Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Alexis's-RHOOC New Dress Line
Picture of Alex in one of the dresses from her line.
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| Just as promised! The sneak peek of the dress line! Thank you all for your support as always! xo |
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| Here's one more peek for you all -- hope you like the dress! |
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| Here is another dress from the photo shoot last week! What are your thoughts? |
Teresa-RHONJ
Pic. of Teresa at a book signing.
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| @Teresa_Giudice a blast meeting you! Thanks for signing all 3 books!! Love love love!! Xo Cookie |
Vicki-RHOOC Apperance In Minnesota
From Vicki's Facebook.
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| I will be in MINNEAPOLIS! September 17th at the RedStone American Grill! |
Catherine-RHODC Back In The USA
Post from The Washington Post.
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By: Roxanne Roberts & Amy Argetsinger
Hey isn't that...?: Catherine Ommanney at the Four Seasons
Cat Ommanney drawing a smattering of applause as she walked through the Four Seasons lounge Tuesday night -- as well as whispers of "Cat, we love you!" Little black dress on a thin frame. A surprise appearance by the breakout "Real Housewives of D.C." star/villainess, who has mostly hidden out in her native England since the show's premiere and her breakup from photographer husband Charles Ommanney. She was spotted having drinks with Fox5 anchor Will Thomas -- then dinner with her lawyer, A. Scott Bolden.
Teresa Says The Other Woman Rumors Are False And That Danielle Started Them
Article from Pop Eater.
Giudice puts it in plain language: "It's totally false," she tells us. "Trust me, Joe gets enough love IN our marriage, he doesn't need to look anywhere else. Unlike Danielle, I know how to keep a real man happy!"
The bad blood between Giudice and Staub boiled over big time during Monday's wild reunion show for the 'Jersey' girls when Teresa screamed bloody murder when Danielle tried to inject a family matter into the proceedings.
"Danielle doesn't intimidate me. I don't care if she stays on the show or not," Giudice told PopEater's Naughty But Nice Rob on Tuesday.
So, who is "Tara G." then? A friend close to Giudice tells us that the confusion may have something to do with another 'Housewife,' though one from across the country.
"Joe is not cheating on Teresa," our source reveals. "There is no Tara G. People saw Joe and Teresa out to dinner with Tamra from the 'Real Housewives of the OC' the night of Joe's [truck] accident and it got reported that that was his girlfriend. Tamra = Tara. But Teresa was with them both!"
Mystery solved? We'll keep you posted.
We know how mad she gets when you bring up her nephew on TV, now Teresa Giudice is letting 'er rip about fresh rumors claiming her husband Joe is having an affair. Surprise! The 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star has a hunch who conjured it.
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"Who started that? Danielle [Staub]?" Giudice asks in an exclusive chat with PopEater. "She is pathetic and has way too much time on her hands."
A website called AbsurdtoSublime.net claimed to have learned from an "unimpeachable source" that Giudice's husband is dating a woman named Tara G.
Giudice puts it in plain language: "It's totally false," she tells us. "Trust me, Joe gets enough love IN our marriage, he doesn't need to look anywhere else. Unlike Danielle, I know how to keep a real man happy!"
The bad blood between Giudice and Staub boiled over big time during Monday's wild reunion show for the 'Jersey' girls when Teresa screamed bloody murder when Danielle tried to inject a family matter into the proceedings.
"Danielle doesn't intimidate me. I don't care if she stays on the show or not," Giudice told PopEater's Naughty But Nice Rob on Tuesday.
So, who is "Tara G." then? A friend close to Giudice tells us that the confusion may have something to do with another 'Housewife,' though one from across the country.
"Joe is not cheating on Teresa," our source reveals. "There is no Tara G. People saw Joe and Teresa out to dinner with Tamra from the 'Real Housewives of the OC' the night of Joe's [truck] accident and it got reported that that was his girlfriend. Tamra = Tara. But Teresa was with them both!"
Mystery solved? We'll keep you posted.
Melania Trump Turned Down The Real Housewives
From OK! Magazine.
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Author: Brittany Talarico
Donald Trump sat down with The Insider and extended his well wishes to Michael Douglas. The mogul also addressed wife Melania’s offer to join The Real Housewives of NYC.
“They always want my wife to be on Real Housewives, but it’s not her thing,” Donald told The Insider. “She’s doing QVC and she’s doing great. [The show] wouldn’t be for her.”
Danielle Is Ducking Steve's Lawyers
Post from Radar Online.
“My process server is out to serve her, but we’re having a hard time finding where she is,” he said. “She has a house in Wayne, New Jersey, and we’re not quite sure she still lives there… They’ve been to her house a couple times and no one’s there and I think a real estate agent told him [the server] that she might not be living there anymore and she’s living in Fort Lee, New Jersey.”
Naumoski said he’s not worried about eventually tracking her down, but questions whether or not the controversial housewife is dodging the system.
“It is possible that she’s avoiding service. But it’s like trying to run from the inevitable,” he added.
“We’ll find her, especially someone who’s a public figure like that, they’ll pop up somewhere. And if we can’t find her we can always ask the court to allow us to do alternative methods of service.”
On Monday night’s reunion episode, the topic of the sex tape was brought up briefly with Staub stating “he’s going to have some problems proving that” about the defamation claim. Naumoski said he plans on proving her wrong.
“She doesn’t seem to deny our claims that she knew about these tapes all along…all she said is good luck to them in trying to prove that-- and I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that we will easily be able to prove our case.”
Danielle Staub may be the central core of controversy on Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey, but that doesn’t mean she is easy to find. A lawyer for her ex Stephen Zalewski has been having a hard time tracking Staub down to serve her legal documents, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
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Nace Naumoski, the attorney for Zalewski, is on the hunt for the reality TV star regarding Zalewski’s defamation of character and harassment lawsuit against Staub. RadarOnline.com broke the news that Staub was being sued by her former lover for statements she made on the show regarding a sex tape she claimed was made without her knowledge or consent.
Naumoski told RadarOnline.com that the case is moving forward and his process server is trying locate her whereabouts.
Naumoski said he’s not worried about eventually tracking her down, but questions whether or not the controversial housewife is dodging the system.
“It is possible that she’s avoiding service. But it’s like trying to run from the inevitable,” he added.
“We’ll find her, especially someone who’s a public figure like that, they’ll pop up somewhere. And if we can’t find her we can always ask the court to allow us to do alternative methods of service.”
On Monday night’s reunion episode, the topic of the sex tape was brought up briefly with Staub stating “he’s going to have some problems proving that” about the defamation claim. Naumoski said he plans on proving her wrong.
“She doesn’t seem to deny our claims that she knew about these tapes all along…all she said is good luck to them in trying to prove that-- and I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that we will easily be able to prove our case.”
Ramona Wearing Her Jewelry
Pic./tweet from Ramona.
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| Wearing my fab new jade jewelry pieces for my hsn sept 20th show I love them hope you do too!? |
Kevin Talks About Danielle's Past
Post from Radar Online.
Warning: This story contains graphic details
"We came into the hotel, and I believe it was the Mayfair Hotel, and there was a cocaine party going on with a bunch of drug dealers," Kevin said, adding later, "I believe I had sex with her in the bathroom."
Kevin delved deeper into their intimate relationship. When asked how many times he and Danielle had sex in the years they were together, he responded: "... it was every single day, morning, noon, and night... It was all day, all night. So it was more than - I'll say it was more than - more than four times a day."
He later added, "Danielle Staub, is in my opinion, a nymphomaniac. She wanted sex everywhere, any way she could get it."
The testimony is part of a lawsuit Maher filed against Staub for what he claims are untrue statements she has made against him.
Staub has alleged that Maher raped her on a bed of glass, inserted a gun into her vagina and played Russian roulette, and killed her dog by hanging it.
