No matter what, this is going to be a season of The Bachelorette unlike any other. Season 16, starring Clare Crawley as a woman on the hunt for love, is mere weeks away from beginning to...Dirk said he was on Survivor “to have a great time,” but then God voted him off the island. Meanwhile, both challenges on Survivor Borneo episode 5 were left up to individuals—and one continued to perpetuate a stereotype.
It’s like a story straight out of The Sopranos. On Tuesday (June 30), Tommy Manzo — ex-husband of former Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dina Manzo — had been arrested for allegedly masterminding a hit job on her new husband David Cantin back in 2015.
One day after the federal indictment against Tommy became public, Caroline Manzo is breaking her silence on the sordid drama surrounding her sister and brother-in-law.
“We are heartbroken. This is family on both sides,” the RHONJ OG told Extra. “I want to know the truth and my allegiance will lie with the truth.”
Fans of old-school RHONJ will remember that the familial connections between the Manzo/Laurita clans run “thick as thieves.” Not only is Caroline Dina‘s oldest sister, she’s also married to Tommy‘s brother Albert Manzo. (The pair’s sister-in-law Jacqueline Laurita rounded out the original cast alongside Teresa Giudice and Danielle Staub. Jacqueline is married to Caroline and Dina’s brother, Chris Laurita.)
“We don’t run from things like this, we address them,” the Manzo’d With Children star continued. “And I feel comfortable with that because we are being painted with a brush that does not reflect who we are as people.”
According to the charges against him, Tommy — who never appeared on RHONJ — hired mob hit man to carry out the attack on Dina’s husband in exchange for a heavily discounted wedding reception at The Brownstone, which he co-owns with Albert and Caroline. The indictment alleges that “many of the guests invited to the reception were members of the Lucchese Crime Family.”
Interestingly, the Manzo and Laurita families have been shooting down rumors of being linked to organized crime since their earliest days in front of Bravo’s cameras. “You know what? Our family have been beaten up, tossed around, turned upside down, okay, saying that we have mob connections,” Caroline told Andy Cohen during the Season 1 reunion. “I take tremendous offense to that. My father-in-law was a victim of a horrific crime. He was murdered. To this day, they don’t know the hows and the whys of what happened.”
(The Manzo patriarch was executed mob-style in 1983. According to multiple reports, the suspected mob enforcer was killed after skimming a casino run by the Gambino crime family.)
“It has no relevance to the show and it’s hurtful,” Dina added at the time. However, she and Caroline haven’t spoken in years at this point. And it seems unlikely that these criminal accusations against her ex will bring the sisters any closer. Or who knows? Maybe it will! But either way, it’s doubtful we’ll be seeing either of the Manzos back on RHONJ any time soon.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF CAROLINE’S STATEMENT? COULD THIS BRING HER AND DINA BACK TOGETHER AGAIN?
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Sticks and stones. During Tuesday night's Nightly News: Kids Edition, internet sensation JoJo Siwa sat down with journalist Natalie Morales and opened up about the highs and lows of...
Dana Wilkey might go down as one of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ greatest friend of. Some of you might be scratching your heads as to who the hell Dana is. Well, for starters, “did you hear? $25,000.” As in, sunglasses. $25,000 for sunglasses. Ringing a bell now?
Yes, Dana was one of the earliest (and thirstiest) of housewife friends. She was introduced to us by none other than Taylor Armstrong, so please direct all your grievances her way. Dana’s stint on RHOBH was short, but impactful. Boasting about absurdly expensive sunglasses even made Kyle Richards blanche at the time. And for that, I salute Dana. Or Pam. Or whatever she calls herself because there is the whole question of her real name too.
Apparently, we haven’t heard the last of good old Dana/Pam. She’s on Twitter, spilling some tea about Lala Kent’s fiancé, Randall Emmett.
When a fan posted a meme of a conspiracy that Randall bought Dana’s $25K sunglasses, Dana had the response no one was expecting. She tweeted, “Hell no that’s so stupid. He rented a room on a mega yacht I had in Cannes and never paid me and then ran me around about it. He’s just a dush plain and simple! Don’t over think it.” Included at the end is a cry-laughing emoji for good measure.
When another account posted some gossip about 50 Cent slamming Lala and throwing shade at Randall, Dana got in on that too. She responded by saying, “I hope this is true @50cent you made that guy by letting him package you with millennium films. Randall still owes me 5000 for a room on the mega yacht RM Elegant in Cannes. #gross”. Damn, Dana. These are some rich people problems if I have ever seen them. I guess to make it relatable, it would be like taking a girls trip to Florida and having to pay one of your friends’ tickets for a booze cruise?
Dana finalized her little spill session by tweeting, “Randall Emmett is a dush.” LOL. One can only assume that Dana/Pam meant “douche” but I hate Randall enough that I’m also willing to accept that he’s a dush.
Now I’m wondering what other tea Dana might have on Randall. I also have questions. Where did they meet? Why were they on a yacht together? How long ago was this? Will Dana ever get her money back? So many burning questions all from one little tweet exchange.
Regardless of those questions being answered, I’m happy Dana/Pam got her little shine in the spotlight back. That’s gotta be worth at least $25K, right?
TELL US – DO YOU THINK RANDALL OWES DANA MONEY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE DANA BACK ON RHOBH?
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We have finally been treated to another season of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way. One well known couple has made their way back into the mix. I’m talking about Deavan Clegg and husband Jihoon Lee. We have been following them from the beginning of their relationship and who could forget them? Between their awkward marriage and the birth of their son, we’ve seen it all.
This season, Deavan has officially made the move to South Korea to be with Jihoon. And she dragged her kids and mom (for a few episodes at least) along for the ride. In the latest episode, we saw the forever lazy Jihoon introducing Deavan to their new neighborhood. The one that she pre-paid a months rent to live in. Let’s just say, it wasn’t what she was hoping for. But Deavan is living in another country and jobless, so what’s she gonna do.
