Manzo makes her exit on Monday’s show, it won’t come as a surprise for most PEOPLE.com readers, who overwhelmingly chose Dina as the Housewife they suspected would be leaving the show in a poll, with more than 55 percent saying she’d likely had enough.
By: Charlotte Triggs
In the wake of an announcement by Bravo that one of the stars of The Real Housewives of New Jersey will be leaving the show for good, it’s looking more and more like that Housewife is Dina Manzo.
Manzo, an interior decorator and founder of the Project Ladybug charity, recently shared a scene with rival Danielle Staub on the show, saying, “I’m done with this.”
In another indicator, Manzo, 39, is booked for an interview on Monday night with Bravo’s Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, a talk show where the network’s reality stars often go to dish about recent on-air developments.
And while viewers have seen much less of Manzo this season, she’s also made it clear that she’s become increasingly uncomfortable with the attention — and the drama — that comes with being a Housewife.
“I don’t like drama. I’ve never had drama in my life. I grew up with a great family and very protected. So I’m not used to that,” she told PEOPLE at the start of season 2. “I never even had a fight with my girlfriends ever. It’s so not me to be confrontational. If I meet someone and they rub me the wrong way, I just don’t engage from there on in.”
In the first season, Manzo famously clashed with Staub, who accused her of revealing secrets of her embarrassing past. “I was pretty mortified,” Manzo said of the show’s explosive, table-flipping finale. “I was shaking. I don’t enjoy that at all.”
Manzo has also been the victim of threats since the show first aired. “I’m not pointing fingers but there definitely was some stuff that went on that was kind of freaky,” says Manzo, who received threatening notes and emails and had her mailbox vandalized. “I was spending all this money trying to get it traced and so I decided to put all the money into security instead and got cameras everywhere. I sound cool about it now only because it’s like Fort Knox at my house. Nobody’s getting anywhere.”
Despite the drama, Manzo said she has “no regrets” about appearing on Real Housewives. Not only has the exposure helped make Project Ladybug a national cancer charity, she feels a positive change in her life. “At the end of the day, I think it makes you a better person, more forgiving, more understanding,” she said. “But I don’t ever want to go back to that kind of situation again.”
If Manzo makes her exit on Monday’s show, it won’t come as a surprise for most PEOPLE.com readers, who overwhelmingly chose Dina as the Housewife they suspected would be leaving the show in a poll, with more than 55 percent saying she’d likely had enough.
Teresa's mansion up for sale, then pulled off the market
Article about Teresa's mansion.
By: Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
Share UPDATE: The listing was pulled Friday morning, and Giudice tweets it's not for sale but doesn't address why it was on the market to begin with. A representative from Farmbrook Realty, which apparently had the listing, says, "I don't have anything to say about it."
"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice is trying to unload her Towaco chateau for $3.99 million. Giudice and husband Joe filed for bankruptcy in October, claiming they owe more than $8 million, and though the papers made it appear they wanted to hold on their main house -- they agreed to sell two other, smaller homes they own -- it looks like that ain't happening.
The 10,000-square-foot house is set back from the road on 3.77 acres -- perfect for ATVing without a helmet, apparently -- and has six bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms (the master bath has a fireplace, Jacuzzi, and steam shower; it makes scrubbing off the schadenfreude that much easier), a three-car garage, game room, wine room (where Joe vints his own), maid quarters, and a gourmet kitchen with a breakfast bar, a separate breakfast room and a formal dining. (The more tables to flip, the merrier!)
"Privacy and tranquility reigns," according to the listing, which means the Giudices must have moved out already!
BRAVO'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice and her baby daughter Audriana. Among the Guidice's debts: nearly $12,000 to an in vitro fertilization clinic, even though Teresa asked husband Joe to get a vasectomy in a recent episode.
By: Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
Share UPDATE: The listing was pulled Friday morning, and Giudice tweets it's not for sale but doesn't address why it was on the market to begin with. A representative from Farmbrook Realty, which apparently had the listing, says, "I don't have anything to say about it."
"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice is trying to unload her Towaco chateau for $3.99 million. Giudice and husband Joe filed for bankruptcy in October, claiming they owe more than $8 million, and though the papers made it appear they wanted to hold on their main house -- they agreed to sell two other, smaller homes they own -- it looks like that ain't happening.
The 10,000-square-foot house is set back from the road on 3.77 acres -- perfect for ATVing without a helmet, apparently -- and has six bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms (the master bath has a fireplace, Jacuzzi, and steam shower; it makes scrubbing off the schadenfreude that much easier), a three-car garage, game room, wine room (where Joe vints his own), maid quarters, and a gourmet kitchen with a breakfast bar, a separate breakfast room and a formal dining. (The more tables to flip, the merrier!)
"Privacy and tranquility reigns," according to the listing, which means the Giudices must have moved out already!
BRAVO'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice and her baby daughter Audriana. Among the Guidice's debts: nearly $12,000 to an in vitro fertilization clinic, even though Teresa asked husband Joe to get a vasectomy in a recent episode.
LA Times RHONY part 1 recap/review
Good recap/review of the RHONY part 1 reunion show.
By:Yvonne Villarreal
To the lady readers of this post: Cross your legs before proceeding.
A three-part reunion? Like, Bravo, are you serious? Should I be expecting a special appearance by jelly beans and lollipops, in which the camera will focus on the candied treats for minutes to kill time? There is no reason -- NONE -- for a three-part special. I can barely tolerate the two-part specials that have become the norm. At this point, I'm waiting for Bravo to start making these things into movies with random trips to Abu Dhabi. Wait. Has that been done? Don't get me wrong. I most certainly enjoyed Part One of the gathering. But I would have LOVED it had it been an hour of every amazingly awesome moment from the three parts crammed into one. I’m an addict, I know.
But there is no thinking. There is no breathing. I have a job to do.
So let's break down it all down into satchels of gold:
-- We were again given the delightful replay of Alex's awesomely absurd statement heard 'round the world -- at least, in the parts that get Bravo: "While you are in high school, I am in Brooklyn." It never gets old.
-- In the midst of Alex trying to explain her new lease on meanness (or frankness), she also got a lesson on how to sit without her woohoo showing. And who would have thought that lesson would come from Kelly? The Department of Pants and Leggings hasn't provided her much protection this season.
-- When Alex politely snapped at LuAnn with, "Let me finish, dear," I was half expecting LuAnn to jump to her feet and break into an Auto-Tune-laced song with lyrics like, "'Dear' doesn't make you chic' or 'A lady says dahhhhling, my friend."
-- Two words: Turrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttle time. I'm not usually a fan of all the montages from the season. The episodes just aired. I don't need a reminder. But when it comes to the Ramona bits, I get pretty giddy with joy.
-- Another two words: Pronounced eyes. Thanks, Andy Cohen, for finding a polite way to describe Ramona's ogglers. That was pure bliss.
-- More from the Ramona Coaster. The pronounced-eyed Cameron Diaz wannabe explained that she regretted her harshness toward Bethenny on the Brooklyn Bridge: "If I had to erase one comment out of all my comments, that's the one." Kelly, of course, jumped in: "Oh really, not that I'm stupid?" Oh, Kelly, you must have been imagining doing cartwheels. Ramona was talking about things she regretted saying!
-- The major conflict this season has been the atrociously overplayed fight between ex-best friends Bethenny and Jill. It's still very much unresolved, but the only one who seems to care is Jill. The back-and-forth exchanges were excruciating to watch. And viewers got more back story to their division. Bethenny claimed that the main factor leading to the demise of their relationship was Jill allowing the "fame" go to her head, an accusation that Bethenny (whose spinoff show documenting her pregnancy and marriage premiered after the reunion special) also faced. Oh, and there was that little mention of Jill's apparent sabotage: She told the other Housewives not to film with Bethenny. Jealous much?
-- Did anyone else catch the chillingly terrifying look Kelly gave LuAnn after the songstress called her "a little rabbit in the woods"? It was as if Kelly had to calm herself down by imagining unprocessed gummy bears growing on vines.
-- An honorable mention to viewers for providing the best (most unnecessary) questions/statements: "Alex, what's with the hives?" and "Simon seems bloated this season." They were things I didn't even know I cared to know.
So ShowTrackers, what did you think of the first part of the reunion? Should there be three parts to this thing? Are you excited for Round Two? The drama continues as Kelly tells Ramona that her "blood type is Pinot Grigio" -- aw, she's trying to be witty! And Sonja makes an appearance! Until then, share your favorite moments from Part One of the special or from the season in the comments section.
By:Yvonne Villarreal
To the lady readers of this post: Cross your legs before proceeding.
A three-part reunion? Like, Bravo, are you serious? Should I be expecting a special appearance by jelly beans and lollipops, in which the camera will focus on the candied treats for minutes to kill time? There is no reason -- NONE -- for a three-part special. I can barely tolerate the two-part specials that have become the norm. At this point, I'm waiting for Bravo to start making these things into movies with random trips to Abu Dhabi. Wait. Has that been done? Don't get me wrong. I most certainly enjoyed Part One of the gathering. But I would have LOVED it had it been an hour of every amazingly awesome moment from the three parts crammed into one. I’m an addict, I know.
But there is no thinking. There is no breathing. I have a job to do.
So let's break down it all down into satchels of gold:
-- We were again given the delightful replay of Alex's awesomely absurd statement heard 'round the world -- at least, in the parts that get Bravo: "While you are in high school, I am in Brooklyn." It never gets old.