Maher adamantly denies the claims, calling them "complete lies." However, he did chronicle the violent side of their passionate relationship, admitting he has slapped her and pushed her around. Maher claims he did such things in self defense.
"The woman is a violent, aggressive woman. And she's 5 foot 7 tall. And when that woman came at you, I defended myself. I cannot recall a time where I hit her that I was not defending myself," Kevin told Staub's lawyer during the deposition.
Later, he continued in more detail. "I know we would get physical. I know I would take her down to the floor and try to hold her down, and she was kicking, scratching, biting. She took a knife and cut me...I've never punched her with a closed fist. I open-hand slapped her. I did pretty much- I think my biggest routine with her was I mushed her. I would grab her face and push her away from me. But I never was the aggressor in any altercations that I ever had with that woman."
When asked earlier if he thought It was okay to get physical in a fight with a woman, Maher said "no" but then added, "People from New York are animated" shortly before his lawyer jumped in to wisely cut him off.
Warning: This story contains graphic details
The sordid past of controversial Real Housewives of New Jersey star Danielle Staub has resurfaced as her ex-husband Kevin Maher recently testified - with even more details - about Danielle's dark life when she was still known as Beverly Merrill.
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Danielle and Kevin were married in October 1988, and in his recent testimony, he reveals that when they married he was still wed to another woman -- a fact Danielle was aware of. In a videotaped deposition given in May, 2010, Kevin says he and Danielle got married because otherwise she would have been imprisoned for breaking her probation terms by hanging out with him, due to the fact he was a convicted felon. He says their relationship was marked by sex, drugs, and physical violence.
"Throughout our entire relationship from the very first day I met Danielle Staub till the end, there was cocaine involved just about every day of our lives," Kevin testified. The two met in 1986 at what Kevin calls a "cocaine party."
"We came into the hotel, and I believe it was the Mayfair Hotel, and there was a cocaine party going on with a bunch of drug dealers," Kevin said, adding later, "I believe I had sex with her in the bathroom."
Kevin delved deeper into their intimate relationship. When asked how many times he and Danielle had sex in the years they were together, he responded: "... it was every single day, morning, noon, and night... It was all day, all night. So it was more than - I'll say it was more than - more than four times a day."
He later added, "Danielle Staub, is in my opinion, a nymphomaniac. She wanted sex everywhere, any way she could get it."
The testimony is part of a lawsuit Maher filed against Staub for what he claims are untrue statements she has made against him.
Staub has alleged that Maher raped her on a bed of glass, inserted a gun into her vagina and played Russian roulette, and killed her dog by hanging it.
Maher adamantly denies the claims, calling them "complete lies." However, he did chronicle the violent side of their passionate relationship, admitting he has slapped her and pushed her around. Maher claims he did such things in self defense.
"The woman is a violent, aggressive woman. And she's 5 foot 7 tall. And when that woman came at you, I defended myself. I cannot recall a time where I hit her that I was not defending myself," Kevin told Staub's lawyer during the deposition.
Later, he continued in more detail. "I know we would get physical. I know I would take her down to the floor and try to hold her down, and she was kicking, scratching, biting. She took a knife and cut me...I've never punched her with a closed fist. I open-hand slapped her. I did pretty much- I think my biggest routine with her was I mushed her. I would grab her face and push her away from me. But I never was the aggressor in any altercations that I ever had with that woman."
When asked earlier if he thought It was okay to get physical in a fight with a woman, Maher said "no" but then added, "People from New York are animated" shortly before his lawyer jumped in to wisely cut him off.
Danielle Does A Show-And-Tell At The Reunion
Post From E! Online.
By: Mark Malkin
When Danielle Staub and her maybe-girlfriend Lori Michaels performed on Watch What Happens Live, the show's host, Bravo exec Andy Cohen, didn't think they were together in a romantic way.
But he's thinking differently these days about the resident vixen of The Real Housewives of New Jersey and the singer-songwriter he's dubbed "Lesbian Superstar Lori Michaels"…
"I felt that Lesbian Superstar Lori Michaels was giving me eye language at the Bravo Clubhouse when we did Watch What Happens Live that said it was not," Cohen tells me. "I just got the vibe from Lesbian Superstar Lori Michaels that it was not happening."
And this does not include Danielle's unexpected show-and-tell of the hair extensions that Jacqueline's daughter Ashley pulled out during the now infamous night at The Brownstone nor her confrontation with Kim G..
Cohen declined to say if he wanted Danielle back for another season. He laughed, "Too much, one thing at a time. We need to let the dust settle here."
By: Mark Malkin
When Danielle Staub and her maybe-girlfriend Lori Michaels performed on Watch What Happens Live, the show's host, Bravo exec Andy Cohen, didn't think they were together in a romantic way.
But he's thinking differently these days about the resident vixen of The Real Housewives of New Jersey and the singer-songwriter he's dubbed "Lesbian Superstar Lori Michaels"…
"I felt that Lesbian Superstar Lori Michaels was giving me eye language at the Bravo Clubhouse when we did Watch What Happens Live that said it was not," Cohen tells me. "I just got the vibe from Lesbian Superstar Lori Michaels that it was not happening."
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But then he ran into them a couple of times in Atlantic City before they taped the reunion. "I saw them arriving together at the Borgata the day before and then I ran into them in the lobby," he said. "I really got the sense that they were together."
As for that reunion, Cohen says—no, he promises—that part two airing on Monday will shock us even more than the cuss-filled rage Theresa spewed at Danielle in the first half. "What I'll tell you is that Jacqueline has something of an epiphany somewhere through the taping and her epiphany is really going to surprise people," he said. "Two things happen that I never would expect to happen in million years. Literally, the shots of me, my mouth is on the floor."
And this does not include Danielle's unexpected show-and-tell of the hair extensions that Jacqueline's daughter Ashley pulled out during the now infamous night at The Brownstone nor her confrontation with Kim G..
Cohen declined to say if he wanted Danielle back for another season. He laughed, "Too much, one thing at a time. We need to let the dust settle here."
Camille Says Kelsey Inspired Her To Do The RHOBH
Article from The NY Daily News.
By Soraya Roberts
According to his ex, Kelsey Grammer is partially responsible for "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
But according to the former Playboy model, Grammer inspired her to take part in "Real Housewives," which is set to debut in October.
"When we were together, [Kelsey] thought it would be good for basically the country and women out there to know who his wife really is," she told the entertainment website.
The 41-year-old reality star and her husband separated in July after 13 years of marriage.
"Things fell apart between us. That is all," Grammer tweeted of his third marriage. "Camille did not want this but has made a very difficult decision and I respect her for it."
The Daily News quoted a source as saying Grammer didn't support his wife's interest in joining the cast of "Real Housewives."
"He's a control freak, so he didn't like her joining the show," the source said.
On Tuesday, Bravo announced the entire cast of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." Joining Grammer on screen are Oklahoma native Taylor Armstrong, British designer Lisa Venderpump, Sacramento Kings owner Adrienne Maloof and Paris Hilton's aunt, Kyle Richards and her sister, Kim.
"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" premieres Oct. 14 on Bravo.
By Soraya Roberts
According to his ex, Kelsey Grammer is partially responsible for "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
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The "Frasier" star's third wife says she joined the cast of Bravo's new reality series on his suggestion.
"The truth is I didn't want to do the show," Camille Grammer told accessholywood.com. "I wasn’t sure because I just didn’t want to expose my life in this manner."
"When we were together, [Kelsey] thought it would be good for basically the country and women out there to know who his wife really is," she told the entertainment website.
The 41-year-old reality star and her husband separated in July after 13 years of marriage.
"Things fell apart between us. That is all," Grammer tweeted of his third marriage. "Camille did not want this but has made a very difficult decision and I respect her for it."
