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Woman: I Added 3rd Breast to Be Unattractive

And also to get an MTV reality show

(Newser) - There are people who have plastic surgery to correct birth defects , those who go under the knife to look more like their favorite celebrities , and then there's a Florida woman who goes by the name Jasmine Tridevil. The 21-year-old massage therapist—who's now being compared to the three-breasted...

Cops TV Crew Member Killed in Police Shooting

Robbery suspect also shot dead at a Wendy's in Omaha

(Newser) - Another high-profile police shooting is in the news, this time because a crew member of the reality TV show Cops got killed while filming it. Omaha police also killed a robbery suspect at a Wendy's restaurant during last night's shooting, reports the Omaha World-Herald . It all unfolded as...

New Reality Show: Childbirth in the Wild

Lifetime promises 'extreme' safety measures

(Newser) - A new Lifetime reality show is raising eyebrows, especially in the medical community: Born in the Wild will feature women giving birth outdoors with no medical assistance. The network says it is taking "extreme precautions" to ensure safety, including having an emergency professional on standby and a hospital within...

Hamptons Folk Peeved Kardashians Ruining 'Brand'

Landlord who rented to them is getting the cold shoulder

(Newser) - A community in the Hamptons has a message for Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian: Get out. The landlord who rented a Southampton storefront to the reality show stars for their new Dash boutique, which opened Monday, has not seen a happy reaction from her neighbors. Irma Herzog is "being tormented...

Paris Hilton: Don't Film Me for Kardashian Show

Leonardo DiCaprio also refuses

(Newser) - Paris Hilton: too good for reality TV? She and Leonardo DiCaprio both refused to be filmed for Keeping Up With the Kardashians while partying Sunday at an LA event, XIV Summer Sessions, where Kim Kardashian's stepbrother, Brody Jenner, was DJing with some help from dad Bruce Jenner and brother...

Lindsay Lohan: I Had a Miscarriage

Last night's 'Lindsay' finale got a little dramatic

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan's time on reality television may have blessedly drawn to a close , but she went out with a bomb on last night's Lindsay finale, revealing the startling reason behind a two-week hiatus she took from filming. The quote that has everyone chattering, courtesy of Gawker :
  • "When
...

Biggest Loser Takes Flak Over Winner's Huge Weight Loss

Rachel Frederickson lost about 60% of her body weight

(Newser) - The Biggest Loser crowned a new winner last night, but the general reaction seems to be concern that she did too well, reports the Los Angeles Times . Rachel Frederickson, 24, went from 260 pounds to 105 pounds over the course of the season, which amounts to a drop in body...

16 and Pregnant Actually Reduced Teen Births: Study

MTV reality shows may act as deterrent: researchers

(Newser) - If you thought MTV's 16 and Pregnant and all its related spinoffs glorified teen pregnancy, here's a surprise for you: The reality shows likely reduced teen births by almost 6%, preventing more than 20,000 of them in 2010 alone, according to a new study. The National Bureau...

We Have Good News, Bad News About New DWTS Cast

New 'Dancing With the Stars' competitors revealed

(Newser) - The bad news: Snooki will appear on the next season of Dancing With the Stars. The good news: Bill Nye the Science Guy will also appear. The cast for season 17 was announced on Good Morning America today; it also includes:
  • Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda on The Mary Tyler
...

New Idol Judges: Connick, JLo
 New Idol Judges: Connick, JLo 
fox confirms rumors
Sep 3, 2013 10:20 AM CDT

New Idol Judges: Connick, JLo

Fox confirms casting rumors

(Newser) - After a weekend's worth of rumors , Fox announced today that Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Lopez will join Keith Urban as judges for the 13th season of American Idol, in the hopes that that line-up will fare better with viewers than bickering divas Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj did...

Turns Out, People Aren't So Eager to Go to Mars

Mars One project doesn't get application numbers it hoped

(Newser) - Mars One, the heavily-hyped private expedition to Mars planned for 2023, hasn't quite found as many people willing to leave Earth forever as it had hoped. The project had expected 1 million people to jump at the chance to colonize the red planet; instead, just 165,000 applied, Space....

