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desperate with the stars

August 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment


i usually make a point to never blog about dancing with the stars. but when you see such desperation, something just needs to be said.

while the full list of dancing with the stars contestants is set to be released during ABC’s bachelor pad on august 30th, some pretty reliable tips on the cast have already started leaking. every season, i’m more and more shocked at these d-list celebs they pull out of nowhere.

and this year is no different! we’ve got confirmations on david hasselhoff, reality TV “actress” audrina patridge and singer brandy. the latest and greatest addition?

BRISTOL PALIN. seriously. politician sarah palin’s teenage daughter. you know, the one who’s been on every tabloid cover known to man touting her son and feuding relationship with famewhoring baby daddy levi johnston?

should be a fun-filled crock of desperate wannabes!

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lane bryant bias?

April 23, 2010 By 1 Comment

what’s this? bias against full-figured girls, that’s what!

if you own a TV, you’ve been subject to one-too-many racy victoria’s secret commercials. you know, the ones with almost-naked stick figures with wind and silk and lace and… well, you get the picture.

those were fiiiiine for TV networks FOX and ABC. but when lane bryant came out with a lingerie commersh, the brakes were pumped! the plus-size retailer claims their above commercial was banned from ABC’s dancing with the stars and FOX’s american idol because they have a bias against full-figured models.

FOX and ABC’s rebuttal? it flashes too much flesh for the family-oriented shows. oh, and VS commercials don’t? uh huh.

the ad in question shows a curvy (and SEXY!) woman trying on various articles of lingerie, about to go “meet dan for lunch,” according to her smartphone appointment. she then heads out in a trenchcoat on, with nothing underneath but a bra and panties. presumeably for some lovin’!

a little racy for the family hour? perhaps, but it’s not too different from any other lingerie ad on TV, except that the model is voluptuous, not skinnier-than-skinny. what do you think? did FOX and ABC act out of line?

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ryan seacrest is… not funny

April 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

throw it down, dunklemen!! me thinks american idol host ryan seacrest is starting to lose his coveted popularity votes – and in large numbers!

the over-eccentric host has been drawing awkward attention to himself the past few weeks, in the form of horrible jokes, dancing with unwilling strangers and overall, just making everyone feel generally uncomfortable. but nothing tops this!

back in season one, seacrest had a co-host – i know, hard to believe he would actually share the spotlight. brian dunklemen left idol after that season (bad move, buddy!) and has been the butt of lots of jokes because of it.

this past wednesday night, seacrest spat out that dunklemen would be returning to host idol gives back next week, to which the crowd applauded, then fell eerily silent after seacrest said it was a joke. GOOD JOKE RYAN!!

mr. dunklemen recently spoke with tv.com about the incident… and oh yeah it’s gettin’ heated!

“well, it was an attempt at a joke. but unfortunately for ryan, instead of a laugh, he got applause. that’s never really been his strong suit. but it was a joke, and whether it was mean-spirited or not is irrelevant. a joke’s a joke; you can either take it or you can’t.”

of ryan’s other strange behavior dunkleman says,

“the timing doesn’t surprise me. dancing with the stars has replaced idol as the no. 1 show for, what, the last two weeks? i’m sure that’s sending seacrest into a panic. it’s not surprising that he would act crazy to get attention, or throw my name out there — he’s done things like this before.”

cat fight! how long ’til seacrest responds? i give it 3, 2, 1…

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