The Daily News quoted a source as saying Grammer didn't support his wife's interest in joining the cast of "Real Housewives."
"He's a control freak, so he didn't like her joining the show," the source said.
On Tuesday, Bravo announced the entire cast of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." Joining Grammer on screen are Oklahoma native Taylor Armstrong, British designer Lisa Venderpump, Sacramento Kings owner Adrienne Maloof and Paris Hilton's aunt, Kyle Richards and her sister, Kim.
"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" premieres Oct. 14 on Bravo.
RHONJ Reunion Highest Rated Houswives Episode
Article from New Jersey News Room.
BY LINDA MOSS
The Jersey girls have beaten the ladies of New York City, Atlanta and Orange County.
On the heels of the record-breaking ratings success of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Bravo also announced Tuesday that it will pick up a third season of the New Jersey reality show as well as a fourth season of its Big Apple counterpart, "The Real Housewives of New York."
BY LINDA MOSS
The Jersey girls have beaten the ladies of New York City, Atlanta and Orange County.
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"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" continued to pull in record-breaking ratings for Bravo Monday night, with the show's reunion special becoming the highest-rated episode in the "Real Housewives" franchise history in all the key demographics and the No. 1 cable telecast for the day among adults 18-to-49, according to Nielson Media Research.
Part One of the reunion special drew 3.9 million total viewers and 2.7 million adults 18-to-49, with double-digit increases from last week's record-breaking finale, up 15 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
Monday's special marked the series' second consecutive week of earning Bravo's highest Monday telecast ever and the highest telecast of the year among total viewers, making Bravo the No. 1 network on television in its time slot among adults 18-to-49.
The episode, which featured all the New Jersey housewives under one roof for the first time ever this season, also bolstered Bravo's Monday night ratings. It helped the cable network earn its highest-rated Monday primetime ever among adults 18-to-49, averaging 1.2 million viewers in that demographic.
Bravo's Andy Cohen, who hosted Part One of the reunions, will also serve that role for Part Two of the supersized reunion special, airing next Monday, Sept. 6 at a new time, 9 p.m., immediately followed by the series premiere of "Thintervention" with Jackie Warner at 10:15 p.m.On the heels of the record-breaking ratings success of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Bravo also announced Tuesday that it will pick up a third season of the New Jersey reality show as well as a fourth season of its Big Apple counterpart, "The Real Housewives of New York."
Teresa And Joe Have Learned A Lot
Post from Radar Online.
Yes, the economy is even hitting the Real Housewives, such as New Jersey native Teresa Giudice.
The once-free-spending 37-year-old reality star talks in-depth about her family's money problems -- to the tune of being $11 million in debt -- in the upcoming issue of In Touch.
"Joe thought things were going to get better," said Giudice, whose epic spending sprees have made for content on the show.
Despite her husband’s initial optimism, Giudice said things kept trending downward financially for the Garden State couple.
She told the magazine that that she and her husband "have learned a lot from our mistakes," noting that he's now imposed a limit on her credit card spending in the wake of their money woes.
Guidice is currently seeking a raise from Bravo, the network that broadcasts The Real Housewives Of New Jersey.
Yes, the economy is even hitting the Real Housewives, such as New Jersey native Teresa Giudice.
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The once-free-spending 37-year-old reality star talks in-depth about her family's money problems -- to the tune of being $11 million in debt -- in the upcoming issue of In Touch.
"I was humiliated," she told the magazine of her reaction after learning the news she'd have to declare bankruptcy alongside her real estate developer husband, Joe.
"Joe thought things were going to get better," said Giudice, whose epic spending sprees have made for content on the show.
Despite her husband’s initial optimism, Giudice said things kept trending downward financially for the Garden State couple.
She told the magazine that that she and her husband "have learned a lot from our mistakes," noting that he's now imposed a limit on her credit card spending in the wake of their money woes.
Guidice is currently seeking a raise from Bravo, the network that broadcasts The Real Housewives Of New Jersey.
Teresa Wants More Money Per Episode Or She Will Walk
Article from Chicago Now, Reality Zen With Jen.
By: jenn sale
The heck is this? Did she go to the Jill Zarin School of Tabolid Planting for Money Grabs?
But this article claims that Tree wants a double in episode salary ($7500) a percentage of merchandise and DVD sales (all h'wives were mad that they weren't cut in on the syndication deal) which could come out to a cool million a year.
According to Radar, show her the money or she walks.
Walks and does what?
My verdict...this was planted. Caroline's actually the one that got them a sweetheart deal last year by hiring attorneys to do the negotiations. I'm sure that's happening again, and they will probably get the double salary, and that's it.
Filming is set to begin on Season 3 this Friday (just snips), so we'll have to wait and see.
Better get started on Skinny Italian 2: Chef Boyardee A Go-Go Tree!
What do you think of the Radar Online story? True? False?
By: jenn sale
The heck is this? Did she go to the Jill Zarin School of Tabolid Planting for Money Grabs?
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Before we start this story stinks to high heaven as a plant. But Teresa really only gabs to PopEater and Hack Job Rob so I'm not sure how reliable this is coming from Radar Online. What I've heard is that there is a money grab for the Jersey Goils because of the preliminary numbers from the Monday night Reunion show. They scored over 3 million viewers, which is the most BRavo has ever seen.
According to Radar, show her the money or she walks.
Walks and does what?
My verdict...this was planted. Caroline's actually the one that got them a sweetheart deal last year by hiring attorneys to do the negotiations. I'm sure that's happening again, and they will probably get the double salary, and that's it.
Filming is set to begin on Season 3 this Friday (just snips), so we'll have to wait and see.
Better get started on Skinny Italian 2: Chef Boyardee A Go-Go Tree!
What do you think of the Radar Online story? True? False?
Kelly Congratulates Bethenny And Wishes Her Well
Article from US Magazine.
On Tuesday afternoon, UsMagazine.com broke the news that Bethenny Frankel is leaving Real Housewives of New York after three seasons. ("Last season was scary and painful," Frankel told Us exclusively.)
Hours later, the big announcement still hadn't reached her onscreen foe Kelly Bensimon.
The single mother of two daughters also addressed rumors about her own status with Bravo's hit; one report claims that Bensimon, 42, would appear "part-time" on the show's fourth season.
"I was just asked to come back and we haven't negotiated everything yet," she clarified. "But I can answer honestly I would either come back or I wouldn't come back -- we don't do part-time."
Of her decision to leave, Frankel, 39, told Us that the nonstop sparring with both Bensimon and former best friend Jill Zarin "took all the joy" out of filming the show. A new mom to daughter Bryn, 3 months, with hubby Jason Hoppy, she said she doesn't "see any reason to go back."
On Tuesday afternoon, UsMagazine.com broke the news that Bethenny Frankel is leaving Real Housewives of New York after three seasons. ("Last season was scary and painful," Frankel told Us exclusively.)
Hours later, the big announcement still hadn't reached her onscreen foe Kelly Bensimon.
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"I didn't know she was staying or leaving," Bensimon told Us at Tuesday night's "Remixology" Bartender's Challenge Finals hosted by Appleton Estate Reserve at NYC's Macao Trading Co.
Bensimon -- who constantly traded insults with Frankel on the show -- then offered her thoughts on the departure. "Congratulations? I wish you well?"The single mother of two daughters also addressed rumors about her own status with Bravo's hit; one report claims that Bensimon, 42, would appear "part-time" on the show's fourth season.
"I was just asked to come back and we haven't negotiated everything yet," she clarified. "But I can answer honestly I would either come back or I wouldn't come back -- we don't do part-time."
Of her decision to leave, Frankel, 39, told Us that the nonstop sparring with both Bensimon and former best friend Jill Zarin "took all the joy" out of filming the show. A new mom to daughter Bryn, 3 months, with hubby Jason Hoppy, she said she doesn't "see any reason to go back."
