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Monday, December 28, 2015
Universities Race to Nurture Start-Up Founders of the Future
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Evening Tea – Daily Link Roundup
- Yikes, ladies, keep your bra on if you ever visit Sri Lanka – dlisted
- More pictures from the Kardashian’s Christmas – Babyrazzi
- Joe Giudice is “working every angle” to avoid deportation – AllThingsRH
- Kelly Rutherford’s ex Daniel is suing Vanity Fair – Celebitchy
- Our first look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange – dlisted
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Kylie Jenner not engaged despite posting ring photo
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Did the Kardashian Clan Wash Their Hands of Scott Disick?
Former resident bad boy and Kourtney Kardashian’s baby daddy, Scott Disick, is seemingly not a welcomed guest at the famed family’s abode. According to an unnamed family insider who spoke to New York Post’s Page Six, Scott was not present and accounted for at the Kardashian clan’s much-talked-about Christmas party.
As a matter of fact, Scott’s name is reportedly not even uttered by the Kardashians which can’t be a good sign. According to the insider, “When he’s not there, no one’s thinking about Scott. They literally don’t talk about him. Everyone has their whole thing going on . . . I don’t think anyone cares if [Scott and Kourtney] are together or not.”
The unhitched pair are the parents of three young children and have been separated since last July. The paid-to-party gigster, was said to have been kicked to the curb after Kourtney got wind of his July 4th weekend philandering ways. According to published reports, Kourtney got miffed after seeing PDA pics of Scott and ex-gal pal Chloe Bartoli in Monaco. Bartoli, on the other hand, swears nothing happened between she and Scott, whom she considers a “brother.”
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Scott, who is no stranger to rehab jaunts is known for his endless partying that has oftentimes spiraled out of control. Despite the fact, Scott has appeared on the ever-so-long running “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” as a regular, he has been conspicuously not present this season. Perhaps as a punishment for his wandering eye and party til he drops tude?
The douchey ‘Lord Disick’ can dish it but he certainly can’t take it! Meanwhile it is also rumored, Scott is peeved about the rumblings involving Kourtney and recording artist Justin Bieber. The source told the news outlet, “The Bieber thing was definitely a bump in the road. He was super pissed about it . . . when that came out. Hearing she’s partying with this A-list superstar with way more money than you, whether [it’s romantic] or not, it’s embarrassing!”
Oh well, the perhaps now sober Scott is at least keeping busy having just shot a music video with singer Chris Brown but don’t get it twisted, he’s still very much a fixture at the hottest L.A. clubs despite being on the outs with Kourtney.
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Reality TV Stars Celebrate Christmas 2015 – Family Photos
Our favorite reality stars, like Heather Dubrow, Chelsea Houska, and Jenni Pulos, love to show off their adorable kids on social media. They never need a reason to share, but when they DO have a reason, watch out! As expected, they flooded social media with photos from Christmas Eve and Christmas. Here is a roundup of some of our favorites.
Above: Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga shared this family photo from Christmas Eve.
Below you will find pictures from Shannon Beador, Lisa Hochstein, Kathryn Dennis, Omarion, Kristen Taekman, Holly Madison, Jen Arnold, & more.
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Melissa Rycroft to serve as new co-host with Steve "Stone Cold" Austin on 'Redneck Island: Battle At The Lake'
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Vanderpump Rules Recap: Pad Thai Is For Lovers
On Vanderpump Rules there was bacon, and asses, and giant shrieky man-tantrums. Also Kristen Doute tried to pretend she had matured.
I have a major bone to pick with this show. Let’s call it a reality check shall we, since this is supposed to be a reality show and all. Why are they still trying to make Kristen happen? Honestly – would any ‘real’ friend expect you to go on a birthday vacation with your crazy ex-girlfriend? NO!
Once Kristen and James Kennedy split, Kristen lost her place on this show – we’re now just seeing a regurgitated storyline of everyone fake-forgiving Kristen and unconvincingly acting as if they want to be her friend so Bravo can justify the antics she may cause. It’s super-phony. James is the new crazy-ass – let’s embrace that and hook Stassi Schroeder and Kristen up with a little Pump Rules Scorned Spinoff instead. Because Kristen pretending she wants forgiveness and has really changed; she’s too bad an actress to convince anyone of that. And furthermore her hitting the club for Jax Taylor to teach her how to avoid players while she makes creepy-Hunchback of Notre Dame faces was cringeworthy. Likewise I am tired of watching Tom 1 and Ariana Madix freakout, whine, and tantrum over Kristen.
