Thursday, September 8, 2016

Bedtime Tea – September 8th

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73rd Venice Film Festival - 'Planetarium' - Premiere Featuring: Natalie Portman Where: Venice, Italy When: 08 Sep 2016 Credit: IPA/WENN.com **Only available for publication in UK, USA, Germany, Austria, Switzerland**

 

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Big Brother 18 Recap: The End of James and Natalie

In our Big Brother 18 recap tonight, we’ll finally see the last of the strange showmance of veteran player James Huling and beauty queen/cheerleader Natalie Negrotti. Primarily due to poor game play by James, the two of them have ended up on the block together, and one of them will be voted out this evening and off to the Jury house.

The end of 'Jatalie' on Big Brother 18 (CBS)

The end of ‘Jatalie’ on Big Brother 18 (CBS)

Natalie Negrotti started off the season in a very, very brief showmance with Victor Arroyo, which ended even before the first CBS Big Brother TV show of the season aired and the Live Feeds were turned on. Now, either Natalie or James will be headed out the door tonight at Victor’s hands in a rather poetic finish to their oddball flirtmance.

After the live eviction vote, we’ll be heading into one of the last Head of Household Competitions of the season with our final five houseguests: Victor Arroyo, Paul Abrahamian, Nicole Franzel, Corey Brooks, and James Huling.

Victor is not allowed to compete in this HoH, which leaves all the weight on Paul’s shoulders to win and keep himself safe this week. Especially since we fully expect Nicole may flip on her final four deal with Paul and Victor now that James isn’t weighed down with Natalie — and she may well get Corey to join her on that. Obviously Paul and Victor are the biggest threats to win it all in the house at this point.

So who will go home tonight, and which houseguest will end up as Head of Household with only a couple of weeks to go before the Big Brother 18 finale?

Join us for our live Big Brother 18 recap of tonight’s show right here starting at 6:00 PM PT/9:00 PM ET! Please be sure to refresh this page frequently during the show for the latest updates!

More coming soon…

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All 20 Survivor Millennials vs. Gen X players were evacuated

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Who Won Head of Household on Big Brother Tonight? 9/8/2016

Who won head of household on Big Brother tonight in one of the most crucial competitions of the season? Will it be a Paul/Victor power duo in charge of the house, or possibly a Nicole/Corey/James trio running the show this week? Read on for spoilers from the Live Feeds on who won HoH on Big Brother tonight!

Big Brother 19 Head of Household (CBS)

Big Brother 18 Head of Household (CBS)

If Paul Abrahamian comes out on top of the challenge this evening, it will be interesting he and Victor stick with the current Final Four deal with Nicole and Corey. If so, they’d be putting James Huling up on the block as the target, but who else would be a nominee? Hmmm. If they were really smart, they’d be all about getting Nicole out, not James. If Nicole Franzel, Corey Brooks, or James wins, we fully expect the three of them to team up now that Natalie Negrotti is gone, but will they choose to go after Paul, or Victor?

The Head of Household Competition tonight, as spoiled by Miss Cleo in advance, is the infamous slip and slide endurance challenge. Houseguests have to slide their way across a slippery surface to fill containers with liquid in tiny amounts each time they reach them. There are usually a lot of falls, cursing, sometimes crying, and it’s always a big mess. Nicole did reasonably well in the version of this competition in her previous season, so she’ll be one to watch.

We’ll be recapping the Big Brother Head of Household Competition live as it happens starting on the CBS TV show and moving on to the Live Feeds. Keep up with the latest updates from the live HoH challenge in our updates via Twitter below! Plus, of course, we’ll post the winner right here as soon as they are revealed! Of course, if you want to watch it all for yourself, you can grab a whole MONTH of CBS All Access free until September 16 if you sign up now using the code “FALLACCESS”!


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Jules Wainstein Awarded $10,000 A Month For Spousal And Child Support; Michael Claims He Can’t Afford It

Jules Wainstein awarded $10,000 a month child/spousal support

Jules Wainstein awarded $10,000 a month child/spousal support

It is a rough time to be Jules Wainstein these days. The news broke this week that the new girl will NOT be returning to Real Housewives of New York, yet she’s still battling it out with her costars. Not only that, but her nasty divorce from Michael Wainstein is still ongoing. What is the latest? The judge granted Jules spousal and child support.

Why is that rough? Unfortunately for Jules, it is not as much as she originally requested. And there’s actually some more bad news for the Wainstein family, Michael and his lawyer alleged that he cannot afford the decided amount. Uh oh. It looks like the drama will never stop between these two.

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According to TMZ, Jules originally requested $25,000 in monthly spousal and child support from her soon-to-be ex husband Michael. That number got reduced to $10,000, but it is not a guarantee she will actually get that money.

Michael and his lawyer claimed that he cannot afford that because he “doesn’t have any income and his credit cards have been frozen.” I wonder how accurate this is. Either way, it’s not good news for Jules. If he’s telling the truth, she’s not going to be happy if he cannot provide the $10,000 every month and if he’s lying, then he’s a liar which is obviously not good in any circumstance, let alone deceiving his children. 

