Miscellaneous Reality TV News
February 3, 2007
The MTV personality known as "Uncle Don Vito" was ordered to stand trial on charges he inappropriately touched three Colorado teenage girls during a tour.- January 29, 2007
British viewers crowned Indian actress Shilpa Shetty winner of "Celebrity Big Brother," which faced charges of racism directed at Shetty as the show aired. - January 26, 2007
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) has announced plans for The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a new children's reality competition series that will transform a group of Harry Potter-style boarding school children from "muggles" (a person without magical abilities) into wizards.
- January 25, 2007
The British show "Celebrity Big Brother," reeling from complaints of racism, apologized for seeming to favor the person about whom the comments were made. - January 25, 2007
Oxygen has announced plans to turn Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance and Fight Girls, two of the cable network's 2006 reality projects, into new full-fledged reality series that will premiere later this summer.
- January 25, 2007
A Los Angeles federal judge sentenced the "Girls Gone Wild" founder to 200 hours of community service for inadequately documenting video performers' ages. - January 23, 2007
The folks who brought you "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" soon will play matchmaker for Boston Red Sox fans. - January 19, 2007
Housemates on the British reality show "Celebrity Big Brother" apologized for alleged racist comments against Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. - January 19, 2007
Profits from viewers' eviction-voting calls for the British reality show "Celebrity Big Brother" will be donated to charity, the network said. - January 17, 2007
Kanye West wears many hats, but apparently reality television star is not one of them.