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So – Tom 1 and Tom 2 go to Vegas where they got his and his butt tattoos as an homage to their girlfriends. Tom 2 is apparently in love with a person named “Bubba”. (There’s shrimp cocktails, and fried shrimp, and shrimp bisque… and I don’t know what type of shrimp Katie Maloney is operating with, but I can’t imagine Tom 2 enjoys it more than he enjoys mid-argument Pad Thai!).
Tom 1 professed his love with “Bacon” shaped like a Varsity Letter “A.” The A, stands for Ariana, although quite cleverly it it could double for asshole if things ever go sour between those two! While the Toms were inking their asses, Peter Madrigal and Jax were passed out in the hotel room with pregnancy cramps. Was I the only one who noticed a bottle of Midol? Was my mind playing tricks on me? Was Tom 1 having another Miami Girl Moment?
When the guys return to LA they immediately have to start shifts at SUR. Lisa Vanderpump is waiting impatiently. She’s immediately forced to endure the sights of Tom-On-Tom Tats. In the most unchivalrous of places. Yes, both Toms pulled down their manties to let Lisa see the damage. Quite rightly her reaction was disgust.
Tom 2 immediately confessed to Katie that he Bubba Gunked up his pristinely-fleshed tooshie, but Katie liked it. She wondered what it said about their relationship – was this Tom 2 taking one more askance step to prove his commitment? Was this another way to evade her ultimatum about rings? WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?! Does Tom 2 love her forever – or not? If you’re struggling to decipher the intricate meaning of how a drunken 5 am ass-tattoo done in Vegas relates to commitment, I’m gonna go ahead and diagnose this relationship as doomed.
Ariana is less accepting. She immediately demands Tom 1 get that shit layered off, because he is not about to become the new Jax getting wonky and ill-advised tats to cover-up other wonky and ill-advised tats. Especially when Jax behaved in Vegas. Credit given to his new lady Brittany, who is in the process of moving from Kentucky to L.A., where she will live with Jax as his girlfriend. This should get interesting – I mean that in a bad way.
Jax may have behaved in Vegas, but he’s making up for it double-time with misbehavior in L.A.! Namely flirting with Lala Kent as Brittany is literally taking selfies on Route 666 driving to Jax’d Cali. He’s also suddenly becoming besties with Kristen. Jax and Tom 1 are planning a co-birthday trip to Hawaii, and Jax tells Katie and Scheana Marie that he wants to invite Kristen. Katie and Scheana are all “YAY Kristen! She’s sooooo fun! I just, uhhhh… she’s been fun lately. So, like, yeah, she’s fun…”
These are supposed to be Tom’s friends, yet they expect him to vacation ON HIS BIRTHDAY with Kristen? Bravo’s definition of “Friend” has always differed from mine, but this is a totally phony, insincere stretch that is screwing with Pump Rules. I’ve always adored this show because of its legit crazy – none of this is legit. It’s forced, phony, and fake.
Jax and Kristen meet for drinks. Kristen brags about spending 8 months in therapy to convince herself that she’s “fixed”. Now that she’s rid herself of James, she’s ready to prowl for guys. [Creepy giggle]. Jax is her wing-slut. These two are soulmates. I’ve been saying it for years. Stop trying to corrupt others, get in the car, and drive to Vegas, find an all-night chapel. Then get matching ass tattoos.
According to Kristen she’s no longer crazy. [EYE ROLL] To prove her maturity she’s apologizing to Ariana for making her life a living hell last year. Kristen is doing this for herself and knows Ariana probably won’t accept it. Jax endorses the plan. Then they go snare guys.
Tom 1′s mom is visiting. She’s a tough-as-nails firefighter who raised prissy, pouty-faced Tom. How? The moms of these menz continue to shock. Tom’s mom loves Ariana and Tom together. Tom recounts how Kristen chugged Haterade for breakfast, lunch, and all the cocktails in between, then spewed her hatred onto him. Cause she was his no 1 hater and that was how their relationship went.