Jersey Girls To Visit Wendy Williams
Post from AHN.
By:Stephanie Sims
The Wendy Williams Show has been renewed for a second season. The show will premiere on Labor Day, Monday, September 6.
Filmed live in New York, The Wendy Williams Show covers a mix of hot topics, celebrity news and interviews, fashion, cooking and real-life advice with a wide range of guests in addition to a bit of ridiculousness that audiences have come to expect from host Wendy Williams – and that some other show hosts make fun of her for, for example, Joel McHale of E!’s The Soup.
To launch into its second season, Williams has already scheduled a bevy of intriguing celebrity guests.
For the premiere of the show on Monday, The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita and Teresa Giudice stop by to dish about the reunion show and tell Williams where they stand with castmate Danielle Staub.
By:Stephanie Sims
The Wendy Williams Show has been renewed for a second season. The show will premiere on Labor Day, Monday, September 6.
Filmed live in New York, The Wendy Williams Show covers a mix of hot topics, celebrity news and interviews, fashion, cooking and real-life advice with a wide range of guests in addition to a bit of ridiculousness that audiences have come to expect from host Wendy Williams – and that some other show hosts make fun of her for, for example, Joel McHale of E!’s The Soup.
Also new for the second season is a brand new sophisticated studio setting, allowing viewers to see the show from a new perspective as Wendy will continue to interview celebrity guests while overlooking the New York City skyline.
To launch into its second season, Williams has already scheduled a bevy of intriguing celebrity guests.
For the premiere of the show on Monday, The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita and Teresa Giudice stop by to dish about the reunion show and tell Williams where they stand with castmate Danielle Staub.
Kelly At The Appleton Estate Bartender's Challenge
Kelly Bensimon attends the finals of the Appleton Estate Bartender's Challenge at the Macao Trading Co.in New York City.
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Alex Talks To People About Her New Modeling Gig
Article from People.
By:Aaron Parsley
Last season on The Real Housewives of New York City, fans cringed while Alex McCord subjected herself to a beach photo shoot by costar Kelly Bensimon, who came unhinged during a getaway to “Scary Island.” “That photo shoot was probably the only time I was ever really uncomfortable at a shoot,” McCord says of working with Bensimon as her photographer in the Virgin Islands.
Now, McCord, who blogs weekly for PEOPLE about The Real Housewives of Washington D.C., is more comfortably back in front of the camera, thanks to a new deal with the celebrity division of New York Model Management. “I’ve since had the chance to shoot with some fantastic photographers…I’m very happy with the results,” she says. McCord describes her personal style as “eclectic,” which won’t come as a surprise to style fans, who’ve seen her in everything from Roberto Cavalli to a FEED-bag dress. “I love to mix things up and do ruffles one day, tailored another and then maybe buttoned up the next,” she says, adding that for fall she’s picked up “a military three-quarter length jacket from Walter that I love” and “a great turtleneck knit dress from Rolando Santana.” So what does husband Simon van Kempen and her sons, Johan and François, think of Mom’s makeover? “Simon is very proud of me, and the boys think I look very glam.”
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Last season on The Real Housewives of New York City, fans cringed while Alex McCord subjected herself to a beach photo shoot by costar Kelly Bensimon, who came unhinged during a getaway to “Scary Island.” “That photo shoot was probably the only time I was ever really uncomfortable at a shoot,” McCord says of working with Bensimon as her photographer in the Virgin Islands.
Now, McCord, who blogs weekly for PEOPLE about The Real Housewives of Washington D.C., is more comfortably back in front of the camera, thanks to a new deal with the celebrity division of New York Model Management. “I’ve since had the chance to shoot with some fantastic photographers…I’m very happy with the results,” she says. McCord describes her personal style as “eclectic,” which won’t come as a surprise to style fans, who’ve seen her in everything from Roberto Cavalli to a FEED-bag dress. “I love to mix things up and do ruffles one day, tailored another and then maybe buttoned up the next,” she says, adding that for fall she’s picked up “a military three-quarter length jacket from Walter that I love” and “a great turtleneck knit dress from Rolando Santana.” So what does husband Simon van Kempen and her sons, Johan and François, think of Mom’s makeover? “Simon is very proud of me, and the boys think I look very glam.”
The RHONY Start Filming Sept. 20th
Post from The Wrap.
By Jeff Sneider
Bravo has renewed "The Real Housewives of New York" and "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," the cable network has confirmed to TheWrap.
The "New Jersey" girls will reunite for a third round, while the women of "New York" will return for a fourth season sans Bethenny Frankel, who recently announced her departure from the beloved reality series, though she's reportedly contractually obligated to make appearances on the show next season.
"Real Housewives of New York" begins filming Sept. 20.
Meanwhile, Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey" reunion show drew 3.9 million viewers last night, making it the network's most-watched telecast of the season.
In other "Housewives" news, EW has revealed the cast of Bravo's latest reality series, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." Joining Kelsey Grammer's soon-to-be-ex-wife Camille will be Adrienne Maloof (part owner of the Sacramento Kings and the Palms Resort in Las Vegas), Kim and Kyle Richards (sisters and former child stars whose niece is Paris Hilton), plus British designer Lisa Vanderpump and Taylor Armstrong.
The renewal news was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter.
Bravo has renewed "The Real Housewives of New York" and "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," the cable network has confirmed to TheWrap.
The "New Jersey" girls will reunite for a third round, while the women of "New York" will return for a fourth season sans Bethenny Frankel, who recently announced her departure from the beloved reality series, though she's reportedly contractually obligated to make appearances on the show next season.
"Real Housewives of New York" begins filming Sept. 20.
Meanwhile, Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey" reunion show drew 3.9 million viewers last night, making it the network's most-watched telecast of the season.
In other "Housewives" news, EW has revealed the cast of Bravo's latest reality series, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." Joining Kelsey Grammer's soon-to-be-ex-wife Camille will be Adrienne Maloof (part owner of the Sacramento Kings and the Palms Resort in Las Vegas), Kim and Kyle Richards (sisters and former child stars whose niece is Paris Hilton), plus British designer Lisa Vanderpump and Taylor Armstrong.
The renewal news was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Teresa's RHONJ Reunion Blog
Blog post from Bravo.com. Teresa talks about her nephew and why she lost it.
Go Big or Go Home
By: Teresa Giudice
Ciao Tutti!
First, a public apology to Andy Cohen. I love love love you. I’m sorry I pushed you, but it’s just my natural reaction to try and shake people off when they’re holding me back. And I know it’s just a natural reaction to try and hold someone back who’s on the move. Thank you for caring about me and for being such a gentleman. You are the best.
Yes, I was mad, but I promise, I would never touch a hair on Danielle’s head. She’s just not worth it, she’s sue happy, and it’s what she wants. I know this and I would never give it to her. I do have self-control when it comes to being physical. But I am a screamer. I can’t help it and I do own it. I’m just very vocal when I’m mad. I’m Italian and I live in New Jersey – we cook big, we love big, we laugh big, and we scream big. At least I do anyway. It’s who I am and I’m not going to change for anyone, especially not cameras.
But like Caroline said and Dina said last year, I’m really only like that very rarely and only when I’m pushed to the edge. Danielle just knows how to get in there and push buttons. Instead of taking care of her beautiful daughters, she spends her time running around town trying to dig up dirt about all of us. And then she spits it back at you when you least expect it. It’s ALWAYS lies, but it’s shocking to hear because she’s letting you know she’s talked to people in your life. It would make anyone crazy.
When I’m attacked, I attack back. I have never gone after her first. Except for being on the show together, we don’t interact. I don’t sit around and talk about her. I don’t Twitter about her. I don’t try and find out things about her. I don’t care. But I won’t stand for her to bring up things that have nothing to do with the show and are none of her business and that are total lies. Who would sit back and let someone spew lies about their family on national television?
