The Real Housewives of Atlanta Return November 2?

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This may be true, and not much of a surprise since Bravo TV  needs to speed up the production schedule, as their other “flagship” franchise,  The Real Housewives of New Jersey, is sinking faster than the Titanic in ratings.

Add to that, Bravo was blindsided by the courts when the sentencing of Teresa and Joe Giudice was postponed from the original date, July 8, to September 23. Bravo will have to do some fancy footwork to change the final episodes of Season 6.

“Word on the street” (ha ha) has all the cast members returning, including Porsha Williams and Kenya Moore. Bravo is adding Claudia Jordan and Demetria McKinney to the cast, a move designed to create fireworks.

from the Examiner:

Phaedra Parks  just announced the premiere date for the upcoming seventh season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta ." Although Bravo has yet to confirm the news, Parks took to Twitter where she shared the date with fans.

In a tweet earlier this week, Parks made the official announcement, telling fans she and the rest of the cast would return on Nov. 2.

According to an Aug. 26 report by Wetpaint Entertainment, Parks said, “We will be back first Sunday in November!” The message came after a fan asked the mother of two about the new season.

Although Parks' return to "The Real Housewives of Atlanta " was pulled into question months ago after her husband, Apollo Nida , was sentenced to eight years behind bars, her co-star, NeNe Leakes recently confirmed she would be back.

Despite the blustering and shouting, the return of Nene Leakes, at a reported $500K salary cut, was a foregone conclusion.

Where else does she have to go?

UPDATE:  The entire cast is  currently filming in Puerto Rico......don't display public foolery, famewhores! The locals won't appreciate it (been there, seen that, have the video and mugshots to prove it!)

The Real Housewives of Atlanta is currently in production.

Teresa Giudice Story All Smoke and Mirrors

Teresa Giudice clearly doesn’t know when to quit, especially if she’s getting paid.  She’s the cover story on In Touch Weekly , again.  Like a Rob Shuter piece in the Huffington Post, no sources are named.  All the information in the piece is public knowledge. 

From the article:

A source tells In Touch magazine that Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita and Melissa Gorga are dealing with their own financial problems — and seeing Teresa doing better is driving them insane with jealousy!
During the Oct. 16 reunion, Caroline slammed Teresa for her financial problems when she herself is battling her own crisis. “She and her husband have big credit problems, and they’ve mortgaged the hell out of The Brownstone [the Manzo's event space],” a source close to Teresa claims. The Manzos are also dealing with two other situations: a scandal surrounding Caroline’s husband and a lawsuit against her sons.

The scandal surrounding Albert Manzo?  Al Manzo Fired From Water Commission by Gov; Christie

The lawsuit against Albie Manzo and Chris?  How disingenious of Teresa’s failure to disclose the fact that she and husband Joe Giudice  are responsible for the arrests in Punta Cana, when Teresa threw a drink on a woman in the bar and a brawl....about to go into litigation, unless Bravo TV pays off the victims, ensued. Not to mention that they are under a gag order, but here’s Teresa talking about it.

Beatdown in Punta Cana

 

from the article:

Caroline has constantly been negative about Teresa’s cookbooks, products and appearances. “It’s sad that Caroline is trying to attack my livelihood,” Teresa told the magazine.
Jacqueline is also jealous that Teresa can afford a certain lifestyle when she’s facing money troubles. “I’ve seen her husband Chris’ credit cards declined numerous times,” admits the source.
An insider believes that Jacqueline sold a photo of Teresa’s husband Joe out with another woman, as a way to get revenge against Teresa.
And to top it all off, Teresa claims that the only reason that Melissa married her brother is for his money. “We were out to dinner with a few other couples,” Teresa says of an incident that took place early on in Melissa and Joe Gorga‘s marriage. “She got a little buzzed, and she said she didn’t like him when she first met him. ‘But then,’ she says, ‘I saw his house.’”

 

This “insider” doesn’t know very much. Kim Granatell’s publicist obtained the photo and sent it out to everyone, including me:

The woman in the photo is not Tara F., this is another old flame of Joe’s.

