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How The Osbournes Changed Not Just Ozzy's Image, but TV

The world saw a different side of Ozzy, and reality television was never the same

(Newser) - There was Ozzy before The Osbournes and Ozzy after The Osbournes. For much of his life, the Black Sabbath founder and legendary heavy metal frontman who died at 76 on Tuesday was known to much of the public as a dark purveyor of deeds ranging from decadent to downright Satanic....

Parents Ask for Compassion Over Contestant's Racial Slurs

Cierra Ortega leaves Love Island USA after backlash

(Newser) - With a backlash against a contestant's online use of a racial slur swirling, Cierra Ortega has left Love Island USA a week before the finale. An announcement during Sunday's show said only that Ortega's departure is "due to a personal situation," per People . Since reports...

Real Estate Agent From Netflix Show Killed in Hit-and-Run

Sara Burack appeared in Million Dollar Beach House

(Newser) - A Long Island real estate agent who appeared in Netflix's Million Dollar Beach House was killed in a hit-and-run in the Hamptons early Thursday, police say. Sara Burack, 40, was found seriously injured around 2:45am on Montauk Highway near Villa Paul Restaurant, Newsday reports. She died after she...

Why Sister Wives Is the 'Most American Show'
Why Sister Wives Is the
'Most American Show'
OPINION
Jun 5, 2025 1:54 PM CDT

Why Sister Wives Is the 'Most American Show'

It's the story of a family brought together and torn apart, and the ties that still bind: Monica Hesse

(Newser) - TLC's Sister Wives may have dropped off your TV radar after 19 seasons on the air, but if so, Monica Hesse believes you're missing out. Some of you out there "wouldn't be caught dead tuning in to this dumpster fire, you have better things to do,...

Son of 16 & Pregnant Star Dies at 16

Cause of death not yet known for Whitney Purvis' son Weston Gosa Jr.

(Newser) - One of the first stars of 16 & Pregnant has lost the child featured on the show, who died Monday at age 16. Whitney Purvis appeared on the first season of the MTV reality series, and gave birth to son Weston Gosa Jr. in 2009 while she and her boyfriend...

Duck Dynasty Patriarch Phil Robertson Dead at 79

Robertson had been in poor health recently

(Newser) - Phil Robertson, patriarch of the Duck Dynasty clan, died Sunday at age 79. Multiple family members announced the news in social media posts, People reports. Robertson had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and a blood disorder, and his family revealed in December that he was in pain and not...

Homeland Security Considers Reality Show for Citizenship

'This isn't The Hunger Games for immigrants,' says the would-be producer

(Newser) - It's a reality show pitch with the potential for dicey politics. The Department of Homeland Security is considering taking part in a reality show in which immigrants compete for US citizenship, reports the Wall Street Journal . It's "in the very beginning stages of that vetting process,"...

'Honey Boo Boo' Is 'No Longer a Caricature of Her Own Making'

Alana Thompson talks Mama June, new biopic, and the goal she's working toward

(Newser) - Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson still maintains the bubbly personality that charmed reality-TV audiences. But she's now "a calm and reflective young adult" who's "no longer a caricature of her own making," according to People , which features the 19-year-old college student on its cover....

Bachelor Star on 'Paternity Scheme': 'Nightmare Is Over'

Clayton Echard cheers felony charges against woman who sought child support

(Newser) - Clayton Echard, star of Season 26 of The Bachelor, says he never had sex with a woman who claimed she was pregnant with his children. But Arizona resident Laura Michelle Owens had more than just claims made under oath. The 34-year-old allegedly offered an ultrasound image and video she said...

Real Housewives Star Is Going to Prison

Judge sentences Karen Huger to a year for DUI, double what the state sought

(Newser) - Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger will be doing some real prison time after being found guilty of charges including DUI. A judge in Maryland's Montgomery County sentenced the 61-year-old to two years in prison on Wednesday, with one year suspended, Fox 5 DC reports. "You were...

Mob Wives Star Natalie DiDonato Is No Longer Missing

44-year-old went missing in Las Vegas

(Newser) - Natalie DiDonato has been located in Nevada and is safe, though few details were given on what happened during the brief period during which the Mob Wives star was listed as missing in Las Vegas. "My daughter's been found," DiDonato's mother tells NBC News . "She'...

