• 

  'Apprentice' Omarosa storms off 'Jimmy Kimmel Show' after seeing lie detector

  April 23, 2004
  Is truth stranger than fiction? When it comes to Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, the lying villain of NBC's The Apprentice, the answer seems to be yes.

• Is feminism dead? 'Newlywed' Jessica Simpson cashes in with marketing deals

  October 30, 2003
  When we last saw Jessica Simpson, the clueless blonde wife and sometime pop singer featured on MTV's Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, she was looking to cash in on her "dumb blonde" image. Little did we imagine that she'd be so successful so quickly.

• Howard Stern settles 'Are You Hot?' lawsuit

  August 7, 2003
  The embarrassing failure of the ABC series Are You Hot? left another aftershock this week, when NYC radio "shock-jock" Howard Stern, who publicly sued ABC and the producers of the show for ripping off his "The Evaluators" bit, quietly settled his lawsuit. The Smoking Gun reports that Stern's attorneys filed a request on Tuesday to dismiss the suit, which alleged unfair buisness practices and other claims against the defendents.

• ABC says its 'Are You Hot?' reality show was "in bad taste"

  July 15, 2003
  Reuters reports that the chairman of ABC's entertainment division told reporters that the network's Are You Hot? reality show was dropped from the summer schedule because "ultimately ... it was in bad taste." Instead, ABC will be emphasizing sitcoms and reruns over the summer ... with the exception of its forthcoming reality (or should it be "horror"?) series The Real Roseanne Show, featuring high priestess of bad taste Roseanne Barr.

• Howard Stern sues ABC's 'Are You Hot?' for copying

  March 15, 2003
  Pity poor ABC. For the second time in 2003, it is being sued for stealing someone's else ideas for a reality show. This time, according to the Associated Press, the party suing is Howard Stern, the king of radio "shock jocks." Stern claims that the ABC show Are You Hot? is "a blatant rip-off" of a segment of Stern's show called "The Evaluators."

• ABC announces 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!' program details

  February 14, 2003
  Ten celebrities will leave behind their pampered lives for weeks of roughing it in a remote camp in the Australian rain forest, on the premiere of "I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!," the fresh, interactive series to be broadcast live, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. The series will continue to air live for 15 consecutive nights on the Network.

• Former playmate Nikki Schieler Ziering added to ABC's 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!' cast

  February 14, 2003
  ABC has announced that actress/model and former Playboy Playmate Nikki Schieler Ziering has been named as the 10th cast member of ABC's new reality series, "I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!"

• Cast of ABC's 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!' expended to ten, JLo ex Cris Judd and Maria Conchita Alonso join up

  February 7, 2003
  ABC has announced that dancer/choreographer Cris Judd will join the cast of ABC's highly-anticipated new reality series, "I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!." The producers of the new series also announced that the show is expanding the cast to ten celebrity participants. The 9th cast member will be actress/singer Maria Conchita Alonso ("Kingpin"). The 10th cast member will be announced shortly.

• ABC announces 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!' cast and host

  January 14, 2003
  The ABC Television Network today announced seven members of the so-called celebrity cast for "I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!"

• 'The Bachelor 2' finalist Gwen revealed to be a divorcee

  November 2, 2002
  The NY Post reports that during yesterday's Howard Stern radio show, it was revealed that "The Bachelor 2" finalist Gwen, the odds-on favorite to win the show, is a divorcee. Gwen's past came back to haunt her yesterday when her ex called up Howard Stern to reveal her secret.

MORE HOWARD STERN NEWS