All posts containing the tag: "reality show"
Posted Nov 15th 2009 9:58AM by TMZ Staff
DUIs are great for ratings -- so what better way to help your reality show then to go get one ... and then blab all about it to the network that airs your show?
Shayne Lamas was popped in Venice, Calif. last night for allegedly driving under the influence -- and we know this because she told E!, home of "Leave it to Lamas," the whole story.
In a shockingly well-worded statement, Lamas told E!, "Early Saturday morning, after consuming one drink, I willingly drove through a mandatory check point on my way home with complete confidence of passing. However, the breathalyzer indicated that I was over the legal limit of blood alcohol content and was arrested onsite."
Look for a very special episode of "Leave it to Lamas" sometime during the next sweeps period.
Filed under: TV, Drunks
Tags: dui, E, leave it to lamas, LeaveItToLamas, reality show, RealityShow, shayne lamas, ShayneLamas
Posted Nov 12th 2009 2:40PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Shaquille O'Neal and now-estranged wife Shaunie made a pilot for a reality TV show -- and while their marriage is falling apart, at least one network is still considering putting the reality show on the air.
Earlier this year, the O'Neals had been pitching out a show called "Love Shaq," based on several family-style reality shows like "Meet the Barkers," "Newlyweds" and "Til Death Do Us Part" -- but unlike those couples, the O'Neal's marriage fell apart before the show ever aired.
TMZ got in contact with A&E, who confirmed they had seen the pilot -- and told us they are still "considering" whether or not to purchase the show. FYI -- the show is obviously not in production at the moment.
But the show could be dead before A&E gets to make a decision -- as we previously reported, Shaunie's already moved out -- pulling their kids out of their Florida school and relocating to L.A.
Filed under: TV, Shaq Attack, Dirty Divorces, Exclusives
Tags: AE, divorce, Love Shaq, LoveShaq, reality show, reality tv, RealityShow, RealityTv, Shaquille ONeal, ShaquilleOneal, Shaunie ONeal, ShaunieOneal
Posted Oct 30th 2009 9:43AM by TMZ Staff
Jon Gosselin is not going to hook up with Octomom for a TV special, because his "spiritual advisors" had a bad feeling about the project. Who knew we were spiritual advisors?
We got a statement that Jon's "talent" agent sent to the producers of "Jon - Kate = Jon + Octomom" saying, "While Jon appreciates the consideration and the potential revenues that it offers, after reviewing with both the management team and his spiritual advisors Jon has decided it is not in his best interest to pursue a show of this nature."
The "Dear Jon" letter continues, "... it is important to Jon to focus on his family and repairing the relationship that Jon and Kate need to have, both for themselves and for the sake of their children."
That's Jon Gosselin for you -- always doing the Lord's work.
Filed under: TV, OctoMom, Jon & Kate, Exclusives
Tags: jon and kate, jon gosselin, JonAndKate, JonGosselin, octomom, reality show, RealityShow, spiritual advosor, SpiritualAdvosor
Posted Oct 19th 2009 6:57PM by TMZ Staff
The CEO of a big time reality show production company says Richard Heene lied his way through Hollywood trying to hock a reality show that could have put his kids in harm's way.
Tom Forman, the CEO of Relativity Real and creator of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," tells TMZ he saw the Heene family on "Wife Swap" and was both "intrigued and aghast." Forman says he ended up speaking with Heene on the phone a month ago and discussed Heene's idea for a reality show about his family -- including the small kids chasing storms.
Forman says Heene gave his word that he had not pitched the show to anyone else. Turns out, just days later, Forman's people were in a meeting with TLC about another show and they raised the Heene proposal. The TLC folks said not only had Heene pitched the show to them a week earlier, he flew to L.A. to personally make the sell.
Forman says Heene is a "liar" and he made one last call, telling Heene never to contact them again.