Danielle’s all about making a fresh start and not wanting people to talk about her past (and her skanky present), but then she starts in with my family. For the record, I said “Do not BRING up my family” not “break up” – she could never break up my family, but she does need to keep their names out of her mouth. Of course I have a lot of wonderful family members and friends that are not shown on the show. It’s completely unacceptable for Danielle to drag them into the mud and lie about them.
I know I opened my home and my heart to the viewers and I’m so blessed you have let me. But my extended family – my aunts and cousins and in-laws – didn’t and they deserve their privacy. I would not answer anything about them because it’s nobody’s business, but since so many of you asked what Danielle said that made me so mad, I will tell you as best I can…
In April, my newest nephew was born off camera. (No, not Jacqueline’s baby; Jacq and I are not related.) And no he’s not sick. He’s perfect and beautiful and we’re blessed to have him in our lives. If you all remember, I was scheduled to do the live Bravo Chat Bubble for a Real Housewives of New York episode the night he was born, and I was at the hospital so long, I was late logging in. So, yes, of course I was at the hospital when he was born!
When we were talking about Danielle not even acknowledging the birth of Jacqueline’s new baby Nicholas – which is part of the show – Danielle jumped in and accused me of not acknowledging my own new nephew. Did you see my face, how confused I was? At first, I had no idea what she was talking about because I WAS there and my 90,000 Twitter followers were kind of at the hospital with me that day too. But then I realized what she was saying – that she had been digging around my extended family and trying to find dirt on me and defame them. And I just had it. I will not stand for that (or sit still anyway).
It’s the same thing that happened at the Fashion Show. My life is complicated and stressful enough due to the bankruptcy and the ongoing legal issues we’re going through right now. If you’ve ever been in the legal system for anything, you know it’s painful, private and definitely not fun. I wish I could say more about my finances and address the inaccuracies in the press more clearly, but our case is still open, so I can’t. Then to have Danielle throw one of her little bombs at me about my house being in foreclosure (which for the love of all that is holy it is NOT!) let me know she was in my legal business as well. She needs to stay out of my private business. I’m not in hers. Never have been.
So to answer the question about why I talked about her sleeping with Steve after just meeting him and then screwing around with him at my Shore house in front of both mine and her daughters… that is connected to the show. In the first season, I gave her a chance. I invited her and her girls and her new boyfriend into my home, and she disrespected me and horrified me with her behavior. We all saw it. And then she lied about it. Lied and lied and lied and then denied. Everyone always asks me what I was saying when I flipped the table last year. I know a lot of it was bleeped out, but here’s the answer: "You f----ed a guy in my Shore house!" That’s what set me off. Completely and utterly disgusting.
The only other thing I have to say about part 1 is sorry Caroline, but I’m afraid I don’t agree with you about prostitutes. Call me old school, call me old fashioned, but I do have a problem with them. I think they do hurt more than just themselves. I’m not a big fan of whores – the prostitution, coke or skanky kind.
On a happier note, it was awesome that Andy mentioned my New York Times best-selling book Skinny Italian. Thank you all for making it such a success and embracing my family’s culture and cuisine. I’m hard at work on the next book – but it will have all new recipes and juicy stories – no quickie rehashes here – so you’ll have to get both!
Thank you all for your support. I answer only to God, I’m not going to change for a show, but I do appreciate all of your kind words and sweet messages. They really make a huge difference in my day!
Visit my website at http://www.teresagiudice.com/ for more information about Skinny Italian including a list of the recipes, gorgeous photographs and the latest news from the Giudice family. There’s an awesome unaired bonus clip on Bravo of the behind-the-scenes making of the book. So fun! http://j.mp/a4lawG
And follow me on Twitter @teresa_giudice. I answer as many tweets as I can, but I do read every single one.
Tanti Baci,
Teresa
Go Big or Go Home
By: Teresa Giudice
OK, deep breath. Exhale. Watching the first part of the Reunion show was completely crazy, made my heart race, and I lived through it!
First, a public apology to Andy Cohen. I love love love you. I’m sorry I pushed you, but it’s just my natural reaction to try and shake people off when they’re holding me back. And I know it’s just a natural reaction to try and hold someone back who’s on the move. Thank you for caring about me and for being such a gentleman. You are the best.
Yes, I was mad, but I promise, I would never touch a hair on Danielle’s head. She’s just not worth it, she’s sue happy, and it’s what she wants. I know this and I would never give it to her. I do have self-control when it comes to being physical. But I am a screamer. I can’t help it and I do own it. I’m just very vocal when I’m mad. I’m Italian and I live in New Jersey – we cook big, we love big, we laugh big, and we scream big. At least I do anyway. It’s who I am and I’m not going to change for anyone, especially not cameras.
But like Caroline said and Dina said last year, I’m really only like that very rarely and only when I’m pushed to the edge. Danielle just knows how to get in there and push buttons. Instead of taking care of her beautiful daughters, she spends her time running around town trying to dig up dirt about all of us. And then she spits it back at you when you least expect it. It’s ALWAYS lies, but it’s shocking to hear because she’s letting you know she’s talked to people in your life. It would make anyone crazy.
When I’m attacked, I attack back. I have never gone after her first. Except for being on the show together, we don’t interact. I don’t sit around and talk about her. I don’t Twitter about her. I don’t try and find out things about her. I don’t care. But I won’t stand for her to bring up things that have nothing to do with the show and are none of her business and that are total lies. Who would sit back and let someone spew lies about their family on national television?
Danielle’s all about making a fresh start and not wanting people to talk about her past (and her skanky present), but then she starts in with my family. For the record, I said “Do not BRING up my family” not “break up” – she could never break up my family, but she does need to keep their names out of her mouth. Of course I have a lot of wonderful family members and friends that are not shown on the show. It’s completely unacceptable for Danielle to drag them into the mud and lie about them.
I know I opened my home and my heart to the viewers and I’m so blessed you have let me. But my extended family – my aunts and cousins and in-laws – didn’t and they deserve their privacy. I would not answer anything about them because it’s nobody’s business, but since so many of you asked what Danielle said that made me so mad, I will tell you as best I can…
In April, my newest nephew was born off camera. (No, not Jacqueline’s baby; Jacq and I are not related.) And no he’s not sick. He’s perfect and beautiful and we’re blessed to have him in our lives. If you all remember, I was scheduled to do the live Bravo Chat Bubble for a Real Housewives of New York episode the night he was born, and I was at the hospital so long, I was late logging in. So, yes, of course I was at the hospital when he was born!
When we were talking about Danielle not even acknowledging the birth of Jacqueline’s new baby Nicholas – which is part of the show – Danielle jumped in and accused me of not acknowledging my own new nephew. Did you see my face, how confused I was? At first, I had no idea what she was talking about because I WAS there and my 90,000 Twitter followers were kind of at the hospital with me that day too. But then I realized what she was saying – that she had been digging around my extended family and trying to find dirt on me and defame them. And I just had it. I will not stand for that (or sit still anyway).
It’s the same thing that happened at the Fashion Show. My life is complicated and stressful enough due to the bankruptcy and the ongoing legal issues we’re going through right now. If you’ve ever been in the legal system for anything, you know it’s painful, private and definitely not fun. I wish I could say more about my finances and address the inaccuracies in the press more clearly, but our case is still open, so I can’t. Then to have Danielle throw one of her little bombs at me about my house being in foreclosure (which for the love of all that is holy it is NOT!) let me know she was in my legal business as well. She needs to stay out of my private business. I’m not in hers. Never have been.