Tom’s mom also despises the tattoo.
Tom and Ariana are doing a comedy show where they read snippets of their old diaries. Tom never kept a journal but he does have a zillion corny song lyrics to share. Ariana is reading her freshman year of college diary. Tom is not a comedian or an actor, but believes in LA exposure is gold. Dude – you’re on a reality show ugly cry-facing and ugly ass-tattooing, how much more exposure could you need? Ariana believes she’s a comedian, or rather, an actress who’s funny. I do find her side-braids funnying. And her prescient self-importance. And her hipster insouciance and well-practiced sulky face. Yeah, that bitch can be funny. Ish.
Before diary vom-a-thon, Kristen sidles into SUR to apologize. She’s wearing a super-short dress – all the better to bare her hoohah soul to Ariana. Kristen has a pre-apology conference with Katie which is about as phony as the bag of PopChips I consumed while watching this. PopChips, dude, you’re nothing but flavored air pretending to be a potato. You’re nothing but Jax pretending to be in love while plotting how to do Lala in the employee bathroom while Lisa is distracted by hauling Kristen off Ariana!
Kristen spews her sorries while Ariana blank-stares her in a hardcore way and does not accept a word of it. Ariana would rather see Tom’s “A” Tattoo haunt her dreams for all eternity than be fake-cordial friends with Kristen. Not only does Ariana not accept the apology, she informs Kristen, “My friends are intelligent, funny, wonderful people, and I’ve never seen you be any of those things.”
Ariana also tells Kristen if it cleared her conscience to whine her sowries, that’s fine but Ariana does not want! Kristen can take her half-baked apologies back to TJ Maxx for a refund!
Ariana should have been more gracious, but Kristen wasn’t sincere. At all. She’s just trying to convince people she’s the bigger person in a lame sympathy campaign that will eventually out itself as nonsense. And she just wants a Bravo paid for trip to Hawaii. So I applaud Ariana for not taking that bacon-bait!
James and Lala are making-out at SUR in between Lala spewing trite wannabe cool-girl dribble about how she’s like sooo doesn’t need one man. Tequila makes her make-out! Tequila makes me vomit. Lala and James making out also makes me vomit.
Tom 2 models his man-pooch for a male lingerie line campaign. Katie, I’m too messy for my pride, visits him on-set to complain about how Tom 1 and Ariana won’t accept Kristen into their group with open-arms. Didn’t you know Kristen is FUN. Tom 2 calls Kristen a liability, but then remembers he can’t commit to anything – not a friend, not a girlfriend, not a perspective – so his non-sequitur is that holding grudges is not cool. Deep.
Then the the improv-diary reading occurs. Per her diary, Ariana spent all of Freshman year lesbian hunting. I can see her typing into Ask Jeeves: “What do lesbians look like?” Maybe back in those days that was akin to internet porn?
Tom 1 is funnier because he’s more ridiculous, but then he flashes his ass tattoo and everyone is like Oh dude – you had me at your really shitty Rage Against The Machine rendition, you lost me at the American Horror Story: Carnival letter stitched on your booty. Ariana is most grossed out of all. Her “intelligent, funny, wonderful friends” were watching – the ones who don’t work at SUR! – she can’t have them knowing her private shame!
Seriously – how does one reconcile such lauded friends with Scheana? Is she in the “intelligent, funny, and wonderful” category? Maybe Ariana friend slums it on occasion, descending from the heights of cooldom obtained thorough her hipster paradise trampoline, she reconnects with the un-wonderful with Scheana?
After the diary reading, Lala fake-flirts with Jax, who invites her out for a drink even though Brittany is practically at the In & Out near Jax’s apartment waiting for him to meet her with keys. James stomps over to tongue kisses Lala to make Jax foam at the mouth with rage, then James where Brittany is. Jax is forced to fess-up to Brittany’s imminent arrival, but Lala is all that’s cool it’s Jax’s problem not mine. Wasn’t Lala just insisting she would never make-out with another girls man?Wasn’t she just all Scheana-moral authority about girls who get with other girls men, and freaking out that James f–ked another SUR hostess? This love quadrangle needs to die immediately.