Who knows what’s really going on as far as Michael’s ability to pay for spousal and child support, but he has to figure something out. The first payment is due on September 30. Jules will not be receiving those Bravo paychecks anymore, so I’m sure she means business when it comes to this request.

TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT JULES ASKING MICHAEL FOR 10K MONTHLY? DO YOU THINK HE IS BEING HONEST ABOUT HIS ABILITY TO AFFORD THE PAYMENTS?

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Who Was Evicted on Big Brother Tonight? 9/8/2016

Who got voted off Big Brother tonight and will have to live with failing to even make the final five of season 18? For those watching the Big Brother Live Feeds, the answer to that has been plain and clear since pretty much after the Power of Veto Competition was over.

Big Brother 18's Natalie Negrotti & James Huling (CBS/BigBrotherNetwork.com)

Big Brother 18’s Natalie Negrotti & James Huling (CBS/BigBrotherNetwork.com)

Although CBS Big Brother tried to ‘edit’ some possible question about the vote into Wednesday night’s show, there was only ever one person headed out the door this week once they were on the block and failed to win PoV.

This is one of the reasons why we simply have to subscribe to the Big Brother Live Feeds every season, and we aren’t terribly upset the fall season of the show will be shown entirely on CBS All Access.

The Veto show on Wednesday night was full of some pretty shady and out of context edits going on. Which makes no sense really, because there was PLENTY of drama and fun that could have been aired on the TV show, instead of mutilating footage we saw in original form on the Live Feeds to fit a certain ‘package’ for the show — and make the vote look somewhat like it might still go either way.

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No matter how CBS tried to spin it, there was just no question at all that Natalie Negrotti would be the one walking out the door on Thursday night. Nicole wants James to stay so that she can hopefully drag him into a final three with her and Corey, because it’s the only chance she stands of winning the game. (No way the Jury would give Nicole a win against Paul or Victor.) Nicole and Corey had two of the three votes this week, and Victor was just fine with getting Natalie out with little persuasion. So off to Jury goes Natalie!

This basically leaves things not looking so good for Victor and Paul though unless one of them wins Head of Household. As soon as Natalie stepped out the door, we are pretty sure Nicole was already formulating her plan to get James back under her wing to form a three-person block with her and Corey against Paul and Victor. Although it’s really all about who wins that HoH competition.

If you can’t wait to find out who won Head of Household on Big Brother tonight, then flip on over to our SPOILERS post on the HoH Competition results, going live at 6PM ET/9PM PT!

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Better Things Is Telling a Mother-Daughter Story You Haven't Seen on TV Before

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Heather Dubrow Recounts The Scary ATV Accident And Her “Odd” Phone Call With Meghan Edmonds

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY -- "The Moral Minority" Episode 1111 -- Pictured: (l-r) Kelly Dodd, Heather Dubrow -- (Photo by: Isabella Vosmikova/Bravo)

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY --

It’s fair to say the fans have been fickle with their love for Heather Dubrow over the past few seasons of Real Housewives of Orange County, but my loyalty has never wavered.

Sure, Heather serves as the prim and proper police a lot of the time, but have you seen her friends? They could use a little reminder now and then (I’m looking at you, Tamra Judge!). Plus, her closet is amazing and her husband is one of the nicest and most charming men with whom I’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking, no, I’m never NOT going to bring up this interview as it’s one of my most favorite memories in my time writing for this site. 🙂

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Heather’s aversion to crassness aside, she never takes herself too seriously and she’s often the much needed voice of reason. Add in her love for champs and her ability to stay cool, calm, and collected in a pressure cooker, and you have got the Heather that was front and center on this week’s episode that left Kelly Dodd face down in the sand and Vicki Gunvalson being air-lifted to a hospital thanks to Tamra Judge’s stellar dune buggy skills. Thankfully, everyone is okay, but it was certainly hard to watch…and Heather agrees.

In her blog for the show, Heather begins, “I’ve been sort of dreading watching this episode. Although I had the BEST time with Nicky, I wasn’t sure I could stomach watching the footage of the accident. I started out with twins, so there were always two babies…then three, then four… So alone time is always precious and traveling with just one?!?! Incredible.”

Despite the horrific turn of events, it was adorable to see Heather’s son traveling with the ladies. She writes, “Nicky was so excited about the camper! When Tamra said ‘fancy trailer’ I was picturing something like Will Smith would have on movie location, LOL — apparently not! Truthfully I didn’t care what we were in, I was just so happy to be on this trip with Nicky. We laughed so much on the camper and Tamra and Vicki played ‘headbands’ with me and Nicky to make the time pass. It was supposed to be a three hour trip that took us seven hours!”

Calling out Kelly for her vomit taking issue with Heather’s rule-following ways, Heather asserts, “Kelly was soooooo car sick. She kept making a joke about Dramamine but didn’t have any?!?!! Ugh! The road was windy and awful. Nicky felt so bad he kept offering her a ginger ale, such a sweet boy. The campsite was awesome! Food, twinkle lights, flowers – really amazing!!! Vicki running up the sand wall…two seconds after she came down cars were zooming by, she could have easily been hit. If Kelly wants to call me Principal Dubrow – go right ahead. I’d rather be the principal than a vulgar, truant, inappropriate child.”

