Holy shit, you guys: Tuesday nights are about to get bonkers. The couples partaking in the first-ever season of Celebrity Wife Swap have been announced, and the stars who have enlisted are like gold mine. A few of the participants may have been expected (at this point, what reality show hasn't Gary Busey been on?). But …
Wife Swap Partners: Richard Heene "Abusive"; Mayumi "Kinda Crazy"
Last night, Sheree Silver and her 15-year-old son Andrew—who appeared on Wife Swap earlier this year with the Heene family—spoke about their experiences with Balloon Family on Larry King Live. Andrew said, "Mayumi was, um, kinda crazy?"
It's Official: Balloon Boy Not Ready For His Closeup
As his unfortunate appearance on TV
Wayward Balloon Lands; No Sign Of Six-Year-Old Boy
Six-year-old Falcon Heene was believed to be trapped inside his parents' experimental balloon—which soared 10,000 feet in the air over Colorado this afternoon—but the balloon landed, and he was not inside. Updates and videos, after the jump.
The Treachery Of Stolen Images
Two armed robbers stole a Magritte painting, titled "Olympia," from a small museum in Brussels around 10 a.m. this morning. The 1948 nude is a portrait of Magritte's wife, and is valued at around $1.1 million. [NYT, Telegraph]
The Gentleman Wants His Bacon!
In this ridiculous and hilarious clip from ABC's Wife Swap, a young man completely flips out after his stand-in mother, making new rules for how the family eats, casts bacon out of the household. Clip at left/above.
Chastity Bono Is Transgender; Real Housewife Of NJ Welcomes Baby
- A rep for Chastity Bono—the child of Sonny and Cher—confirms that Bono is in the initial stages of transitioning from female to male.
20 Best Reality TV Show Moments Of 2008
From ANTM's menstrual cramps, to Bobby Brown's farts, to drunk women urinating on couches, we bring you the 20 Best (meaning, sometimes horrifying) Reality TV Show Moments of 2008.