Joe Giudice Out With Another Girlfriend

In another part of the Twitterverse, Jacqueline Laurita displays a fair amount of immaturity by busting out instead of letting Teresa hang herself:

Teresa,keep spending all the money u do &making profit from peoplew/ fake stories u sell.It will catch up to u.U never stopped spending.

JacLauritaJacqueline Laurita

Another disgusting display of Teresas lies. Keep hanging yourself!Tell every1 the plan2file4bankruptcy#2@how u laugh At beating the system!

In the case of the Manzo’s finances, I found this, but it’s ancient history now.

The bulk of the Manzo family's income stems from their event and catering hall The Brownstone. But Caroline's husband Albert has been involved in over 30 judgments and liens (one brought on by a family member) since the early '90s up until two years ago . And while it can be expected that a business that deals with picky brides and numerous vendors to be caught up in several financial disputes, there was also a state tax lien in 2000 for $10,546.17, as well as a judgment in favor of the Federal Mortgage Association for $148,000, plus a few judgments in favor of the First Bank of USA and North Jersey Federal Credit for a combined total of over $10,000. It would seem that these specific issues, however, have been resolved.

None of these women know exactly what their husbands do to obtain money. Until they got Bravo income of their own, they didn’t wonder about it, either. Not just these women, but Alexis Bellino  of the Real Housewives of Orange County, Taylor Armstrong of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Nene Leakes of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, or Larsa Pippen of the Real Housewives of Miami.

  Part 2 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 3  Reunion airs Sunday

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Absurd to Sublime Index

Jeana Homes in Default

Danielle and Jacqueline

1986 Indictment

Excerpt from "Cop Without A Badge"

NJ Lost Footage July 9

Vicki:Nothing Says "KLASSY" Like Getting Your Ass Tattooed in a Bar

Albert "Tiny" Manzo's Legacy

The Story Behind the Danielle/Dina Fight

NeNe Leakes on the Today Show

NEW JERSEY HOUSEWIVES FINALE RECAP

Juicy Joe and Teresa: Faking It?

Danielle Staub on the Today Show

Bethenny Frankel on the Today Show

Real Housewives, Real Makeovers Rewind

Kevin Maher and Danielle Staub Still Married?

Real Housewives on the Today Show 

New Jersey Reunion

The Real Nuts of Orange County

Juicy Joe and Teresa: Faking It?

Vicki and Tamra on the Reunion Show

Kevin Maher on TV Tonight

Tamra Banrey's Blog

Gretchen, "Vegas Baby" and Jay Photoglou

Jeana Keough Homes in Default

Liars

Vicki, Jeana, Gretchen and Slade Smiley

Nicholas Laurita

Lip Gloss, Bubies and Jewelry Whores

Bethenny Frankel: I Oughta Be in Pictures

 

Bethenny Frankel

 

Jay Photoglou, Again

Hottest Housewife

Real Housewives Chicago

Tamra and the Teaser

New Jersey Housewives: Gossipy

 

New York Housewives Talk About Danielle

Jeana Keough's Spin

I'm Not A Celebrity, Don't Make Me Watch!

Danielle Staub: Public Relations

 

Danielle Staub/Beverly Merrill

Bethenny Frankel is Crazy

Real Housewives Chicago:  Fresh Famewhores

Kelly Bensimon Returning

Is Jill Zarin a Scientologist?

 

Jill Zarin

Nene, Gregg and Fox News

RHONYs at Fashion Week

Bethenny Frankel Desperate

Lisa Hartwell Sues Keith Sweat

 

Lisa Wu Hartwell

Lisa Wu Hartwell on“Double Standards”

excerpt from essence.com

Before you think about calling Lisa Wu Hartwell a ghetto drama queen, check Webster for the definition of ghetto. Despite behaving like the consummate professional throughout  the debut season of Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta," Hartwell was quickly labeled ghetto once she confronted cast mate Kim Zolciak's slanderous remarks about her and her kids. Yet the "Housewives" franchise welcomes ratings-induced drama including an upcoming episode of the New Jersey edition which shows one of the the wives wilding out in a restaurant. ESSENCE.com asked Hartwell to weigh in on whether or not she thinks Black women are judged more harshly than their White counterparts and why.