The Toms, Jax, Ariana, and Katie then hit up Dominos for some snacks and start arguing over Kristen. Jax mentions how he doesn’t want James, but does want Kristen attending their trip. Tom and Ariana are flat-out NO on Kristen potentially attending. Tom starts shrieking, yelling, and bursting blood vessels about how ludicrous it is that he should even have to explain to his friends why Kristen can’t come EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS NO AFFECT ON HIM WHATSOEVER!
Katie, strangely, is in favor of Kristen being forgiven and re-included. Which I don’t get, if she is supposed to be friends with Tom 1 and Ariana? Tom is furious that he even has to explain to his so-called friends why he doesn’t want Kristen invited. Why would Kristen even want to go?!
While Ariana and Tom 1 rant at Katie, who keeps arguing that Tom and Ariana’s attitude about Kristen is totally unhealthy because Katie thinks Kristen is fun, Tom 2 shovels noodles into his mouth. He doesn’t bother defending Katie, it’s just nom-nom-nom…Tom 2 didn’t have to agree with Katie’s perspective, but he could have insisted Tom and Ariana calm down and stop yelling!
Tom and Ariana were definitely over-reacting asses (pun intended), but their friends are asses too for not seeing how very wrong it is to get annoyed because Tom doesn’t want to spend his birthday with Kristen. I mean, DUH! However, Tom 1 shouldn’t take out his anger over tattoo-regrets on Tom 2‘s pad thai consumption. Pad Thai is for commitment-phobic lovers.
TELL US – WAS TOM 1’S FREAK-OUT TOTALLY OUT OF LINE OR WOULD YOU SPAZZ TOO? SHOULD ARIANA HAVE ACCEPTED KRISTEN’S APOLOGY?
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Were Producers Relieved When Tamar Braxton Was Absent From “The Real?”
The R&B songstress and star of the “Braxton Family Values” reality show was a top competitor on the wildly popular ABC-TV show, “Dancing With the Stars” when she had to drop out due to blood clots in both her lungs. Tamar was rushed to the hospital midway during dress rehearsals and was not present at the start of the live broadcast. The then ailing award-winning recording artist’s reported initial diagnosis was pneumonia and even though her health was compromised, Tamar forged ahead, returning to the show, just in time to perform a team-up routine with fellow competitors. Upon completing the segment, it was clear, Tamar was exhausted after the showing.
Tamar, who also co-stars in her own reality show, “Tamar & Vince” with famed record producing mogul hubby, Vincent Herbert, also underwent another medical scare earlier this year in March when she was rushed to the hospital for an anxiety attack. Tamar has not made it a secret that her life is one whirlwind adventure with her recording demands, concerts, promotional appearances, daytime talk show and two reality show obligations, and an eponymous clothing line. In addition Tamar is the mother of a toddler and wife, it’s no wonder she might have put her health on a back burner sometimes.
Meanwhile, the latest scuttlebutt surrounding the busy leader of her Tamartians is that “The Real” producers allege, there are guests who would actually prefer Tamar not be present during their segment. Page Six states, an unnamed source told them that the show’s producers claim, “It’s easier for them to book guests because celebrities don’t want to book the show if they have to be interviewed by her.”
Well a rep from the show is pooh-poohing the allegations claiming Tamar is a persona non grata around “The Real” set, telling the news source that the rumor is “absolutely untrue and to report it would be false.”
TELL US: DO YOU THINK THE RUMORS ARE TRUE, TAMAR IS NOT A WELCOMED PRESENCE ON “THE REAL?”
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Miranda Lambert reportedly dating singer Anderson East, following Gwen Stefani on Twitter
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Reality TV Stars Celebrate Christmas 2015 – Photos
Let’s see how our favorite reality TV stars celebrated the holiday… some were nice, some were naughty, and some were their everyday famewhore selves that we love to snark on so very much.
Above: Gretchen Rossi shared, “Merry Christmas Everyone!!! Us being total and complete dorks, me in my hello kitty p.j.’s (of course in pink) and Slade in his super silly Santa shorts, with our 3 fur babies. Rest of the family is headed over now. #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas”
Below you’ll find pics from Bethenny Frankel, Kim Richards, LeAnn Rimes, Kylie Jenner, Chelsea Houska, Yolanda Foster, Porsha Williams, Fredrik Eklund, Katie Maloney, and more.
