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Joey Kovar OD'd on Booze, Coke, Viagra: Cops

Reality TV star died in Illinois woman's home

(Newser) - Toxicology results on Joey Kovar won't come in for weeks, but investigators tell TMZ that the reality TV star died from a fatal combination of booze, cocaine, and Viagra. Other sources say Kovar went to the house of a woman named Stacey Achterhof in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, Thursday night...

Real World Star Joey Kovar Dead at 29

Prescription drug overdose suspected

(Newser) - Reality TV star Joey Kovar was found dead today at 29, the suspected cause a prescription drug overdose, reports E! Online . Kovar was a cast member on Real World: Hollywood in 2008, though he had to leave halfway through to go to rehab for drugs and alcohol, notes TMZ . The...

Dog the Bounty Hunter Banned From Britain

Visa rejected due to murder conviction

(Newser) - Looking to stay a step ahead of Dog the Bounty Hunter? Try going to Britain, where immigration officials have decided he isn't welcome. The reality TV star, real name Duane Chapman, has had his visa application rejected because of a murder conviction from the late '70s, reports the...

Nobel Winners to NBC: Reality Show Glorifies War

'Stars Earn Stripes' glorifies war, they say

(Newser) - Nine Nobel Peace Prize laureates are standing up to ... NBC. The group claims one of the network's new reality shows glorifies violence. Stars Earn Stripes features such luminaries as Todd Palin , Nick Lachey, and Dean Cain going through military-style training with former Marines and Green Berets. Executive producer Mark...

CNN 2.0: Reality TV, Late-Night Talk Shows

Network seeks stars in Anthony Bourdain mold

(Newser) - With CNN boss Jim Walton preparing to exit , the news network is going to look very different in a matter of months. As CNN preps a serious facelift, on the table are five reality shows on Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as a new show with celeb chef Anthony...

America, Brace Yourself for 'Honey Boo Boo'

New TLC show is 'horrifying' yet 'sweet': Hank Steuver

(Newser) - A new TLC show called Here Comes Honey Boo Boo debuts tonight, and Hank Steuver at the Washington Post finds himself "powerless to look away." The main reason is 6-year-old Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, a beauty pageant contestant from rural Georgia who all but stole the...

Bristol Palin&#39;s Kid Calls Aunt Willow a Gay Slur
Bristol Palin: Tripp Said
F-Word, Not Gay Slur
UPDATED
Jul 24, 2012 10:27 AM CDT

Bristol Palin: Tripp Said F-Word, Not Gay Slur

Bristol, 'Life's a Tripp' showrunner clarify clip involving Willow, Tripp

(Newser) - Bristol Palin would like to clear something up: Yes, her 3-year-old son is a pottymouth, but he's not a homophobic one. A recently released clip from her reality show appears to show her son calling his aunt, Bristol's sister Willow, a "f****t." (Willow herself is no...

JLo Leaving Idol Because of ... Steven Tyler

Lopez talks about her exit from reality show

(Newser) - Why is Jennifer Lopez leaving American Idol? The reason may surprise you: She and Steven Tyler "had magic," Lopez said in a recent ABC News interview. "I don't know, with him gone, it might be a different formula." Tyler announced his departure from the reality...

Idol May Lose All 3 Judges
 Idol May Lose All 3 Judges 
UPDATED
Jul 13, 2012 2:00 PM CDT

Idol May Lose All 3 Judges

Jennifer Lopez is out; maybe Mariah Carey as replacement?

(Newser) - We learned yesterday that Steven Tyler is out , and now Jennifer Lopez has made it official, too, reports TMZ . Considering previous rumors that Randy Jackson also is leaving, the New York Post notes that American Idol could soon find itself without any of its three judges. Who could replace them?...

Clark Gable's Grandkid Lands Oh-So-Classy TV Gig

Will be new host of 'Cheaters' reality show

(Newser) - Clark Gable's grandson: Destined to follow in his grandfather's elegant footsteps with roles just as legendary as Gone With the Wind's Rhett Butler? Er, maybe not. The current Clark Gable, who shares his grandfather's name, has a new gig that's not exactly sophisticated. He's...