ESSENCE.: The ATL "Housewives" show will be returning for a second season and is the highest rated of the "Housewives" franchise. It seems that the other shows are following the Georgia Peach lead for great ratings.
HARTWELL: Absolutely, they do. There's always a double standard. Perhaps, we are held to a higher standard of excellence but real situations happen. It's just unfair that people pass judgment and call our show ghetto but when they talk about the women Orange County or New York or New Jersey shows they call it entertainment. I believe that the way that we've been raised as Black people—always keeping secrets in our family and really witnessing Black women go through it—that we are judged harshly. For instance, there's a teaser for the New Jersey show where one of the women flips over a table in the restaurant. Now had any of us done that we probably would have lost some viewers and been told that we lack class. Unfortunately, certain behaviors are more accepted from our counterparts than they are among us. So tell me is their show ghetto or simply entertainment? People need to understand that ghetto isn't a color, it's a state of mind and being.
ESSENCE.COM: So what would you say to ATL "Housewives" critics?
HARTWELL: People have always said that we don't represent the women of Atlanta. It is impossible for five women to represent all the women of Atlanta but some might be able to relate to someone on our show. I've had some people say to me after seeing the argument I had with Kim, "I thought you were different." And I simply had to say that I'm human. Maybe some situations we handled were inappropriate behavior, but it's always easy to criticize and say what you would do when you're not in the situation. I'm sorry that they find our behavior offensive but oftentimes we don't really have a chance to think about our actions, or what we say. Are there certain things that in hindsight I wish I could take back? Absolutely. At the end of the day we are all human, but cut us some slack as you do our counterparts. It's all entertainment. Remember, you're only seeing a fraction of our lives, not the whole pie.

Lisa apparently doesn’t read blogs and message boards, lol.

She By Sheree Fashion Show

from people mag

"Seven Figure" Sheree Whitfield finally shows a fashion line.

May 13, 2009

A fashion show with fashions might sound fairly standard, but fans of the Atlanta Housewives know that such a feat proved to be a major challenge for Sheree Whitfield on the show’s first season.

The divorced diva successfully pulled off a do-over without major incident Tuesday night at Atlanta’s W Hotel. “I am on cloud nine! I am very, very pleased,” Whitfield said after receiving a standing ovation as she pranced down the runway in a form-fitting black satin cocktail dress and fuchsia pumps.

Debuting her long-anticipated She By Shereé fall clothing collection with fellow costars Kim Zolciak, Lisa Wu Hartwell, NeNe Leakes, and new girl Kandi Burruss(a singer-songwriter from platinum-selling ’90s R&B; girl group Xscape) looking on from the front row gave Whitfield the chance to redeem herself — and for PEOPLE to catch up with Atlanta’s ladies.

“It’s all about sexiness and celebrating a woman’s curves,” Whitfield said of her collection of form-fitting dresses and casual wear festooned with rhinestones and fur. “When a woman puts on my clothes I want her to feel sexy and classy.”

Even rival Leakes admitted that it was a change from Whitfield’s infamous clothes-free “fashion viewing” featured in the show’s first season. “I liked that she had a jumpsuit in the collection. That is very in, very happening. She had a lot of variety: dresses, furs, gowns and even a jogging suit,” Leakes told PEOPLE. “It went from nothing coming down the runway to something.”

Cast members are remaining tight-lipped about what to expect from a new season, only promising to deliver plenty of drama. Kim Zolciak hinted that her singing career is still on track (even if her friendship with Leakes is not. “It is what it is,” she said of their relationship). “I am so happy with my music career,” Zolciak said, “I’m really excited about it. Everyone’s going to die when they see what happens.”

