The controversial Gretchen Rossi has just signed on for the fifth season of “The Real Housewives of Orange County”.
Will Slade Smiley be featured as her boyfriend? Or will they be in the Date My Ex mode by then?
How is Tamra Barney taking the news?
What is the obsessed “Heartbreak Kid" Jay Photoglou about to do next? I sense a new writing campaign coming on!
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In Season One of the train wreck known as THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY, real "housewife" Jo de la Rosa lived with Slade Smiley as his kept girlfriend in his Coto de Caza McMansion. He had two children from two previous relationships, Gavin, 15 and Grayson, 4. Later, it was discovered that Grayson had brain cancer. He did not appear on season two.
There are two Grayson Smiley websites. The Grayson Foundation is set up by Slade, and is mostly about...guess who.
Amazing Gray, is the site set up by Grayson’s mother, and is all about little Grayson. Too bad she had to take time away from Grayson to go after Slade for child support.
Humor columnist offers comments on arrest of a Real Housewives star.
from the OCRegister:
Slade, Slade, Slade. You probably heard that Slade Smiley was arrested last week on a "civil contempt charge." Generally speaking it means he has failed to pay something he was ordered by the court.
It turned out it was for allegedly failing to make child-support payments. We also know that someone posted a hysterical entry into a blog about Slade dating "Real Housewife" Gretchen.
For those lucky enough not have caught any of these "reality" shows with Slade and Gretchen, let's get you up to date. Slade, portrayed in Season One of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" as this super rich guy with a young girlfriend, moved out of his foreclosed house in Coto and ended up in a house rented for him up in LA as part of new "reality" show called "Date My Ex."
I put "reality" in quotes because virtually everything you see in the shows are paid for by the show to make you think these are rich people when, in reality, it is often not the case.
For example, they depict one of the Real Housewives as "hiring" a celebrity chef winner from another Bravo show for a lavish dinner party. I would guess that the odds that the "Housewife" actually paid for any of that as about the same as both you and your mom winning different Lottos last week and donating it all to the SPCA.
Meanwhile, Gretchen is a "Real Housewife" who was portrayed as being engaged to another "rich" guy that was sick with leukemia.
I have no idea if he was "really" rich, but I do know Gretchen tried to rent a Coto house from a friend of mine last summer. Gretchen told my friend she "was cast as the newest housewife on The Real Housewives of Orange County and the show was going to pay for her to rent a house in Coto for a few months so they could pretend she was living there."
So, it is against this deceiving backdrop that a person going by the name of Photoglou blogged last week. You understand why we don't "really" know if any of this is true. But just imagining it is true is funny.
Photoglou claimed that he was living with Gretchen Rossi in Costa Mesa. But, Photoglou says he moved out since Gretchen was going out with - you guessed it - Slade Smiley! Ah, love.
Photoglou wrote: "When I went to pick up more clothes on Wed Feb 18th Slade's car was in the driveway. I know Gretchen well so I called the police dept to do a civil asst..."
Wow, he is making it sound like little Gretchen is one tough cookie. Maybe she'll end up in the sequel to "The Wrestler" with Mickey Rourke.
Then, after the police show up: "So I proceeded to enter the house, as I did I saw there was Slade's wallet, shirt, jacket, shoes and car keys were in plain sight. The officer and I then heard footsteps upstairs. But Slade and Gretchen would still not come out of her room."
Now, you have to wonder why Slade Smiley took off everything but his pants until he was upstairs, in the dark. Maybe the girls that have seen him naked call him "Slade Laugh-out-loud?"
And lastly "The officers did not tell me but I over heard them say he has a suspended License and a fake tag on his unregistered car as well as a warrant for $10,000 out of LA county."
Sounds like Slade might be riding his bike for a while.
Poor Gretchen. Her new "rich" guy ends up in the slammer. At least Slade has "reality" TV. Only now the show is called "Date My Ex-Con."
Serious case of foot-in-mouth disease
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Seems trashy Tamra has been a very busy girl. After the homo comment she made about Slade on the Season 4 finale of The Real Housewives of Orange County, gay rights activists and bloggers have been tearing her a new one.
Here's example of the outrage, and Tamra’s response to it.
Poor Tamra, she blamed her behavior during that tawdry "Naked Wasted" episode on her “Indian blood”. We’re sure she didn’t mean Indians in Mumbai…she could never find it on a map. Or spell it. So she insulted Native Americans. Maybe someone said she’s inbred and she thought that meant mixed breed…..
