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A New York State Of Mind

Dodai — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:50:00 EST

[Venice, CA; November 8. Image via Flynet.]

For The First Time In Reality History, Rodeo Has Difficulty Crying

Tracie — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDT

I don't really watch I Love Money to get involved in the competition but because I'd rather just kind of sit back and observe these people get drunk and make out and fight; it's kinda like reading a magazine but only looking at the pictures. But on last night's episode, the challenge was so good: The contestants all had to make themselves cry. They were allowed to use tools like onions, cigar smoke, hot sauce, and cayenne pepper, but one member of each team was restricted from using the tools and was only allowed to cry on command. Obviously, hilarity ensued. Clip above.

I Love Money: Pumkin May Or May Not Have An Eating Disorder

Tracie — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT

It sort of goes without saying that a lot of the cast members on these VH1 dating shows are kind of gross. Not because of how they look, but because of how they act. On last night's episode of I Love Money, Pumkin — the one who explained on the first episode that she's "a little ghetto" — decided that she needed to turn on the waterworks in order to win sympathy with Destiney, the girl who, ironically, would decide whether or not Pumkin would go home or stay in the game. Pumkin sobbed as she told Destiney that she used to have an eating disorder, and used to be a "big bitch." However, we're not that convinced that she's that good of an actress, so we're thinking that maybe there's some truth to her admission. Whatever the case, the plan worked, and she stayed. Clip above.

I Love Money Is The Root Of All Schadenfreude

Tracie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT

I Love Money, VH1's new show in which cast members from Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, and I Love New York compete for cash, was pretty much everything it promised to be: Trashy, gross, awesome. In this clip, from the first episode, Pumkin, an alum from the first Flavor of Love — whose biggest contribution to pop culture, thus far, has been hocking a loogie on New York during elimination — says that if she wins the money in question, she will get boob job to fit in. This statement might be sarcastic, but it's questionable as to whether she has a grasp on how to even structure a joke like that. Anyway, this leads to a verbal altercation in which one girl calls her a "saggy boob sock." Also, Pumkin's nipple is exposed for pretty much the entire time. Classy!

Our Favorite Reality Dating Show Castmembers Return For I Love Money

Tracie — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT

This is an extended trailer for the new VH1 reality show I Love Money, which features our favorite cast members (Rodeo, anyone?) from Flavor of Love 1 & 2, Rock of Love 1 & 2, and I Love New York 1 &2. It's akin to those Real World/Road Rules Challenges, and there's no point to the show other than to win money and stab people in the back. which is just about the perfect thing for all these reality "stars" to be involved in. The challenges are based on events that happened in the shows in which they first appeared, for example, there's a spitting challenge, like when Pumkin spit on New York, and a joust in match on a giant bed, from when Saphyri beat that one girl up five minutes into moving into the FOL house. I Love Money premieres July 6. Check out more Rodeo after the jump.

You have to sit through White Boy talking for a while, but the Rodeo segment is great:

Fergie's Getting Hitched

Jennifer — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:30:00 EST

Fergie and actor Josh Duhamel are engaged. We hope Fergie didn't wet her pants when he proposed! [People]
Good news for society, bad news for Paris Hilton: Paris' grandfather, Baron Hilton, has decided to give 97% of his $2.3 billion fortune to charity when he dies. [Reuters]
Lindsay Lohan spent Christmas Eve with Adrian Grenier at his Brooklyn apartment, but they're definitely not a couple. [Page Six]
Also, Lindsay's dad called paparazzi photographers to tip them off to his reunion meeting with Lindsay at the Mercer Hotel. Aw, sweet! [Gatecrasher]
Also: Lindsay's ex, Riley Giles, is selling his personal photos of her to the tabs. Again: How sweet! [MSNBC]
Pete Doherty gave Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil some tips on how to make the best of his prison time. Fielder has also asked Doherty to look out for Winehouse. Oh lord: Not a one of them stands a chance! [The Sun]

Will Smith: Scientologist? [Page Six]
Move over, Fergie: I Love New York star Tiffany "New York" Pollard is also engaged: Her future intended is show winner George "Tailor Made" Weisberger... [People]
...who is apparently already cheating on her. [Gatecrasher]
Courtney Love is moving to New York. She bought a townhouse in the West Village. She says on her MySpace blog, "itllcost ...alot...to returjn it to a house biut fbc doesnt need to have all that space til she moves here at 18." [Gothamist]
But whatever will Courtney fill all that space with after having been robbed yesterday? [Perez Hilton]
Ah, nevermind: The stolen goods have been returned. [Perez Hilton]
Britney had to return the kids back to K-Fed after spending Christmas with them. The exchange of progeny took place at a Starbucks, naturally. [Daily Mail]
Johnny Depp: Too emotionally scarred to ever marry again. [MSNBC]
Top Chef host / former model/former Mrs. Salman Rushdie Padma Lakshmi dnies that she and "financier" Teddy Forstmann are dating. [Page Six]
Drew Barrymore and her boyfriend Justin "Mac Guy" Long: Definitely together, united against parking tickets. [Page Six]
Leonardo DiCaprio and Bar Rafaeli are definitely back together. [Gatecrasher]
Also a couple: Gossip Girl co-stars Blake "Serena van der Woodsen" Lively and Penn "Dan Humphrey" Badgley. [MSNBC]
Jennifer Aniston reportedly celebrated Christmas with real-life best Friend Courteney Cox Arquette. [Daily Mail]
Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown has won the custody battle for her daughter against her ex-husband, Jimmy Gulzar. Which is good, 'cause it's so much more effective when the Spice Girls sing "Mama" in their reunion tour when their very own kids are front and center. [TMZ]

I Love New York 2: Things In The House Get Violent

Tracie — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:00:00 EDT

On last night's episode of I Love New York 2, everyone seemed to hate Tailor Made. Either that or New York is able to stir up some serious emotions that get all the guys going. Um, we think it's the former. Anyway, two guys, on two separate occasions got into it with Tailor, resulting in one of them, Buddha, being sent home early because he actually hit Tailor in the face. It's fun watching trouble and drama stir up in the house, but honestly, we don't like when Midget Mac's thunder gets stolen.

Meet Midget Mac: 'I Love New York 2' Contestant

Tracie — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:00:00 EDT

VH1's "reality" dating show I Love New York 2 doesn't premiere until October 8, but they've already released the photos of the cast. Do you notice that lil' guy next to New York? His name is Midget Mac and he's there to compete for her heart. This season is going to be so fucking good. After the jump, let's take a better look at him.

Clearly he's going to be the breakout star.

The Men of I Love New York 2 - A Closer Look [VH1]