Tag Archives: reality shows

Apprentice Contestant Sues Trump For Defamation

Talking Points Memo reports: Former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos announced during a Tuesday press conference with high-profile attorney Gloria Allred that she filed a defamation lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump. “Today I filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for defamation,” Zervos said, speaking to reporters in Los Angeles. “On Nov. 11, 2016, I called on Mr. Trump to retract his …

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Trump Hires 2004 Apprentice Loser Omarosa

CNBC reports: Omarosa Manigault is getting hired. A memorable contestant in the first season of “The Apprentice,” Manigault is expected to join President-elect Donald Trump’s White House staff, according to two people familiar with the decision. Her job is expected to focus on public engagement. Manigault was one of Trump’s most prominent African-American supporters during the campaign and has been …

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Tom Arnold: “Watergate-Level Journalists” Will Soon Review Trump Saying Every “Dirty Racist Thing Ever”

Raw Story reports: Actor and comedian Tom Arnold revealed details on Monday about why he had not released tapes from The Apprentice which allegedly show Donald Trump “saying every dirty, every offensive, racist thing ever.” On a Seattle radio program earlier this month, Arnold said that he had access to the footage but decided not to release it because he …

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A&E Cancels Ku Klux Klan Reality Show

Salon reports: Following a social media uproar and a name change, A&E announced that it is no longer moving forward with “Escaping the KKK.” In a statement released on Saturday, the cable channel explained that it learned from the documentary series’ third-party producers that certain participants received cash payments, characterized as “nominal,” in order to facilitate access. “While we stand …

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Kanye West Postpones Presidential Run Until 2024 After Meeting With Trump About “Multicultural Issues”

Fox News reports: Kanye West took to Twitter to share details of his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. The rapper set off a media frenzy when he arrived at Trump Tower Tuesday morning after recently spending nine days in the hospital after a reported mental breakdown. “I wanted to meet with Trump today to discuss multicultural issues,” West shared on …

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SECRETARY OF REALITY SHOWS: Kanye West Brings Large Entourage To Meet With Donald Trump [VIDEO]

Bustle reports: Well, this is… weird. On Tuesday morning, Kanye West showed up at Trump Tower to meet with the president-elect. The rapper and fashion designer brought his sizable entourage, although wife Kim Kardashian did not join him. In mid-November, shortly before spending a week in a California hospital to treat what TMZ reported to be exhaustion and psychiatric issues, …

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Kellyanne Conway On Trump’s Keeping The Apprentice Producer Role: So What, Obama Plays Golf [VIDEO]

Talking Points Memo reports: Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, on Friday morning defended the President-elect’s decision to stay on as an executive producer of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” comparing the move to President Obama’s time playing golf. “He’s a very transparent guy. Everyone can see what he’s doing and the fact is that he is conferring with all types …

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Trump Narrows Secretary Of State Field To Four In Celebrity Apprentice: White House Elimination Round

The Hill reports: President-elect Donald Trump has narrowed the field of contenders for secretary of State to four candidates, his transition team said today. Spokesman Jason Miller confirmed that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) are still under consideration. Miller would not reveal the names of the other two contenders, but …

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RUSSIA: Wife Of Vladimir Putin’s Spokesman Performs “Holocaust-On-Ice” Dance For Reality Show [VIDEO]

The Times Of Israel reports: The wife of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman performed a Holocaust-themed ice skating show on a popular reality television show Saturday night. Tatiana Navka, a former Olympic figure skating medalist and wife of Putin’s chief spokesman Dmitry Peskov, donned striped concentration camp uniforms complete with yellow stars of David, to compete for top honors on …

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Trump Gushes About True Patriots Auditioning For Jobs On Celebrity Apprentice: White House Edition [VIDEO]

ITV reports: In his first day as President of the US, Donald Trump will issue an executive action withdrawing America from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Speaking in a video posted to his Facebook page, the President-Elect outlined his plans for the presidential transition and his first 100 days in office. Mr Trump said he would direct the Labor Department to …

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HEIL TRUMP: Homocon Reality Star Tila Tequila Joins In Nazi Salute At Pro-Trump White Supremacist Event