-- In the midst of Alex trying to explain her new lease on meanness (or frankness), she also got a lesson on how to sit without her woohoo showing. And who would have thought that lesson would come from Kelly? The Department of Pants and Leggings hasn't provided her much protection this season.
-- When Alex politely snapped at LuAnn with, "Let me finish, dear," I was half expecting LuAnn to jump to her feet and break into an Auto-Tune-laced song with lyrics like, "'Dear' doesn't make you chic' or 'A lady says dahhhhling, my friend."
-- Two words: Turrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttle time. I'm not usually a fan of all the montages from the season. The episodes just aired. I don't need a reminder. But when it comes to the Ramona bits, I get pretty giddy with joy.
-- Another two words: Pronounced eyes. Thanks, Andy Cohen, for finding a polite way to describe Ramona's ogglers. That was pure bliss.
-- More from the Ramona Coaster. The pronounced-eyed Cameron Diaz wannabe explained that she regretted her harshness toward Bethenny on the Brooklyn Bridge: "If I had to erase one comment out of all my comments, that's the one." Kelly, of course, jumped in: "Oh really, not that I'm stupid?" Oh, Kelly, you must have been imagining doing cartwheels. Ramona was talking about things she regretted saying!
-- The major conflict this season has been the atrociously overplayed fight between ex-best friends Bethenny and Jill. It's still very much unresolved, but the only one who seems to care is Jill. The back-and-forth exchanges were excruciating to watch. And viewers got more back story to their division. Bethenny claimed that the main factor leading to the demise of their relationship was Jill allowing the "fame" go to her head, an accusation that Bethenny (whose spinoff show documenting her pregnancy and marriage premiered after the reunion special) also faced. Oh, and there was that little mention of Jill's apparent sabotage: She told the other Housewives not to film with Bethenny. Jealous much?
-- Did anyone else catch the chillingly terrifying look Kelly gave LuAnn after the songstress called her "a little rabbit in the woods"? It was as if Kelly had to calm herself down by imagining unprocessed gummy bears growing on vines.
-- An honorable mention to viewers for providing the best (most unnecessary) questions/statements: "Alex, what's with the hives?" and "Simon seems bloated this season." They were things I didn't even know I cared to know.
So ShowTrackers, what did you think of the first part of the reunion? Should there be three parts to this thing? Are you excited for Round Two? The drama continues as Kelly tells Ramona that her "blood type is Pinot Grigio" -- aw, she's trying to be witty! And Sonja makes an appearance! Until then, share your favorite moments from Part One of the special or from the season in the comments section.
Jill has a sex tape?
Article from E online about Jill maybe having a sex tape.
by Marc Malkin
You'd think after being reduced to tears and stomping off the set of the Real Housewives of New York City reunion last night, Jill Zarin would want nothing more to do with the show.
But no. She tells me there's still more Housewives left in her. However, she would like to see some changes…
"I think a lot of things have to be discussed," Zarin said.
Like what?
"If it's just about fighting and angry mean girls and that's all it is about, that's not who I am," she explained. "But Bravo hasn't asked me back yet, so I don't know what their plans are. So who knows?"
As you may have read, Zarin says she's been targeted by some rather hateful mail ever since the collapse of her and Bethenny Frankel's friendship became a highlight of the show.
She declined to go into details, but she said, "I will do what I am legally allowed to do to protect myself and my family. I've contacted the right authorities. The reason I went public with it is to tell people if someone is doing it to you, you need to stand up."
And of course, as with all reality television stars these days, I had to ask Zarin if she has a secret sex tape.
"Do I have my own personal library? No," she answered with a laugh, "but are there things possible in a vault that we own that are personal? Maybe."
She added, "A lot of people have hot videos of themselves that they don't want published. People who say they don't or wouldn't, I don't know if I believe them."
Who's ready for One Night With Jill & Bobby?
by Marc Malkin
You'd think after being reduced to tears and stomping off the set of the Real Housewives of New York City reunion last night, Jill Zarin would want nothing more to do with the show.
But no. She tells me there's still more Housewives left in her. However, she would like to see some changes…
"I think a lot of things have to be discussed," Zarin said.
Like what?
"If it's just about fighting and angry mean girls and that's all it is about, that's not who I am," she explained. "But Bravo hasn't asked me back yet, so I don't know what their plans are. So who knows?"
As you may have read, Zarin says she's been targeted by some rather hateful mail ever since the collapse of her and Bethenny Frankel's friendship became a highlight of the show.
She declined to go into details, but she said, "I will do what I am legally allowed to do to protect myself and my family. I've contacted the right authorities. The reason I went public with it is to tell people if someone is doing it to you, you need to stand up."
And of course, as with all reality television stars these days, I had to ask Zarin if she has a secret sex tape.
"Do I have my own personal library? No," she answered with a laugh, "but are there things possible in a vault that we own that are personal? Maybe."
She added, "A lot of people have hot videos of themselves that they don't want published. People who say they don't or wouldn't, I don't know if I believe them."
Who's ready for One Night With Jill & Bobby?
Omarosa comes out swinging at Bethenny
Omarosa goes after Bethenny in this Daily News article.
BY Kristie Cavanagh
The claws are out for "Real Housewives of New York" star Bethenny Frankel and reality TV villain Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth.
During an appearance on "The View" Thursday, Frankel said she could not be compared to the infamous reality show star because she has made "a real career" out of her time in the spotlight.
"I think she's an interesting example because she used [her time on a reality show] to be infamous," Frankel said of Manigault-Stallworth. "I have a real career. I have a brand, I have a very popular cocktail, I have two New York Times Bestsellers, I have my own show."
Angered by Frankel's comments, Omarosa came out swinging.
"The gloves are off," she told PerezHilton.com. "Bethenny's comments about me and my career on VIEW today were unprovoked anduncalled for. I have always been cool with Bethenny and we have never has any beef."
"Today she tried to act like her show was superior to my new show and her book was superior to my book or her career was superior," she continued. "I was surprised that she went there with me!! She got her start or the Apprentice just like me. She is on a NBC show just like I was. She is making a living in the world of reality just like me."
Omarosa not only claimed that Frankel's husband, Jason Hoppy, is gay, but she also accused the new mom of having a tummy tuck after giving birth in March.
"I have never once said a bad word about her or all of the rumor swirling around about Jason and his sexuality," Manigault-Stallworth said. "EVERYONE knows he's gay but we never said anything- because she was HAPPY."
She added, "When she got a tummy tuck with her c-section after the baby and pretended that she just LOST the baby weight NATURALLY - none of us said anything because she was happy."
Bethenny, 39, has insisted that she naturally lost 29-pounds only three weeks after giving birth to daughter Bryn on May 8.
"Bethenny needs a reality check!!" Manigault-Stallworth said. "Bethenny, Karma is a BITCH and so are you!!"
BY Kristie Cavanagh
The claws are out for "Real Housewives of New York" star Bethenny Frankel and reality TV villain Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth.
During an appearance on "The View" Thursday, Frankel said she could not be compared to the infamous reality show star because she has made "a real career" out of her time in the spotlight.
"I think she's an interesting example because she used [her time on a reality show] to be infamous," Frankel said of Manigault-Stallworth. "I have a real career. I have a brand, I have a very popular cocktail, I have two New York Times Bestsellers, I have my own show."
Angered by Frankel's comments, Omarosa came out swinging.
"The gloves are off," she told PerezHilton.com. "Bethenny's comments about me and my career on VIEW today were unprovoked anduncalled for. I have always been cool with Bethenny and we have never has any beef."
"Today she tried to act like her show was superior to my new show and her book was superior to my book or her career was superior," she continued. "I was surprised that she went there with me!! She got her start or the Apprentice just like me. She is on a NBC show just like I was. She is making a living in the world of reality just like me."
Omarosa not only claimed that Frankel's husband, Jason Hoppy, is gay, but she also accused the new mom of having a tummy tuck after giving birth in March.
"I have never once said a bad word about her or all of the rumor swirling around about Jason and his sexuality," Manigault-Stallworth said. "EVERYONE knows he's gay but we never said anything- because she was HAPPY."
She added, "When she got a tummy tuck with her c-section after the baby and pretended that she just LOST the baby weight NATURALLY - none of us said anything because she was happy."
Bethenny, 39, has insisted that she naturally lost 29-pounds only three weeks after giving birth to daughter Bryn on May 8.
"Bethenny needs a reality check!!" Manigault-Stallworth said. "Bethenny, Karma is a BITCH and so are you!!"
Thursday, June 10, 2010
RHONY Reunion will be three parts
Andy's blog about the RHONY reunion, Bethenny Getting Married? and Iman.
Before I get to last night's fashion tornado, let us pause to reflect on the TV goodness that awaits us tonight after the sun sets over our oil-stained earth.
We have part 1 of the RHNYC reunion airing at 9 EST, followed by the premiere of Bethenny Getting Married? at 10, and then I'm live in the Clubhouse with Bethenny. I was pretty psyched when I saw the cover of today's NY Times Arts section to see a big photo of Bethenny next to a rave review for her show. This writer "gets" her, her show, and the appeal of the Housewives....
Some backstory about BGM?: We started talking to Bethenny about her own show last summer, and when we picked it up we thought it would be a docuseries following her dating life and career. Little did we know things with Jason would heat up to the point of an engagement, and that she would get pregnant. So the storyline of the show was fully dictated by her imminent wedding and birth, and it creates a dramatic timeline over nine weeks. She is funny, hard, and vulnerable all at once, and watching the show you understand exactly why she and Jason are so deeply in love. They are fun to watch. I think you'll love this show!
