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Jon Gosselin ordered to stop appearances TLC calls "inconsistent with the image of our show"

On Thursday, TLC won a temporary injunction against Jon Gosselin that prevents him from making public appearances, at least until an April 19 trial. People reports that TLC's Chief Operating Officer...

Ethan Zohn's cancer "vaporized" by radiation

Great news about Ethan Zohn's battle with cancer: it has been "vaporized," he tweeted, by five weeks of radiation treatment. While he had "a clear PET Scan" and "there are now no active cancer...

MTV cuts "guido" from Jersey Shore promos; exec says it's "a fun show with heart"

MTV has removed the word "guido" from Jersey Shore's controversial promos, and MTV programming president Tony DiSanto says that had no idea the word or the show would offend people. "To be 100%...

Why Jeff Probst's Survivor predictions and analysis in Entertainment Weekly are annoying bullshit,

For the past few seasons of Survivor, Jeff Probst has been writing what Entertainment Weekly calls a "blog," because apparently no one at the best pop culture magazine in the country has any idea...

Michael, Kevin, Padma thought Bryan won; Tom says Michael won 2:1:1; Toby says 2:2:0

On Bravo's web site, various Top Chef Las Vegas finalists and judges discuss who they thought should have won and why Michael actually won. In BravoTV.com's "burning questions" feature (and by...

Voltaggio brothers win Top Chef Las Vegas, with Michael getting the cash prize

Although the three dominant Top Chef Las Vegas cast members made it to the end--Kevin, Michael, and Bryan won 12 of 13 elimination challenges this season--only one could win, and it was a Voltaggio:...

SYTYCD 6 has its final six

After a results show featuring Kris Allen and K-Mart, So You Think You Can Dance found its final six, and it does not include Mollee or Legacy, who were both eliminated. Mollee was eliminated and...

Dating shows get more absurd: Conveyor Belt of Love, Frank the Entertainer...Basement Affair

Two new dating shows are pushing the limits of ridiculousness, because one takes place on a conveyor belt, and the other in the bachelor's parents' basement. First, VH1's next trashy dating show...

Brian, Ericka had bad chip dealer, wine with Wayne Newton; editing lied about Ericka's mom

Third-place Amazing Race team Brian and Ericka have revealed that, despite Ericka's meltdown, the Cirque challenge was not what caused them to lose the race, it was counting poker chips--and perhaps...

Details illustrates "douchefag" article with picture of Christian Siriano and his boyfriend

A photo of Project Runway 4 winner Christian Siriano and his boyfriend Brad Walsh was used to illustrate a December Details magazine chart feature about "The Rise of the Douchefag." Their photo...