Filed under: TV, Exclusives, Balloon Boy
Tags: balloon boy, BalloonBoy, extreme makeover home edition, ExtremeMakeoverHomeEdition, liar, reality show, RealityShow, Richard heene, RichardHeene, tom forman, TomForman
Posted Oct 19th 2009 1:20PM by TMZ Staff
Now we know why the Larimer County Sheriff in Colorado thinks Richard Heene concocted his balloon plan 2 weeks ago ... because this is the profile he posted on RealityWanted.com, hocking himself to casting agents and producers as the next big reality star.
Heene created his profile on the website on September 28, 2009. So the posting dovetails with the Sheriff's theory.
Here's what's interesting. Although Heene described himself as research scientist, general contractor, high school educated, married, with children, male, and straight -- he didn't make a specific pitch for a specific show. The question -- why wouldn't he pitch the idea .... maybe because the core of the idea was a big hoax.
Filed under: TV, Balloon Boy
Tags: balloon boy, BalloonBoy, reality show, RealityShow, Richard Heene, RichardHeene
Posted Oct 19th 2009 12:37PM by TMZ Staff
A lawyer for Richard Heene says he expects the suspected mastermind of the "Balloon Boy" hoax to be charged by Wednesday -- and when that happens Heene will plead not guilty.
Heene, less chatty than before, brushed past photogs this morning as he went into his home.
Filed under: Balloon Boy
Tags: balloon boy, BalloonBoy, reality show, RealityShow, richard heene, RichardHeene
Posted Oct 16th 2009 2:05PM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE 2:20 PM ET -- A TLC official tells TMZ the Heene family approached the network "months ago" with a reality show idea, but the network passed.
TMZ has learned the Heene family has been pitching a reality show about the wacky family, as one TV source put it, "all over town."
We're told Richard Heene pitched a series to Relativity Real, as well as RDF Productions. RDF produces "Wife Swap," on which the family appeared back in March.
We're also told the Heene's have made the rounds at the networks, including TLC. Of course, TLC produced "Jon & Kate Plus 8."
So is balloon boy the ultimate reality show pitch?
Stay tuned...
Filed under: TV, Exclusives, Balloon Boy
Tags: balloon boy, BalloonBoy, heene family, HeeneFamily, reality show, RealityReal, RealityShow, richard heene, RichardHeene, tlc, wife swap, WifeSwap
Posted Oct 14th 2009 1:59PM by TMZ Staff
Katherine Jackson says Michael Jackson's kids will not appear on any TV reality show in her lifetime.
Katherine tells TMZ Michael would never want his kids to appear on TV, much less on a reality show. She says her son went to great lengths to protect the kids from TV cameras, often shielding them with masks.
There are reports A&E's Jackson reality show will include MJ's 3 kids. Katherine, who is the legal guardian of the kids and ultimately makes the decision, tells us it will NOT happen.
Filed under: TV, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: A E, AE, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, kids, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, reality show, RealityShow
Posted Oct 5th 2009 8:30AM by TMZ Staff
The Gosselins continued their messy break-up in the media today -- with Kate fighting back the waterworks while claiming she can't afford to pay her bills.
Kate came out swinging on "
Today" this morning, slamming Jon for
clearing $230,000 out of the couple's joint bank account: "You've left your children and their mother unable to pay for the roof over their head. It's unacceptable."
As for Jon's claim the children don't want to do the show anymore, Kate says there was "wailing and sobbing" when she broke the news to 'em that filming has halted.
As TMZ previously reported, Kate's lawyers are going to court today to demand the return of the cash and a contempt citation against Jon. Stay tuned ...
Filed under: TV, Celebrity Feuds, Jon & Kate
Tags: bank, crying, divorce, jon gosselin, jon kate plus 8, JonGosselin, JonKatePlus8, kate gosselin, KateGosselin, money, reality show, RealityShow
Posted Oct 3rd 2009 6:30AM by TMZ Staff
It took a few tries, but Jon Gosselin finally managed to post a sign outside his home in Pennsylvania that had all the words spelled correctly -- including his own name.