Get on the internet and beg for breast implants of course! Despite their money troubles and Jihoon admitting he will have to work nonstop to get by, Deavan has priorities.
Users on Reddit recently found a post made by Deavan, calling for donations to get her a new chest. The post was made on her OnlyFans, a site where reality TV stars who go to die. Ok but seriously, they post “extras” for their fans on the site. And by “extras”, I mean smutty photos of themselves that wouldn’t be social media approved. Fans have to pay for those photos, along with additional content that the stars are willing to cough up. A lot of 90 Day stars are jumping on this bandwagon to get some extra cash.
Deavan posts, “Everyone asks why I don’t show my chest much.” Pause for me asking, who exactly is “everyone”? Never mind that. She continues, “It’s because I’m insanely self conscious about my breasts after having two kids.”
Deavan goes on, “I’ve been wanting to get a lift and implants for a long time to boost my confidence. So I decided to do a fundraiser. Any donations will get a free photoshoot set at the end of the fundraiser.” No word on whether or not that photoshoot will include her new set of boobs or not.
She concludes, “I’ll make sure to write down everyone’s name and send them free photos as well as a personal thank you.” In case you were wondering, Deavan has currently raised $125.
I think it goes without saying that after airing all their money troubles on the show, it’s hard to swallow Deavan raising money for something trivial like new boobs. But I guess Deavan’s thinking this will up her OnlyFans game and thus, earn her more money. Hey, someone in that family has to.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT DEAVAN ASKING FANS TO PAY FOR HER BOOB JOB? DO YOU THINK SHE WILL RAISE THE MONEY?
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Alcohol is no friend to Leah McSweeney. The Real Housewives of New York newbie chose to be sober for many years before deciding to start drinking again during filming. Her descents into alcohol-induced madness gave viewers golden reality TV moments. There was the attack on Ramona Singer’s tiki torches, the attack on Sonja Morgan’s heritage, the shredding of some decorative curtains at a quaint dinner in Rhode Island, and the throwing of some classy ravioli at a classless Ramona.
The self-destructive behavior has entertained us viewers, but certainly caused strife for Leah as she is alienating the other ladies with her unpredictable outbursts. Leah is also at odds with her mother, who does not approve of her decision to resume drinking. Besides that, it just looks plain exhausting to be that charged up on emotions and histrionics.
It’s mid-season on RHONY and Leah is starting to rethink her decision about indulging in alcohol. But based on the trailer footage, one can assume that Leah did not commit to resuming sobriety at the time of filming.
Leah did choose a very challenging time in the world to stop drinking, but she committed to it and is celebrating three months sober.
Earlier this week, Leah took to her Instagram to share her milestone achievement. “It’s been a trippy 90 days,” she wrote. She posted a picture of a pink, circular pin that she was awarded for her sobriety. On it are the words, “to thine own self be true.”
Fans and followers sent messages of support. Leah’s costars did not publicly comment but Bravo alum Patti Stanger wrote, “Mazel! Proud of you! It works if you work it!”
Leah did clarify that her sobriety does not include marijuana. Though she is not currently using it, Leah will not abstain from doing so if she feels the need. “I haven’t [smoked] but it’s not off the table for me cus I do see weed as medicinal,” Leah answered a follower, “I’ve just not had a desire for it.”
TELL US- DO YOU THINK ALCOHOL AFFECTS LEAH NEGATIVELY? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER DECISION TO BE SOBER? SHOULD SHE HAVE BEEN DRINKING DURING THE SEASON?
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It’s been years since Heather Dubrow has graced our screens on Real Housewives of Orange County. Truth be told, I didn’t love her on the show, but now I really miss her. I miss how she stayed on the outskirts of most of the drama but always managed to be a part of it anyway. I miss her blatant self-absorption over the building of her mega-mansion. Hell, I even miss her telling Shannon Beador, “We’re done, please leave.” It wasn’t her best moment, but it was one of her brightest.
While she has made appearances on husband Terry Dubrow’s hit show, Botched, she’s (mostly) quiet. Unbothered if you will. Ok, so there was an assistant scandal thrown in there. Rich people problems, ammirite? And well, they did catch major heat for selling overpriced hand sanitizer during a pandemic. Not cool. But she’s trying to focus on other things, like casting for a new series with Terry. When other former housewives cling to their past glory, Heather stays in her lane.
A huge part of that lane includes being a mother. I always loved how Heather interacted with her kids on the show. Both she and Terry seemed genuinely loving and caring, despite their busy schedules. Heather even left her acting career to stay home and raise her kids. I mean, it wasn’t the most illustrious career but it was a career nonetheless.
Now Heather is showing her true colors and they are really heartwarming. Her daughter, Max, recently came out as bisexual on Instagram. And the family came out in full force to support her. Heather reposted Max’s post to her own Instagram. Her caption reads, “I love you my beautiful, hilarious, amazing child! I am SO proud to be your Mother!” She also included a bunch of pride flag emojis.
Heather also took the time to comment on Max’s post directly saying, “Love you my baby”. Terry wrote, “Proud of you. You do the DNA so well.” Max’s twin brother, Nick, commented, “Love you.” It’s nice to see the whole family coming together to show so much love for Max. And that support is well deserved.
During these trying times, where so many Orange County ladies are causing controversy (AHEM, Kelly Dodd), it’s nice to see something wholesome. And Heather and Terry are proving that they are the parents we all knew they were. Sweet, loving and supportive. Now….can we bring Heather back to RHOC? Please?
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HEATHER’S SUPPORT FOR MAX? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HER BACK AS A HOUSEWIFE?
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