Finally, a Reality Show That Won't Destroy Our Souls

Livestream runs 24 hours, captures low-drama lives of 2 albatrosses on New Zealand's South Island

(Newser) - It's a reality show about a loving couple waiting to welcome their new arrival, watched by thousands. The 24-hour livestream of the northern royal albatrosses' breeding season at Taiaroa Head—a rugged headland on New Zealand's South Island—was established to raise awareness of the vulnerable species, numbers...

Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Is 'Struggling': Son

78-year-old patriarch has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, blood disorder, says Jase Robertson

(Newser) - Phil Robertson, head of the clan featured on A&E's reality-TV show Duck Dynasty, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. TMZ reports on the development, revealed on Friday's edition of the Unashamed With the Robertson Family podcast , which Robertson himself didn't appear on. Roberton's son Jase...

Jon Lovett Flames Out in First Episode of Survivor 47

Fans of popular podcaster were quite disappointed

(Newser) - People who don't typically watch Survivor were excited to follow along with Survivor 47, the 47th season of the popular reality competition, because of one contestant in particular: Jon Lovett, the former Obama speechwriter who, along with fellow former Obama staffers including Jon Favreau, created and hosts the popular...

Infamous Survivor Winner Changed Our World
Infamous Survivor Winner
Changed Our World
OPINION
Sep 15, 2024 6:30 AM CDT

Infamous Survivor Winner Changed Our World

New York Times essay argues Richard Hatch's 2000 win has ripple effects in the 2024 election

(Newser) - The name Richard Hatch is surely familiar to anyone who watched TV 24 years ago, or at least reality TV. Hatch won the first season of Survivor in a way that "seemed shocking" at the time, writes TV exec Michael Hirschorn in a New York Times essay. First, "...

16 and Pregnant Star Dead at 27
16 and Pregnant
Star Dead at 27
Jul 26, 2024 1:15 AM CDT

16 and Pregnant Star Dead at 27

Autumn Crittendon had 3 children

(Newser) - A former 16 and Pregnant star died unexpectedly Saturday in Virginia. Police were called to a residence in the afternoon and arrived to find Autumn Crittendon (sometimes also referred to as Autumn Oxley) unresponsive; the 27-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, USA Today reports. The medical examiner is still...

Reality Show Contestant Kills, Eats Protected Bird

'What I did disrespected New Zealand, and I'm sorry,' he says

(Newser) - The New Zealand Department of Conservation describes the weka as a "large, brown flightless bird that has a famously feisty and curious personality." It is also "fully protected," the department says—meaning reality show contestants definitely shouldn't kill and eat them. An American contestant on...

HGTV Star Files to Divorce 3rd Husband

Christina Hall, nee Haack, files to divorce Joshua Hall

(Newser) - Christina Hall will soon be Christina Haack once again after filing to divorce her third husband, Joshua Hall. Haack shot to fame with her first husband, Tarek El Moussa, when they turned their house-flipping venture into the HGTV reality series Flip or Flop in 2013 . They split in 2016 after...

Deadliest Catch Star Nick Mavar Dies at 59
'Go-To Guy' on
Deadliest Catch
Is Dead at 59
OBITUARY
Jun 15, 2024 8:00 AM CDT

'Go-To Guy' on Deadliest Catch Is Dead at 59

Nick Mavar suffered a medical emergency in Alaska

(Newser) - A skilled deckhand on Deadliest Catch, known as his captain's "go-to guy" has died. TMZ reports that Nick Mavar, 59, who once toiled on the commercial fishing vessel F/V Northwestern on the Discovery Channel reality show, died Thursday in the Alaskan city of Naknek, according to a rep...

Alec Baldwin, Wife, 7 Kids Are Getting a Reality Show

Despite the fact that actor's manslaughter trial looms

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin's big-enough-for-a-baseball-lineup family is getting its own reality show, despite the fact that the actor is soon to go on trial for manslaughter . Also starring in the series will be his wife, Hilaria (whose biggest scandal to date has to do with whether or not she's Spanish...

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