Bazinga, can you believe it's been 15 years since The Big Bang Theory premiered?! On Sept. 24, 2007, the Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady-created sitcom about a beautiful aspiring actress moving in...You know, we’re about to go back to the Golden Age of Television. It’s an exciting time and I think it might be okay to allow ourselves to be vulnerable and actually look forward to something.
The collective Real Housewives viewing audience took a punch this year with the super-dramatic stylings of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: The Film Noir You Didn’t Ask For. Fans need a palate cleanser after what we have been put through and we just might get the best gift of all. A return to Real Housewives of Orange County greatness with Jesus Jugs Alexis Bellino and Tamra “DID YOU GO TO BASS LAKE” Judge. Tammy Sue is coming back and Alexis may pop in ahead of RHOC Season 17, so let’s celebrate with some memorable moments from the past. Someone might want to check on Vicki Gunvalson.
Let’s get right to the nitty-gritty, shall we? Tamra was feeling great about her new business opportunity with Eddie Judge called CUT Fitness. Naturally she wanted to celebrate and share her happiness with her co-stars. For reasons no one will ever understand, other than just to be annoying, Tamra’s BFF Vicki brought her nemesis Alexis as a guest to the party. With me so far? There’s a lot of silly arguing because that’s what these women do when you sit them down at a dinner table. At some point Alexis alluded to the fact that she might think Tammy Sue is a big ‘ol bully and Tammy Sue lost her shit. Tamra screamed at Alexis to “get the fuck out”, much to the shock of the other guests. After Alexis peaced out, Tamra followed her. Poor Alexis has to take medication because being around these ladies who engage in fighting so easily makes her nervous. Then Tamra accuses Vicki and Lydia McLaughlin of saying mean things about her.
But wait, there’s more!
The Season 7 RHOC reunion gave us a lot of hairspray and even more screaming. Tamra and Alexis basically spent every episode fighting or being highly annoyed with each other. Tensions were high and everything came to a head in one epic moment. As Alexis details each and every one of Tamra’s faults, Tamra immediately went to 11 and screams, “You are psychotic, Jesus Jugs!” So Tamra took a shot a both Jesus, her current Lord and Savior and Alexis’ breast implants. How nice. Alexis was horrified with the blasphemy but the incident moved her to begin speaking publicly about bullying. Wonder how that worked out for her.
So basically an apology sparked another issue between Tamra and Alexis. AN APOLOGY. By now we are on Season 9 and this began when Tamra wrote a blog post about the super awkward dinner she had with her co-stars on a cast trip to Bali. You remember, when Tammy Sue got busted by everyone at the table and she ran away like the tough chick she is? Tamra was waxing poetic about how she felt ganged up on and admitted she had a flashback of when she treated Alexis like shit on a similar cast trip. Tamra then took it upon herself to formally apologize and even said, “Karma is a bitch.” Seems pretty benign. NOPE! Alexis joined in at that point and advised Tamra she had already been forgiven and the apology is appreciated. But maybe next time it doesn’t have to be so public, for show. Naturally Tamra had to hop back on and defend herself. She claimed she apologized to Alexis on camera AND gave her a gift. Alexis maintains she has no recollection of that incident, but she did recall Tamra being mean to Big Daddy Jim Bellino
In an interview conducted in 2018, Tamra and Shannon STORMS Beador made a comment regarding Jim’s Sky Zone trampoline parks closing. Things have changed. Alexis decided she didn’t need her King anymore and gave Jim the boot, so he was feeling very sensitive. Shannon and Tamra were both accused by Jim of lying and defaming him. Jimbo lawyered up and filed a lawsuit. Jim went full drama and said, “I have been forced to seek professional help for physical and psychological ailments I’ve been experiencing since being dragged through the mud by Tamra and Shannon. The repercussions of this behavior from them and the coverage that it gets are literally harming every part of me.” I don’t think Tamra really even knew what she had done, this was just another day of running her mouth. He attempted to get a $1 million settlement – but that didn’t work out too well. Shannon was actually awarded $137k from Jim and in late 2021 Tamra and Jim settled their suit as well. The conditions of the agreement were kept confidential, but I bet one of them was Tammy has to stop being a big meany to Jimmy.
TELL US- WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MESSY TAMRA AND ALEXIS MOMENT? DO YOU THINK TAMRA AND ALEXIS COULD BE FRIENDS? WHAT TAMRA/ALEXIS SCENE WOULD YOU ADD?
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From skinny tea to shapewear, Kim Kardashian knows a thing or two about using Instagram for #ads. She and the rest of The Kardashians practically invented it. But, unfortunately, one #ad Kim did on Instagram last summer just got her fined over $1 million. As CNBC reports, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission cracked down on celebs using Instagram to promote cryptocurrency, and Kim has found herself in the middle of it.
“ARE YOU INTO CRYPTO???” Kim asked her 250 million Instagram followers last summer. “THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE BUT SHARING WHAT MY FRIENDS JUST TOLD ME ABOUT THE ETHEREUM MAX TOKEN,” she continued.