This is her apology:
Kenneth,
I read your article and wanted to talk with you. I cant tell you how bad I feel about my comment on last weeks episode. It was stupid and hurtful. Like I said it was not the word I was searching for and probably not a word I had used since I was 14. I can not take back what I said, But I can try to reach out to every article and email I get. I have NOTHING against the gay community. I have a lot of friends that are gay and support gay rights. the first thing I did was call all my gay friends and apologize. Most of them laughed at me and said Tam that is just you putting your foot in your mouth AGAIN. Ricky my dearest friend told me that Yes I would piss off some people. I did not address it on my blog last week because I didn't see the episode before I blogged. I will be witting a apology on next week blog. I will do what it take to make it better.
Please accept my sincere apology.
Tamra Barney
What a load of shit! What a twit
from the oc register:
So last week ended with the kickoff of original housewife Jeana Keough's big date. Tonight, we get to see who this gentleman is. During the date, the two are out to dinner, and Jeana is holding his hand. She says, "Maybe before you date me … again, you better think about, I'm kind of a demanding person." Uh oh, run for the hills, man!
Flash over to Lynne Curtin's household in Capistrano Beach. The newest housewife is having a discussion with her eldest daughter, Raquel, who's famous for her underage "drunk bowling" incident.
Lynne is making coffee and asks her daughter if she wants anything. Raquel, 18, responds, "A half an English muffin with a tiny bit of peanut butter on it."
Lynne inquires about Raquel's job situation, or lack thereof.
"You know I've been looking," Raquel whines. "I fill out like two applications a day online."
"Online?" Lynne says. "How about in person?"
Raquel complains that the only thing her mother talks to her about is finding a job. Yet, she later confesses, "I graduated in (sic) high school a year and a half ago, and ever since, I really haven't been doing anything." Way to apply yourself, Raquel.
Lynne insists that her daughter needs to have a focal point, something she wants to do.
"OK, mom," Raquel says. "OK, OK, OK, OK, OK!"
Lynne: "Everybody's gone doing something. You need to be doing something too. Don't you think you'll feel better about yourself?"
Raquel says she thinks her mom needs to "back off a little." "I do have a desire for independence," she pontificates in a one-on-one interview. "Just, not so much of a desire right now." Then she laughs, like a true slacker would.
"I don't want to work for like, $8.75 or whatever," Raquel states.
"Some of these places pay commission," Lynne counters.
The laid-back mom decides she needs to be more assertive with her slacker daughter. "Raquel's never going to learn to make it on her own if we don't put our foot down," she says in an interview.
But apparently, Raquel has had enough of this job talk. She walks away from the kitchen discussion and says, "Peace out. Peace out."
Lynne sighs and says, "Mmm. Gosh." Poor Lynne.
Meanwhile, an airborne camera flies over the beautiful, misty Orange County coast. We see The Cliff Restaurant in Laguna Beach, where original housewife Vicki Gunvalson has organized an end-of-the-summer party.
Guests include original housewife Lauri Waring Peterson; her husband George Peterson; original "housewife" Jo De La Rosa sporting a new hair style; Jo's ex-fiancé Slade Smiley; Tammy Knickerbocker, a housewife from seasons two and three; her daughters Megan and Lindsey; and "housewife" Gretchen Rossi's parents, Scott and Brenda. Jeana's new date may be in attendance as well.
By all appearances, it looks like a very nice party, with a view of the breathtaking Pacific coast and drinks being poured from ice sculptures.
Gretchen is at the party, once again without her ill fiancé Jeff Beitzel. "I'm super bummed Jeff couldn't be with me at the party," Gretchen says. "Jeff's health really is kind of on the fence right now, and the doctor just wouldn't let him out of the hospital."
That doesn't prevent Gretchen from partying and socializing, however. She meets housewife Tamra Barney's mom, Sandra, for the first time. Tamra's son Ryan is there, and Jeana pipes in, "Ryan wants to know if you want a tequila shot." You may or may not recall that in a previous episode, Gretchen got wasted on tequila shots and almost hooked up with Ryan. Yikes.
When Gretchen screams in delight and surprise, we hear Vicki say, "Gretchen definitely is an attention stealer. She wants the eyes on her … and I think it's stupid." It seems like there's a touch of envy in the air.