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T.I. and Tiny Are Pregnant! The Family Hustle Is Expanding!
Tiny, whose actual name is Tameka told her nearly 9,000 Instagram followers the following about her red-bow-topped baby bump:
“Merry Christmas, everybody. Thank you to my family for my wonderful gifts. Thank you to my husband for the beautiful chain…and these wonderful earrings,” then revealing her “tiny” baby bump with a bow on it she continued, “but most of all thank you for our new heir to the throne, the best Christmas gift you could give me, ever.”
T.I. and Tiny, who celebrated their fifth year of wedded bliss this past summer, share two children together, as well as four from previous relationships. The matriarch has mentioned on the Family Hustle, how she desired to get pregnant again. Tiny suffered a heartrending miscarriage back in 2007 when she was six months pregnant and the loss resulted in a depression that seemed unshakable. Even though the diminutive mom and also star of the reality show, “Tiny and Shekinah’s Weave Trip” with hilarious bestie Shekinah Jo Anderson, managed to beat the baby-loss-blues, via the love she received from friends and family, she still pined for another little bundle.
Now the mom-again-to-be couldn’t be happier about bringing baby number seven into the Harris household. Tiny even hashtagged the announcement video #Lucky7.
Congratulations Tiny!
TELL US: DO YOU THINK TINY WILL CONTINUE TO STAR IN “THE FAMILY HUSTLE” AFTER THE BABY IS BORN?
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Is Luann de Lesseps Dating Ramona Singer’s Ex?
The ladies of Real Housewives Of New York love to share – men especially! Luann de Lesseps recently admitted to having a new man in her life, but according to sources she met him through Ramona Singer – because he’s one of Ramona’s post-divorce rebound flings!
Luann is currently spending the post-Christmas holiday in Palms Beach, FL with “millionaire businessman” Thomas D’Agostino Jr. Witnesses reported seeing Luann and Thomas enjoying a “romantic holiday getaway.”
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The new couple has also been seen canoodling around Sag Harbor, where Luann has a home. Hamptons spies observed Luann and Thomas dining at Tutto Il Giorno with Lu’s son Noel.
Here’s where things get interesting – as recently as September Thomas was allegedly linked to Ramona! Page Six says they were “seeing each other for a few months” because they run in a similar social circle. A tight-knit one apparently because then Thomas shifted his affections to Luann.
Apparently Thomas is the new Harry Dubin. How long until Sonja Morgan hooks her claws into him? So – is this Thomas a famewhore looking for some reality TV time, or is he just very attracted to Real Housewives?
Whatever the case Ramona doesn’t seem too uncool about Luann’s recycling her fling – she and Luann have been socializing regularly and spending a ton of time together filming for Real Housewives Of New York!
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Bristol Palin gives birth to daughter Sailor Grace on Christmas Eve
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Real Housewives Of Atlanta Recap: Messy Business
Coming off my post-Christmas slump to deal with Real Housewives Of Atlanta makes me a bit cranky. Now I don’t know about y’all but I really don’t care if Phaedra Parks owes Todd Tucker money. I’d rather talk about Kandi Burruss rocking the h-e-double-hockeysticks out of over-the-knee sequined boots at 6 months pregnant. And I’d also like to discuss Kenya Moore‘s latest fake-a-date.
Kenya and Marlo Hampton hit the gym because this is totally 2000 and that’s where you meet men. Or cows. But not poopers. They’re playing with balls when James walks over to flirt with Kenya. James checks some of Kenya’s boxes: Tall, handsome, fit – but he’s too young and is but a mere personal trainer. They have a totally awkward, phony flirtation that results in a date. I was distracted by James smiling with his lip over his teeth and was waiting for them to expose scary teeth. But they weren’t scary at all.
Later Kenya and James meet to play basketball. Kenya wears a baby blue outfit to send subliminal hints that say, “Sperm donor.” Kenya isn’t sure if she wants a second date with James because he’s too young (and seriously this date was more awkward than one of those stupid male model photoshoots they always force upon America’s Next Top Model contestants), but she’d totally turkey baste him in an alley, y’all!