The post included a link to the EthereumMax website, ultimately guiding users toward purchasing the virtual tokens. The #ad landed Kim in hot water for two reasons: Investors sued her and other celebrities that promoted the cryptocurrency for artificially inflating its value. The SEC was concerned about her failure to disclose that she got paid $250,000 to promote the cryptocurrency, violating federal securities law.
As a result of the violation, the SEC asked Kim to pay back the money she earned from the Instagram post, a little bit of interest, and a $1 million fine. The grand total came to $1.26 million—a lot of money to fork up over a botched Instagram ad. Additionally, she’s barred from promoting cryptocurrency for three years, and she’s agreed to cooperate with the SEC’s ongoing investigation.
The chairman of the SEC, Gary Gensler, spoke about the decision to charge Kim over her cryptocurrency promotion. First, he wrote in a news release, “This case is a reminder that, when celebrities or influencers endorse investment opportunities, including crypto asset securities, it doesn’t mean that those investment products are right for all investors.”
Later, Gary went on CNBC and elaborated more on the case, saying, “Congress passed a law many decades ago called the Securities Act, and it was to protect the public.” He continued, “Part of that law said that if you tout a stock, you have to disclose if you’re getting paid.”
That seems pretty straightforward, right? However, the SEC also noted that although Kim agreed to pay up, she technically didn’t admit to or deny any wrongdoings. Agreeing to the SEC’s settlement helped her avoid a lengthy legal battle, and Kim’s legal team says she’s just happy to have it behind her.
“Kardashian fully cooperated with the SEC from the very beginning and she remains willing to do whatever she can to assist the SEC in this matter. She wanted to get this matter behind her to avoid a protracted dispute. The agreement she reached with the SEC allows her to do that so that she can move forward with her many different business pursuits,” a statement from Kim’s lawyers read.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT KIM AGREEING TO SETTLE THESE SEC CHARGES? DO YOU THINK THE SEC IS TRYING TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF HER?
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Word on the street is Gizelle Bryant and Peter Thomas have never hooked up. After her co-star Candiace Dillard Bassett brought up rumors Gizelle and Cynthia Bailey's ex-husband were more than...
On Real Housewives, the drama continues long after the cameras stop rolling. Take The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, for example. Season 12 of the Bravo series saw Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna,...Things ended suddenly for Zach Shallcross and Rachel Recchia on The Bachelorette, when they broke up after their night together in the Fantasy Suite. But now Zach’s getting another chance at love, as he’ll be the one handing out roses as the next Bachelor.
“I’ve taken the lessons I’ve learned and want to apply it for myself and find my person now,” Zach tells People. “Heartbreak is never fun, but it didn’t deter me. And I’m ready to go again.”
Zach even met his first batch of women during the live finale of The Bachelorette and handed out his first rose (although he couldn’t remember all the women’s names). The tech executive says he knows what he wants in a partner.
“There’s really two main things that I look for, and first is how kind and compassionate they are. I think that’s something that’s pretty rare nowadays,” Zach says. Women everywhere should be offended by that generalization. “The other thing is having someone that loves to do fun, adventurous stuff with me, whether it’s traveling [or] trying cool foods.”
Zach hopes audiences will be able to see more of his fun side on his season.
“I think what people maybe didn’t see on The Bachelorette, but what they can expect [to], is I love to have a good time. I’m actually [a] pretty fun, goofy guy,” Zach says. “I like to think I am a romantic, but it’s not all serious with me. I like to have a good time.”
Zach learned just how much of a romantic he can be while dating Rachel. “One of the biggest lessons I learned was I’m a guy that typically wears his heart on his sleeve,” he says. “If you can show your emotions and not be scared about it, I really think that’s an important attribute, but in my case, I think I fell in love really hard and really fast, and I didn’t necessarily take a step back and look at the entire situation from her perspective.”
So going into his own season, Zach plans to be “a little initially cautious and making sure that [I’m] understanding the whole situation and don’t fall too quick.”
Zach and Rachel split following their overnight date, after he felt like he saw a different side of the Bachelorette. He also thought Rachel questioned his readiness for an engagement at his age, even though he’s only four months younger than her.
At the Rose Ceremony following the Fantasy Suites, Zach pulled Rachel aside and said he wasn’t seeing “the real Rachel.” He also claimed that he’d shown his absolute love for her, but didn’t feel his feelings were reciprocated. He then chose to eliminate himself from the competition, rather than continue with someone who wasn’t genuine. Ouch.
While Zach says he has no regrets about the way things ended with Rachel, he stands by his being ready for marriage.
“My take on that is when you know, you know,” he says. “I don’t think that there’s anything where there’s an age limit on when you decide you want to fall in love and get married. If you are ready and you feel well equipped with yourself, you love yourself, you trust yourself and you want to share that with someone else, it doesn’t matter how old you are.”
Zach intends to have conversations from night one with the women on his season to determine if they genuinely want to get engaged at the end of the process.
“That’s the No. 1 thing that is important to keep in mind because you don’t want to wait until it’s too late to find some hard truths,” he says. “What I’m going to focus on is having that open line of communication and hopefully building that trust to where they can always feel comfortable of letting me know where they really feel. I never want any of the women to feel caught off guard or blindsided.
