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Mike Tyson's New Reality Show Is About...Pigeons

Yes, pigeons.

(Newser) - In what may perhaps be the strangest celebrity news of the day, Mike Tyson is getting his own television series…about pigeons. Animal Planet is teaming up with the former boxing champ for Taking on Tyson, which will follow his involvement with competitive pigeon racing, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “...

Introducing Heidi Montag's New Psychic Manager

Aiden Chase believes we can all heal ourselves, but he's happy to help

(Newser) - Heidi Montag’s new manager offers psychic guidance, sure, but he calls it the less crazy-sounding “life guidance.” Aiden Chase, “third generation healer and intuitive,” introduced himself to the world last year in a YouTube video uncovered by Perez Hilton . Among other things, he firmly believes...

Tinsley Mortimer's High Society Is Hideous

Socialite's CW reality show caters to the lowest common denominator

(Newser) - Tinsley Mortimer is yet another socialite with an awful reality show, but she came by her newfound reality star status by way of “some of the world’s finest institutions of learning.” She did, in fact, “at one point have some breeding,” writes Troy Patterson in...

Heidi Fires Hubby, Hires Psychic
 Heidi Fires Hubby, 
 Hires Psychic 
new management
Mar 11, 2010 8:40 AM CST

Heidi Fires Hubby, Hires Psychic

But don't worry: Montag, Pratt still married

(Newser) - Heidi Montag is getting serious about her career, and that means getting a new manager…a psychic manager. "No longer is my husband the face of my business or managing my career," the reality star tells People , although—thank goodness!—the two are still married. Replacing Spencer...

Anti-Novel Manifesto Reads Like 'Hokey' Fiction
Anti-Novel Manifesto Reads Like 'Hokey' Fiction
BOOK REVIEW
Mar 10, 2010 4:18 PM CST

Anti-Novel Manifesto Reads Like 'Hokey' Fiction

David Shields' hypocritical book is dependent on plot

(Newser) - The subtitle of David Shields’ Reality Hunger—an anti-novel, anti-plot screed that celebrates reality in all its forms—is A Manifesto, which automatically makes it less about “reality” and more about creating a stir, writes Laura Miller. Even as he rails against the outdated novel, Shields is creating a...

Corey Feldman Mourns 'My Brother Corey Haim'

Actor calls longtime friend 'a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul'

(Newser) - Corey Feldman, the surviving half of "the two Coreys," spoke out this afternoon about the "tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul"—Corey Haim, who died today of a drug overdose today at 38. The '80s child actors were friends and co-stars, most recently in...

'Bling Ring' Burglary Suspect Gets Her Own Show
 'Bling Ring' Burglary Suspect 
 Gets Her Own Show 
classy reality tv
Mar 5, 2010 10:57 AM CST

'Bling Ring' Burglary Suspect Gets Her Own Show

E!'s 'Pretty Wild' features Alexis Neiers

(Newser) - It sounds like a movie plot: A group of celebrity-obsessed teenagers busted for burglarizing the homes of some of Hollywood’s hottest stars, scoring $3 million in items, including a necklace belonging to Lindsay Lohan. It’s not a movie—yet!—but it is a reality show: One of...

Kendra: I Didn't Shower, Brush Teeth After Baby
 Kendra: I Didn't 
 Shower, 
 Brush Teeth 
 After Baby 
POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION
Mar 4, 2010 10:24 AM CST

Kendra: I Didn't Shower, Brush Teeth After Baby

Wilkinson recalls post-partum depression

(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson wasn’t in any condition to pose for Playboy in the weeks after giving birth. “I never brushed my hair, my teeth, or took a shower. I looked in the mirror one day and was really depressed,” she tells OK! , adding that the second season of...

Surprise! Shore Cast Flubs Leno's Questions
 Surprise! Shore Cast 
 Flubs Leno's Questions 
Kim Jong-Il is...Jackie Chan?
Mar 4, 2010 7:41 AM CST

Surprise! Shore Cast Flubs Leno's Questions

Jersey guidos, guidettes fail Leno's Tonight Show game

(Newser) - Considering how well they did during their first stint on Jay Leno’s “Battle of the Celebrity All-Stars,” it’s no surprise the Jersey Shore cast members didn't come off as brainiacs during their rematch on last night’s Tonight Show. Snooki completes the title of Catcher in ...

Sarah Palin Shopping Reality TV Show

She's reportedly shopping Alaska docudrama

(Newser) - Good news for those who can't get enough Sarah Palin: You may soon have the chance to watch TV produced by her as well as watching her on TV. The conservative polebrity and reality show producer Mark Burnett (of Survivor and Apprentice fame) have reportedly been pitching a TV docudrama...