Making light of her culinary skills, Heather jokes, “Take a picture of me cooking! I sent it to Terry! Haha! Tamra scared me with the food thing!!! She said basically pack in, pack out for yourself. We ended up doing community food with everyone and used my ‘Jackie’ meals as appetizers for everyone, it was so much fun. Eddie is a GREAT grill master!”

Heather shares, “Nicky was blown away by this place and was itching to get on that ATV! Eddie was so sweet and patient with Nicky, I loved watching that! Nicky took to it so quickly, too quickly! He loved it!!!! Getting in the buggy, I called shotgun!!! Vicki and Kelly vomit!!! Didn’t want to be downwind of those two AND Vicki screams A LOT! I sat next to her on an elephant in Bali and I still don’t hear properly out of one ear (Kidding! Kind of!).”

RELATED: Meghan Defends Her Decision To Not Visit Vicki At The Hospital

Discussing the wreck, Heather recalls, “Tamra has been driving these dunes since she was young – I wasn’t worried about her driving. When you’re in the car it feels like a roller coaster but you know in the back of your mind it’s not totally safe. Right before we rolled you hear me say ‘I have a bad feeling’ …I hit the sand first…face in the sand, upside down. I thought to myself – I am not going to die in this vehicle and made my body go limp like Terry says to do in an accident.”

She states, “The car was pretty jacked up, the roll bar was bent. The roof (which was actually an 80 pound stereo) came crashing down on our heads. Vicki couldn’t feel the left side of her body, I was scratching her hand with my nails and she didn’t even flinch. It was scary,” adding, “Vicki and Tamra were lying in the sun for a long time. Glamis is in the middle of nowhere. It took 45 minutes to get the chopper to the crash site and we were holding up jackets and sheets to create some shade. We weren’t entirely sure where they were taking Tamra and Vicki or how bad their injuries were and with all the kids back at camp and no cars, we decided to sit and wait for news and then plan a course of action.”

Addressing Meghan Edmonds’ maturity level (my words, not hers), Heather continues, “That phone call with Meghan was odd. I told her about the accident and said I think we are in shock. She knew the severity of the accident. So, why should I suggest she see Vicki? Uh…because it’s the right thing to do…let’s see how that plays out next week…”

And the week after that, and the week after that…

TELL US – WOULD THE SITUATION HAVE BEEN WORSE HAD HEATHER NOT BEEN THERE? 

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Mark Ballas skipping 'Dancing with the Stars' to star in Broadway's 'Jersey Boys'



Mark Ballas' Dancing with the Stars absence has finally been explained.

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Jake T. Austin -- 7 things to know about the 'Dancing with the Stars' celebrity

Jake T. Austin -- 7 things to know about the Dancing with the Stars celebrity competing on Season 23.

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Nick Viall is too old to be 'The Bachelor' star, Robby Hayes says -- He's "been around the block"



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Dance Moms Star Abby Lee Miller Scared By The Possibility Of Jail Time

Abby Lee Miller scared

Abby Lee Miller scared

I might be in the minority with this one, but there’s just something about Abby Lee Miller that I love. I don’t think I would feel this way if I was on Dance Moms, but as an outsider who is addicted to her show, I can’t help enjoying her ridiculous antics.

Nevertheless, one thing I can’t condone is Abby joining the trend set by reality stars of hiding income and facing jail time. Abby is far from the first reality star to face this kind of issue, so that makes it especially tough to watch. Didn’t she know better!? Apparently not and now Abby is speaking out about the charges against her and her fears about the very real possibility that she will be sent to prison. The woman who has shown pretty much zero empathy for other humans is trying to tug on people’s heartstrings with her recent comments.

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Just to recap, Abby is in trouble for hiding incoming and concealing assets among her twenty counts of bankruptcy fraud. As a result, Abby could face up to ten years in jail. I find it tough to believe that someone would not recognize blatantly lying as a crime, but who knows if it was Abby herself who was handling her personal and business finances. But that’s just me as a fan trying to find some justification for Abby following the path of other tax-impaired reality stars.

Abby spoke out about the charges on the Allegedly podcast with Theo Von and Matthew Cole. According to Entertainment Tonight, Abby surprisingly admitted to doing something wrong when she said, “It’s a fact of life, I made mistakes.”

Abby also said, “I thought I was doing the right thing, I thought I had guidance. I thought I was on the up and up, and I wasn’t.” Maybe I am missing something here, but how can hiding assets and lying about earnings get misconstrued as “doing the right thing”?

RELATED: Abby Lee Miller Blames Dance Moms For Her Bankruptcy

Abby admits she’s “scared to death” of  jail and summed up her legal troubles as being “humiliating and embarrassing.”

At the very least, Abby seems to be owning up for her actions since she said, “If I can be an example from other people, you really have to learn. I did all the things I thought I should do, and I still screwed up, big time. I’m not going to deny anything, they were my mistakes. I am taking full responsibility for them – I have to. There’s no passing the buck. … If I did it wrong, I was wrong.”