In other big news, we are making the RHNYC Reunion THREE WHOPPING PARTS and Watch What Happens Live is hopping over to Mondays starting next week. So Part 2 of the reunion will air Monday night at 9 EST before RHNJ, and then I will be live in the Clubhouse with Ramona and Dina. Next Thursday at 9 EST, it's Part 3 followed by a brand new episode of Bethenny and then I am live in the Clubhouse to say goodbye (for now) to Thursdays with the first lady of Bravo, Kathy Griffin. I am beyond the beyond about KG joining me in the clubhouse.
I am also very psyched that we're leaving very little of the reunion on the edit room floor. This was as compelling a show as we've done and (you) the audience is as engaged as ever, so we want to deliver it all.
Last night was a dinner at Indochine (the restaurant that never goes out of fashion) celebrating Iman's Icon Award at the CFDA. Iman, as you know, is going to be hosting Season 2 of The Fashion Show with Isaac Mizrahi. We are so excited — and awed — that this beauty is joining our Bravo family. The event was walltowall fashion and I was sitting with Harper's Bazaar Editor Glenda Bailey with Laura Brown and Miss Rachel Zoe. It was very Bravo.
It is seemingly impossible — based on the 10 times we've met — to catch Iman looking less than 1000% gorgeous. She is a stunning icon. (Sorry to repeat myself about how hot Iman is but I kinda can't get over it.) Rachel was in great form and decked out in super-inexpensive accessories from her QVC line. I wanted to buy all her jewelry right off her body, but she didn't seem into that idea. Tyson Beckford was there in jeans and a tux shirt looking exceptional. He and I discussed Ronnie (Make Me a Supermodel) Kroell's full frontal spread in PLAYGIRL, and agreed that we were happy and proud for him. Our little Ronnie is all growed up!
Before I get to last night's fashion tornado, let us pause to reflect on the TV goodness that awaits us tonight after the sun sets over our oil-stained earth.
We have part 1 of the RHNYC reunion airing at 9 EST, followed by the premiere of Bethenny Getting Married? at 10, and then I'm live in the Clubhouse with Bethenny. I was pretty psyched when I saw the cover of today's NY Times Arts section to see a big photo of Bethenny next to a rave review for her show. This writer "gets" her, her show, and the appeal of the Housewives....
Some backstory about BGM?: We started talking to Bethenny about her own show last summer, and when we picked it up we thought it would be a docuseries following her dating life and career. Little did we know things with Jason would heat up to the point of an engagement, and that she would get pregnant. So the storyline of the show was fully dictated by her imminent wedding and birth, and it creates a dramatic timeline over nine weeks. She is funny, hard, and vulnerable all at once, and watching the show you understand exactly why she and Jason are so deeply in love. They are fun to watch. I think you'll love this show!
In other big news, we are making the RHNYC Reunion THREE WHOPPING PARTS and Watch What Happens Live is hopping over to Mondays starting next week. So Part 2 of the reunion will air Monday night at 9 EST before RHNJ, and then I will be live in the Clubhouse with Ramona and Dina. Next Thursday at 9 EST, it's Part 3 followed by a brand new episode of Bethenny and then I am live in the Clubhouse to say goodbye (for now) to Thursdays with the first lady of Bravo, Kathy Griffin. I am beyond the beyond about KG joining me in the clubhouse.
I am also very psyched that we're leaving very little of the reunion on the edit room floor. This was as compelling a show as we've done and (you) the audience is as engaged as ever, so we want to deliver it all.
Last night was a dinner at Indochine (the restaurant that never goes out of fashion) celebrating Iman's Icon Award at the CFDA. Iman, as you know, is going to be hosting Season 2 of The Fashion Show with Isaac Mizrahi. We are so excited — and awed — that this beauty is joining our Bravo family. The event was walltowall fashion and I was sitting with Harper's Bazaar Editor Glenda Bailey with Laura Brown and Miss Rachel Zoe. It was very Bravo.
It is seemingly impossible — based on the 10 times we've met — to catch Iman looking less than 1000% gorgeous. She is a stunning icon. (Sorry to repeat myself about how hot Iman is but I kinda can't get over it.) Rachel was in great form and decked out in super-inexpensive accessories from her QVC line. I wanted to buy all her jewelry right off her body, but she didn't seem into that idea. Tyson Beckford was there in jeans and a tux shirt looking exceptional. He and I discussed Ronnie (Make Me a Supermodel) Kroell's full frontal spread in PLAYGIRL, and agreed that we were happy and proud for him. Our little Ronnie is all growed up!
Bethenny interview with TWOP
Below is Bethenny's interview with the TELEFILE-TWOP(television without pity).
By: Mindy Monez
Bethenny Frankel's Real Housewives of New York spin-off Bethenny Getting Married? begins tonight (with the goddamn stupidest question mark in the history of television), and while I'm on the fence as to whether it will be awesome or unforgivably boring, I do know that the media call Bethenny participated in to promote the show ended up being all about how Jill Zarin is the devil and how Kelly Bensimon is the mayor of crazytown, which is definitely awesome. I mean, I only posted like a tenth of it, because it got pretty redundant. Read on for the gloriously catty highlights.
The show seems more light-hearted than Real Housewives. Was that intentional?
Bethenny Frankel: Housewives -- how do I explain it? It doesn't really show me in my true light. I mean you see bits and pieces of me, and you can kind of get the sense of me. I'm not a woman that really hangs out with a lot of women. I really focus mostly on work and, when I'm in a relationship, on my relationship. And so this kind of just gets more micro.
It really gets into the real details of my life. It's not like big blowouts at cocktail, or what do I call it, charity events. Like I'm not at charity events on Dynasty every day. I don't really go out that much. I'm pretty much home in my pajamas most of the time, unless I have to go somewhere for work. I do that once in a while, but it's not really the main course of my life, which this show kind of shows the nonsense in my life.
Are you integrating other Housewives into the show to make appearances? And will Jill appear on the show?
BF: It's only to the extent that what's really going on in my life. This isn't like anyone's being hired or it's an appearance. Jill is not on my show because Jill's not in my life.
Has Jill reached out to you at all during this time -- made an attempt?
BF: No. Not this recent time. I mean of course I saw her at the reunion, and there was that. And she has reached out a couple of times in the last couple of months. There have been a lot of changes on the show. The show has kind of showed everything. But, you know, she's not in my life anymore.
Might you be pulling out of Real Housewives to focus on the new show?
BF: I think it's not a cliché when I say I don't believe in staying at a party too long. And I just don't know what else there is to do there. If I had a lesser part in it and I just dipped in and dipped out once in a while, maybe.
What am I going to say -- what is there to say to Jill? There's nothing to say to Jill. I mean she had a nervous breakdown on my show. Like, I don't know what there is to say. I see Alex and Ramona on my show, which is really, really nice and pleasant.
So I don't know. The purpose I have on the Housewives is to comment, I feel like. Not because anyone tells me to, because it's who I am. So I guess if they still need my running commentary and I suppose the Greek chorus, perhaps I would do it. I just don't know. You're seeing my life here, so I don't know what I would be doing there.
On Twitter, Kelly and Dina have called you "scary" or "intimidating." What do you think of that?
BF: Well, I mean Kelly's got this whole nonsense bullying angle she's working right now, which is idiotic. She's a 41-year-old woman. So anything she says you can't really even listen to, because she's out of her mind and certifiable.
But Dina is really sweet. And Dina's a really nice girl that doesn't get into the fray. And she's not -- I mean she's Italian and her sister's a tough girl, but Dina is just like a really sweet, nice Jersey girl, so I could see her thinking I'm a little bit scary.
I mean I could be -- I grew up at the racetrack. I'm a little street, and I'm definitely a little rough around the edges and a scrapper, but I get it.
How come Bravo chose you for your own series and not Jill getting, you know, a hobby, or Kelly getting therapy? How come Bethenny Getting Married?
BF: First of all me getting married does involve other people. Kelly in therapy would involve a shrink and a padded room, so that might not be interesting for a whole hour. And Jill getting a hobby is probably going to take a little longer than by the time production would get up. So that said, I don't know why. I really don't. I guess, you know, they said they did focus groups to see what the viewer wants.
What were your thoughts on Jill announcing on Twitter the birth of your baby before anybody else did and inaccurately saying it was a boy?
BF: My honest reaction was she can't get out of her own way. And it wasn't like she had to pick the winner of the Kentucky Derby. All she had to do was go with a 50/50 guess and she still didn't get it right.
Feel free to trash Jill Zarin and/or nonsensical question marks in the comments. Oh, and if you like fighting, check out our ultimate Real Housewives cage match.
By: Mindy Monez
Bethenny Frankel's Real Housewives of New York spin-off Bethenny Getting Married? begins tonight (with the goddamn stupidest question mark in the history of television), and while I'm on the fence as to whether it will be awesome or unforgivably boring, I do know that the media call Bethenny participated in to promote the show ended up being all about how Jill Zarin is the devil and how Kelly Bensimon is the mayor of crazytown, which is definitely awesome. I mean, I only posted like a tenth of it, because it got pretty redundant. Read on for the gloriously catty highlights.
The show seems more light-hearted than Real Housewives. Was that intentional?
Bethenny Frankel: Housewives -- how do I explain it? It doesn't really show me in my true light. I mean you see bits and pieces of me, and you can kind of get the sense of me. I'm not a woman that really hangs out with a lot of women. I really focus mostly on work and, when I'm in a relationship, on my relationship. And so this kind of just gets more micro.
It really gets into the real details of my life. It's not like big blowouts at cocktail, or what do I call it, charity events. Like I'm not at charity events on Dynasty every day. I don't really go out that much. I'm pretty much home in my pajamas most of the time, unless I have to go somewhere for work. I do that once in a while, but it's not really the main course of my life, which this show kind of shows the nonsense in my life.