So to answer the question about why I talked about her sleeping with Steve after just meeting him and then screwing around with him at my Shore house in front of both mine and her daughters… that is connected to the show. In the first season, I gave her a chance. I invited her and her girls and her new boyfriend into my home, and she disrespected me and horrified me with her behavior. We all saw it. And then she lied about it. Lied and lied and lied and then denied. Everyone always asks me what I was saying when I flipped the table last year. I know a lot of it was bleeped out, but here’s the answer: "You f----ed a guy in my Shore house!" That’s what set me off. Completely and utterly disgusting.
The only other thing I have to say about part 1 is sorry Caroline, but I’m afraid I don’t agree with you about prostitutes. Call me old school, call me old fashioned, but I do have a problem with them. I think they do hurt more than just themselves. I’m not a big fan of whores – the prostitution, coke or skanky kind.
On a happier note, it was awesome that Andy mentioned my New York Times best-selling book Skinny Italian. Thank you all for making it such a success and embracing my family’s culture and cuisine. I’m hard at work on the next book – but it will have all new recipes and juicy stories – no quickie rehashes here – so you’ll have to get both!
Thank you all for your support. I answer only to God, I’m not going to change for a show, but I do appreciate all of your kind words and sweet messages. They really make a huge difference in my day!
Visit my website at http://www.teresagiudice.com/ for more information about Skinny Italian including a list of the recipes, gorgeous photographs and the latest news from the Giudice family. There’s an awesome unaired bonus clip on Bravo of the behind-the-scenes making of the book. So fun! http://j.mp/a4lawG
And follow me on Twitter @teresa_giudice. I answer as many tweets as I can, but I do read every single one.
Tanti Baci,
Teresa
Bethenny Rejected Bravo's Offer To Return For Season Four
Post from US Magazine.
“Last season was scary and painful," she tells Us about why she’s rejected Bravo’s offers to return for season 4, which begins filming Sept. 20, according to a source. “It took all of the joy out of it.”
Last season, Frankel, 39, continued to fight with rival Kelly Killoren Bensimon, but it was her intense feud with former BFF Jill Zarin that hurt her the most.
Zarin, 46, bad-mouthed Frankel to their castmates - and even tried to get some not to film with her (she has since apologized).
Frankel -- who welcomed daughter Bryn in May with husband Jason Hoppy -- tells Us she doesn't "see any reason to go back."
This summer, she debuted her own spinoff show, Bethenny Getting Married? The June 10 premiere attracted more than 2 million viewers -- about the same as RHONY averaged in season 3 -- the highest rated debut for a new Bravo show.
Though a Bravo insider reveals that Frankel is contractually bound to make a few appearances on RHONY next season, the network is still hoping that she’ll come back full-time.
But Frankel (whose empire includes books, Skinnygirl margaritas and a Body by Bethenny DVD) tells Us, “My gut’s saying not to be part of this cast."
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After three seasons, Bethenny Frankel exclusively tells Us Weekly she is leaving the hit Bravo show.
Last season, Frankel, 39, continued to fight with rival Kelly Killoren Bensimon, but it was her intense feud with former BFF Jill Zarin that hurt her the most.
Zarin, 46, bad-mouthed Frankel to their castmates - and even tried to get some not to film with her (she has since apologized).
Frankel -- who welcomed daughter Bryn in May with husband Jason Hoppy -- tells Us she doesn't "see any reason to go back."
This summer, she debuted her own spinoff show, Bethenny Getting Married? The June 10 premiere attracted more than 2 million viewers -- about the same as RHONY averaged in season 3 -- the highest rated debut for a new Bravo show.
Though a Bravo insider reveals that Frankel is contractually bound to make a few appearances on RHONY next season, the network is still hoping that she’ll come back full-time.
But Frankel (whose empire includes books, Skinnygirl margaritas and a Body by Bethenny DVD) tells Us, “My gut’s saying not to be part of this cast."
Caroline's RHONJ Reunion Blog
Blog post from Bravo.com
Exit Off Crazy Turnpike
By: Caroline Manzo
I’m not going to relive all the drama of the season tonight. I’ve already addressed it in previous blogs. I’ve received thousands of comments regarding tonight’s episode with everything from "I love you," to "You’re a bully." I get it; it’s totally expected and normal to have a mixed bag of emotions. Guess what? It is what it is. There was absolutely no way in the world I was going to sit quietly and listen to the lies and accusations that were being tossed around. My reactions were genuine and heartfelt. I wasn’t playing to the cameras, and I wasn’t looking for anyone’s sympathy. Those ten hours were my last chance to say what I had to say. It was the last time we were all going to be together and there were some issues that needed to be addressed. I take full responsibility for what I said, and how I presented myself. Trust me, I had a range of emotions as I watched from happy to sad, proud to embarrassed. That makes me just like the rest of you … HUMAN.
Next week is our last episode. I have my blinker on, looking forward to exiting the “crazy turnpike” and finding the “sunshine and lollipop highway”….. wish me luck.
Again, I want to thank each and every one of you for watching week after week. You’re the best.
Xoxo
C.
P.S. Kudos to my Lauren! She did my makeup as well as Jacqueline’s. Great job LaLa…. You made you’re momma beautiful. Xoxo
P.P.S. I have a new advice column and website! Check it out! (please)
Exit Off Crazy Turnpike
By: Caroline Manzo
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Hello again! 17 down, 1 to go! I have to admit that I’m not quite sure how to address tonight’s episode. I feel like we’ve been down this ugly road before and quite frankly, I’m ready to take the first exit off the crazy turnpike. There’s no denying that this reunion was literally the modern day version of the OK Corral. We filmed for ten hours. TEN HOURS. It was one of the most frustrating and mentally exhausting things I’ve ever done. You need to understand the process. First, we live and experience what you see week to week in real time. Months go by, and we relive those moments as we watch each episode along with the viewing audience. In that time, we blog about it, talk about it in the different media venues, and answer all of your questions. When we meet to film the reunion, we’re pretty worn out emotionally. It’s liked the movie Groundhog Day. You wake up every day and you feel like you’re trapped in a time warp! Naturally, all of the emotions you’ve experienced in the past year or so come back to you full force during the reunion taping. It’s the moment of "truth." It’s the last time you’ll have to address any issues you may have with a castmate, or explain comments or behavior on your part too.
Sooo, here we go… let's talk about tonight’s episode. First things first. I expected yelling, screaming, and tears. I NEVER expected Andy to get tossed like a rag doll. I was in complete shock when that happened. Actually, I had to compose myself because I wanted to cry. Seriously, I did. When Teresa jumped off the couch and approached Danielle it was literally within the first ten minutes of filming. The only thing going through my mind at that moment, beyond the obvious WTF is going on, was that I couldn’t sit through hours and hours of this. If this is happening now, what’s it going to be like when we get to the real issues? Thank God it never got to that level again, it was an ugly moment. Ugly, ugly, ugly.
Now, let’s talk about me. First I need to explain a comment I made before you all have a stroke. When I told Andy that I didn’t find anything wrong with stripping and prostitution I simply meant this: A stripper puts herself (or himself) on stage and takes off their own clothes, no one else’s. A prostitute sells his or her own body, no one else’s. When someone goes to a strip club, or visits a prostitute, they do it voluntarily. It’s an individual's choice.I’m not going to relive all the drama of the season tonight. I’ve already addressed it in previous blogs. I’ve received thousands of comments regarding tonight’s episode with everything from "I love you," to "You’re a bully." I get it; it’s totally expected and normal to have a mixed bag of emotions. Guess what? It is what it is. There was absolutely no way in the world I was going to sit quietly and listen to the lies and accusations that were being tossed around. My reactions were genuine and heartfelt. I wasn’t playing to the cameras, and I wasn’t looking for anyone’s sympathy. Those ten hours were my last chance to say what I had to say. It was the last time we were all going to be together and there were some issues that needed to be addressed. I take full responsibility for what I said, and how I presented myself. Trust me, I had a range of emotions as I watched from happy to sad, proud to embarrassed. That makes me just like the rest of you … HUMAN.