Of course, Abby had to get in a dig against her Dance Moms co-stars when she talked about feeling a lack of support these days, “I have great friends, unfortunately they are around the country, they are not here. It used to be the moms until recently and I don’t know, you know.”

Well, it’s not like Abby has been the most supportive to those women or their children in the past. I honestly can’t blame them for being less than sympathetic to someone who has been more than difficult over the years.

TELL US – DO YOU HAVE SYMPATHY FOR ABBY’S LEGAL TROUBLES? OR DO YOU THINK SHE’S GETTING WHAT SHE DESERVES?

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How the winner of Romania’s Got Talent is a finalist on America’s Got Talent

On May 31, Laura Bretan, age 13, sang opera during the America's Got Talent season 11 auditions, which were pre-taped. Four days later, on June 3, Laura won Românii Au Talent, Romania's version of the show. The prize was €120,000, or about $135,000. Now, the winner of Romania's Got Talent is a finalist on America's Got Talent. Read this story »

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Stranger Things Cast Breaks Down Some the Wildest Fan Theories: Is Will Pregnant With Baby Demogorgons?!

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Stevie J Forced To Go To Rehab Over Parole Violation; Calls The Case “Bulls–t!”

Stevie J with daughter outside courthouse

Stevie J with daughter outside courthouse

Stevie J still can’t get it together with his child support payments or his addiction issues. After violating probation in his child support case, the judge ordered him to a 30-day in-patient rehab facility in lieu of jail time. 

The Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star owes over $1 million in child support and overdue fines and payments for two of his children, and has been battling the government over his negligence. 

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Yesterday morning, Stevie appeared in a Manhattan courtroom alongside two of his children after testing positive for cocaine on multiple court-ordered drug tests. As Stevie is out on bail awaiting trial, prosecutors pushed for jail time citing that he also did not follow through with court-ordered counseling. Despite his lackluster compliance, the judge still decided to allow Stevie another chance at an in-patient rehab. 

After his rehab stay Stevie will be under GPS-monitored house arrest until trial (Dec. 5), and be remanded to an “intense” out-patient treatment rehab. The judge told Stevie this was his last chance and any other violations will result in him heading straight to prison. 

Last year, Stevie applied for “deferred prosecution,” which would nullify his outstanding fines in exchange for agreeing to certain terms, but prosecutors successfully blocked that and the case is headed for trial. 

Outside the courtroom, Stevie was overheard screaming that he’s a “grown man” to prosecutor Andrew James DeFilipp, who Stevie apparently blames for his situation. “…he’s making allegations that might take me away from my family,” Stevie seethed to The NY Daily News, insisting he only wanted to have a “heart-to-heart” with the attorney. Hmm, for someone who has spent so much time in and out of court, you’d think Stevie would understand how opposing counsel works.

Of his predicament, Stevie is extremely unhappy. “I think its a bunch of bulls—,” he complained. “Of course I’m not OK with it, but it is more or less like confinement to home for what? ’Cause I’m a black tax paying citizen taking care of all his kids?’”

Stevie maintains he isn’t afraid of the government’s case because “I got some things up my sleeve too.” 

“It is what it is, I understand the prosecutors are doing their job, but I’m a great father and I take care of my kids,” Stevie told Bossip. “For the record, I provided everything that they needed. I’m happy that my kids won’t let this case affect our relationship.” 

Stevie concluded: “Whatever it is, let the courts do what they have to do, but just let me come out the victor that I am.”

Joseline Hernandez, is also currently battling Stevie in court, in a separate case (she is pregnant, but it may or may not be his baby). According to reports neither Stevie nor Joseline will return to L&HH next season. Stevie earned $27,000 per month from the show, plus he receives royalties as the writer and producer of several hit songs – including, ironically, ‘”Mo Money Mo Problems.” 

TELL US – DO YOU THINK STEVIE WILL EVER LEARN HIS LESSON? ARE THE PROSECUTORS BEING TOO HARD ON HIM?

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Captain Lee On His First Impressions Of Below Deck Crew: Says Trevor “Not Off To A Good Start”

Captain Lee

Captain Lee

After reliving this week’s season 4 premiere of Below Deck, Captain Lee Rosbach pretty much thinks the same thought we all do: Most of the crew look somewhat promising, except for Trevor Walker. Trevor’s a senior deckhand under bosun Kelley Johnson this year. SENIOR deckhand. Did we all get that SENIOR part? Good. Because Trevor wants everyone to know just how high his status in his own mind is!

Captain Lee breaks down his first impressions of everyone in his blog, not pulling any punches about the assortment of individuals he will be babysitting managing this year.  

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“We have a new yacht, Valor, which has just undergone a major refit and is drop dead gorgeous; I just love this boat. We have a strong core crew in Kate [Chastain], Ben [Robinson], and Kelley, who is coming back hoping to have a shot at redemption, which I am more than willing to afford him,” begins Captain Lee.  

Of the new crew members, Lee warns, “Strap yourselves in, because there will be some lumps along the way, of that I am sure.” 