Are you integrating other Housewives into the show to make appearances? And will Jill appear on the show?
BF: It's only to the extent that what's really going on in my life. This isn't like anyone's being hired or it's an appearance. Jill is not on my show because Jill's not in my life.
Has Jill reached out to you at all during this time -- made an attempt?
BF: No. Not this recent time. I mean of course I saw her at the reunion, and there was that. And she has reached out a couple of times in the last couple of months. There have been a lot of changes on the show. The show has kind of showed everything. But, you know, she's not in my life anymore.
Might you be pulling out of Real Housewives to focus on the new show?
BF: I think it's not a cliché when I say I don't believe in staying at a party too long. And I just don't know what else there is to do there. If I had a lesser part in it and I just dipped in and dipped out once in a while, maybe.
What am I going to say -- what is there to say to Jill? There's nothing to say to Jill. I mean she had a nervous breakdown on my show. Like, I don't know what there is to say. I see Alex and Ramona on my show, which is really, really nice and pleasant.
So I don't know. The purpose I have on the Housewives is to comment, I feel like. Not because anyone tells me to, because it's who I am. So I guess if they still need my running commentary and I suppose the Greek chorus, perhaps I would do it. I just don't know. You're seeing my life here, so I don't know what I would be doing there.
On Twitter, Kelly and Dina have called you "scary" or "intimidating." What do you think of that?
BF: Well, I mean Kelly's got this whole nonsense bullying angle she's working right now, which is idiotic. She's a 41-year-old woman. So anything she says you can't really even listen to, because she's out of her mind and certifiable.
But Dina is really sweet. And Dina's a really nice girl that doesn't get into the fray. And she's not -- I mean she's Italian and her sister's a tough girl, but Dina is just like a really sweet, nice Jersey girl, so I could see her thinking I'm a little bit scary.
I mean I could be -- I grew up at the racetrack. I'm a little street, and I'm definitely a little rough around the edges and a scrapper, but I get it.
How come Bravo chose you for your own series and not Jill getting, you know, a hobby, or Kelly getting therapy? How come Bethenny Getting Married?
BF: First of all me getting married does involve other people. Kelly in therapy would involve a shrink and a padded room, so that might not be interesting for a whole hour. And Jill getting a hobby is probably going to take a little longer than by the time production would get up. So that said, I don't know why. I really don't. I guess, you know, they said they did focus groups to see what the viewer wants.
What were your thoughts on Jill announcing on Twitter the birth of your baby before anybody else did and inaccurately saying it was a boy?
BF: My honest reaction was she can't get out of her own way. And it wasn't like she had to pick the winner of the Kentucky Derby. All she had to do was go with a 50/50 guess and she still didn't get it right.
Feel free to trash Jill Zarin and/or nonsensical question marks in the comments. Oh, and if you like fighting, check out our ultimate Real Housewives cage match.
Bethenny talks to TV Guide
Here is an interview Bethenny did with TV Guide.
By DAMIAN HOLBROOK
She's a Real Housewife of New York, a best-selling author and the funniest foodie you'll ever meet. Now Bethenny Frankel has added wife, mother and star of her own show, Bethenny Getting Married? (premiering Thursday at 10/9c on Bravo) to the résumé, which means this cutup of a chef has a lot on her plate!
TV Guide Magazine: Why the question mark in the title? You did get married!
Frankel: I wasn't when we developed the show. And I've always struggled with relationships, so it's more like, "Is she really going to get married? Is there an eclipse? [Laughs] Is this the second coming?"
TV Guide Magazine: Did your new hubby, Jason Hoppy, know what he was getting into?
Frankel: I don't think so. [Laughs] He's like Ricky, and I'm his Lucy.
TV Guide Magazine: Congrats on one-month-old baby Bryn. How is she doing?
Frankel: Thank you! She is so cute and so tiny. She came five weeks early, and she's less than five pounds. She's a tiny little peanut.
TV Guide Magazine: Give us some scoop! What will we see on the show?
Frankel: My relationship, my being commitment-phobic and then having to plan this wedding while being pregnant and hormonal and trying to balance my business. It's really what's going on. I will never do anything that is not me.
TV Guide Magazine: Will you be recording a single anytime soon?
Frankel: It's funny, because I used to be in plays. I could sing. But no, at my age...no. [Laughs] I am coming from a place of no!
By DAMIAN HOLBROOK
She's a Real Housewife of New York, a best-selling author and the funniest foodie you'll ever meet. Now Bethenny Frankel has added wife, mother and star of her own show, Bethenny Getting Married? (premiering Thursday at 10/9c on Bravo) to the résumé, which means this cutup of a chef has a lot on her plate!
TV Guide Magazine: Why the question mark in the title? You did get married!
Frankel: I wasn't when we developed the show. And I've always struggled with relationships, so it's more like, "Is she really going to get married? Is there an eclipse? [Laughs] Is this the second coming?"
TV Guide Magazine: Did your new hubby, Jason Hoppy, know what he was getting into?
Frankel: I don't think so. [Laughs] He's like Ricky, and I'm his Lucy.
TV Guide Magazine: Congrats on one-month-old baby Bryn. How is she doing?
Frankel: Thank you! She is so cute and so tiny. She came five weeks early, and she's less than five pounds. She's a tiny little peanut.
TV Guide Magazine: Give us some scoop! What will we see on the show?
Frankel: My relationship, my being commitment-phobic and then having to plan this wedding while being pregnant and hormonal and trying to balance my business. It's really what's going on. I will never do anything that is not me.
TV Guide Magazine: Will you be recording a single anytime soon?
Frankel: It's funny, because I used to be in plays. I could sing. But no, at my age...no. [Laughs] I am coming from a place of no!
Jacqueline Blasts Danielle Over Sex Tape
Castmate Blasts 'Jersey' Housewife Over Sex Tape
Originally posted Jun 9th 2010 12:15 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Danielle Staub's sex tape drama has "sickened" at least one of her co-stars on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" -- and now Jacqueline Laurita tells us she wants Staub off the reality show for good.
Jacqueline -- who used to be close with Staub -- tells us she's "not surprised at all" that Hustler Inc. claims they are all set to distribute a sex tape featuring the mother of two with a mystery man from September 2009.
She tells us, "I'd be very happy if [Staub] left our show ... Why doesn't she just leave and go do porn?"
Jacqueline adds, "Danielle has total disregard for how [the tape] will affect her daughters' impressionable years."
As we previously reported, Hustler plans to release the 75 minute tape next week.
Originally posted Jun 9th 2010 12:15 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Danielle Staub's sex tape drama has "sickened" at least one of her co-stars on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" -- and now Jacqueline Laurita tells us she wants Staub off the reality show for good.
She tells us, "I'd be very happy if [Staub] left our show ... Why doesn't she just leave and go do porn?"
Jacqueline adds, "Danielle has total disregard for how [the tape] will affect her daughters' impressionable years."
As we previously reported, Hustler plans to release the 75 minute tape next week.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Clip of RHONY reunion show
Click on THIS link to see a preview of the RHONY reunion show, it looks like it will be full of drama.
Teresa comments on her bankruptcy
Teresa explains her bankruptcy.
By Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice says she and and husband Joe are looking at their recently-uncovered bankruptcy filing as a "fresh start."
“While this is a personal matter, I realize that certain aspects of my private life will always be subject to scrutiny and distortion,” she tells People magazine. “What is true is that due to the economy, most of my husband’s real estate ventures failed despite his hard work and effort. As a result, we looked to the Bankruptcy Court for a ‘fresh start.’”
The bankruptcy papers list $8.7 million in liabilities, including $2.6 million in mortgages on their three homes, including the huge mansion in Towaco, and $6.1 owed to credit card companies, high-end department stores, and banks for Joe's real estate dealings, several of which are in East Orange.
As for the "scrutiny and distortion," It's true that the Giudices took out a huge mortgage for their Towaco mansion in September 2008, just as the real estate bubble burst, but it's kind of hard to overlook the profligate spending depicted on the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" so far this season, considering they had one foreclosure pending on a home they owned in Lincoln Park before they even started shooting the second season. Several other collection proceedings were instigated against the couple during filming of the second season.
“When people fall, the way to success is to get up and learn from our mistakes,” Giudice says. “We are in that process.”
Meanwhile, Dina Manzo, Giudice's pal and "Real Housewives" co-star, told zap2it.com the day the New York Post broke the news that she believes the bankruptcy reports are the work of a "hater."
"I think I would know if she was in that kind of trouble," Dina says. "And I think it's all kind of fabricated by a hater out there."
By Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice says she and and husband Joe are looking at their recently-uncovered bankruptcy filing as a "fresh start."
“While this is a personal matter, I realize that certain aspects of my private life will always be subject to scrutiny and distortion,” she tells People magazine. “What is true is that due to the economy, most of my husband’s real estate ventures failed despite his hard work and effort. As a result, we looked to the Bankruptcy Court for a ‘fresh start.’”
The bankruptcy papers list $8.7 million in liabilities, including $2.6 million in mortgages on their three homes, including the huge mansion in Towaco, and $6.1 owed to credit card companies, high-end department stores, and banks for Joe's real estate dealings, several of which are in East Orange.
As for the "scrutiny and distortion," It's true that the Giudices took out a huge mortgage for their Towaco mansion in September 2008, just as the real estate bubble burst, but it's kind of hard to overlook the profligate spending depicted on the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" so far this season, considering they had one foreclosure pending on a home they owned in Lincoln Park before they even started shooting the second season. Several other collection proceedings were instigated against the couple during filming of the second season.