Duggar Critics See Fringe Cult
 Duggar Critics See Fringe Cult 
19 kids & counting
Mar 3, 2010 10:56 AM CST

Duggar Critics See Fringe Cult

Enquirer notes link with group that wants to overthrow government

(Newser) - If the National Enquirer is to be believed, the Duggars don’t have 19 children simply because they love kids: No, it’s because they belong to a cult that plans to take over the US government. Jim Bob and Michelle, stars of TLC’s 19 Kids & Counting, are...

Meet Brazil's 8-Year-Old, Sexy-Dancing Lady Gaga

Laura Montana is sure to go viral

(Newser) - Someone hook this 8-year-old up with Noah Cyrus . Teensy Laura Montana performed Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and "Paparazzi" on Brazilian show Qual e o Seu Talento, wearing—what else?—no pants and dancing provocatively all around the stage (even, at one point, crawling on her hands and...

Pam Anderson, Erin Andrews to Heat Up DWTS
 Pam Anderson, 
 Erin Andrews to 
 Heat Up DWTS 
COMEBACK KID HAVEN
Mar 2, 2010 6:44 AM CST

Pam Anderson, Erin Andrews to Heat Up DWTS

Plus, 80-year-old astronaut Buzz Aldrin joins the fray

(Newser) - We’re all very excited that Kate Gosselin will be back in our lives on a weekly basis thanks to Dancing With the Stars—but who else is joining her, and what do all these people have in common? Fellow contestants for season 10 are mostly “public figures improving...

Dancing With the Stars Lands Kate Gosselin

Mother of 8 will make at least $125,000

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin will compete on the next season of Dancing With the Stars. A source close says the former Jon and Kate Plus 8 star will balance the intense demands of the Dancing rehearsal schedule with parenting, including doing much of the rehearsing from her Pennsylvania home. She'll be handsomely...

Brighton Beach : Next Jersey Shore ?
 Brighton Beach: 
 Next Jersey Shore? 
starring: russians!
Mar 1, 2010 10:35 AM CST

Brighton Beach: Next Jersey Shore?

Creators pitching Russian version of hit reality show

(Newser) - The Jersey Shore guidos and guidettes might soon have some competition in the form of Brighton Beach, a Russian version of the MTV reality show hit set in, you guessed it, the Brighton Beach community of New York. If its website is any indication, the show will involve lots of...

Marriage Ref a 'Heinous' Mess
 Marriage Ref a 'Heinous' Mess 
TV REVIEW
Mar 1, 2010 7:54 AM CST

Marriage Ref a 'Heinous' Mess

Jerry returns to NBC, but critics aren't wowed

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld returned to NBC last night with the highly anticipated debut of his reality/game show The Marriage Ref, but critics were largely unimpressed. A sampling of reviews:
  • “The Marriage Ref is a mess,” concludes Adrian Chen on Gawker . It “falls into the reality show trap of
...

Bachelor Gal in Sex Tape Scandal

Rozlyn Papa, who allegedly slept with a producer, is supposed star

(Newser) - Another day, another reality star sex tape scandal. This time it’s Rozlyn Papa, the former Bachelor contestant famous for being booted from the show after allegedly sleeping with a producer (and later being called “ desperate ” by the show’s host). Whoever is shopping the tape around claims...

Simon: Perez Could Replace Me
 Simon: Perez Could Replace Me 
american idol
Feb 19, 2010 8:17 AM CST

Simon: Perez Could Replace Me

Cowell writes off Howard Stern, endorses blogger Hilton

(Newser) - If you were hoping to hear Howard Stern’s bleep-filled tirades on American Idol next season, sorry: Simon Cowell says the shock jock is an unlikely pick to replace him as a judge. He also calls Madonna (who knew she was in the running?) a “pipe dream,” saying...

Jersey Shore Guidettes Aren't Italian
 Jersey Shore 
 Guidettes 
 Aren't Italian 
reality shocker
Feb 17, 2010 5:54 AM CST

Jersey Shore Guidettes Aren't Italian

Jenni 'JWOWW' Farley comes clean

(Newser) - Get ready for your world to be rocked, because everything you thought you knew is wrong: Jersey Shore guidettes Jenni “JWOWW” Farley and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi are not Italian. Farley told Fox 's The Strategy Room last night that she’s actually Spanish and Irish, while Snooki is...

Cash-Strapped Jon Wants Kids Back on TV

TLC court battle eating up money

(Newser) - The has-been reality star dad who thought TV exposure was bad for his 8 kids, now wants them back on the air because he needs the cash, according to sources. Jon Gosselin must first settle ongoing lawsuits with the TLC network. "We are hopeful that there will be a...

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