What about the cigarette smoking? “I still smoke all day,” she said.

The overly active Hartwell expressed happiness for Whitfield, telling PEOPLE, “I love to see anyone out there pursuing their dream.” And she remains as busy as every, pursuing dreams of her own with a fashion line in the works as well as a book about domestic violence. “Expect more drama for sure,” she says of Atlanta’s season 2, “but lots of entertaining moments. We share a lot of personal stories that will touch people.”

Added NeNe’s “gay boyfriend” Dwight Eubanks: “It is so over the top that we’re going to be the number one reality show on TV!”

Real Housewives of New Jersey: Oh Mama Mia!

Caroline Manzo is the matriarch of the family in the old fashioned, old world way. Everything real revolves around her.

That being said, Dina Manzo and Danielle Staub  will bring the over the top drama. In a feud reminiscent of the Sheree Whitfield/ NeNe Leakes feud on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, these girls will go at it with even more vengeance.

Danielle clearly has problems.  Caught in the middle? Sweet Jacqueline Laurita, Danielle’s friend and a member of the Manzo family. a family “thick as thieves” with no friendship outside the family.  Or shall I say “The Family”.

Theresa Giudice, in the meantime, not only needs to get her twohead threaded into a forehead, a la Anchal on America's Next Top Model, but also needs to worry about  the IRS, as she walks around with over $100,000 in her bag.  Puh-lease!  Aren’t any of them worried about what they show on television?

Guess it doesn’t matter to famewhores.

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Real Housewives, Real Insanity

I can’t believe this photo....Vicki and super-hypocrite Ramona at the A-List Awards! Hope you weren’t eating!

Each woman was given $4,000 to buy an outfit for the show. (But they’re rich, right Bravo?)

These are the outfits these bitches came up with:

Tamra Barney in a too tight dress, with her usual pose. Vicki’s dress is ugly and too tight, and what the hell is Gretchen wearing? Lynne is wearing one of her cuffs and a too short dress, Jeana looks great, Lauri looks plastic.

Kelly didn’t get the memo about being too old for bohemian chic.

NeNe Leakes looks very tranny in this photo. Kim and Nene both need to cover those fugly knees. Lisa in the yellow shoes, is this the prom?

Too many train wrecks in one room, and the tranny in front completes the picture. And who are all the extra women in the picture?

For more pics, and commentary, go to D-Listed

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Real Housewives: D-list Drama

Real Drama with the Real Housewives

from OK magazine:

On Friday, the catty women from all three of Bravo's Real Housewives show descended on the Fred Segal store in Santa Monica. But this was no peace conference.
The ten well-heeled gals, representing NYC, Atlanta and Orange County, were on-hand to film a segment for the Bravo A-List Awards. Former boy-bander Lance Bass played master of ceremonies, announcing to the women that they were each being given $4,000 to shop for the perfect outfit for event, which is taped tomorrow night, April 5, and airs on April 15

Even though three of the NYC Housewives — Jill Zarin, LuAnn de Lesseps, and Alex McCord — were AWOL from the shopping spree, that didn't stop the remaining Big Apple babes from bringing their drama to the West Coast.
Archenemies Bethenny Frankel and Kelly Killoren Bensimon made no attempt to play nice. In fact, one witness tells OK! they "acted as if the other didn't even exist. They didn't look at each other — or even acknowledge each other — even once." However, notes the source, Bethenney appeared to be more bothered about the situation than Kelly.
It was left to the only remaining NYC castmate, Ramona Singer, to bridge the gap between the two. "Bethenny and Kelly don't really like each other; just like how I don't like Simon," Ramona explains to OK! "Not everyone is going to like each other. We are not always going to get along."
As for MIA Housewife LuAnn, who is going through a divorce with her husband, Ramona is typically candid.
"LuAnn is laying low right now," she explains to OK!. "We are in the public eye, but there are some things we want to keep personal. This was not something that she wanted out in the press. She's got children, but [LuAnn's husband] obviously had a bone to pick with her."