“When people fall, the way to success is to get up and learn from our mistakes,” Giudice says. “We are in that process.”
Meanwhile, Dina Manzo, Giudice's pal and "Real Housewives" co-star, told zap2it.com the day the New York Post broke the news that she believes the bankruptcy reports are the work of a "hater."
"I think I would know if she was in that kind of trouble," Dina says. "And I think it's all kind of fabricated by a hater out there."
Catherine Ommanney-RHODC splits with hubby
Here is an article from The Reliable Source-Washington Post about one of the RHODC getting a divorce.
By: Roxanne Roberts & Amy Argetsinger
Real Housewives of D.C.'s Catherine Ommanney and husband Charles split, even before show airs.
Even before the series airs, one of "The Real Housewives of D.C." is on her way to becoming an ex-wife.
Catherine Ashley Ommanney, one of five local women that a TV crew tracked for several months over the past year, is expected to be announced soon as a cast member of the hit Bravo franchise's upcoming Beltway edition. And we've learned that she and her husband, veteran Newsweek photographer Charles Ommanney, have recently separated.
"There's no question that having a television crew in their home all those months was a huge strain," a friend of the couple told us.
Reality TV can be hard on relationships -- both LuAnn de Lesseps of "The Real Housewives of New York City" and Tamra Barney of the original "Real Housewives of Orange County" split with their husbands after the show catapulted them to fame.
When reality TV entered her life, Ommanney was both extremely new to her marriage and extremely new to Washington. Few in D.C. cocktail culture had heard of the blond, British mother of two when her name surfaced in connection with the show's taping last year. And it was only in the summer of 2008 that she wed the prizewinning photojournalist, after a brief courtship in England, and followed him to the States.
Sources close to the production have described Ommanney as well-liked by the rest of the cast, and by most indications she hasn't provided as much drama as, say, her White House-dinner-crashing co-star Michaele Salahi. (Bravo hasn't officialy unveiled the cast, but other presumed stars include McLean socialite and mom Mary Amons, D.C. real estate agent Stacie Turner and modeling agency owner Lynda Erkiletian.)
Yet, as we reported last month, Ommanney does have a flair for the sensational: In 2006, when she was known as Catherine Davies, Ommanney blabbed to a British tabloid about her brief make-out session with much-younger Prince Harry. And friends say she has a dishy memoir in the works.
By: Roxanne Roberts & Amy Argetsinger
Real Housewives of D.C.'s Catherine Ommanney and husband Charles split, even before show airs.
Even before the series airs, one of "The Real Housewives of D.C." is on her way to becoming an ex-wife.
Catherine Ashley Ommanney, one of five local women that a TV crew tracked for several months over the past year, is expected to be announced soon as a cast member of the hit Bravo franchise's upcoming Beltway edition. And we've learned that she and her husband, veteran Newsweek photographer Charles Ommanney, have recently separated.
"There's no question that having a television crew in their home all those months was a huge strain," a friend of the couple told us.
Reality TV can be hard on relationships -- both LuAnn de Lesseps of "The Real Housewives of New York City" and Tamra Barney of the original "Real Housewives of Orange County" split with their husbands after the show catapulted them to fame.
When reality TV entered her life, Ommanney was both extremely new to her marriage and extremely new to Washington. Few in D.C. cocktail culture had heard of the blond, British mother of two when her name surfaced in connection with the show's taping last year. And it was only in the summer of 2008 that she wed the prizewinning photojournalist, after a brief courtship in England, and followed him to the States.
Sources close to the production have described Ommanney as well-liked by the rest of the cast, and by most indications she hasn't provided as much drama as, say, her White House-dinner-crashing co-star Michaele Salahi. (Bravo hasn't officialy unveiled the cast, but other presumed stars include McLean socialite and mom Mary Amons, D.C. real estate agent Stacie Turner and modeling agency owner Lynda Erkiletian.)
Yet, as we reported last month, Ommanney does have a flair for the sensational: In 2006, when she was known as Catherine Davies, Ommanney blabbed to a British tabloid about her brief make-out session with much-younger Prince Harry. And friends say she has a dishy memoir in the works.
Danielle has another sex tape
Check out this article from The Hollywood Gossip about Danielle and her sex tapes.
by Hilton Hater
We already know that the past of Danielle Staub is littered with drugs, prostitution and arrest records.
But might it also be filled with multiple sex tapes?!?
In June 2009, this Real Housewife of New Jersey successfully used the legal system to block a video of her and ex-boyfriend Steve Zalewski getting it on. Raunchy case closed, right? Apparently not.
TMZ reports that Hustler Inc. has uncovered another 75-minute tape of the Garden State's most reviled reality star spreading her legs for mystery man. It was allegedly shot in September, months after the aforementioned case was settled.
It won't be long until we have confirmation of this tape's existence: it's scheduled to be released on June 14. That's in less than a week!
Speaking of Staub, Zalewski once said: "Not only does she want to have sex all the time, but she loves the thrill of doing it in public places, where she might get caught.
"She wanted to make love in restaurant bathrooms every time we went out - she'd get excited and say, 'The people can hear you doing it outside!'"
Soon, they may be seeing Danielle doing it inside. Yuck!
by Hilton Hater
We already know that the past of Danielle Staub is littered with drugs, prostitution and arrest records.
But might it also be filled with multiple sex tapes?!?
In June 2009, this Real Housewife of New Jersey successfully used the legal system to block a video of her and ex-boyfriend Steve Zalewski getting it on. Raunchy case closed, right? Apparently not.
TMZ reports that Hustler Inc. has uncovered another 75-minute tape of the Garden State's most reviled reality star spreading her legs for mystery man. It was allegedly shot in September, months after the aforementioned case was settled.
It won't be long until we have confirmation of this tape's existence: it's scheduled to be released on June 14. That's in less than a week!
Speaking of Staub, Zalewski once said: "Not only does she want to have sex all the time, but she loves the thrill of doing it in public places, where she might get caught.
"She wanted to make love in restaurant bathrooms every time we went out - she'd get excited and say, 'The people can hear you doing it outside!'"
Soon, they may be seeing Danielle doing it inside. Yuck!
Details about Teresa's bankruptcy
Article from TV Watch-People about Teresa's financial woes.
By:Charlotte Triggs
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice is breaking her silence after it was discovered that she and her husband Joe filed for bankruptcy.
“While this is a personal matter, I realize that certain aspects of my private life will always be subject to scrutiny and distortion,” Giudice says in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE. “What is true is that due to the economy, most of my husband’s real estate ventures failed despite his hard work and effort. As a result, we looked to the Bankruptcy Court for a ‘fresh start.’”
Indeed court papers filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J., show that Giudice, 38, and her husband filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which requires liquidation of assets in order to pay creditors, in October of last year.
Papers also show that the couple had to undergo credit counseling, and were awarded a temporary stay on payments for their Cadillac Escalade and mortgage payments for properties.
In the documents filed, the pair declared their personal assets, which include real property and personal property, as $2,261,150. But their liabilities — $8,709,831.34 — far exceeded that number.
In addition, the couple had to assess their monthly income. Combining Joe’s salary as owner of G&G Stucco and Stone Specialist in Clifton, N.J., with Teresa’s income from Bravo and “monthly assistance from family members,” that number totaled $16,583.33. Their expenditures, including their mortgage, food, clothing, dry cleaning, health insurance and other expenses, total $16,582.
The couple owes more than $33,000 on various store credit cards, $85,000 for home repairs and $91,000 for materials used to build their new home.
During the first season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Giudice, who famously flipped a table on the show, and her family moved into their $1.7 million mansion in Towaco, N.J. The reality star, who was often filmed treating her daughters to new clothing and expensive toys, was also depicted flashing stacks of cash while furnishing the house. And in a recent episode on the second season, she boasted of spending significant funds on her daughter Gia‘s spa birthday party.
“When people fall, the way to success is to get up and learn from our mistakes,” Giudice says. “We are in that process.”
By:Charlotte Triggs
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice is breaking her silence after it was discovered that she and her husband Joe filed for bankruptcy.
“While this is a personal matter, I realize that certain aspects of my private life will always be subject to scrutiny and distortion,” Giudice says in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE. “What is true is that due to the economy, most of my husband’s real estate ventures failed despite his hard work and effort. As a result, we looked to the Bankruptcy Court for a ‘fresh start.’”
Indeed court papers filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J., show that Giudice, 38, and her husband filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which requires liquidation of assets in order to pay creditors, in October of last year.
Papers also show that the couple had to undergo credit counseling, and were awarded a temporary stay on payments for their Cadillac Escalade and mortgage payments for properties.
In the documents filed, the pair declared their personal assets, which include real property and personal property, as $2,261,150. But their liabilities — $8,709,831.34 — far exceeded that number.
In addition, the couple had to assess their monthly income. Combining Joe’s salary as owner of G&G Stucco and Stone Specialist in Clifton, N.J., with Teresa’s income from Bravo and “monthly assistance from family members,” that number totaled $16,583.33. Their expenditures, including their mortgage, food, clothing, dry cleaning, health insurance and other expenses, total $16,582.
The couple owes more than $33,000 on various store credit cards, $85,000 for home repairs and $91,000 for materials used to build their new home.
During the first season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Giudice, who famously flipped a table on the show, and her family moved into their $1.7 million mansion in Towaco, N.J. The reality star, who was often filmed treating her daughters to new clothing and expensive toys, was also depicted flashing stacks of cash while furnishing the house. And in a recent episode on the second season, she boasted of spending significant funds on her daughter Gia‘s spa birthday party.