Reporting that the first charter guests were a lot of fun, Lee moves on to gushing about Kate. “I love Kate’s attitude always, but more so this year. No matter what I throw at her, even being down a stew right off the bat, she takes it in stride and deals with it. She will do whatever it takes to get the job done,” he says. “Kate has brought us a surprise as well. She has chosen to take a dip in the lady pond; not sure how Ben will deal with that.” I think Ben will deal with it in the classic order of: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance (the five stages of finding out your ex has switched teams!). 

“And Kate, as far as Trevor goes, please don’t feed the animals. If you do, his head will explode,” jokes Captain Lee. Ah, yes. Trevor – the gift that will keep on giving this season!

Lee reflects on the hot mess that is Trevor: “Trevor, Trevor, Trevor. Could you possibly say Senior Deckhand one more time? We get the picture. And then you pull rank and toss your crewmate out of his bunk, which is not how to win friends and influence people. Not off to a good start. I don’t have a warm fuzzy feeling here and it’s way early in the season. First charter. Don’t let that title go to your head, but I think we’ve passed that point I fear.”

“And Trevor, as far as you and Sierra [Storm] becoming ‘besties,’ I wouldn’t get my hopes up. And why do you have your shirt off in front of the guests to show them your tats? Are you sure you worked on a charter boat before? What are you thinking? Really. And did I see you do what I thought I saw you do in your bunk at the end of the day? Not the best look.”

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Lee finally warns Trevor, “I’m having some doubts about you, and you are doing nothing to alleviate them thus far. Your lack of yachting terms has me a bit concerned as well. But let’s see how it plays out, it’s still early.”

Noting that deckhand Lauren Burchnell seems pleasant and capable while Ben seems a bit cranky, Lee moves on next to stew newbie Sierra, who did not make the greatest first impression when she “missed” her plane to work.

Sierra, not a good first impression (and keep in mind you never get a second attempt at making a first impression). You missed the plane for a new job with new crewmates, and you don’t even know how you did it. We must not have been a priority for you. It’s only your job. We all know how I feel about excuses: It’s just a lame reason for you failing. You went to college a ‘few’ times. Not sure what to that means. I am really hoping you are more than just a pretty face.”

As for Kelley, Captain Lee admits he’s hoping to see a season of redemption ahead for him, but Kelley will have to figure out how to manage Trevor first.

Though he appreciates Kelley coming to him for advice, Lee advises him that “Trevor, I can tell right now, is going to be an educational experience for you. I do want you to think on your own, but that is a thing that takes experience. I’m going to help you to a certain degree, but you need to have your own thoughts and make your own decision; you will learn by doing. You are going to make mistakes, but I am not going to let you fail. I’m also not going to hold your hand through the whole process. You need to learn to do it on your own.”

Balancing out the obvious tornado that is Trevor are “eager” deckhand Nico Scholly and new “upbeat” stew Emily Warburton-Adam, who Captain Lee calls “a breath of fresh air.” He adds that Emily “has had extra duties piled on her being shorthanded, but not a whiff of a complaint. Love that. Love her accent, she should get on well with Ben and I see her and Kate getting along quite well.”

“So those are my assessments so far, but it’s very early,” closes Lee in his blog. “Our first charter seems to be going well, the guests are great, the yacht is beautiful, and we now have a full crew. What could possibly go wrong? Well, if the previews are any indication of what’s to come, I’m going to have my hands full.” Yes, he sure is! 

TELL US: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE CREW SO FAR? DO YOU AGREE WITH CAPTAIN LEE’S ASSESSMENTS? 

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Real Housewives Of New York Reunion: Sonja Morgan And Dorinda Medley Speak Out About The Drug Accusations

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 Real Housewives of New York reunion

I am still in shock after watching part one of the Real Housewives of New York reunion. The stand out moment that made me feel beyond awkward was when Bethenny Frankel alluded to Dorinda Medley doing drugs and Sonja Morgan chimed in. 

I could not believe what I was watching. Even at home, my face turned beet red from the vicarious embarrassment so I can’t imagine how the people who were actually in the room felt. In a not-so-shocking turn of events, both Dorinda and Sonja made comments about that specific part of the reunion episode.

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Just to recap, Bethenny said that she was talking about Dorinda’s boyfriend John Mahdessian using cocaine and Dorinda lost it. It seemed like Bethenny wanted to let the conversation die when she said, “I’m not here to ruin people’s lives,” adding, “I’m not here to f*ck with people.”

But Sonja picked up where Bethenny left off, yelling at Dorinda, “Everybody knows you do drugs!”

Weirdly enough, both Dorinda and Sonja spoke out in exclusive interviews to Entertainment Tonight. Obviously, these interviews were done separately since Dorinda wants nothing to do with Sonja, and I assume vice versa is also true.

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In response to the allegations, Dorinda said, “I think poor Sonja’s trying to be relevant … The truth is, I didn’t film with her at all this season. I think I had one scene and I don’t really see Sonja all season. So, you know, she’s just trying to be relevant.” But that isn’t exactly a denial. I get the point she is trying to make, but with allegations of this nature, it would be better if she was succinct and more clear in her reply.