As protesters violently brawled with open Nazis outside today’s white supremacist event in Washington DC, lesbian reality star Tila Tequila was inside merrily giving the Nazi salute for the cameras. Tequila (real name Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen), a Vietnamese immigrant, is infamously anti-Semitic and has written blog articles and social media posts with titles such as “Why I Sympathize With …

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The Bachelor Contestants Find Love (In Each Other)

Fusion reports: Everyone on The Bachelor is looking for love. The suitor, obviously, is searching for a mate among 25 women. And these contestants have left their jobs and friends for six weeks of slumber party hell to try and find someone to be with. The hope is that at the very first cocktail party, your eyes will lock and …

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REPORT: Trump Often Mimicked And Called Celebrity Apprentice Contestant Marlee Matlin “Retarded”

The Daily Beast reports: Just in case you thought Donald Trump was insufficiently awful: He repeatedly called a deaf actress “retarded,” three sources tell The Daily Beast. Trump, who was accused on Wednesday of making sexual comments to Marlee Matlin, an Oscar-winning actress who once competed on Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, also apparently had a habit of insulting, mimicking, and demeaning …

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Apprentice Producer Mark Burnett Vows To Sue Staffers If They Leak Outtakes Damaging To Donald Trump

Buzzfeed News reports: A powerful Hollywood ally of Donald Trump has threatened staffers who could release potentially damaging outtakes of the show, a source close to Mark Burnett told BuzzFeed News. Burnett, the producer of The Apprentice, and his production company have not responded to requests for comment from BuzzFeed News and many other outlets since grotesque outtakes from another …

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FRANCE: Five Gunmen Reportedly Rob Kim Kardashian Of $10 Million In Jewelry In Her Paris Apartment

CNN reports: Kim Kardashian West was held at gunpoint and robbed in Paris by men dressed as police officers in her private apartment, French officials said. A spokesperson for Kardashian West said the celebrity was “badly shaken but physically unharmed” following the incident, which took place early Monday morning local time. The French Interior Ministry said five men threatened the …

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KENTUCKY: Father On TLC’s “Quiverfull” Christian Reality Show The Willis Family Arrested For Child Rape

Yet another scandal for one of TLC’s Christian reality shows. NBC News reports: The patriarch of a family featured on the TLC reality television show “The Willis Family” was arrested Friday and charged with rape of a child stemming from an alleged sexual encounter around 12 years ago, authorities said. Toby Nathaniel Willis, 46, was arrested in Greenville, Kentucky, by …

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E! Cancels I Am Cait After Two Seasons

US Weekly reports: It’s time for a new chapter. Caitlyn Jenner’s unscripted E! series has I Am Cait has been canceled after two seasons, with the show’s star announcing the news on Twitter on Tuesday, August 16. An E! spokesperson confirmed the news to Us Weekly, and also praised the show for shedding light on the trans experience. “We are …

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Antonio Sabato: Of Course Obama Is A Muslim, He Doesn’t Even Have A Christian Name [VIDEO]

Via Politico: Actor Antonio Sabàto Jr. “absolutely” believes President Barack Obama is a Muslim, he said Monday after addressing the Republican National Convention, accusing Obama of being “on the other side.” “First of all, I don’t believe that the guy is a Christian,” Sabàto said. “I don’t believe he follows the God that I love and the Jesus that I …

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REPORT: Josh Duggar To Return To Reality Television Where He’ll Blame “External Forces” For Scandals

We figured this was coming after he resurfaced this week with the full clan. InTouch makes today’s claim: We may be seeing Josh Duggar on television again! Just a few months after the 28-year-old reality star finished his six-month rehab stint, it seems Josh has regained interest in the reality TV world. When his sisters Jill Duggar and Jessa Duggar …

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Child Molester Josh Duggar Surfaces As Duggar Clan Dresses As Cows To Score Free Chick-Fil-A Meals

The Inquisitor reports: Josh Duggar resurfaced to get some free grub on Tuesday, and he was joined by a large group of family and friends. Josh hasn’t appeared in any of his family’s social media photos since returning home from a six-month stay at a Christian treatment facility, but the former 19 Kids and Counting star can be seen showing …

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