Next week is our last episode. I have my blinker on, looking forward to exiting the “crazy turnpike” and finding the “sunshine and lollipop highway”….. wish me luck.
Again, I want to thank each and every one of you for watching week after week. You’re the best.
Xoxo
C.
P.S. Kudos to my Lauren! She did my makeup as well as Jacqueline’s. Great job LaLa…. You made you’re momma beautiful. Xoxo
P.P.S. I have a new advice column and website! Check it out! (please)
The RHOBH Premiere Date And Cast Photo
Post from People.
By:Charlotte Triggs
It’s official! The Real Housewives are invading Beverly Hills for the latest installment of the Bravo reality franchise, debuting Oct. 14 — and many of the casting rumors are turning out to be true.
Kim and Kyle Richards: The Richards sisters are former child stars, who both appeared in Disney films like Escape to Witch Mountain and projects like Little House on the Prairie. Their other sister is Kathy Hilton — Paris Hilton‘s mom.
Lisa Vanderpump: The British restaurateur is a new fixture on the Beverly Hills scene, running two restaurants and writing a skincare column in Beverly Hills Lifestyle magazine. Married for 29 years to her husband Ken, she’s the mother to Pandora, 24, and Max, 18. She also has four dogs.
Taylor Armstrong: Wife of a venture capitalist, Armstrong moved to Beverly Hills seven years ago from Oklahoma, and focuses on raising her daughter Kennedy, 4. She also runs her own SAP firm, eImplement Inc., and volunteers for the 1736 Family Crisis Center.
By:Charlotte Triggs
It’s official! The Real Housewives are invading Beverly Hills for the latest installment of the Bravo reality franchise, debuting Oct. 14 — and many of the casting rumors are turning out to be true.
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Camille Grammer, who filed for divorce from her husband of 13 years, Frasier star Kelsey Grammer, in July, will appear on the series. The mother of two is said to share several on-camera scenes with her ex during the upcoming season. Grammer owns a TV production company and has a collection of rare first edition books, including Pride and Prejudice and The Sound and the Fury.
Adrienne Maloof: The New Mexico native is part of the Maloof dynasty, which owns the Sacramento Kings basketball team and the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. She has three young sons — Gavin, 7, and twins Christian and Colin, 4 — with her husband, prominent plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Nassif.
Kim and Kyle Richards: The Richards sisters are former child stars, who both appeared in Disney films like Escape to Witch Mountain and projects like Little House on the Prairie. Their other sister is Kathy Hilton — Paris Hilton‘s mom.
Lisa Vanderpump: The British restaurateur is a new fixture on the Beverly Hills scene, running two restaurants and writing a skincare column in Beverly Hills Lifestyle magazine. Married for 29 years to her husband Ken, she’s the mother to Pandora, 24, and Max, 18. She also has four dogs.
Taylor Armstrong: Wife of a venture capitalist, Armstrong moved to Beverly Hills seven years ago from Oklahoma, and focuses on raising her daughter Kennedy, 4. She also runs her own SAP firm, eImplement Inc., and volunteers for the 1736 Family Crisis Center.
Should Teresa Be Kicked Off The RHONJ?
Post from Babble.
Posted by MaraLee
On last night’s explosive The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion, Teresa Giudice pretty much loses her mind. Kelly Bensimon on “Scary Island,” was nothing compared to her crazy!
Teresa has displayed dangerous behavior and she should be kicked off the show. Sure Danielle, the source of her anger, will not be back next season, but if Teresa is this mad at her, she can get this mad at someone else. No one got hurt this time…but Teresa has shown that she is completely capable of attacking someone. And what if producers aren’t around to stop her? I could see an off-season brawl leading to more than just a wounded extension.
What do you think? Should Teresa be kicked off?
Posted by MaraLee
On last night’s explosive The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion, Teresa Giudice pretty much loses her mind. Kelly Bensimon on “Scary Island,” was nothing compared to her crazy!
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Within the first five minutes of the show, Teresa drops the B-word several times at Danielle Staub and tries to attack her. Video is below for those who missed it.
Sometimes when these women fight it seems staged and there is no doubt that producers egg them on to scream and cry. The ratings are much higher if they have to bleep out swear words or there is the suspense of someone walking off with the possibility of them never coming back. But you can normally tell when someone is going off, they have it mostly under control. Teresa seemed like she had a mental break with reality and could actually harm Danielle.
Teresa even physically pushed Andy Cohen (who let’s face it, should probably work out more), sending him flying on to the couch. You can tell that this was not part of the plan when he scolds her and tells her to keep her butt in her seat.
Teresa has displayed dangerous behavior and she should be kicked off the show. Sure Danielle, the source of her anger, will not be back next season, but if Teresa is this mad at her, she can get this mad at someone else. No one got hurt this time…but Teresa has shown that she is completely capable of attacking someone. And what if producers aren’t around to stop her? I could see an off-season brawl leading to more than just a wounded extension.
What do you think? Should Teresa be kicked off?
Teresa Loses It Over Her Nephew?
Post from Reality Tea.
The Jersey ladies are gathered together for the first time in over a year, with the exception of Dina Manzo, who exited the show mid-season because of Danielle Staub. Despite Dina’s absence, she is still the topic of conversation among the housewives and Teresa has no problem putting all of the blame on Danielle.
“I didn’t mean to shove Andy,” Teresa tells UsWeekly. “I love Andy.” On why she shoved him, she said: “When I’m attacked, I attack back. I don’t like to be held back or touched…Listen, I know how to control myself. Just don’t hold me back!”
Caroline Manzo gives her take on the reunion show as well, “There are no words,” she said. “Just no words. I could not compose a rational thought in my head for two days [after the taping]. It took me two days to regroup.”
There is also a rumor that has been going around for the past couple of weeks stating that Teresa’s husband Joe Giudice has been having an affair with a Jersey woman named Tara G. We received an email about this a while back, with someone telling us that everyone in the Giudices hometown is aware of this woman and the affair, including Teresa.
We didn’t publish this as there was no proof attached to the email. So, if there’s anyone out there with proof, photos, last names, facebook pages etc, Please feel free to email us the details using our site contact page or at Realitytea@yahoo.com.
A clip of the reunion:
The Jersey ladies are gathered together for the first time in over a year, with the exception of Dina Manzo, who exited the show mid-season because of Danielle Staub. Despite Dina’s absence, she is still the topic of conversation among the housewives and Teresa has no problem putting all of the blame on Danielle.
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A video clip shows the aftermath of a fight between Danielle and Teresa. It seems Danielle brings up Teresa’s family, and she decides to take out her bankruptcy humiliation frustration on her.
You have all likely seen the previews by now which shows Teresa Giudice shoving host Andy Cohen as he tries to hold her back. Well, Teresa is now speaking out about her actions, trying to explain why she want ape nuts on Andy.
“I didn’t mean to shove Andy,” Teresa tells UsWeekly. “I love Andy.” On why she shoved him, she said: “When I’m attacked, I attack back. I don’t like to be held back or touched…Listen, I know how to control myself. Just don’t hold me back!”
Caroline Manzo gives her take on the reunion show as well, “There are no words,” she said. “Just no words. I could not compose a rational thought in my head for two days [after the taping]. It took me two days to regroup.”
There is also a rumor that has been going around for the past couple of weeks stating that Teresa’s husband Joe Giudice has been having an affair with a Jersey woman named Tara G. We received an email about this a while back, with someone telling us that everyone in the Giudices hometown is aware of this woman and the affair, including Teresa.
