Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Kevin Federline and Ex Nicole Narain

Kevin Federline and Ex Girlfriend Nicole Narain are both getting ready for reality television, but on different D-list shows. Federline started dating Playboy Playmate Nicole Narrain shortly after his break up with Britney Spears, but the affair only lasted a few months. Now, both stars appear to have fallen on very hard times.

Kevin Federline who has gained a few pounds, is preparing for a stint on Celebrity Fit Club. With $20,000 a month in spousal support from Spears, it's hard to imagine that K-Fed is doing the show just for the money. It's a shame. Doing D-list reality shows because you're desperate for the money is much more respectable than doing it just because you want to crawl your way back into the public spotlight at all costs to your pride and dignity.

Meanwhile Ex Girlfriend Nicole Narain, who now describes herself as a sex-addict, will be trying to give up sex for more than twenty days on Dr Drew's new Sex Rehab. Narains is known for appearing in Playboy, appearing half-naked in videos with Diddy and others hip hop stars, and of course making a nasty sex tape with Colin Farrel. The real question for Nicole Narain is not whether or not she can give up her sex addiction, it is whether or not she can walk away from the only thing that ever made her even remotely famous.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Is there any family member Jill Zarin won't pimp out for fame?

I used to be a big fan of Jill Zarin, but the way Jill is pimping out her family members is a bit troubling. It's one thing for her mother to have a bravo blog or to promote her sister's radio show but when you start talking about the younger members of the family it gets troubling.

Am I the only one who remembers what happens when child-tv stars grow up? Does Lindsay Lohan, Todd Bridges, or Danny Bonaduce ring a bell?

Child TV stars have the odds stacked against them to begin with, but when they have mothers who are pimping them out, they really don't have a chance. That's why Jill Zarin promoting her daughter Ally's Personal Blog on her website is so troubling.

Both Ally and Jill are clearly not content to expose just part of their lives on television, so they have decided to share their entire lives online. For a grown adult like Jill Zarin to make this decision is one thing, but when it comes to Ally, I can't help but be concerned.

Ally shows no signs whatsoever of being able to separate her personal life from her public life. Ally posts intimate details about her life, shares private family photos, and shows no understanding of where her public life ends and her private life begins.

Pimping out the details Ally's daily life is playing with fire. This teenager may not realize it yet, but living every moment of your life in the public sphere has it's downsides: just ask Britney Spears. Ally needs to find her worth independent of her tv-personality and discover the parts of her life that are worth keeping private.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Real Housewives of DC: I See White People!

When Bravo Executives launched Real Housewives of Atlanta it was slated to be an all African American cast (note: Lisa Wu Hartwell has both African American and Chinese family members). Fortunately, thanks to some pushing by NeNe Leakes, Kim Zolciak was added to the show at the last minute.

Now Bravo execs are bringing their Housewives franchise to another city with a very large African American population, Washington DC. More than half of the folks who live inside the beltway are African American. But suprisingly, if the rumored list of DC Housewives is accurate, Bravo's Real Housewives of DC does not have a single African American housewife.

Honestly, Bravo could have done much better. There are countless smart and sexy women in the District of Columbia of all races and ethnicities.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Reality Man-Whore: How Real House-Husband Slade Went from Sugar Daddy to Kept Boy

Once upon a time Slade Smiley appeared on Real Housewives of Orange County with then-girlfriend Jo. Slade showed off his big house, his nice car, and his Black Amex Card (oooh ... I hear Madonna has one just like it!).

Then after breaking up with Jo and having a brief affair with another OC Housewife Lauri, Slade attempted to parlay his OC fame into a reality-tv career, pimping out his ex Jo for a tacky reality dating show. Classy guy, eh?

Like many of the housewives, though, Slade proved to be as bad at handling his money as he is at handling his relationships. Slade Smiley, the same guy that bought his girlfriend a Mercedes, apparently couldn't make his mortgage payments. Slade's OC home was foreclosed on and he was kicked out. Slade Smiley's financial situation has gotten so bad, he was recently arrested for failing to make child support payments.

Slade joins a long-list of Housewives cast members who have lost their houses. Real Housewives of Atlanta Nene Leakes, Lisa Wu Hartwell, and Sheree Whitfield, have all been evicted from their lavish homes. We will watch Real Housewives of OC Lynne Curtin get served her eviction notice on season 4 of the show, starting in November. Rumor has it Jeana Keough may not be far behind.