One thing Zach says he won’t tolerate: Drama. Ha! Has he seen this show?
“I know it’s kind of inevitable when you’re in a house with 30 others, and there’s going to be arguments or conversations that don’t go that well, but I’m not a fan of the drama,” Zach says. “If there’s a lot of drama going on in the house, what it tells me is that they’re not really serious and why they’re there is probably more for finding internet fame or whatever it is. So I’ll probably be pretty quick to cut that out.”
Or maybe it’s just 30 women all fighting over the same guy. I think the producers want it that way, cause it would be pretty boring if everybody got along.
Even knowing the journey ahead won’t be entirely smooth, Zach is looking forward to his turn as The Bachelor. “I’m more excited than anything,” he says. “I just want to start already.”
TELL US- DO YOU THINK ZACH’S AGE (26) HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIS MATURITY? DO YOU THINK HE’S READY FOR MARRIAGE? DO YOU THINK IT’S POSSIBLE FOR 30 WOMEN TO LIVE IN A HOUSE TOGETHER, WHILE ALL DATING THE SAME GUY, WITHOUT DRAMA?
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Last week on Dancing with the Stars, the competitors saluted Elvis Presley. Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice and pro partner Pasha Pashkov’s jive was stiff.
Teresa and actress Cheryl Ladd landed in the bottom two. Head judge Len Goodman decided to save Cheryl and pro Louis Van Amstel, sending Teresa home.
This week, DWTS salutes the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise. The show opened with a dramatic dance routine featuring judge Derek Hough coming down from the ceiling as Bond.
So, who will top the leaderboard this week? Let’s get into the recap!
Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas performed a dramatic rumba. This dance was hard for Charli because she becomes nervous when making direct eye contact. Len called the routine “terrific,” and Charli received the first 9 of the season.
Kourtney Kardashian from Keeping Up with the Kardashians was there to support, along with her husband, Travis Barker, and her stepson, Landon Barker. The judges gave Charli and Mark a 33/40.
Cheryl and Louis danced a rumba that Derek called her best performance yet. Cheryl and Louie received a score of 24/40 from the judges.
Actor Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater performed a sexy tango that showcased their chemistry. Spoiler alert: it’s hot!! While there were some issues with Trevor’s frame, Derek said that he is the dark horse in the competition. This duo nabbed a 27/40.
Daniel Durant struggled with learning the choreography for the rumba. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba praised his performance with Britt Stewart, calling it “mind-blowing.” The judges gave the couple a score of 31/40.
American Idol alum Jordin Sparks and pro Brandon Armstrong danced a sensual rumba. Jordin needs to work on her turns, but Len called it her best dance so far. The couple earned a 29/40.
Sam Champion and pro Cheryl Burke performed a samba that didn’t take off. Sam found the choreography difficult, but he still managed to radiate joy in his performance. Cheryl and Sam received a 25/40 from the judges.
Selma Blair dedicated her rumba to her late mother. Sasha Farber blindfolded Selma during training, and the actual performance, to cut down on her sensory overload. Judge Bruno Tonioli “loved” the routine. The couple scored 28/40.
Wayne Brady and pro Witney Carson performed a smooth and sexy tango. Len loved it and proclaimed it the best tango of the season. Agreed! The judges gave the couple a 33/40.
Jersey Shore star Vinny Guadagnino and Koko Iwasaki performed yet another rumba. But first, Koko sent Vinny to etiquette classes. Unfortunately, Vinny’s rumba failed to impress the judges. Koko and Vinny received a 23/40.
Heidi D’Amelio and her partner Artem Chigvintsev performed an Argentine tango that thrilled Len with its content. Derek said it is her best dance so far. The duo earned a 32/40 from the judges.
Shangela and Gleb Savchenko danced a sizzling rumba. Carrie Ann called their performance “fierce.” RuPaul’s Drag Race star Michelle Visage was in the audience to root on Shangela. The couple received a score of 30/40 from the judges.
Country singer Jessie James Decker and Alan Bersten also performed a rumba. Jessie needs to improve her footwork. Alan became visibly annoyed by the criticism that they received from the judges. Jessie looked like a golden statue with the gold body paint. She really went all in. The couple received a 26/40.
Daniella Karagach was sidelined again this week because of her Covid-19 diagnosis. Alexis Warr stepped in to dance with Joseph Baena. The couple’s “clean” Argentine tango earned praise from the judges. The duo received a score of 29/40.
The Bachelorette star Gabby Windey danced a steamy cha-cha with her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy. Carrie Ann wanted more fluidity and better extensions. Val and Gabby received a score of 33/40.
The bottom two couples were Sam and Cheryl Burke and Cheryl and Louis. The judges unanimously decided to save Sam and Cheryl. This marks the end of Cheryl and Louis’ DWTS journey.
TELL US- WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE JAMES BOND THEME? DID THE RIGHT COUPLE GO HOME? WHICH ROUTINE WAS YOUR FAVORITE?
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Despite keeping their off-screen romance under wraps at the time, Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki's bond did start off with a bang. As the Big Bang Theory actors—who starred as destined-to-be...
