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SOMEONE HAS TO BE THE ADULT

Jun 16, 2010 5:29 AM CDT

Sunderlands: Parents Who Should Be Shot

Teen plans to try again

(Newser) - At first it looked like an inspiring tale of a plucky teen sailor trying to circumnavigate the globe alone, rescued from storm-tossed seas in a big-hearted Australian government operation. But anger continues to mount as Abby Sunderland's near-death experience underscores the dangers she faced because her parents "allowed her...

Behold: The
Situation's
Terrible Rap
'Song'

BAD SITUATIONS

Jun 15, 2010 8:21 AM CDT

Behold: The Situation's Terrible Rap 'Song'

He named it...'The Situation'

(Newser) - The latest entry in the Terrible Music by Terrible People department: The Situation’s rap, aptly titled (what else?), “The Situation.” The Situation, of course, is Mike Sorrentino, the Jersey Shore star whose sole talent, prior to auto-tuning his way through this single, was flashing his abs to...

Teen Sailor's
Mom: No Plans
for Reality Show

Jun 15, 2010 6:36 AM CDT

Teen Sailor's Mom: No Plans for Reality Show

Sunderland family isn't trying to cash in, she insists

(Newser) - Abby Sunderland's family abandoned plans for a reality show before the girl set sail and has no interest in revisiting them now, the 16-year-old's mother tells the AP. Marianne Sunderland also says the family has no interest in cashing in on her daughter's rescue with a documentary or other deal....

20 Reality Shows
With Awful Prizes

Jun 14, 2010 12:02 PM CDT

20 Reality Shows With Awful Prizes

Fame? Money? Marriage? Think again

(Newser) - Before you bust out your Michael Jackson impression for a shot at $1 million on America’s Got Talent, consider this: That $1 million is actually $375,000. Unless, of course, you want to take $25,000—before taxes—per year for 40 years. The Daily Beast tells the truth...

6 Body Image
Lessons ...
From Reality
Stars

snooki gets an a-minus

Jun 11, 2010 10:50 AM CDT

6 Body Image Lessons ... From Reality Stars

Believe it or not, they can teach us something

(Newser) - If you want to learn some real body-image lessons, just watch reality TV. No, not The Biggest Loser or Celebrity Fit Club—typical trashy reality shows, starring such beloved household names as Snooki and Heidi. Here are the sometimes inspiring, sometimes scary lessons they’ve taught Leslie Goldman of the...

Buy a Broke Housewife's
Home for $3.99M!

waterfall included

Jun 11, 2010 9:51 AM CDT

Buy a Broke Housewife's Home for $3.99M!

They'll even throw in the schadenfreude for free

(Newser) - The bad news: Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice is bankrupt . The good news: That means you can buy her ridiculous house for a mere $3.99 million! The 10,000-square-foot, six-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom monstrosity also includes “schadenfreude enough to cover the grounds,” writes Gina Serpe on...

Jon Borrowed $88K
From Galpal...
to Pay Kate

just plain sad

Jun 10, 2010 10:40 AM CDT

Jon Borrowed $88K From Galpal... to Pay Kate

Um, he should probably get a job or two

(Newser) - Yes, Jon Gosselin is back in the news—and, not surprisingly, it’s for a quite pathetic reason. Remember when he took all that money out of his joint bank account with ex-wife Kate? Well, turns out when the judge ordered him to pay it all back, a totally broke...

Real Housewives
Sex Tape Pics
Released

OH, THE SUSPENSE

Jun 9, 2010 8:05 AM CDT

Real Housewives Sex Tape Pics Released

Danielle Staub has a scary O-face

(Newser) - Don’t get too excited: The Real Housewives of New Jersey sex tape isn’t out quite yet, but TMZ does have a preview in case you just can’t wait. The gossip site has the first racy images of Danielle Staub—and some of them are quite terrifying, so...

We Chose the
Wrong Idol—Again

OPINION

May 27, 2010 11:25 AM CDT

We Chose the Wrong Idol—Again

For the second year running, America votes for boring

(Newser) - "Those damn texting tweens did it again," writes Mary T. Kelly. They chose the safe, vanilla Lee DeWyze over unconventional—and more talented—Crystal Bowersox. Kelly, who attended the finale, sat near DeWyze’s family and “didn’t want to be rude,” she writes. “But...

Nicole Scherzinger Wins DWTS

plus: fergie wants in

May 26, 2010 7:10 AM CDT

Nicole Scherzinger Wins DWTS

Evan Lysacek takes second, Erin Andrews, third

(Newser) - Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough, frontrunners from the start, were crowned Dancing With the Stars champs last night. “I feel like I just won a Grammy," Scherzinger said. "A dancing Grammy!" The pair had earned a perfect score for their final dance, a jive (watch it...