Case in point: We later see Vicki greet Tammy Knickerbocker and her new boyfriend Michael. Vicki pleads, "Michael, do I get a hug this time?" Michael responds, "You're so needy, Vicki, I swear." But he obliges, and the two share a very intimate hug.
Vicki says, "I need to be loved and told I'm wanted and adored and all that (expletive)."
Michael responds, "Well, you are all those things, I just happen to be a little more reserved, I think."
Jeana's son Colton is at the party. Rather than jeans and a T-shirt, his usual attire, he's sporting a white suit coat and a black striped shirt underneath.
"Last year we had G. Diddy, now we got Piff Daddy!" Tamra exclaims. I think she meant P. Diddy and Puff Daddy.
Jeana says, "He had on a 'Saturday Night Fever' white pinstripe suit, so he got a lot of (expletive) for his suit, but I thought he looked good."
What else transpires at the party? Vicki admonishes Jeana, telling her to be careful with her revealing dress and cleavage. "You might have a nipple coming out," she advises.
Oh, and Vicki shows off the new Rolex watch she has purchased for herself. Tammy says, "Oh my God, you're such a Rolex, Newport Beach, Orange County person!"
In a one-on-one, Vicki says, "I never had a Rolex in my entire life. Well, I felt kind of odd showing people a gift I bought myself. I'd rather be classier, and just kind of fly in under the radar if somebody notices it." Vicki fly in under the radar? I don't think so.
Vicki continues, "I didn't want to make Donn feel bad because he didn't buy it for me." But Jeana reflects in an interview, "Vicki, why can't you say, 'Donn and I got the Rolex?' Why are you throwing Donn under the bus again?"
Meanwhile, Tamra's husband Simon and son Ryan are having a discussion. Simon asks if Ryan has any interest left in pursuing a career with the California Highway Patrol. Ryan responds, "I'm way over that." He explains that he recently got a ticket for no front license plate. "I don't want to be that guy that hides out and gives everybody traffic tickets." Way to stand up for principles, Ryan.
What else happens on tonight's episode? Vicki's daughter Briana reveals her new life plans to mom. Apparently, she wants to join the Army. Vicki's response? "Holy crap."
Myia the Music Publisher (allegedly)
Found on a PR website:
Featured on the show are Jo's roommate, Katy Metz and her best friend, Myia Ingoldsby, both of whom advise De La Rosa as she embarks on a series of dates that they have arranged. For Myia Ingoldsby, a music publisher, the spotlight of a reality series might seem an unexpected career diversion, but it was through music business channels that Ingoldsby, from London, met De La Rosa, an aspiring recording artist. It was a logical progression for Ingoldsby to select suitors as well as songs for her friend.
A reality series, Ingoldsby says, "…takes over your life. We did six weeks of filming -- seven days a week -- and we didn't have a day off. It was 14 hour days, every day." And the storyline was volatile. "The script is constantly changing. It's tough. It's all unexpected." (All of the men De La Rosa dates subsequently live in a house with her ex, Slade Smiley."
Ingoldsby is represented by well known Los Angeles entertainment attorney Helen Yu, of Yu Leseberg who observes that navigating the competition-driven reality television series universe requires a comprehensive knowledge of a new set of entertainment dynamics. "It's MySpace taken to the next level: today's stars are real people living real lives as experienced by real audiences."
Her role in the show , Ingoldsby notes, is to offer "The voice of reason. I'm a mediator between Jo and Slade and I'm a very honest person. I give Jo advice as a girlfriend and I know her very well. I also say what the audience is thinking."
Say what the audience is thinking....if you only knew, Myia.
Three new johns join the trainwreck in week 2 of this Real Housewives of Orange County spinoff.
David Weintraub, the winning john from last week, is a Hollywood agent. How dumb are we supposed to “be?
Never mind...
Pimping Slade Clampett, (who's starting to look like Jed Clampett) sticking his tongue out and licking his lips like a snake, sends her out on her first date. This guy , Tyler, takes her out shooting lessons. No, I won't be absolutely mean here, let's just say no one as taken out of their misery. After all, Tyler thinks a girl with a gun is "hot". She calls her so-called roommate, Katy, to pick her up, but stays anyway, for a tea party. I can't make this shit up!
Who does Myia's hair? Never mind..
John two takes her golfing. Lucas has a great body, so Jo is happy. When the guys are together, David says something Grandpa Clampett doesn't like.