“When people fall, the way to success is to get up and learn from our mistakes,” Giudice says. “We are in that process.”
Jill calls the cops
Check out this article.
TV Examiner
Katrina K Wheeler
Jill Zarin and other Real Housewives - APJill Zarin who is a cast member on the hit Bravo reality TV show The Real Housewives of New York City was forced to call the police over the weekend after receiving threats and being harassed.
PopEater reports Zarin saying via her Facebook page: "We are being harassed and threatened by a family from Chicago and Alabama. We have contacted authorities. I will block anyone who is linked to them per postal service law enforcement until they finish investigation. This is a serious crime and all evidence has been handed over. If you are involved in anyway. I suggest you stop. Enough is enough. It is NOT funny or a joke."
Zarin also posted on her Twitter page:
"Someone posted my address and told people to send me threatening mail. She and others did. Using the US Postal service is a serious crime."
What do you think of what Zarin is reportedly going through?
TV Examiner
Katrina K Wheeler
Jill Zarin and other Real Housewives - APJill Zarin who is a cast member on the hit Bravo reality TV show The Real Housewives of New York City was forced to call the police over the weekend after receiving threats and being harassed.
PopEater reports Zarin saying via her Facebook page: "We are being harassed and threatened by a family from Chicago and Alabama. We have contacted authorities. I will block anyone who is linked to them per postal service law enforcement until they finish investigation. This is a serious crime and all evidence has been handed over. If you are involved in anyway. I suggest you stop. Enough is enough. It is NOT funny or a joke."
Zarin also posted on her Twitter page:
"Someone posted my address and told people to send me threatening mail. She and others did. Using the US Postal service is a serious crime."
What do you think of what Zarin is reportedly going through?
That was last year,this year I got alot to say
The latest RHONJ starts with Theresa taking Gia for an audition in a Christian Slater film, same old stage mom crap. Theresa talks up all the other parents waiting at the audition. Danielle and Kim G. talk about Danny calling Christopher a faggot at the cancer event, Kim G. did not like that. Danielle was unapologetic for Danny's behavior and seemed put off. Kim G. runs into Jacqueline at the nail salon and Kim brings up Danielle. Jacqueline tells her that if she criticizes Danielle she will get a bad reaction. Kim G. has a party for Danielle's birthday and mentions Danny's slur again to Danielle. She starts to cry and moan about how the Manzo's would love to see this happen to her. Danielle is annoyed and it shows.
Ashley sends Danielle a text telling her off but not threatening her. Danielle tells Kim G., her new BFF how Ashley is threatening her. Danielle ponders about calling the police and getting a restraining order. Theresa and Jacqueline have lunch and Ashley threatening Danielle is brought up. Ashley comes to the lunch and tells her mom that she sent texts but is not going to hurt her. Jacqueline asks Ashley if she has a Facebook about hating Danielle, Ashley says yeah and Jacqueline tells her to take it down and stop it. Ashley tells her boyfriend about the lunch and he tells her to take the I hate Danielle Facebook stuff down. Ashley does not seem to care what anyone thinks about her Danielle hate.
Caroline and Albert have a big dinner party for family and friends. It looks like they put out a nice spread. Theresa and Joe are almost an 1 1/2 hr. late. Caroline seems aggravated because she has to hold dinner and it throws off her serving the dinner fresh. Once they arrive and everyone settles to eat Ashley brings up Danielle. Jacqueline did not tell Chris about what has happened. Ashley tells everyone that Danielle said her arms were fat. Ashley calls Danielle square tit and something else. Dina was not at the dinner, she meet Danielle instead. Danielle has Danny waiting in the parking lot, she thinks Dina may ambush her. When Dina arrives she does not want a drink because she is not planning on staying long. Dina tells Danielle she is done and wants nothing to do with her. Danielle trys to interrupt but Dina sushes her, Danielle gets livid and they start to spar. The show ends with them arguing in the restaurant. Not the best show, not my favorite RH franchise, hopefully it will get better. Don't forget about the RHONY reunion show Thursday.
Ashley sends Danielle a text telling her off but not threatening her. Danielle tells Kim G., her new BFF how Ashley is threatening her. Danielle ponders about calling the police and getting a restraining order. Theresa and Jacqueline have lunch and Ashley threatening Danielle is brought up. Ashley comes to the lunch and tells her mom that she sent texts but is not going to hurt her. Jacqueline asks Ashley if she has a Facebook about hating Danielle, Ashley says yeah and Jacqueline tells her to take it down and stop it. Ashley tells her boyfriend about the lunch and he tells her to take the I hate Danielle Facebook stuff down. Ashley does not seem to care what anyone thinks about her Danielle hate.
Caroline and Albert have a big dinner party for family and friends. It looks like they put out a nice spread. Theresa and Joe are almost an 1 1/2 hr. late. Caroline seems aggravated because she has to hold dinner and it throws off her serving the dinner fresh. Once they arrive and everyone settles to eat Ashley brings up Danielle. Jacqueline did not tell Chris about what has happened. Ashley tells everyone that Danielle said her arms were fat. Ashley calls Danielle square tit and something else. Dina was not at the dinner, she meet Danielle instead. Danielle has Danny waiting in the parking lot, she thinks Dina may ambush her. When Dina arrives she does not want a drink because she is not planning on staying long. Dina tells Danielle she is done and wants nothing to do with her. Danielle trys to interrupt but Dina sushes her, Danielle gets livid and they start to spar. The show ends with them arguing in the restaurant. Not the best show, not my favorite RH franchise, hopefully it will get better. Don't forget about the RHONY reunion show Thursday.
Bethenny Interview
Interview Bethenny did with NY Magazine.
By: Emma Rosenblum
Bethenny Frankel is known as the voice of Housewives reason. While the other women flit about in their reality-TV worlds of unreality, Bethenny brings the action back down to earth, delivering punchy one-liners at the expense of their absurd antics. She took a few minutes out of her busy day — she has newborn baby and is promoting her new spinoff show for Bravo, Bethenny's Getting Married? — to talk to us about the past season, her feelings about Jill, and the true story behind Kelly in "Poison Island."
Happy end of season! What did you think of the finale?
It was definitely an interesting episode. People were commenting and tweeting to me about what I said to Ramona and Alex, saying it was really nice. And I did really mean it. And I do speak to them now, and they're part of these big things in my life. I don't know if everybody got what they wanted; a lot of people have asked me about the situation with Jill and revisited the Kelly situation. It was a crazy season.
You, in particular, had quite a tumultuous time.
My father was dying; I had a blot clot and was on bed rest; I found out I was pregnant; I got engaged — there was a lot on my plate. What you saw last night was the tail end of the Jill thing, and I was already kind of beaten up and resigned. Like a divorce, as I said — when someone sees their ex and they're just civil to them, but there's not much left to say. I wasn't heated about it; I was just numb.
It looked like neither of you ate during that lunch.
I ate, she didn't. It was awkward.
It must have been satisfying to watch the season, and have people agree with everything you've been saying all along.
That's been happening since the first season. I think it was Andy Cohen who said I was the Greek chorus. I feel like I have a lot in common with the audience, and we're always in it together. In the other week's episode with Kelly, that's why I said that thing about how I feel like I'm watching a movie, and I don't know if anyone else is watching the same movie with me. You guys are there with me, just months after.
What was that trip really like?
It was much worse in real life, what you saw was very toned down. I don't think the viewer could have handled what really happened. It was just much more intense, and I don't want to overuse the word crazy, but it was much more scary. I was worried for our safety and hers.
She wasn't really going to hurt anyone ...
No, I don't know. She was very irrational. I'm not being dramatic, I don't know. I have no idea what she's capable of. It's hard to comment on someone who's not living in the same reality that I am. It was just crazy.
Even Sonja was taken aback.
She's new to the whole thing, and she's very much not trying to ruffle anyone's feathers. Sonja's great; I really like her. She's like Chrissy from Three's Company. And she was being compassionate and we all were trying to be. But in the end we were hitting a brick wall, and it just wasn't normal.
Are there things you did this season that you regret?
I regretted the moment I called Luann a snake. I meant what I said, unfortunately, but I regretted how I handled it. At that point, I felt she was always making digs and being duplicitous. I don't feel that way anymore, so it's hard to comment now about it.
Jason seems great. How did he feel about being on the show?
He hates doing the Housewives. He thinks that it's nonsense. He doesn't want the collective of these women in our lives, and with our child, and the things we argue about, and the drama — it's just not him. In my new show, he's fully a big part of it, which he's happy to do and to support me in, but with the Housewives, he's peripheral. He frankly found it a little embarrassing, which I can understand. He'd never seen people behave this way; he'd never seen people speak to each other this way. He comes from a small town in Pennsylvania.
That kind of sounds like how Kelly always says she's from the Midwest ...
I know, like no one's ever had a one-night stand in the Midwest. It must have a very low teen-pregnancy rate out there.
What do you really think was going on with Jill this season?
Jill really wanted to come out on top of this, and she wanted to make me look bad and to have people hate me. And I think the viewers are smarter than people think, and they really pick up the nuances, and they get the gist of the entire thing. Because for her to start out the season saying to me, "My husband had cancer and you didn't care," it made me wary. I didn't know he was even sick, I just knew he was going in for a procedure. She could have called me and said, "You know, I'm going through something." So the fact that the first time I heard about that was on-camera, I immediately knew, Oh, this is what the season's going to be about.
It was sweet to see you become better friends with Ramona and Alex.