We didn’t publish this as there was no proof attached to the email. So, if there’s anyone out there with proof, photos, last names, facebook pages etc, Please feel free to email us the details using our site contact page or at Realitytea@yahoo.com.
A clip of the reunion:
LuAnn Performing At Fashion's Night Out
From LuAnn'a Facebook.
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| I'm so excited to sing at Macy's during San Francisco's Fashion's Night Out, September 10 at 7:30 PM. Hope to see you there! |
Carmen Centolella Contradicts Danielle's Story About Her Kidnapping
Article from NJ.com.
By:Vicki Hyman/The Star-LedgerFollow "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Danielle Staub has always downplayed her role in a kidnapping and extortion scheme in Miami nearly 25 years ago, when a drug deal gone bad led to her arrest and nearly month-long jail stint. The arrest, described in the true-crime memoir "Cop Without a Badge," was used by Staub's fellow housewives in attempt to discredit and shame her on the first season of the reality show.
"The neighbor tried to do dupe them and make me look really bad," she writes (Staub doesn't mention Centolella by name in the book, though his name is in the court records). "The more I think about it over the years, the more I believe that he was hoping they would blame me and hurt me for his misdeeds. What a coward!"
Centolella describes Staub, then known as Beverly Merrill, as an acquaintance with whom he’d snorted cocaine with on occasion. He says he had no idea Staub had become a reality show queen until Staub’s ex-husband, Kevin Maher, tracked him down and asked him to testify in his defamation suit against Staub. Maher, the subject of "Cop Without a Badge," filed the lawsuit after Staub claimed that Maher repeatedly beat her and raped her during their marriage.
Centolella says Staub had bragged about her drug world connections, so he asked her to set him up with two kilograms of cocaine to sell to two men who also lived in their complex. The day of the deal, Staub arrived at his apartment with only one kilo of cocaine, telling him, "'We’re only going to do one at a time.’ She was very, uh, cocky." But the buyers ended up pulling a gun and making off with the cocaine.
Staub "starts flipping out on me," and dragged him to her apartment, where her boyfriend Daniel Aguilar, who was involved in the drug buy, was waiting, he says. (Aguilar is called Jorge in the book; he too is testifying for Maher.) Aguilar, Staub and another man took him to a safe house in south Miami and tied him up; Aguilar punched him in the face, and then Staub grabbed a 9mm gun, hit him in the back of the head with it, slapped him, grabbed him by the throat, and shoved the gun in his mouth, Centolella says. "You better get this money or you’re dead," he says she told him.
Centolella finally called his father in upstate New York to ask the money, even though he knew his father didn't have it. "At least I would get to talk to him if I wasn't going to live, to say good bye to him."
Staub has said she didn't have anything to do with the kidnapping, but admits that she did talk to Centolella’s father "about the $24,000 debt his son owed and that needed to paid in full immediately," she writes in her memoir. But Centolella's father contacted the FBI, who tracked down Centolella and his captors as they drove to a Western Union to pick up the money. Centolella was later charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and served several years in prison; Aguilar too served time. Staub cooperated with prosecutors and got five years’ probation after pleading guilty to extortion.
After Maher contacted him, Centolella made sure to catch an episode of "Real Housewives." "I wish I could jump through the TV and wring her neck like she did to me."
Though the revelation of Staub's past misdeeds was the crux of the first season of the show, it has also surfaced this season in connection with an assault on Staub by Ashley Holmes, the daughter of fellow housewife Jacqueline Laurita. In the finale last week, Caroline Manzo, Holmes' aunt, asks Staub to drop the charges against Holmes, saying that Staub of all people should know what it's like to be young and make mistakes. Staub was not moved.
Meanwhile, lawyers for both Maher and Staub were in mediation on Friday in California, but Staub filed papers seeking to dismiss the case, claiming that she never made the remarks that Maher claims she did ... and that if she did, it couldn't damage his reputation any more than tales of his excesses in "Cop Without a Badge" did, E! Online reports.
"As far as my past is concerned, I have always been honest even when it was difficult to do so," Maher says. "I stand by what is printed in my book -- not all of it I'm proud of but most of it I am."
By:Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
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| Photo: Mike Derer/AP |
But the victim, Carmen Centolella, now claims that the reality show star helped choreograph the drug deal, and that she pistol-whipped him and stuck a gun in his mouth during his two-day ordeal.
Share Centolella’s story diverges wildly from the tale Staub has tells in the pages of her memoir, "The Naked Truth." She claims in the book that she had introduced Centolella, a neighbor in her Miami apartment complex, to some friends who — lo and behold! — were drug dealers. Centolella got some drugs from them to resell, but then claimed a couple of guys robbed him and took the drugs, a story that Staub didn’t buy.
"The neighbor tried to do dupe them and make me look really bad," she writes (Staub doesn't mention Centolella by name in the book, though his name is in the court records). "The more I think about it over the years, the more I believe that he was hoping they would blame me and hurt me for his misdeeds. What a coward!"
Centolella describes Staub, then known as Beverly Merrill, as an acquaintance with whom he’d snorted cocaine with on occasion. He says he had no idea Staub had become a reality show queen until Staub’s ex-husband, Kevin Maher, tracked him down and asked him to testify in his defamation suit against Staub. Maher, the subject of "Cop Without a Badge," filed the lawsuit after Staub claimed that Maher repeatedly beat her and raped her during their marriage.
Centolella says Staub had bragged about her drug world connections, so he asked her to set him up with two kilograms of cocaine to sell to two men who also lived in their complex. The day of the deal, Staub arrived at his apartment with only one kilo of cocaine, telling him, "'We’re only going to do one at a time.’ She was very, uh, cocky." But the buyers ended up pulling a gun and making off with the cocaine.
Staub "starts flipping out on me," and dragged him to her apartment, where her boyfriend Daniel Aguilar, who was involved in the drug buy, was waiting, he says. (Aguilar is called Jorge in the book; he too is testifying for Maher.) Aguilar, Staub and another man took him to a safe house in south Miami and tied him up; Aguilar punched him in the face, and then Staub grabbed a 9mm gun, hit him in the back of the head with it, slapped him, grabbed him by the throat, and shoved the gun in his mouth, Centolella says. "You better get this money or you’re dead," he says she told him.
Centolella finally called his father in upstate New York to ask the money, even though he knew his father didn't have it. "At least I would get to talk to him if I wasn't going to live, to say good bye to him."
Staub has said she didn't have anything to do with the kidnapping, but admits that she did talk to Centolella’s father "about the $24,000 debt his son owed and that needed to paid in full immediately," she writes in her memoir. But Centolella's father contacted the FBI, who tracked down Centolella and his captors as they drove to a Western Union to pick up the money. Centolella was later charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and served several years in prison; Aguilar too served time. Staub cooperated with prosecutors and got five years’ probation after pleading guilty to extortion.
After Maher contacted him, Centolella made sure to catch an episode of "Real Housewives." "I wish I could jump through the TV and wring her neck like she did to me."
Though the revelation of Staub's past misdeeds was the crux of the first season of the show, it has also surfaced this season in connection with an assault on Staub by Ashley Holmes, the daughter of fellow housewife Jacqueline Laurita. In the finale last week, Caroline Manzo, Holmes' aunt, asks Staub to drop the charges against Holmes, saying that Staub of all people should know what it's like to be young and make mistakes. Staub was not moved.
Meanwhile, lawyers for both Maher and Staub were in mediation on Friday in California, but Staub filed papers seeking to dismiss the case, claiming that she never made the remarks that Maher claims she did ... and that if she did, it couldn't damage his reputation any more than tales of his excesses in "Cop Without a Badge" did, E! Online reports.
"As far as my past is concerned, I have always been honest even when it was difficult to do so," Maher says. "I stand by what is printed in my book -- not all of it I'm proud of but most of it I am."
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