Todd Palin Nabs Reality TV Gig
 Todd Palin Nabs Reality TV Gig 
Jun 20, 2012 4:57 AM CDT

Todd Palin Nabs Reality TV Gig

Snowmobile champ to appear on Stars Earn Stripes

(Newser) - The Palins are fast becoming America's first family of reality TV. On the same day Bristol Palin's new reality show made its debut , NBC announced that father Todd will be taking part in a military-themed competition series called Stars Earn Stripes, reports Entertainment Weekly . Retired Gen. Wesley Clark,...

Bristol Palin&#39;s New Show: &#39;Kardashians of Wasilla&#39;
Bristol Palin's New Show: 'Kardashians of Wasilla'
review roundup
Jun 19, 2012 9:42 AM CDT

Bristol Palin's New Show: 'Kardashians of Wasilla'

Reviewers agree: 'Life's a Tripp' does not make Palin look good

(Newser) - If you already hate Bristol Palin, be prepared to hate her even more after watching tonight's premiere of her new Lifetime reality show, Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp. The critics hands-down pan the debut, and many agree that it may remind you of another obnoxious reality show family:...

Bar Heckler Sues Bristol Palin
 Bar Heckler Sues Bristol Palin 
Jun 14, 2012 10:20 AM CDT

Bar Heckler Sues Bristol Palin

Stephen Hanks claims Palin defamed him

(Newser) - Stephen Hanks, who famously heckled Bristol Palin in a Los Angeles bar while she was filming her reality show, may have apologized … but now he's suing over her "outrageous" conduct. Hanks, a talent manager, says he never gave permission to be filmed, and is suing Palin and...

Military: No Record of Reality Show Singer's War Injury

Timothy Michael Poe told 'America's Got Talent' he started singing to heal

(Newser) - A singer who appeared on America's Got Talent earlier this week with an inspiring story now appears to have made at least some of it up. Timothy Michael Poe told the judges that he had spent 14 years in the military and took up singing while recovering from a...

Firm Plans Reality Show —on Mars

4 visitors will reach planet by 2023, according to Mars One's plan

(Newser) - Combine a Dutch Nobelist, the co-creator of Big Brother, and a Mars-obsessed company, and what do you get? A reality show that follows the creation of the first human colony on Mars, of course. Mars One , as the company is called, plans to send four people to the planet by...

Day 1 of X Factor: Brit a Drama Queen?

Spears dogged by rumors that she stormed out of taping

(Newser) - New judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato had their first X Factor taping yesterday, and of course there were rumors of bad behavior. TMZ reports that Spears stormed off the set upset after a contestant did a less-than-stellar version of her song "Hold It Against Me," forcing...

The Perks of Being JLo's Boyfriend

Jennifer Lopez snags reality show for Casper Smart

(Newser) - Being Jennifer Lopez's rebound boyfriend apparently comes with some perks. Among them: getting your own reality show. Lopez has sold a series based on Casper Smart, her much-younger boytoy and also a choreographer on her tour, to Oxygen. For those of you hoping to see some steamy action between...

Bachelor Host Soon to Be a Bachelor

Chris Harrison and wife Gwen ending marriage

(Newser) - Could the Bachelor host be the next Bachelor? Chris Harrison is ending his marriage after 18 years and two children together, his rep confirmed yesterday. Harrison, 40, has hosted the ABC dating series and its spinoffs since it first came on the air in 2002, the AP reports. "Though...

Black Would-Be Contestants Sue Bachelor

They say show, along with 'Bachelorette,' favors white people

(Newser) - Two black men are taking The Bachelor and The Bachelorette to court with a lawsuit that claims the reality shows are blocking contestants of color from starring roles. Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson filed a federal lawsuit in Nashville today against the popular TV shows claiming they are engaged in...

Bristol Palin Shackin' Up With Boyfriend

Or, as she and Gino Paoletti call it, getting 'trial married'

(Newser) - If you've been holding out hope that star-crossed lovers Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston would find their happily-ever-after, we have bad news for you: Not only is Levi having a kid with another woman, it turns out Bristol is also moving on in quite a significant way. According to...

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