So what does a reality-man-whore like Slade Smiley do when he's flat broke? Why of course, strike up a relationship with Real Housewives of OC cast member Gretchen. Gretchen, after all, is the only OC housewive with a stash of cash. Gretchen is sitting on 2.5 million she inherited from dead fiance Jeff Beitzel. The disturbing part of the story, however, are online allegations that Gretchen and Slade were spending this poor man's money before his body was even cold. Gretchen's ex, Jay Photoglou, claims Gretchen and Slade started dating long before her 'fiance' passed away.

Slade's return should make for an interesting season. Slade has no love lost with OC Housewife Tamra Barney, who in the last episode of Season 3 criticized Slade's wardrobe choice by disparagingly refering to him as a "homo." (Yes, Tamra is that much of a bigot).

Saturday, September 19, 2009

A Half-Naked Kim Zolciak? Worst Possible Spokesperson for Marriage Ever

Kim Zolciak is going topless. No, not in an adult magazine, although the stay-at-home mom of two has said she would gladly take it all off for Playboy.

Rather, in one of the all-time greatest examples of reality-tv situational irony, the same woman who will exhibit complete disregard for the institution of marriage on Thursday's episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, is going topless to advocate for ...... Marriage.

That's right. We knew Kim Zolciak was not exactly a spokesperson for the sanctity of marriage in Season 1, long before NeNe Leakes famously told her in the season finale: "Close your legs to married men!! Close your legs to married men!!."

But Zolciak takes it one step further in this week's episode where she proudly states "I'm not ashamed at all about dating a married man." (of course, defying all logic, she later states she wants a wedding ring from Big Poppa ??).

Which makes you wonder. Why would a woman show exhibits a complete disregard for the institution of marriage want to go topless to advocate for marriage equality in California? Well, I take that back, we all know why Zolciak would want to go topless (to coincide with her release of 'Tardy for the Party' on Itunes this week), but Marriage? Really? Kim Zolciak? Marriage?

Kim Zolciak's disrespect of the institution of Marriage is rapidly turning into disrespect for the gays and lesbians working so hard to achieve marriage equality in the United States. Even Britney and K-Fed would have been a better choice of spokesperson.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Bravo's Latest Housewife: Alexis Bellino

Season 5 of Real Housewives of Orange County is set to air on on November 5th, but you if you're a fan of Jeana Keough, you're going to be disappointed.

My favorite Orange County Housewife is apparently being traded in for yet another younger, svelter, cookie-cutter blonde. Cue the latest housewife Alexis Bellino. Bellino replaces Gretchen Rossie as the hot new skinny blonde. Rossie, you may recall, replaced Tamra Knickerbocker as the hot new skinny blonde. It's the circle of life, OC style.

With Bravo's alleged anorexic Rachel Zoe under fire after she teased her assistant for having normal-sized breasts, and NeNe Leakes from Real Housewives of Atlanta being referred to as a "plus sized model" on a recent episode, you might think Bravo would be paying more attention to body image issues.

But Bravo takes the easier path, opting for yet another blonde Orange County clone. Yes the newest OC housewife Alexis Bellino has three kids, but be it surgery or excercise, no trace of those children remain on her body. And get this, much like Gretchen and Tamra before her, Bravo describes Alexis as "spicy blonde who unabashedly lives life on her terms."

Bravo take note: it's time to mix things up a little. How about a housewife who (shocking!) doesn't have a perfect body? A lesbian housewife? A housewife who actually knows how to cook? The possibilities are endless......

Monday, September 14, 2009

She by Sheree 2010 Spring Collection Includes Knock-Off of Dress Worn in Season One of Real Housewives of Atlanta

Ok I admit that with all the hype and drama I was curious to see the infamous She by Sheree Spring 2010 Collection. Of course nobody expects Sheree to be a fashion designer, but what I did not expect to see was Sheree knocking off her own wardrobe.

In the picture on the left you see the designer dress Sheree Whitfield wore during the filming of Season 1 of Real Housewives of Atlanta; and on the right you see a dress that Sheree "designed" for her collection. The color is the same. The side draping and center pleat? The same. The fabric is the same. The draping is the same. There are only two minor differences, which are the spaghetti strap and the hemline.

And the rest of the collection? Well you can judge for yourself.

© Blogger Templates | Webtalks