Both of them are really coming into their own. I think everyone's just digesting Ramona's craziness. I said this before: Ramona's the best kind of crazy. I think she's the star of the show, I really do. I think she's the only one they couldn't do the show without. And Alex never opened her mouth before this season.
So what's Bethennys' Getting Married? going to be like?
It's just a complete departure. It's hilarious; it's emotional; it's dramatic without having to be mean or have huge arguments. It's like a reality sitcom. It's totally me and it shows the intricacies of my life. It's way more micro.
Commenter ladygoodman asks: Do you have plans to come back next season?
It's not 100 percent, but the way I feel right now, with having a new baby and a new family, I just don't think that it's what I want to do right now. I feel like the show's peaking — it's at full tilt, and I just feel like I should leave the party when it's at its best.
NELLE777 asks: Oh, please say how you really feel about Kelly's PSA about bullying.
I really feel sorry for her. I can't even comment; it's just so absurd. She just needs to grow up. She acts like she's 16 years old. It's jaw-dropping.
Brawndo wants to know: Was Kelly leaving Poison Island her idea or was she asked to leave by the producers?
She had to leave, it wasn't really a request. No one handcuffed her, but it was like, okay, here's your flight, we're going home. And she was escorted home by a producer, flying in First Class, which shows you just how serious it was, because Bravo's not flying producers first class.
Satchelsofgold1979 asks: Do you think Jill's desire to make amends had anything to do with you getting your own show?
I think it had to do with remorse about how she was portrayed. I think it had to do with the fact that I was pregnant, you know. I don't know what her motives are; I have no idea. It's so beyond me.
By: Emma Rosenblum
Bethenny Frankel is known as the voice of Housewives reason. While the other women flit about in their reality-TV worlds of unreality, Bethenny brings the action back down to earth, delivering punchy one-liners at the expense of their absurd antics. She took a few minutes out of her busy day — she has newborn baby and is promoting her new spinoff show for Bravo, Bethenny's Getting Married? — to talk to us about the past season, her feelings about Jill, and the true story behind Kelly in "Poison Island."
Happy end of season! What did you think of the finale?
It was definitely an interesting episode. People were commenting and tweeting to me about what I said to Ramona and Alex, saying it was really nice. And I did really mean it. And I do speak to them now, and they're part of these big things in my life. I don't know if everybody got what they wanted; a lot of people have asked me about the situation with Jill and revisited the Kelly situation. It was a crazy season.
You, in particular, had quite a tumultuous time.
My father was dying; I had a blot clot and was on bed rest; I found out I was pregnant; I got engaged — there was a lot on my plate. What you saw last night was the tail end of the Jill thing, and I was already kind of beaten up and resigned. Like a divorce, as I said — when someone sees their ex and they're just civil to them, but there's not much left to say. I wasn't heated about it; I was just numb.
It looked like neither of you ate during that lunch.
I ate, she didn't. It was awkward.
It must have been satisfying to watch the season, and have people agree with everything you've been saying all along.
That's been happening since the first season. I think it was Andy Cohen who said I was the Greek chorus. I feel like I have a lot in common with the audience, and we're always in it together. In the other week's episode with Kelly, that's why I said that thing about how I feel like I'm watching a movie, and I don't know if anyone else is watching the same movie with me. You guys are there with me, just months after.
What was that trip really like?
It was much worse in real life, what you saw was very toned down. I don't think the viewer could have handled what really happened. It was just much more intense, and I don't want to overuse the word crazy, but it was much more scary. I was worried for our safety and hers.
She wasn't really going to hurt anyone ...
No, I don't know. She was very irrational. I'm not being dramatic, I don't know. I have no idea what she's capable of. It's hard to comment on someone who's not living in the same reality that I am. It was just crazy.
Even Sonja was taken aback.
She's new to the whole thing, and she's very much not trying to ruffle anyone's feathers. Sonja's great; I really like her. She's like Chrissy from Three's Company. And she was being compassionate and we all were trying to be. But in the end we were hitting a brick wall, and it just wasn't normal.
Are there things you did this season that you regret?
I regretted the moment I called Luann a snake. I meant what I said, unfortunately, but I regretted how I handled it. At that point, I felt she was always making digs and being duplicitous. I don't feel that way anymore, so it's hard to comment now about it.
Jason seems great. How did he feel about being on the show?
He hates doing the Housewives. He thinks that it's nonsense. He doesn't want the collective of these women in our lives, and with our child, and the things we argue about, and the drama — it's just not him. In my new show, he's fully a big part of it, which he's happy to do and to support me in, but with the Housewives, he's peripheral. He frankly found it a little embarrassing, which I can understand. He'd never seen people behave this way; he'd never seen people speak to each other this way. He comes from a small town in Pennsylvania.
That kind of sounds like how Kelly always says she's from the Midwest ...
I know, like no one's ever had a one-night stand in the Midwest. It must have a very low teen-pregnancy rate out there.
What do you really think was going on with Jill this season?
Jill really wanted to come out on top of this, and she wanted to make me look bad and to have people hate me. And I think the viewers are smarter than people think, and they really pick up the nuances, and they get the gist of the entire thing. Because for her to start out the season saying to me, "My husband had cancer and you didn't care," it made me wary. I didn't know he was even sick, I just knew he was going in for a procedure. She could have called me and said, "You know, I'm going through something." So the fact that the first time I heard about that was on-camera, I immediately knew, Oh, this is what the season's going to be about.
It was sweet to see you become better friends with Ramona and Alex.
Both of them are really coming into their own. I think everyone's just digesting Ramona's craziness. I said this before: Ramona's the best kind of crazy. I think she's the star of the show, I really do. I think she's the only one they couldn't do the show without. And Alex never opened her mouth before this season.
So what's Bethennys' Getting Married? going to be like?
It's just a complete departure. It's hilarious; it's emotional; it's dramatic without having to be mean or have huge arguments. It's like a reality sitcom. It's totally me and it shows the intricacies of my life. It's way more micro.
Commenter ladygoodman asks: Do you have plans to come back next season?
It's not 100 percent, but the way I feel right now, with having a new baby and a new family, I just don't think that it's what I want to do right now. I feel like the show's peaking — it's at full tilt, and I just feel like I should leave the party when it's at its best.
NELLE777 asks: Oh, please say how you really feel about Kelly's PSA about bullying.
I really feel sorry for her. I can't even comment; it's just so absurd. She just needs to grow up. She acts like she's 16 years old. It's jaw-dropping.
Brawndo wants to know: Was Kelly leaving Poison Island her idea or was she asked to leave by the producers?
She had to leave, it wasn't really a request. No one handcuffed her, but it was like, okay, here's your flight, we're going home. And she was escorted home by a producer, flying in First Class, which shows you just how serious it was, because Bravo's not flying producers first class.
Satchelsofgold1979 asks: Do you think Jill's desire to make amends had anything to do with you getting your own show?
I think it had to do with remorse about how she was portrayed. I think it had to do with the fact that I was pregnant, you know. I don't know what her motives are; I have no idea. It's so beyond me.
Teresa is not broke, it's just a hater says Dina-RHONJ
Dina gives her take on Teresa's bankruptcy
Zap2it First
By Jethro Nededog
Reports just broke Saturday (June 5) that "Real Housewives of New Jersey's" Teresa Giudice filed bankruptcy papers showing she was $11 million in debt. But, castmate Dina Manzo tells us exclusively that the news is B.S.
"I think I would know if she was in that kind of trouble," Dina tells Zap2it. "And I think it's all kind of fabricated by a hater out there."
There is very little that the reports leave up to the imagination. According to the news, Teresa and her husband make only $79,000 a year combined and receive $10,000 a month from relatives.
Additionally, the reports say that their $1.8 million mansion in Towaco, NJ and their Jersey Shore vacation home are being foreclosed on. The news outlets also state that the Giudices have defaulted on their Cadillac Escalade and they owe $12,000 to a fertility clinic.
"I don't think that any of that's true," says Dina. "I think that's just a hater out there, maybe getting some old [information]. I mean we all have debt here and there. I know my Neiman's bill would knock your eye out."
Hm, well, it would seem that the news hits on everything that Teresa would hold dear. Could someone have engineered the whole story to get back at her?
"In my opinion, it's all someone making something up," Dina stresses.
Zap2it First
By Jethro Nededog
Reports just broke Saturday (June 5) that "Real Housewives of New Jersey's" Teresa Giudice filed bankruptcy papers showing she was $11 million in debt. But, castmate Dina Manzo tells us exclusively that the news is B.S.
"I think I would know if she was in that kind of trouble," Dina tells Zap2it. "And I think it's all kind of fabricated by a hater out there."
There is very little that the reports leave up to the imagination. According to the news, Teresa and her husband make only $79,000 a year combined and receive $10,000 a month from relatives.
Additionally, the reports say that their $1.8 million mansion in Towaco, NJ and their Jersey Shore vacation home are being foreclosed on. The news outlets also state that the Giudices have defaulted on their Cadillac Escalade and they owe $12,000 to a fertility clinic.
"I don't think that any of that's true," says Dina. "I think that's just a hater out there, maybe getting some old [information]. I mean we all have debt here and there. I know my Neiman's bill would knock your eye out."
Hm, well, it would seem that the news hits on everything that Teresa would hold dear. Could someone have engineered the whole story to get back at her?
"In my opinion, it's all someone making something up," Dina stresses.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Danielle-RHONJ recording a pop song
Check out this article from zap2it.