Adding a bit of class to the affair was a surprise appearance by romance novel hunk (and butter substitute spokesman) Fabio, who popped in to share his unique points of view with the Housewives. Gretchen Rossi from the O.C. did little to hide that she was smitten with the walking slab of beefcake. "Do you think Orange County girls are trashy?" she asked Fabio as she tried on different dresses.
Speaking of Gretchen, she talked to OK! to catch us up on her life since the unfortunate passing of her fiancé Jeff Beitzel from Leukemia. "It has been quite a year," she admits. And though she's currently dating Slade Smiley (who was once engaged to another OC Housewife, Jo De La Rosa), Gretchen continues to wear the engagement ring that Jeff gave her. "I'm not going to take it off. This is a memory of him that I will have for myself."
As far as her relationship with Slade, Gretchen coyly tells OK!, "we'll see where that goes."

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Dwight Eubanks Throws a Party

6th Housewife  Throws a Party

According to a source exclusive to absurdtosublime,  Nene and Gregg quietly divorced during the off-season.  This is not verified.  Season 2 is currently filming.

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AND SPEAKING OF SHEREE……………

from MediaTakeOut…..

“March 17, 2009. MediaTakeOut.com just caught wind of an EXPLOSIVE piece of news. We spoke to a person close to the filming of the Bravo show the Real Housewives Of Atlanta and they claims that a FIST FIGHT broke out on the set.
Well – it wasn’t actually a fist fight. Sheree Whitfield just GOT PUNCHED!!!
According to MediaTakeOut.com’s snitch, Sheree was upset that an Atlanta promoter named Tony Shorter was publicizing an event using her name – which she claimed, she never authorized. The confrontation started off civil then –all of a sudden - things went left. The insider explains, “[Tony] called Sheree a broke b*tch and Sheree [retaliated by] calling him a [DERROGATORY WORD FOR A GAY PERSON].”
And that’s where the details get a little fuzzy. According to our snitch, a split second after Sheree said those fateful words – a fist came out of nowhere and allegedly punched Sheree in her arm – HARD! The insider told MediaTakeOut.com, “I can’t say who did what to whom, but Sheree was hurt … I think she’s going to try and sue someone and get some money.”
Dang Sheree … you shouldn’t be calling anyone out there name … But we ain’t down with no one beatin’ on you…”

Watch Out Kim, A Real Singer Joins Real Housewives

 

Kandi Burruss joins 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'

from EW:

 NeNe ,Kim ,Sheree and Lisa make room for one more! EW has learned exclusively that DeShawn Snow ‘s replacement on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta is Kandi Burruss, a singer-songwriter from the platinum-selling '90s R&B girl group Xscape (which also included sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott, as well as Burruss' best friend Tameka "Tiny" Cottle).

Burruss is undeniably the most notable member from Xscape. Since the group parted ways in the late '90s, she had a somewhat successful solo singing career (her biggest hit: "Don't Think I'm Not") but has seen ever greater successes with songwriting. Along with Cottle (who's married to rap superstar T.I.), she wrote TLC's 1999 smash hit "No Scrubs." Burruss has also penned jams for Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Boyz II Men, Alicia Keys, and Faith Evans. The singer-songwriter has a daughter, 6-year-old Riley, from a previous relationship, and a boyfriend.

Burruss fills the spot vacated by DeShawn Snow, who is the wife of Cleveland Cavaliers NBA player and NBA TV announcer Eric Snow. She was known on the show for her ridiculously large house and extensive staff, as well as a rather poorly received fundraiser she threw for the DeShawn Snow Foundation, which helps teenage girls with self-esteem issues. When the news came out that Snow would not be joining Housewives for season 2, she was quoted on Essence.com as saying a producer called her "and said that I was 'too human for a circus show' and that because the show did so well, they are about to pump up the drama and they didn't think that I would fit in." Snow is now pursuing a degree in divinity.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta was Bravo's highest rated freshman series since Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, back in 2003. The series' first season was also the second highest rated Real Housewives season ever, behind only season 3 of The Real Housewives of Orange County. It averaged 1.3 million viewers per episode and scored the highest rated Real Housewives franchise telecast ever, with 2.2 million viewers.