19 Reality TV Tragedies
 19 Reality TV 
 Tragedies 
Aug 18, 2013 8:32 AM CDT

19 Reality TV Tragedies

The genre has seen suicides, murders, overdoses

(Newser) - Reality TV isn't all relationship drama and crazy fights , as Gia Allemand's recent suicide sadly proves. Radar rounds up 18 more genuine tragedies that have come out of the genre:
  • Bruce Beresford-Redman, the Survivor producer accused of killing his wife, has been ordered to return to Mexico and
...

Real Housewife Faces 50 Years in Prison
 Real Housewife Faces 
 50 Years in Prison 
UPDATED
Jul 30, 2013 10:55 AM CDT

Real Housewife Faces 50 Years in Prison

Teresa and Joe Giudice indicted on tax, fraud charges

(Newser) - From reality TV table-flipper to the slammer? Teresa Giudice , one of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, was indicted along with husband Joe on tax evasion and fraud charges yesterday. The 39-count indictment included charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan...

Kim Wanted 'Farewell Chat' With Kris for TV Series

Humphries refused Kardashian's request

(Newser) - We can't imagine why, but for some reason when Kim Kardashian asked ex-husband Kris Humphries if they could have one last video chat to say goodbye—while cameras filmed the whole thing for Keeping Up With the Kardashians—he said no. Kim aired her desire for the Skype chat...

Jersey Town Lawyers Up to Keep Snooki Out

Berkeley Township doesn't want her filming in Pelican Island neighborhood

(Newser) - Poor Snooki just can't catch a break. The Jersey Shore star is not wanted in Florence , Hoboken , and now you can add one more locale to the list. Dozens of residents of New Jersey's Berkeley Township took to the council meeting last night to protest Nicole "Snooki"...

Say Goodbye to Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Say Goodbye to Keeping Up With the Kardashians
end of an (awful) era
Jul 22, 2013 9:45 AM CDT

Say Goodbye to Keeping Up With the Kardashians

...in 2015, that is

(Newser) - Bummed out that all you'll be hearing about for the foreseeable future is the royal baby ? Well, we have some good news for you: The era of Keeping Up With the Kardashians is finally coming to a close ... in 2015. A "family insider" tells Naughty But Nice...

Must-See Reality TV in Norway: A 134-Hour Ferry Journey

 Must-See Reality TV 
 in Norway: A 134-Hour 
 Ferry Journey 
in case you missed it
Jun 22, 2013 7:04 AM CDT

Must-See Reality TV in Norway: A 134-Hour Ferry Journey

Half the country tuned in

(Newser) - Norway's idea of reality television is a little different from America's, according to the Wall Street Journal . Hit shows in recent years include: the view from a camera mounted on top of a train on a 7-hour journey; 18 hours of salmon swimming upstream; a 30-hour nonstop interview...

Record-Breaking Shark Killed on Reality TV Show

1,323-pound shark's capture to air on Outdoor Channel hunting show

(Newser) - News of a record-breaking shark capture in Southern California made headlines this week, with a group of fisherman hooking an eye-popping 1,323-pound mako shark off the coast of Huntington Beach on Monday. And reality television will bring the chum-filled escapade into your home, the LA Times reports. The capture—...

Apply Now for Your Ticket to Mars

Sorry, no return flights available

(Newser) - A Dutch company is looking for volunteers to fly to Mars in 2022. Just one catch: the ticket is one-way. Mars One announced its intentions to colonize the red planet last year, and is now accepting applications from everyday astronauts willing to give up the rest of their lives for...

Eva Longoria's Unlovable Show Bombs

Neither audiences nor critics loved 'Ready for Love'

(Newser) - Eva Longoria, apparently, is not enough of a draw to make her new reality series a success. Ready for Love premiered last night to big expectations, but actual viewers averaged just 3.7 million, according to Nielsen. NBC used The Voice as a lead-in, but Longoria's dating show—which...

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