By Carina McKenzie
"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" villain Danielle Staub is continuing the grand tradition of "Money Can't Buy You Class" and "Tardy for the Party." The housewife we love to hate tells People that she's gone into the studio to record a duet with Lori Michaels called "Real Close."
Michaels, a singer who grew up in Fairview, NJ, wrote the track. "It's a song about having commitment issues -- one person is leaving, the other person is staying," Staub says. "It's called 'Real Close' because you want to pull the person closer."
According to Staub, five versions of the track will be released sometime around early August. "For the main version, the vibe is very sexy, very raw."
But can Danielle's vocal chops compare to those of Countess LuAnn de Lesseps or Kim Zolciak? She says she's got the experience. "I sang in an R&B band when I was a young teen," she says. Is there anything Danielle hasn't done?
"When I was sitting down going over Lori's music, this song grabbed me." Staub says that her time in the studio with Michaels, who is openly gay, was very comfortable. The pair met at an NYC Gay Pride event.
"I've been part of the gay community for thirty years," says Danielle. "The gay community is the one place, in all honestly, that I've ever truly felt safe and loved for just being me. Nobody ever cared where I've been, what I've done. They just let me be me."
Perhaps some of the proceeds of the single (if there are any proceeds, that is) could go toward Emanuela's Heart for Hope to make up for Staub's behavior at the benefit for Chris Stilianessis' daughter. He's still waiting for an apology, after all -- he told Zap2it, "If she really has changed as she says she has, there will be a public statement. That day in the restaurant, she had tears in her eyes. If those were true tears, her heart would open with an apology."
By Carina McKenzie
"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" villain Danielle Staub is continuing the grand tradition of "Money Can't Buy You Class" and "Tardy for the Party." The housewife we love to hate tells People that she's gone into the studio to record a duet with Lori Michaels called "Real Close."
Michaels, a singer who grew up in Fairview, NJ, wrote the track. "It's a song about having commitment issues -- one person is leaving, the other person is staying," Staub says. "It's called 'Real Close' because you want to pull the person closer."
According to Staub, five versions of the track will be released sometime around early August. "For the main version, the vibe is very sexy, very raw."
But can Danielle's vocal chops compare to those of Countess LuAnn de Lesseps or Kim Zolciak? She says she's got the experience. "I sang in an R&B band when I was a young teen," she says. Is there anything Danielle hasn't done?
"When I was sitting down going over Lori's music, this song grabbed me." Staub says that her time in the studio with Michaels, who is openly gay, was very comfortable. The pair met at an NYC Gay Pride event.
"I've been part of the gay community for thirty years," says Danielle. "The gay community is the one place, in all honestly, that I've ever truly felt safe and loved for just being me. Nobody ever cared where I've been, what I've done. They just let me be me."
Perhaps some of the proceeds of the single (if there are any proceeds, that is) could go toward Emanuela's Heart for Hope to make up for Staub's behavior at the benefit for Chris Stilianessis' daughter. He's still waiting for an apology, after all -- he told Zap2it, "If she really has changed as she says she has, there will be a public statement. That day in the restaurant, she had tears in her eyes. If those were true tears, her heart would open with an apology."
Teresa Is Broke
Details about Teresa's bankruptcy.
The Celebrity Cafe.com
Teresa Giudice spends way more money than she makes
Amanda Mandell
Each week, Bravo follows the five ladies of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The show features how they live and what they do in their daily lives. One major part of their everyday life is, of course, spending money.
Teresa Giudice and her husband, Joe, have filed for bankruptcy, according to the New York Post. Teresa and Joe have four daughters, live in a beautiful mansion, drive fancy cars and spend loads of money on clothes. The couple reportedly make $79,000 a year combined, and are in debt by over $11 million.
The couple filed for bankruptcy in a Newark, New Jersey court, listing $11.8 million in debts. They owe about $2.6 million on mortgages to their three homes, $5.8 million on business investments, $104,000 in credit card debt and $12,000 to a fertility clinic. The banks have taken away their homes in the Jersey Shore and in Lincoln Park. The bank also moved to foreclose their main home in Towaco, New Jersey, which is worth $1.8 million.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs on Bravo and is in it's second season.
The Celebrity Cafe.com
Teresa Giudice spends way more money than she makes
Amanda Mandell
Each week, Bravo follows the five ladies of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The show features how they live and what they do in their daily lives. One major part of their everyday life is, of course, spending money.
Teresa Giudice and her husband, Joe, have filed for bankruptcy, according to the New York Post. Teresa and Joe have four daughters, live in a beautiful mansion, drive fancy cars and spend loads of money on clothes. The couple reportedly make $79,000 a year combined, and are in debt by over $11 million.
The couple filed for bankruptcy in a Newark, New Jersey court, listing $11.8 million in debts. They owe about $2.6 million on mortgages to their three homes, $5.8 million on business investments, $104,000 in credit card debt and $12,000 to a fertility clinic. The banks have taken away their homes in the Jersey Shore and in Lincoln Park. The bank also moved to foreclose their main home in Towaco, New Jersey, which is worth $1.8 million.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs on Bravo and is in it's second season.
Friday, June 4, 2010
New 'Housewife' Jennifer Gilbert Loses Airtime, Cut From Reunion Special
Thursday, June 3, 2010
The Real Housewives of New York Season Finale Recap 6/3/10
Jill decided to ask Bethanny to lunch to hash it awl out and to find some sort of result. Now note I said some sort of result because what Jill was looking for and what Bethanny was looking for was two totally different things. Jill wanted to do all nicey nice and get back in the fold of the Bethanny camp but Bethanny was not singing the same sawng (a little Jersey for you) as Jill. If you haven't noticed already Bethanny has the ability to disconnect in a heartbeat from someone (her dad). First Jill and Bethanny are BFF's then something happened (Jealous Jill) aka: Bobby didn't get a call from Bethanny; next thing you know Jill's mad at Bethanny. You said you learned something from this Jill, right? Was it that if you act like a Beatch you will be viewed as a Beatch?! Look how many time Bethanny extended the olive branch to you and you kept slapping it away!! I loved when Bethanny told Jill she felt like Jill was disloyal the last six months. She then went on to tell Jill their friendship break-up was similar to a divorce. I really feel like Bethanny has grown as a person. Could it be the baby coming or perhaps her future husband? Who knows; the point is she has evolved into a more secure person who is not going to let "toxic" things in her life. How does it feel to have the tables turned on you Jill?
Krazy Kelly was low key but apparently she is still not taking her meds; thus the recent web PSA speaking to her being bullied on the Ramona girl's get away. Kelly you need to pack your bags and get checked into the nearest hospital. Maybe your good friend Gwyneth can take you ;) BTW you complaining to Jill and LuAnn about how everyone was trying to one up each other is ridiculous! You failed to mention you were a total JERK to Ramona on her special trip.
There were a few moments of Jason and Bethanny packing to move downtown (super excited about her new show). The rest of the time was all about Ramona's renewal vow ceremony. Ramona and Avery went to the salon to get their hair done; which BTW Avery has really grown up.
LuAnn back pedals so much I can't keep up with her. She will say and do whatever she needs to.....after all she needs to make a living right? Well she can always fall back on her singing. Apparently she is doing weddings now because she sang at Ramona's wedding. Not so much shocker was LuAnn invited her boyfriend to come to her debut of Money Can't Buy You Class. I knew that other bonehead she was flirting with wouldn't last. This new guy seems nice....not to mention kind of cute.
Alex and Sonja are my last housewives to comment on and honestly not alot to say. I will predict that Alex and Sonja become close friends. It seems they both have some shared traits. The only difference is that Alex has Simon attached to her hip and well you know the story for Single Sonja. Perhaps Alex will get a little wild under the guidance of Single Sonja.
I do know that if Kelly didn't come back next season I would not be heartbroken. Jill is close to my "get outta here" list. My only advice to you Jill is stop being bossy, whinny and self centered person you are. I'm not sure if you really know you are kind of a Beatch this season. I really believe in my heart of hearts you were acting out of jealousy this season. Good luck with that.
Krazy Kelly was low key but apparently she is still not taking her meds; thus the recent web PSA speaking to her being bullied on the Ramona girl's get away. Kelly you need to pack your bags and get checked into the nearest hospital. Maybe your good friend Gwyneth can take you ;) BTW you complaining to Jill and LuAnn about how everyone was trying to one up each other is ridiculous! You failed to mention you were a total JERK to Ramona on her special trip.
There were a few moments of Jason and Bethanny packing to move downtown (super excited about her new show). The rest of the time was all about Ramona's renewal vow ceremony. Ramona and Avery went to the salon to get their hair done; which BTW Avery has really grown up.
LuAnn back pedals so much I can't keep up with her. She will say and do whatever she needs to.....after all she needs to make a living right? Well she can always fall back on her singing. Apparently she is doing weddings now because she sang at Ramona's wedding. Not so much shocker was LuAnn invited her boyfriend to come to her debut of Money Can't Buy You Class. I knew that other bonehead she was flirting with wouldn't last. This new guy seems nice....not to mention kind of cute.
Alex and Sonja are my last housewives to comment on and honestly not alot to say. I will predict that Alex and Sonja become close friends. It seems they both have some shared traits. The only difference is that Alex has Simon attached to her hip and well you know the story for Single Sonja. Perhaps Alex will get a little wild under the guidance of Single Sonja.
I do know that if Kelly didn't come back next season I would not be heartbroken. Jill is close to my "get outta here" list. My only advice to you Jill is stop being bossy, whinny and self centered person you are. I'm not sure if you really know you are kind of a Beatch this season. I really believe in my heart of hearts you were acting out of jealousy this season. Good luck with that.
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