Exclusive: Kandi Burruss joins 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' | Showbiz News and Scoop | Studio and Network Dish | EW.com

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Sheree? Sheree? Anyone?

 

Now, don’t get us wrong. Sheree Whitfield may be in New York.  She may be doing a “viewing” (what does that word make  you think of)  But she is not on the schedule for New York Fashion Week!

Could this be an oversight on Fern Mallis’ part?  Surely the fabulous Sheree wouldn’t lie! 

What do you call Fashion Week with no fashion?  As Dwight Eubanks, the sixth housewife would say “Nothing”.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week * New York * Fall 2009 Collections * Schedule

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Nene Leakes: Why DeShawn Got the Boot

NeNe Leakes: Why DeShawn Really Got The ‘Real Housewives’ Boot

| Sunday, January 18, 2009 | Labels: deshawn snow, kim zolciak, lisa wu hartwell, nene leakes, slade smiley, the real housewives of atlanta |

DeShawn Snow won’t be returning to “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” for its second season, she announced to Essence on Wednesday – and a day later, one of her co-stars revealed why.

“She wanted to be a part of the show,” NeNe Leakes told MomLogic.com. “Production decided they weren’t going to option her for the second season. I think the reason… is that she wasn’t as outgoing or talkative as we were. We’re drama queens and to roll with us, you’ve got to be a drama queen.”

“I didn’t see it coming,” DeShawn told Essence on Wednesday. “I was shocked because I just talked to them in December about the new season.”

She admitted she wasn’t the most dramatic member of the cast’s quintet.

“I’m not the type to go ‘television’ and start acting crazy because somebody’s talking about me,” she said. “I suppose the show took a different direction and they no longer see me as the right fit.”

One woman who’s been rumored to replace her is Usher’s wife, Tameka Foster, but the R&B star’s spouse told the New York Daily News she wouldn’t be on the show.

“Although [Bravo] approached me, and I was flattered by the offer, I will not be joining the ‘ Real Housewives of Atlanta cast,” she told the paper.

Bravo is indeed looking for new housewives in Atlanta for the show, a rep for the network told Access Hollywood, but would not confirm any casting rumors.

As for NeNe – she’s keeping the drama going, even if it’s just over her hairstyle.

“On the show I did have long hair and I did have extensions and people would say, ‘She’s got a weave,’” she told MomLogic. “Well, honey, I’m not denying [it]. I love weaves. I’m not denying it. I never once said ‘I’m [not] wearing extensions.’ [ Fellow ‘Housewife’] Kim [Zolciak] was trying to make an excuse for wearing a wig.”

The Real Housewives of Atlanta

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES TO ATL TO BEGIN FILMING SEASON 2

from  ew.com  

Prepare for more drama between NeNe and Kim! Bravo just revealed to EW.com exclusively that the network has picked up season 2 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. It's no surprise, really, considering that the Atlanta edition of Real Housewives was the franchise's most successful. Far above and beyond the New York and franchise-original Orange County editions, The Real Housewives of Atlanta are all about the drama

Real Housewives of Atlanta

The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Equal Opportunity Snark

The next series in Bravo TV's "Real Housewives" franchise is about to hit the airwaves.  The The Real Housewives of Atlanta  will debut this fall.

These nouveau riche women represent the old adage of "money don't change you".  They are still in the 'hood, the hood just costs $3.5 mil.  As the wives and about to be ex-wives of NBA and NFL players, they make the The Real Housewives of Orange County  look like food stamp recipients.  

The Real Housewives of New York aren't really new money.

Without going into what happens to most  ex-jocks  when the sun sets on the career, these women better be prepared for the viciousness of the snark.  The Lauri/Gina /George warfare will look tame in comparison. 

Watch What Happens.