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Jon: 'It's Not a Mid-Life Crisis'

He's always loved tattoos and pierced ears

(Newser) - The diamond-studded ears, the Ed Hardy shirts—that’s who Jon Gosselin really is! “It’s not a mid-life crisis,” he said on last night’s episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8, E! reports. “I’m nowhere near mid-life. I’m 32 years old. I’ve...

Jon Gets Hammered by Kate 2.0
 Jon Gets Hammered by Kate 2.0 
Aug 10, 2009 7:03 PM CDT

Jon Gets Hammered by Kate 2.0

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin doesn't seem to have a very good track record with Kates. Following this morning's Today show interview with soon-to-be-ex-wife Kate, former flame Kate Major hammered the reality dad on E! "We had plans to travel together, to live together and to be together," says the former...

Aww, Kate Still Loves 'the Jon I Knew'

And the kids don't really know what's going on yet

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin still loves “the Jon that I knew,” she said this morning on Today, her first appearance since she and her husband—and Jon and Kate Plus 8 co-star—announced they're divorcing. So why is she still wearing her wedding ring? For their eight kids, whom she...

ABC Eyes Paula for Dancing With Stars

(Newser) - Paula Abdul has bailed on American Idol, but if execs at ABC have their way she may be back to reality TV soon. "We would love to have her on Dancing With the Stars," the network's president tells People. “She’s a huge talent. There’s an...

Idol Will Miss Paula's Crazy Antics
 Idol Will Miss 
 Paula's Crazy Antics 
OPINION
Aug 7, 2009 9:30 AM CDT

Idol Will Miss Paula's Crazy Antics

The true reality show is at the judges' table, after all

(Newser) - Paula Abdul “walked away from a multimillion-dollar salary, a gig that brought her out of obscurity”—but it’s American Idol that will smart the most from her departure, writes Jeanne McManus for the Washington Post. “She generally contributed absolutely nothing to the verdict of the talent...

Paula, Don't Let Door Hit You On Way Out: Idol Staff

Employees toast departure of 'difficult diva'

(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest may be sad to see Paula Abdul go, but he’s in the minority: Longtime American Idol staffers were so overjoyed at her announcement, they threw an impromptu party, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “Can’t you hear our celebration?” one veteran staffer says. “We broke out...

Asperger's Man Could Be Next Susan Boyle

Briton who can barely leave the house wows X Factor judges

(Newser) - A young singer with Asperger’s syndrome who once spent 7 years without leaving his home is poised to take the British reality TV world by storm, the Independent reports. 21-year-old Scott James’ yet-to-be broadcast audition on the show X Factor features a rave review from Simon Cowell, earning him...

Jessica: After Split, 'I'd Still Love Tony'

She discusses comeback with huge fashion line, reality show, too

(Newser) - Jessica Simpson waxed prescient in an interview with Glamour just days before the demise of her relationship with Tony Romo: “I don’t know what the future holds, but I hope that my life, as it is now, doesn’t change,” she says. “If this article comes...

Abdul on Twitter: I'm Quitting Idol

(Newser) - Paula Abdul says she won't be returning to American Idol next season, reports E! Online. Abdul, who had been in difficult contract talks with Fox ahead of the ninth season, made the announcement "with sadness in my heart" on her Twitter feed tonight. "She's a tremendous talent, and...

Jon & Kate Weirdness Back on Air

Kate Major is also back

(Newser) - Jon & Kate Plus 8 may no longer be an appropriate title, but the TLC reality show returned last night—as did yet more tabloid coverage of the divorcing couple. Highlights:
  • On a solo camping trip with the kids, Kate had a hard time with the tent, leading the kids
...

Becks to Shaq: Pick On Someone Your Own Size
 Becks to Shaq: 
 Pick On Someone 
 Your Own Size 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Aug 3, 2009 11:20 AM CDT

Becks to Shaq: Pick On Someone Your Own Size

Plus, Jessica Biel sings!

(Newser) - David Beckham is afraid of Shaquille O’Neal—at least according to Shaquille O’Neal. Becks refused to compete against Shaq on the soccer field for the NBA star's upcoming TV show, Shaq Vs., the New York Post reports. That prompted the challenger to declare on Twitter, “he should...

Reality TV: Hollywood's Sweatshop
Reality TV: Hollywood's Sweatshop
Aug 1, 2009 3:32 PM CDT

Reality TV: Hollywood's Sweatshop

Producers make contestants suffer to bring out the drama

(Newser) - They work up to 20 hours a day, often without breaks, and usually for no pay. Sometimes they're a little tipsy. Welcome to the secret lives of reality TV contestants. With no union to represent them, these “performers” suffer grueling conditions, the New York Times reports. “They locked...

Anderson to Bachelorette : How Much Sex?
 Anderson 
 to Bachelorette: 
 How Much Sex? 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 31, 2009 10:40 AM CDT

Anderson to Bachelorette: How Much Sex?

Plus, yes, more Jon and Kate news

(Newser) - Anderson Cooper got a little personal yesterday when, as Regis Philbin’s stand-in, he asked Bachelorette Jillian Harris how many of the bachelors on her reality show she slept with. But he was only asking “the question everybody wants to know,” said Erica Hill when he recapped the...

Brit Big Brother Contestant Slashes Wrists

Incident renews debate over mental health of reality TV contestants

(Newser) - A contestant on the British edition of Big Brother slit his wrists after he was voted off the show, reports the Guardian. Sree Dasari, still being treated in the hospital, was an unpopular character; he faced mockery after flirting with another housemate who wasn't attracted to him, and when he...

Jon and Kate Returning, Without Their Couch

(Newser) - They're back. Jon and Kate Gosselin's reality show—on hiatus since they stopped being Jon and Kate—will return to TLC Monday night, reports the Los Angeles Times. Loyal viewers will note one obvious change: gone is the couch they sat on together to describe the perils of raising eight...

Kate 2.0 Spills Romantic Beans
 Kate 2.0 Spills Romantic Beans 
Jul 30, 2009 9:58 AM CDT

Kate 2.0 Spills Romantic Beans

We know you're practically salivating with excitement.

(Newser) - After much anticipation, Kate Major—aka “Kate 2.0” of Jon & Kate fame—has given former employer Star her exclusive story. On her romantic first meeting with Jon: “I introduced myself as a reporter and said, ‘I’d like to meet Jon.’” His classy...

Jon Resumes Dad Duty as Kate Buys Suburban DC Pad

Jon puts 'career' second to family

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin is back with his kids, and it’s Kate’s turn to go out gallivanting. She’s buying a condo in the Washington, DC, suburbs, Radar reports—with the bachelorette pad just a block away from the Maryland office of bodyguard—and rumored lover—Steve Neild. From their...

Jon 'Cares' About Kate 2.0; She Cares About the Money

He cares about the money too, for that matter

(Newser) - Jon, Jon, Jon. Wasn’t it just the other day you claimed your heart belonged to Hailey Glassman? How quickly things change. Now the reality TV father of eight tells E!, “I care about Kate Major, she resigned from her job for me.” Even more touching: Major is...

New Craigslist Lesson: Don't Rent to Reality Stars

(Newser) - Although not fatal, renting out your pad to a reality star babe through Craigslist can be destructive, Gawker reports. A tipster says she rented out her apartment to America's Next Top Model contestant CariDee English and her beau, and returned home 2 weeks later to witness the remains: "...

Octuplet Mom Signs $250K Reality TV Deal

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman's 14 kids will be paid $250 a day for starring in a reality show under a deal she signed yesterday, E! Online reports. The octuplets and her six other children will earn a total of $250,000 for 71 days of shooting over three years under the contract...

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