Dorinda doubted Sonja’s integrity when she said, “Poor Sonja had to run with something. What does she have? I mean, consider the source. You know?”

Dorinda got even more personal when she added, “[John and I have] never again gone out with Sonja. I don’t know anything about her life. I never knew Sonja before the show, either … I’d heard of Sonja. I heard about her years of dating wealthy men and her antics, but we don’t know each other.”

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That has nothing to do with drug allegations, but I guess Dorinda is pretty heated and was just using whatever she could to come for Sonja.

Sonja had a pretty simple statement in response to hearing what Dorinda said to Entertainment Tonight: “That’s not a denial. That’s ‘check the source.’ That’s called deflection … My response is, everyone knows Dorinda does drugs.”

Sonja makes a good point here – why didn’t Dorinda adamantly deny the allegations and shut them down? Even if it wasn’t the intent, it can be construed as deflection.

TELL US – WHO DO YOU THINK IS TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUG USE: DORINDA OR SONJA? 

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NeNe Leakes Responds To The Rumors About Her ‘Real Housewives’ Return

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It feels like NeNe Leakes is constantly responding to rumors about a possible return to Real Housewives of Atlanta. No matter what else she gets involved in, NeNe will always be associated with the show and since she pops in now and then, it makes sense that people are wondering.

There were also rumors that Kim Zolciak might step back in as a cast member, but I don’t get why she would do that. Don’t Be Tardy seems like a way easier show to do. Unless of course, the money was better. And then there’s other original RHOA cast member Sheree Whitfield. She did return last season as a part time cast member, but that was not enough for me. I need the original ladies back on my show, but is it going to happen? NeNe shared the latest with her followers on Twitter.

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NeNe shut down the rumors that she was returning as a Housewife when she responded to a fan on Twitter and wrote, “I wasn’t asked 2 b a full time housewife or part time but they got Sheree & I think Kim Z.” I didn’t think that NeNe would want to be a full time cast member. She had a way better deal last season: popping in whenever she wanted, throwing some funny shade, and peacing out before she was really affected by the drama. I can see her doing something similar next season. Because, why not? She gets the best of both worlds if she takes that route!

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My interest is also piqued by the last part of the tweet when she mentioned Sheree and Kim. I’m not at all surprised by Sheree getting the promotion to a full time cast member since she did put in that time as a recurring cast member last season. The Kim part throws me off though. Her spin off show seems to be doing pretty well and it seems way less stressful than arguing with Housewives so it’s weird that she would want to leave.

According to Hip Hollywood, NeNe made it clear that she is happy for Kim and Sheree (if the gossip ends up being true) since she reportedly tweeted, “Never bitter! Please support them.” I could not find the tweet myself, but NeNe seems to be cool with both Sheree and Kim so I believe she wrote that.

TELL US – WHICH FORMER CAST MEMBERS DO YOU WANT TO RETURN TO RHOA?

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Real Housewives Of New York Reunion Part 2 Recap: I Can Say What I Want!

Real Housewives of New York Reunion Part 2

Real Housewives of New York Reunion Part 2

Last night’s Real Housewives Of New York reunion was dominated by one tantruming, feet-stomping toddler bellowing “I can say what I want!” No – I did not turn my three-year-old loose on Andy, but after witnessing the un-checked behavior of Bethenny Frankel, I’m certainly not comfortable letting anyone at Bravo babysit. OK, maybe Jules Wainstein, if she brings her “waiting on line” nanny and potty training expert.

Things begin with Luann de Lesseps calling Bethenny a “horrible person” for calling her boyfriend’s teenage daughter to “verify” she didn’t have an affair*, which resulted in Bethenny standing over Luann to scream “LieAnn” (nice twitter steal) in her face. Luann telling Bethenny she’s “evil” didn’t even cause Bethenny to flinch – despite what the previous depicted. 

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Additionally Bethenny claims Dennis finds her Real Housewives antics funny – specifically her rampage in the Berkshires. Bethenny smirks that although Dennis has not given her “copious notes” dissecting what he enjoys about her outbursts, he found the tirade amusing. I’m just gonna let this all sit there… …. …. …. ….  #BirdsOfAFeather 

Then Andy dives into Bethenny’s fibroids. Then her divorce. She cries. Again. Because Bravo’s special-ist snowflake has all the emotions so hard. Bethenny’s emotions are the hardest emotions, and they must be petted and coddled, and revisited til time is nigh.

Who the hell cares! And who the hell records themselves sobbing into the empty closet over the loss of a love they faked for a TV show? Oh, the same person who vociferously declares that she never lies while being caught in lies. 

Will Bethenny literally say anything to get attention?  Does Tamra Judge need to hop shows and perform an exorcism?! *YES – immediately.

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Anytime Bethenny gets called out for hypocrisy or shameful behavior, she retorts with, “I can say whatever I want!” Yeah, technically you can, but, see, there are these things called “consequences.” Insisting that because you can do something, it’s also the right thing to do, is literally the logic of children.

Bethenny lectures Jules for age-shaming, yet believes she’s allowed to weight shame and slut shame, be the authority on everyone’s personal life, and it’s acceptable for her to say whatever she wants about others because they’re “on a reality show,” all while simultaneously declaring that she’s not discussing her relationships because they’re personal. Hmmmm… Paging Tamra Judge – the patron saint of Housewives has become possessed. 

