Reality TV News (Page 4)

In reality TV news that's less exciting than which brand of hair extensions Tiffany Pollard uses, Mark Lambrecht was won the fifth season of The Mole last night; Craig Slike was unmasked as its saboteur.

Lambrecht - a 42-year-old high school history teacher and soccer coach from Mukwonago, Wisconsion - took home the poorly rated show's $420,000 fifth-season prize.

"The whole reason I did this was so my wife wouldn't have to work anymore, and if I could make enough money so that my wife could just stay home with our children - especially with the new baby - that would give me an incredible sense of accomplishment. I just can't believe it."

Let's say you receive word that a really good friend of yours died. You walk into a room for privacy ... to griever or to reflect, perhaps.

Or, if you're Josh Flagg, host of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing, you get on the horn to score the listing on the dead guy's home ASAP.

Flagg, the punk who was just busted for allegedly stealing paintings from the estates he was selling, is seen - in first episode of season two - in the home of Hollywood publicist Jay Bernstein, who passed away.

That's when Josh did what he does best ... operate with no soul.

Flagg and friend Jason "Gummi Bear" Davis (that they're pals should tell you all you need to know about Flagg right there) even discussed faking their own deaths just to see who would show up to the funerals.

We wouldn't expect an overflow crowd, dudes.

Follow the jump for a screen shot from Josh's website. What a douche.

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Salma Hayek recently called off her engagement to French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault.

Still, it appears as though the actress has weddings on her mind. 

Hayek is reportedly set to say"I Do!" — to a new reality show. She's developing an hour-long reality series about weddings, having met with several networks about the series; it would offers “a unique take” on nuptials, according to Variety.

As for her personal views, the Dogma star has said she doesn't "need" to get married.

"You want to grow old with someone, you want to have a partner and to have children — we have all those things," Hayek added. ""Some people need the commitment. Maybe we'll just make the party!"

Paging Brody Jenner!

The new reality show billed as The Hills set in D.C.'s Capitol Hill is about to start filming in Washington, with just one problem:

They're a having a tough time casting dudes.

The episodes will center around bombshell Katherine Kennedy (below) and her friends' "extensive charity work."

Of course, being a Hills knockoff, it'll also involve parties, cat fights, bitch-fests, back-stabbing and a whole lot more.

Washington's Katherine Kennedy: Lauren Conrad 2.0?

A production company has green lit eight half-hour episodes of the show, and the casting peeps are in DC looking for cast members.

Guys are apparently in short supply, howevs.

Shooting starts in August and goes for seven weeks. As for just which network will air the show, that's still TBA.

But we know for sure it's not MTV - they've got their hands full with Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and, of course, Speidi.

Remember Evan Marriott? Probably not, but you surely remember his reality TV alter ego, don't you? Joe Millionaire?

It was like The Bachelor with an evil, deceptive twist. The construction worker pretended to be worth $50 million while courting 20 women. The finale - when he revealed he's broke and working-class - drew tens of millions.

Entertainment Weekly has put together a feature of some of reality TV's most memorable controversial shows of yore, speaking with the stars on whether their journey was worth it and what they're up to now.

Evan Marriott and nine others are profiled, in their own words. It's a fun look back at the good ol' days of the reality TV genre ... you know, before like 2006 (also known as the sex tape / Toastee nude era).

Follow the link to this EW feature here ...

Reality TV has been missing a series about a former child star, turned crystal meth addict, turned exploitive celebrity mom.

Don't worry, though, a Jodie Sweetin reality show is about to fill this pressing void.

“We’re going to start shooting in a couple months,” Sweetin told People Magazine recently. “We are in talks with a couple of networks right now. We have one picked out, but nothing is signed yet.”

So, What made Sweetin and husband Cody Herpin decide to dive into the world of reality TV?

“We actually got approached about doing it by multiple people,” the actress said. “It was one of those things where we were like, ‘Wow. Let’s totally do it.’ I think it’s sort of a fun way to show the other side of celebrity and a sort of semi-normal life.”

As for the track record of past couples that craved attention more than a successul relationship - such as Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson; Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler, Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro - Sweetin said she and Herpin are “hoping to break the reality show curse.”

Right. Good luck with that.

Josh Flagg, the star of next season's Bravo show, Million Dollar Listing, may need that much cash to pay his own legal bills after getting arrested.

The charge? Stealing insanely expensive stuff!

Flagg's day job is an estate broker - in other words, selling the expensive stuff that dead rich people once owned. Hey, somebody's gotta.

Josh was arrested for stealing ridiculously expensive art that was part of the estates he was handling... we're talking Picassos and Chagalls.

The photo above is of Josh Flagg on Facebook, in his house. Gotta love posing in front of the exact type of art he's accused of stealing.

Flagg is free on $100,000 bail - just in time to catch the premiere of his show Tuesday! Hope Bravo's got a Project Runway repeat handy.

This season's finale of The Next Food Network Star came down to three finalists: Aaron McCargo, Jr., Lisa Garza and Adam Gertler.

Each was paired with veteran producer Gordon Elliott and asked to create a four-and-a-half minute pilot for their proposed show.

Eliott showed why he is such a successful producer for the network, getting down to the core of who the finalists are on camera.

He helped define their pitch and directed them throughout. The fact that they all cranked out solid pilots is a testment to his skills.

Ultimately, each pilot really showed the strengths of the participants. And that probably was the reason why Lisa Garza didn't win.

Her show was informative and nicely paced. But she still has this edge to her personality that is unsettling to watch.

In the end, only Aaron McCargo possessed the whole package and proved worthy of winning the culinary competition.

Don't worry, Chris Brown fans.

The hip hop singer isn't pathetic enough to whore himself and his family out for a reality TV show that simply follows his life around. Yes, we're looking at you, Tori Spelling and Denise Richards.

Instead, Brown is teaming up with Survivor and The Apprentice producer Mark Burnett to create a new dance competition.

The R&B star will pit contestants against one another in impromptu dance-offs. Burnett is developing the show as an hourlong performance series that will have an elimination episode as well.

“Dancing is more than just a way of moving, it’s a different expression of music,” Chris said. “That’s what I want to focus on with this show.”

The reality rumor mill is in full swing this week, hitting readers with a doozy:

Former American Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson has dumped her long-time boyfriend... for Punk, the muscle-bound sweetheart with a brain from I Love New York 2!

There have been recent pictures taken of these two hanging out together, though nothing has been confirmed yet. If true, though, let us know what you think:

Is Hudson a decent consolation prize for Punk after he missed out on Tiffany Pollard?