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Speaking of sperm donors, the best thing that came from Phaedra’s marriage to Apollo Nida are pickle photo shoots Ayden and Dylan. I quite agree. Those two are beyond adorable and so sweet. Apollo’s friend – and former prison co-hort Bun – visits to check in. Bun is a barber, right? Did I make that up?
Bun brings the boys custom-airbrushed Chuck Taylors and tries to remind Phaedra of Apollo’s good qualities before accepting that basically, yeah, he was a terrible huzzzzband. Bun still talks to Apollo, who claims Ayden and Dylan never call. Phaedra denies this by insisting Ayden emails Apollo regularly (Ayden can email unattended?!). Phaedra hopes this stint in prison actually teaches Apollo a lesson.
It’s Ayden’s first day of kindergarten, and sadly Apollo is missing this milestone. After putting on his little bowtie, Phaedra drives him to school. Phaedra cries about her baby growing up. “But I’ll always be your baby,” Ayden reminds her. Then they pray together. Phaedra lets Jesus take the wheel which is the only way I can explain how she manages to praise the savior, ask for grace, and hold Ayden’s hand in the backseat.
Phaedra crying about Ayden is the most real I’ve ever seen her. Let’s keep it that way. Let the Parks Facade crack occasionally; let the tears flow in the River Denial.
Swimming against the current in the River Denial is Cynthia Bailey. Peachter sent her some yellow roses – yellow roses totally mean friendship by the way – then surprises her by coming home from Charlotte for a romantic date strolling through the park. Lest you get your Downton Abbey sensibilities about how sweet and bucolic it all is, let me remind you this is Peachter, Peachter Cheater! Also A) he arranged this date before. B) This version was worse because he forced Cynthia to eat cheddar on Ritz Crackers, spilled wine and had a “local artist” sketch caricatures of them. I didn’t know Cynthia looked like a Mrs. Potato Head? Honestly, Kenya’s date was the same level of awkward.
However Porsha Williams possibly found a connection with Oliver, the guy she met in Miami. Since all of Porsha’s relationships end up reduced to Skype Sex, she’s at it again. This time with more success. She wears her most casual back-less, cut to the butt, full-cleavage “house dress” for a cozy chat about her booty. She questions Oliver about where their relationship is going, but the connection starts to fizzle. Porsha worries it may be a sign. Porsha does realize How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days Or Less is supposed to be a cautionary tale, not words to live by?
Kandi is in her second trimester, and even though her OBGYN Don Juan, who doubles as her manny and Mama Joyce stand-in, warns that her pregnancy is high risk due to her advanced maternal age, she’s working with Demetria McKinney on the song “Unnecessary Trouble” with accompanying music video. Is this Peachter’s theme song?
First, Demetria is gorgeous, but that white crop-top is a no. Why was she wearing Kenya’s workout gear to a business meeting? Second, Don Juan needs to remain seated on Roger Bobb‘s sofa for all eternity and zip-it. Like I want to hear Kim Z‘s un-autotuned singing about as much as I want to hear Don Juan lecturing Kandi about her mature pregnancy age. Kandi can speak for herself – at least in matters of business!
Kandi admits to apprehensions about working with a friend after her experiences with Kim Z and Phaedra resulted in disaster, but Demetria actually had her manager (Roger Bobb – say that 3 times fast) orchestrate the entire thing, so I guess that makes it like for-real professional.
The music video for “Unnecessary Trouble” necessitates that Kandi not look pregnant, so they dress her in a variety of clothes to conceal her bump. Sadly, they mostly make her look chubby. Especially when contrasted to Demetria’s wardrobe.
However, Kandi is an amazing performer – despite wearing a diaphanous mumu from the Kyle Richards Kaftan Kollection, with over-the-knee sequin boots and a sizeable baby bump! Phaedra and Porsha visit Kandi on set, because apparently everything is peachy-keen between Kandi and Phaedra now. Except for Kandi and Todd constantly talking shit behind Phaedra’s back about the money she owes him.
Low and behold, here comes Todd riding his hoverboard. He’s too cool to walk? Or support his wife. He stares at his phone during Kandi’s video shoot and doesn’t bother to watch. Maybe there’s a reason Don Juan is also always hover boarding over Kandi.
