Just when we were hoping that actor/singer/porn star Ray J and Whitney Houston’s inexplicable relationship was no more, they are back in the public eye. And still romantically entwined.
The Matt Grant edition of The Bachelor wasn't any more entertaining than every other season, but the breakup is proving otherwise. Former fiance (and constant famewhore) Shayne Lamas told People magazine about her plans for the engagement ring, purchased by ABC: She's keeping it "safe and clean and in a glass box — like a glass slipper." Also? Matt is totally on board with the idea and even "wants to come over and look at it."
Naturally, the magazine then got a response from Matt, because this is middle school and two adults can't just decide what to do with a piece of jewelry without using the media as a go-between. And, of course, Matt says he never spoke with Shayne about the subject.
We never discussed this. I never said it was cool to just keep it. If she said we spoke about it, she just made it up. Sometimes she thinks she can say anything and I’ll go along with it.
It wasn’t a ‘gift’ so much. It’s not a television or a handbag. It’s a symbol of marriage that didn’t happen. … Let’s have something good come out of this. Why hold onto it? What’s the point?
Matt wants to auction off the ring, valued at $65,000, and give the proceeds to charity. This, of course, will never happen, because then the spotlight would no longer be on Shayne, and we can't have that, can we?
Flavor Flav is a lot of things, chief among them being hopeless romantic. The reality show veteran finally found "love" with the mother of his youngest child, Karma, and we're sure this is the real thing this time — after hearing him describe their first encounter, how could it not be true love?
When I first seen her, you know, the beauty. You know what I'm saying? I'm in Vegas, coming from New York, everything. And the way that she looked, you know what I'm saying. I looked up at her eyes. She had the prettiest eyes, man. And I'm a guy that always wanted to one day have a nice, fine woman to settle down with and have a family with, so I looked in her eyes — and her eyes was green at the time.
I can only hope that one day a man will say those words to me.
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Good news, everyone! The fairytale romance between Bret Michaels and Ambre Lake, the winner of Rock of Love 2, has come to an end, thus opening the window of opportunity for the leftover STD-ridden famewhores who have yet to be picked for a reality dating show.
So what went wrong after Bret "tried twice to find love by filling a mansion with gorgeous women and having them compete for his heart" (according to the press release)? Well, for starters, Bret admits that "there's no time for a relationship." Oh, well that explains it! Now can we pack it up and call it a day?
Evidently not, because a third season — Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels — is coming to assault your television sets next year, and this time the girls will be stuck on a bus for 30 days. Challenges will revolve around Bret's life on the road: "Whether it’s greeting aggressive groupies with a smile, enduring grueling schedules, dodging the advances of the warm-up band or even stepping in last-minute to fill in for delinquent roadies – these girls will be put to the test."
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why my grandma should invest in a Tivo.
What do you do when you've found true love on national television and you want the world to continue paying attention? Well, according to The Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas, you drag your new fiance to a taping of America's Best Dance Crew and pose with Randy Jackson. Then you create a Web site so all your adoring fans can continue to stalk you and then you plan your wedding just in time for May sweeps so ABC can film it. Ah, young famewhore love.
THERE'S NO HOPE FOR THE REST OF US "Amid reports that Tiffany 'New York' Pollard broke up with George 'Tailor Made' Weisgerber, a source tells People exclusively that it was actually the other way around. 'In January, George had a serious discussion with Tiffany,' says the source. 'He had come to the conclusion that he couldn’t handle the relationship anymore.'"
For our lone reader who watches the Bachelorette with me, who do you think DeAnna will pick to forever (or for a few months) deal with her incessant whining and me-me-me attitude? I have personally been rooting for Jason (and his adorable son Ty) since the beginning, for reasons that can only be captured in the clip above. My issue is that I would never wish DeAnna on my own worst enemy, so I can't be truly on board with a DeAnna-Jason engagement — but how crushed do you think Ty is going to be if he finds out the "pretty lady" didn't choose his daddy?
We have some good news and bad news with regard to A Shot at Love 2 with Tila Tequila. The good news is that in a SHOCKING!!!! season finale, The Chosen One, Kristy, rejected Tila's offer of a shot at "love." The acting was superb, and we expect an Emmy nomination in the very near future. "It's not just a plastic key," Kristy said. "It's the key to her heart." Wow. Heavy stuff right there.
So on to the bad news: That means there will definitely be A Shot at Love 3 with Tila Tequila. We really needn't say more.
Click through to watch the emotional (yet awesome) footage of Tila getting rejected, ending with her wondering, "What's wrong with me?" Do you really want us to answer that? CONTINUED »
I'm still the only person who watches the Bachelorette, if only for the few glimpses I get of host Chris Harrison every week. There's something so familiar about the guy who's been there with us since the beginning, back when America actually believed this show could produce true love. Even Chris has given up on the idea and treats the show like the joke it is, as evidenced in this blooper reel from last night's "Men Tell All" special. It was the first time in a long time the show has brought a smile to my face. (OK, that's a lie. I smiled last week when Jason's son Ty appeared on screen and brought the cuteness.)
Reality Bytes is on hiatus this week while I'm at home in Texas for my best friend's wedding, because my family does not own a DVR. (I know, I know. I've been suffering immensely.) Anyway, to satisfy your appetite for reality television, I've compiled the five dumbest competitive reality show gimmicks. Like the Bachelor's roses, except most people actually enjoy getting roses in real life — these trinkets are way less flattering and often cringe-worthy.
It's a sad day when a love connection from Rock of Love lasts longer than relationships from The Bachelor, but nothing surprises us anymore. Recent winner (loser?) of Bret Michaels' heart Ambre Lake took to her MySpace to clear up recent allegations that runner-up Daisy made implying she had come between the couple:
Listen, yes, Bret and I are definitely still dating. Daisy has no involvement with Bret and my relationship, therefore there is no validity to her statement. … And listen, there’s no ill will against Daisy. Everybody has the right to their own opinion.
All listening aside, it makes us sad that a Rock of Love contestant has one of the most coherent MySpace blogs we've seen as of late.
I figured it was time for a Jason Castro update, so I went digging and found some adorable pictures posted by his younger sister and a new MySpace blog entry, written by Dreads himself. The spelling and grammar make me cringe, but I expect nothing less from my favorite Idol contestant ever.
The blog entry and more adorable pictures, after the jump. CONTINUED »
FIVE YEARS CAN'T SQUELCH TRUE LOVE! "A Manhattan judge has sentenced a former mental patient to three years of probation for stalking and harassing actress Uma Thurman. Jack Jordan of Gaithersburg, Md., will serve the probation in his home state, with the condition that he receive outpatient psychiatric treatment. … State Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro also imposed a five-year order of protection. If Jordan violates any of the court's terms, the judge says he'll be jailed."
In light of the California Supreme Court decision to overturn the ban on gay marriage, Ellen DeGeneres — lesbian, host, friend — announced during a taping of her show yesterday that she will marry longtime partner Portia de Rossi, who was in the audience at the time. At the revelation, the audience rose to give DeGeneres and de Rossi a standing ovation. (We started tearing up while writing this; it's so damn overdue and cute.)
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