Ali, john 3, sends her a candle and candleholder. Back at the house, David is about to get his ass kicked for being an arrogant jerk.
Ali takes her to the Gibson showroom and his band is there. They play for Jo, she likes it. She takes him to her apartment to meet Myia and Katy.
Slade invites the three women over for a barbeque. After Lucas sings a perfectly stupid song , Myia announces the elimination for the next day.
Why is Jo wearing a babydoll nightgown? Never mind.....
Tyler is out first. Ali is second. She keeps Lucas, to join Slade and David. Did I mention he has a great body? Never mind...
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Three new johns join the train wreck in week 2 of this Real Housewives of Orange County spinoff.
David Weintraub, the winning john from last week, is a Hollywood agent. How dumb are we supposed to be?
Never mind...
Pimping Slade Clampett, (who's starting to look like Jed Clampett) sticking his tongue out and licking his lips like a snake, sends her out on her first date. This guy , Tyler, takes her out shooting lessons. No, I won't be absolutely mean here, let's just say no one as taken out of their misery. After all, Tyler thinks a girl with a gun is "hot". She calls her so-called roommate, Katy, to pick her up, but stays anyway, for a tea party. I can't make this shit up!
Who does Myia's hair? Never mind..
John two takes her golfing. Lucas has a great body, so Jo is happy. When the guys are together, David says something Grandpa Clampett doesn't like.
Ali, john 3, sends her a candle and candleholder. Back at the house, David is about to get his ass kicked for being an arrogant jerk.
Ali takes her to the Gibson showroom and his band is there. They play for Jo, she likes it. She takes him to her apartment to meet Myia and Katy.
Slade invites the three women over for a barbeque. After Lucas sings a perfectly stupid song , Myia announces the elimination for the next day.
Why is Jo wearing a baby doll nightgown? Never mind.....
Tyler is out first. Ali is second. She keeps Lucas, to join Slade and David. Did I mention he has a great body? Never mind...
The Real Housewives of Orange County certainly created some of the most absurd moments and bizarre characters for our viewing pleasure. Now Jo De La Rosa and Slade Smiley will have their own show, entitled "Date My Ex" on Bravo .
Here's an excerpt of what Jo had to say last week:
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Jun 16, 2008If there's one thing Jo De La Rosa of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Orange County" wants to make known, it's that former fiance Slade Smiley is not her manager, as has been reported. "He's not anything to do with business. I don't know why people thought he was my manager, but he's not," she tells us. "If anything, Slade's been my guide for the last couple of years," she adds. "If I had any question on contracts or decisions I've had to make, I would go to him. He's also been there if I ever needed a little push or whenever I had some self-doubt."
Jo De La Rosa
Oh please...this may be the most contrived piece of bullshit ever to hit the airwaves.
In season one of the RHOOC , Jo was supposedly the kept woman fiance of Slade Smiley, a something-or- other for a title insurance firm. They lived in a typical Orange County McMansion in Coto de Caza, characterized as a "place so far from the beach you need a passport". Jo was supposedly 24 at the time. She told us everyday.
Slade's two sons from previous relationships rounded out this idlyic little scenario. Jo, who was born in Peru and whose parents won the California State Lottery, always claimed to have graduated from UC Irvine. Proving that even a moron can obtain a college degree.
Slade , who always lied about his age, came from Anchorage, Alaska, where he participated in bicycle races.
These are excellent qualifications for famewhoredom.
Anyway, the highlight of their two seasons on RHOOC was alcoholic Jo wanting something to do other than be a "housewife", and Slade wanting her to do nothing but be his kept whore. They broke up at the end of season one, with Slade dating RHOOC "Mother of the Year" Lauri Waring, breaking up with her just in time for season two.
During Season Two, the facade continues, minus the youngest child, Grayson, whose mother had the good sense to keep him off this trainwreck and who was also diagnosed with a brain tumor. This small fact doesn't slow the train, as Jo and Slade continue to annoy and irritate. Jo moves to Los Angeles, leaving Slade, supposedly to pursue a singing career, but apparently just preparing for this "new" trainwreck.
In the meantime, Slade's McMansion is in foreclosure. He owes much more on it than it is worth. Remember the American Express Black episode? They are in litigation with him.
Actually, this show is more real...should be entitled "Pimp and Whore."
Reality TV? Absurd.