The only possible explanation for the first sign ... one of the kids made it.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, TV, Jon & Kate
Tags: jon and kate plus 8, jon gosselin, JonAndKatePlus8, JonGosselin, kate gosselin, KateGosselin, reality show, RealityShow, sign, tlc
Posted Oct 3rd 2009 5:20AM by TMZ Staff
Taking after his TV bride Khloe Kardashian, L.A. Laker Lamar Odom was spotted out at Toast Bakery Cafe in Los Angeles sporting a little male bling of his own.
Let's hope the ring is more genuine than the wedding ...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, The Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian
Tags: khloe kardashian, KhloeKardashian, lamar odom, LamarOdom, married, reality show, RealityShow, ring, wedding
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 9:25AM by TMZ Staff
Want to make a million dollars? Just have eight babies -- because Jon Gosselin says that's what the fam pulled in last year for pimping out his children.
As TMZ previously reported, Jon wants the kids off the show permanently, so goodbye paycheck.
Hope hosting those Vegas pool parties pays bank.
Filed under: TV, Celebrity Pay Dirt, Jon & Kate
Tags: jon and kate plus 8, jon gosselin, JonAndKatePlus8, JonGosselin, kate gosselin, KateGosselin, larry king, larry king live, LarryKing, LarryKingLive, money, reality show, RealityShow, TLC
Posted Oct 1st 2009 12:34PM by TMZ Staff
Sources connected with the production of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" "Kate Plus 8" tell TMZ all the hoo-hah has to do with $$$.
Sources on both sides tell us Jon Gosselin has been asking for his exit papers from the show for several months. Production sources say they were willing to continue giving Jon a full paycheck and not put him on the show, but there was one string attached -- that he couldn't do any other show without the permission of TLC. BTW, that's a standard condition in TV-land.
Production sources say Jon's lawyer was demanding that TLC let Jon do any show he wanted but TLC wouldn't budge. Production sources say Jon's lawyer then threatened to shut down production by claiming the show wasn't good for the kids, and that's just what happened.
But sources connected with Jon tell us Jon had been complaining for months about his kids being on the show and that the kids themselves were complaining. These sources say Jon was blindsided when TLC released a statement that the show would be called "Kate Plus 8" and that the result would be that the kids would have to be on camera a lot more.
Production sources say no way would the kids be on the camera more because it's just "Kate Plus 8."
Filed under: TV, Jon & Kate, Exclusives
Tags: children, divorce, jon and kate plus 8, jon gosselin, jon kate plus 8, JonAndKatePlus8, JonGosselin, JonKatePlus8, kate gosselin, KateGosselin, kids, money, reality show, RealityShow, tlc
Posted Oct 1st 2009 10:10AM by TMZ Staff
Jon Gosselin has finally found religion for his children -- but it's a little late.
TMZ's confirmed Jon has sent a letter to TLC demanding they halt production of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" or any other show with his children STAT.
Gosselin now claims the filming is detrimental to his kids and he's now determined to bring in police if that's what it takes to stop the production.
So coincidence? Jon was just 86'd from the show -- which will be relaunched as "Kate Plus 8" in November -- and a day later he's suddenly worried about the kids he sporadically sees. A source connected with the production says Jon had no problem shooting the show as recently as last Friday ... but since he was essentially fired from the show this week, he's suddenly worried about his children.
FYI ... whoever put up the sign misspelled "penelty" and "Johnathon."
Filed under: TV, Jon & Kate
Tags: cease and desist, CeaseAndDesist, children, jon gosselin, jon kate plus 8, JonGosselin, JonKatePlus8, reality show, RealityShow, tlc
Posted Aug 30th 2009 11:24AM by TMZ Staff
Puppies and babies are chick magnets -- moms are not.
But Jon Gosselin hasn't been single for awhile, so we'll forgive him the faux pas he pulled yesterday at Wet Republic at MGM Grand Hotel. But there was still a bevy of beauties coming in and out of John's cabana.
Although that was probably more the cameras than it was Jon's game.
Filed under: Photo Galleries, Jon & Kate
Tags: ae, jon and kate plus 8, jon gosselin, JonAndKatePlus8, JonGosselin, kate gosselin, KateGosselin, reality show, RealityShow