Paula Lands New Reality TV Gig

May 24, 2010 8:10 AM CDT

Paula Lands New Reality TV Gig

She'll judge dancing now, instead of singing

(Newser) - After much speculation about where Paula Abdul would land after American Idol, we have an answer: Got to Dance. In addition to serving as lead judge on the new reality series, which is a sort of So You Think You Can Dance/America's Got Talent mash-up, Abdul is also an executive...

5 Reality Shows That
Shouldn't Be Popular

May 12, 2010 1:48 PM CDT

5 Reality Shows That Shouldn't Be Popular

James Hibberd explains why we love them

(Newser) - Sure, some reality shows are undeniably awful (Keeping Up With the Kardashians, anyone?) yet ridiculously popular. But there are other, less trainwrecky shows that manage to succeed—in spite of the fact that they really sound like they shouldn’t. James Hibberd offers up the top five in the Hollywood ...

Sin City's Latest:
Virginity-Auction Reality Show

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS

May 10, 2010 3:30 PM CDT

Sin City's Latest: Virginity-Auction Reality Show

Australia threatened producer with prostitution charges

(Newser) - If you're going to round up a bunch of sexual novices, auction off their virginity, and make a reality show out of the stunt, you might as well do it in Las Vegas. At least, that's what the would-be producer of said show quickly decided after Australia threatened prostitution charges...

Heidi Montag Wants
Still More Surgery

these babies not big enough?

May 5, 2010 9:22 AM CDT

Heidi Montag Wants Still More Surgery

What letter will her breasts be now? Z?

(Newser) - Heidi Montag is already so top-heavy she appears ready to topple over, but that isn’t stopping her from planning plastic surgery No. 14. After waking up from her last round of robotic—er, surgical—enhancements, she was so angry that her breasts weren’t bigger, “she wanted to...

Real Housewife
Slags Critic
on Amazon,
Gets Caught

Apr 30, 2010 9:05 AM CDT

Real Housewife Slags Critic on Amazon, Gets Caught

Jill Zarin isn't very good at using fake identities

(Newser) - Note to Jill Zarin: Next time you anonymously plug your own book on Amazon.com, perhaps you should not list your real birthday on your fake profile. Also not a good idea: Linking your fake profile to a wish list with items on it for your real husband and daughter....

Big Brother
Drug Ring
Uncovered

and that's not all...

Apr 28, 2010 8:10 AM CDT

Big Brother Drug Ring Uncovered

And one member beat up fiancée, too!

(Newser) - Two former Big Brother contestants parlayed their reality show alliance into a real-life drug ring, and now they’re paying the price. Adam Jasinski, who won season nine, allegedly used his $500,000 prize to get into the oxycodone game, and was arrested in October. Yesterday, his former housemate and...

Bret Michaels Suffers Setback

Apr 28, 2010 4:32 AM CDT

Bret Michaels Suffers Setback

But chances of full recovery still decent

(Newser) - Still in intensive care after his life-threatening brain hemorrhage, Bret Michaels has suffered a significant side-effect setback. He has developed hyponatremia, a lack of sodium in the body that can lead to seizures. But despite the dangerous turn of events, doctors remain guardedly optimistic about the former Poison frontman's chances...

Why Kim Is the New Paris

Apr 26, 2010 10:43 AM CDT

Why Kim Is the New Paris

They're both 'famous for doing nothing'

(Newser) - Just when you were getting relieved—Paris Hilton gossip seems to be waning!—the Sun has some bad news for you: There’s a new Paris Hilton in town, and her name is Kim Kardashian. Evidence:

Kim is dating Paris’ ex: Cristiano Ronaldo, to be specific.
She finally crossed

...

Bret Michaels
Suffers Brain Hemorrhage

Apr 23, 2010 5:59 PM CDT

Bret Michaels Suffers Brain Hemorrhage

Poison frontman, 'Celebrity Apprentice' contestant rushed to hospital

(Newser) - Bret Michaels is hospitalized in the intensive care unit and in critical condition after suffering bleeding in his brain, People reports. The Poison frontman, a contestant on this season of Celebrity Apprentice, had an emergency appendectomy last week. His doctors "are running several tests," and the 47-year-old's prognosis...

Kate Wants to Date the Hoff

you can't make this stuff up

Apr 22, 2010 8:22 AM CDT

Kate Wants to Date the Hoff

It's a match made in...well, somewhere

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin has a crush on the Hoff. Can you imagine anything better? Yes, the jokes almost write themselves. David Hasselhoff is probably the only man in America “medicated” enough to handle Gosselin’s particular brand of crazy. Or perhaps professional mom Kate, with all her experience nagging Jon...