• 'Real World: Paris' cast announced, series to premiere June 3rd

  May 19, 2003
  Zap2It.com reports that the latest edition of MTV's "Real World" series, "The Real World: Paris," will premiere Tuesday, June 3rd at 10PM ET. The four men and three women will live in a four-story chateau on the outskirts of Paris with this season's "job" being to serve as travel writers for a Frommer's guide to Paris.

• 'Surf Girls' fixed? Judge reportedly claims his decision was overruled by show producers

  May 12, 2003
  As you may know, MTV's newest reality TV series, "Surf Girls" premieres this evening. What you probably don't know is that according to a report by Transworld Surf magazine, the editors allege that the decision of the show judge in the "American Idol"-style vote off show apparently IS NOT FINAL and the series judge told them that the program producers overruled his bootee decision on at least one occasion.

• 'The Osbournes' Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne to leave Sony Music

  May 9, 2003
  Is there ever going to be a story about the Osbournes that isn't beset by charges of spin? We're beginning to doubt it.

• MTV picks up both 'Sorority Life' and 'Fraternity Life' for another season

  May 5, 2003
  Zap2It reports that MTV is bringing back "Sorority Life" for a third season and "Fraternity Life" for a second season. Both new seasons have already been shooting and will premiere in September 2003. The new edition of "Sorority Life" will follow the girls of the Zeta Sigma Phi pledge class at the University of Southern California. "Fraternity Life" will focus on the University of California at Santa Cruz chapter of Delta Omega Chi.

• 'The Osbournes' Jack Osbourne checks into California rehab clinic

  April 29, 2003
  What price fame? The unexpected success of MTV's The Osbournes reality series made rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his family into instant celebrities, but not without cost. The latest incident to hit the dysfunctional clan, as reported by Britain's Sky News (part of the Fox group), is the admission of the Osbournes' 17-year-old son Jack to a rehab clinic.

• Bunin-Murray's 'The Real Cancun' is real flop at box office

  April 28, 2003
  Can reality TV flourish at the movies? If the first attempt is any indication, the answer is unequivocally "no." Reuters reports that the film The Real Cancun, a spin-off of MTV's hit series The Real World produced by Bunim-Murray Productions, had a dismal box-office opening this past weekend, barely cracking the top 10 despite huge publicity upon the film's release ... fueled by the belief that it would be a hit.

• Sharon Osbourne and agent continue war of words after brawl

  April 18, 2003
  What's more important: a court of law or the court of public opinion? Sharon Osbourne of MTV's The Osbournes may get the chance to find out.

• Sharon Osbourne seeks 'Celebrity Justice' over brawl

  April 17, 2003
  Apparently the court of public opinion is the only court Sharon Osbourne of MTV's The Osbournes really cares about.

• Sharon Osbourne brawls with New Year's Eve necklace winner

  April 14, 2003
  Forgive and forget? Not where Sharon Osbourne of MTV's The Osbournes is concerned.

• MTV will bring 'The Osbournes' back for third season

  April 7, 2003
  According to the Hollywood Reporter, MTV has decided to renew The Osbournes for a third season, which will premiere June 10, 2003 at 10:30 PM.

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