No, Bethenny shouldn’t have to share about all the f–ks she engages in, as much as she shares about all the f–ks she doesn’t give, but she shouldn’t have the right to omit large swaths, while proclaiming all the other women liars for doing the same. Doesn’t that seem, oh, a bit … um… well, for lack of a better word, delusional? (If I had a dollar for every time a Housewife used that word…)

Bethenny has had issues with nearly every woman on this show – issues SHE has created because she covets drama. What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander, right? If Bethenny wants to blow up other people’s lives under the auspice of keeping things honest, she has to be willing to blow up her own life too.

Thankfully Bravo subtly shaded Bethenny‘s fib when they featured footage of her OBVIOUSLY gushing over dates with a then un-named Dennis, loooooong before Bethenny was so-called dating him. Loooooong before he was so-called separated. Why wouldn’t she feature this burgeoning, beautiful love on RHONY? It would be a story line of redemption: Bethenny had it all and lost it, but now she’s finding love again… Gripping stuff, right?

As Luann said, Bethenny can dish it out, but she can’t take it! And Jules can’t eat it. Cause it’s TOTALLY fine to mock Jules‘ eating disorder, because that’s funny, says Bethenny, but menopause jokes – crossing the line! (Both suck).

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Jules finally gets her moment in the shade, when Andy runs down her paltry little moments of trying to ruffle feathers which amounted to ‘Who put the fork in the calzone?’. Or the joke that never came to pass, but was passed around again and again as a reason to hate on Jules and constantly discuss her weight in an unkind way. 

Look – Jules is a mess. She’s also too kindhearted and gun-shy for this show, and although in more stable personal circumstances she may have been amazing, staring down the barrel of Bethenny‘s mouth, Jules got the stutters. It seems Jules is ass-backwards in all things. She assumed her daffy humor and quirky defense mechanisms, her trolling of Housewives cliches, and her cosplaying the spoiled NYC socialite would come across as a zany Kim Zolciak character we love to hate. Jules obviously didn’t account for her marriage falling apart (or maybe she did, but I don’t think so) coupled with Bethenny’s bellicose intentions.

Maybe Bethenny, who seems to know awful lot about what happens behind these women’s closed doors for someone who doesn’t give any f–ks, got wind that Jules and Michael were a divorce waiting to happen, and decided to teach Jules a lesson, but I’m banking on Bethenny merely deciding Jules would be an easy target for evisceration. Another Sonja Morgan who would forever stare wide-eyed into the sun whenever Bethenny pointed upwards and shouted “Look!” Blinding herself time and time again. Jules is smarter than she appears – as is Sonja – and she’s also more mindful of what it’s like to shield her emotional reserves.

Luckily Jules had Dorinda Medley to be her knight in shining armor. When Bethenny outright accuses Jules of coming on the show to divorce, because there was a prenup situation she was trying to evade, Dorinda immediately shouts Bethenny down. “That’s none of your business,” she chastises. Bethenny tries to argue that it is. Um, no. Sharing gossipy mutual friends doesn’t give one the right to play judge and jury (didn’t Bethenny just freak out at Luann for doing essentially the same thing?!).

Bethenny can’t help going lower by calling Jules out as making Jews look bad. That’s when Jules breaks. “Don’t you DARE!” she husks, the anger simmering in her voice. Oh, but Bethenny will always dare. What is it Bethenny says about Luann – that she can never do the right thing? 

Jules can’t discuss her divorce and Andy doesn’t press. What she does talk about is her eating disorder, and now she’s healthier than ever (she does look great – flushed and youthful). Jules took offense to the uncharitable way Bethenny and Carole Radziwill were questioning and discussing it. Jules felt she could trust Bethenny, only to be isolated from the group, and then denigrated. Carole denies it, and maintains it was a “misunderstanding.” Carole has a lot of those, per her Twitter and the words that half-heatedly plop out of her mouth, listlessly dribbling onto the the many bibs of her dress as she feebly mutters things.

Later, Carole tries to babble about Adam, but Luann dismisses her. It was rude, yes, but honestly with Carole – meh. I’d say she needs a ghostwriter for her train of thought, but she already has one: Bethenny.

Carole also scoffs at the implication that hanging out with Bethenny has turned her into a mean girl. She’d rather just have people think she’s unfathomably arrogant and callous, doesn’t mind alienating people or humiliating them, and that she’s openly snide about other’s circumstances and situations. Higher-level Housewife!

She’s as higher-level as Bethenny is homeless, and Luann is in love. 

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Moving along, Luann has gone mad. This is your brain on Bravo. Or Bethenny. Probably both. The CIA has taken over and we are witnessing the Frankenstein effect of Andy trying to remake his inner-most nascent thoughts into women roaming the wilds of Manhattan. I’ve been watching Stranger Things lately. And the stranger things have come to Bravo. Like Luann’s COMPLETE denial over Tom.