Kandi and Demetria throw a party for the video release – which Demetria promises will go better than last time. Last time when there was no sound after the video tape was popped into the VHS but the loudspeakers weren’t connecting to the TVs, high school auditorium-style!
PHOTOS – THE UNNCESSARY TROUBLE PREMIERE PARTY!
All the Housewives attend this party, of course. Yes, even Kim Fields, who’s decided it’s safe to socialize with them again. In fact, no one mentions Miami this entire episode which is interesting…
Kim wears leather shorts with over-the-knee boots which Kenya describes as looking like a Disney World hooker. It is the happiest place on earth! However I’m pretty sure even the hookers look like princesses at Disney. And not low-budget land-versions of Ursula the Sea Witch. Kenya is just salty with Kim after Kim called her out for being a trouble maker.
Kenya wears bright, bright red. Cynthia helpfully offers Kim some “shades” from her eyewear collection, which Kim mistakes to mean Cythia is being shady. Kim get a Bravo Dictionary already or quit pretending you don’t know what shade is. Although I understand playing dumb over wanting some Cynthia Bailey Eyewear. Oh, also Peachter was there since this was a star-studded event and he wanted to canoodle with Roger Bobb. When the Demetria’s away, the Bobb will play!
Todd is annoyed that Phaedra is attending and whines about the money. Todd gripes to Peachter about how everything will be fine once Phaedra cuts him that check. Poor Christopher (Kim’s husband) is forced to sit with them and feign interest in their litany of complaints. Christopher stared off into space wondering how he got roped into women’s business. “I am but a husband,” he thought. “A mere house-husband. I have no interest in being a Housewife. Real or otherwise. Can I just go back to my wife’s Disney hooker shorts and listen to some music?”
In her introduction to the video premiere Kandi makes a thinly-veiled comment about the difficulty of working with friends except for recording with Demetria. Phaedra absorbs that reference as directed towards her.
The video is cute, Kandi’s bump-disguise was wonky, and ultimate compliment: Porsha loves the song – even though she can’t remember how it goes and may be confusing it with “The Boy Is Mine” or “Tardy For The Party” or the theme from Wicked…
Phaedra leaves along with Porsha, and Shamea Morton, who is basically the shady condiment of this group. She’s just tagging along to add an extra helping of secret gossipy trouble sauce. On her way out Phaedra congratulates Kandi then asks Todd to “stop by” her office to discuss their business matters. Todd wonders if Kandi put Phaedra up this because Kandi is his loan shark when she’s not playing pregnant Real Housewife and Emmy-Award winning music producer.
Kandi and Todd are both shocked yet elated that Phaedra finally acknowledged the money situation. Then, in what was seriously so fake and staged, Phaedra, Porsha, and Shamea stand on the balcony to talk about how foolish Todd is being about this whole thing, especially when Phaedra never even released the baby workout video! Now I think they had some fair points – Todd never mentioned it until years later when he sent Kandi to do his bidding. However, c’mon no Housewife would be such a gossip amateur to have that convo in plain sight of Kandi’s event.
I gotta hand it to Phaedra, though, she let Porsha do the majority of the shit-talking. Coincidentally Don Juan, hoverboarding nearby as Kandi’s henchman, overhears their gossip and marches over to confront them. Good lord – Don Juan is extra-fried krispy and needs some Moore Hair Care to quench his thirst and defrizz that shit. He even attempts the Marlo–Sheree high pitched bird squeaking sounds from ‘The Africa Argument’!
Phaedra, all faux-dignified, gathers her Chanel purse and announces she has things to do. More important things to do than fraternize with her friend’s employee. Porsha follows Phaedra’s lead – wisely – and declares that Don Juan‘s tampon is stuck, plus his pink panties are in a wad. Conundrum! Don Juan insists he was just defending Kandi.
Don Juan – take your hemorrhoids and go home. Your mature sympathetic pregnancy hormones are acting up. Todd hoverboard away with him.
TELL US – DON JUAN: NEEDS TO MIND HIS OWN BUSINESS OR IS A GOOD FRIEND? SHOULD PHAEDRA PAY TODD OR SHOULD TODD GET OVER IT?
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