I’m with Ramona Singer here. No, her receipts didn’t add up  – an article from Radar Online confirming her Tom dates, coupled with a blurry cell phone photo taken by Bethenny’s Tom-Tailing PI (everyone in Manhattan is after Tom’s tail, or riding it already!) of the RS + TD heart. RS + TD = Ramona Dodged A Bullet (which then hit Luann in the gut). 

After Luann once again goes to bat for Tom‘s murky truths, Ramona leans over in her negligee from Courtney Love’s 1994 Delia’s collection, to gently and kindly share that she is worried for Luann. There are not just red flags, there are red armies, marching over the horizon carrying cannons meant to shatter Luann’s hopeful, desperate, yearning heart. As a semi sort of frenemy of convenience, Ramona hopes Luann knows what she’s doing. Luann shrugs helplessly, for a second her armor seems chinked, but as a warrior for soulmates, she inhales sharply and goes right back to reading from the cue cards Tom printed out.

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As Ramona rattles off the list of dates she and Tom have publicly engaged in – including one where super-sleuth Bethenny crashed – Luann just dead-eyed continues her spiel of Tom’s amazingness. As Tom’s lies get dismantled again and again, she just carries on repeating the PR-approved spin: 

Tom is a milt-millionaire who enjoys sailing, playing Yahtzee with attractive ladies of a certain age, sharing bottles of wine at The Regency,  and partying on his yacht with P Diddy. He is also the co-owner of several successful businesses which produce such premium products as Nigerian football team uniforms, unisex perfumes for men and women to throw off the scent of cheating, and a full-bodied collection of sparkling ciders called Tipsy Boi. In his spare time, you can find Tom cruising the hallways of WWHL, impersonating one of Sonja’s many interns. He is also soulmate of Luann, who will willingly forsake her title for this amazing commoner, with whom they share several common denominators.

It’s a lost cause. Truly it is Lost. Lost. Lost. Luann will lose her title, just as she has lost the smattering of respect she once had. Or maybe hope will prevail and she’ll leave him at the alter in a televised wedding?! Dorinda, eternal optimist, peace-maker with purpose, precocious pot-stirrer, and the only woman with actual integrity, merely resigns herself to supporting Luann the best she can. If Luann is happy locked within the walls of her delusion (and Tom’s seemingly controlling ways!), at least they’ll likely get to attend a beautiful wedding!

Well, Sonja probably won’t be attending. Apparently when Tom is not dating Housewives, he’s socially threatening them. Is this guy like Bravo’s version of the mafia? Sonja ran into Tom at Beautique, and he demanded she tell everyone they only slept together once or she wouldn’t be invited to the wedding. Sonja refuses to lie to cover Tom’s ass. What happens in Beautique doesn’t always stay in Beautique though – and WHAT WAS TOM DOING IN BEAUTIQUE WITHOUT LUANN?!

Sonja, who spent the better part of a season waxing poetically about the ten beautiful years she spent as Tom‘s under-cover lover, now admits with hesitation that she really only slept with him, maybe, five times. Exaggerate much, Jill Zarin? But two of those times Sonja went to Tom’s house so that makes them worth double, right?! Luann maintains they slept together only once, because Tom said so. Because his record is so impeccable! Andy laughs, then confronts Luann about refusing to believe Sonja, her long-time friend, over the word of a proven liar. The answer, for Luann, is simple: Tom is her soulmate.

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Even Sonja has to throw her hands up on that one – she loves Lu, as she says, more than than she loves Tom. At least Luann has friends who care.

Dorinda is yelled at for pot-stirring, and she doesn’t deny it or try to defend it. Dorinda is nosy as all hell, and with all the drama blowing up, who wouldn’t be?! I’d be trying to get all the stories too – it’s just so…juicy, juicy apple! Who slept with whom, what, when, where, how and is it on film is riveting. It is the peak of Housewives quadrilaterals and one which any good social scientist would pick apart angle by angle. Bethenny and Carole have animus to Dorinda’s shit-stirring that is confusing. What exactly Dorinda she do to them?

All this anger leads me to believe there is MUCH, MUCH MUCH more to this issue between Jules, Bethenny, and Carole than was ever shown, and they blame Dorinda. It appears Bethenny is pissy that Jules confronted her over dinner those many moons ago. But that can’t be it – what really went down? What was actually said?

Dorinda admits she might not meddle so much in the future, but she will always defend her Jules, who was unfairly targeted. And Bethenny will always say whatever she wants!

As a shocked Jules told Bethenny, “You can say whatever you want, but you’re going to look bad.” Sage advice, but far too late!

And in homage to both Stranger Things, and the stranger things unfurling on RHONY, I leave you with this consideration: “Should I stay or should I go now.. If I stay there will be trouble.. If I go it will be doubly.. So c’mon and let me know.” (also, watch Stranger Things. Bethenny will seem less weird by default).

** Last night Bethenny was on WWHL and admitted to texting Dennis daughter to arrange the phone call before it was made. #NoWords #ToiletBowlPerson

TELL US – DOES BETHENNY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER SHE WANTS? WILL LUANN LEAVE TOM? DORINDA: POT-STIRRER OR GOOD FRIEND?

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