Finally, you can sleep restfully now: Producers of the planned "Jersey Shore" spinoff featuring Snooki and J-Woww have permits to film from Jersey City. Just in time for the city's crime wave! more ›

Now that we've seen a glimpse of Lifetime's reality show about the Russian community in Brighton Beach, Russian Dolls, featuring "guys wearing Adidas pants, leather jackets and gold chains" and "a lot of hot, decked-out Russian girls" (plus some of their in-laws!), what do actual Russians in Brighton Beach think? Um, how about a community liaison's slam saying "they don’t speak this dirty language and they hate vodka." more ›

Let's face it: Jon and Kate Gosselin's sextuplets just aren't cute anymore—it's sort of like watching six almost-awkward-era Jonathan Lipnikis. So move over and make way for the Queens sextuplets! TLC just signed them—and their mom and dad—for an 8-episode deal. The show will be called "Sextuplets Take New York," and will premiere on September 14th. more ›

Since Mayor Bloomberg's new budget is projected to cut 18,500 jobs, he's launching a reality show to help New Yorkers find new ones. In addition to propaganda for the city's jobs programs, the show—which poses the question "you lost your job, now what?"— will feature "expert advice" on resume-writing and interviewing and the real-life job quests of New Yorkers of all ages and stages. "Job Hunt" even tackles fashion! According to the press release, "Loehmann’s, a leading national, upscale off-price apparel retailer headquartered in the Bronx, hosted several fashion makeovers as job seekers find the perfect look for their interviews." more ›

The New York University web-rendition of contemporary metropolitan reality shows like Gossip Girl and The City is looking to expand its cast for the spring season. Executive Producer Michael Flutie's webisode venture titled Under The Arch follows select NYU students and alums as they go about their lives in the city. While the show revolves around 9 students and their "authentic experiences," the casting call is open to "new students, friends, influencers and talent" from all over for its second season. The search continues tomorrow at the David Barton Gym (4 Astor Place) from 9:30am-12pm. And just so you know how to dress for your big audition, get a look at the show here. more ›

The Colorado parents who apparently orchestrated a massive hoax involving a runaway helium balloon and their young son last month will plead guilty to charges, according to their lawyer. A statement from lawyer David Lane said, "Richard and Mayumi Heene will enter pleas of guilty in Larimer County Court.... Mayumi Heene will plead guilty to False Reporting to Authorities, a class 3 misdemeanor (the lowest level misdemeanor in Colorado law) with a stipulated sentence of probation. Richard Heene will plead guilty to Attempting to Influence a Public Servant, a class 4 felony. The prosecutor has stipulated to a sentence of probation." more ›

Friends and fans continue to mourn the death of Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, who was found dead in his SoHo apartment Friday afternoon. The Daily News and Post are both reporting that police found a half-empty bag of crack underneath his chest. Initial reports mentioned a crack pipe and prescription drugs at the scene—among them the Post now says were bottles of Xanax, painkillers Vicodin and oxycodone and antacid Prilosec. more ›

Dan Patrick interviewed former Mets outfielder and currently financially challenged Lenny Dykstra; here are some of tidbits: "Dykstra says his magazine The Players Club is going on as strong as ever," "Dykstra said that people came for job interviews just so they could sue him and make some money," and "Dykstra said that he still has the house and the plane. But then Dan asked why was there no furniture in his house when HBO showed up with cameras. 'Just remember dude, everything isn't what it appears,' Dykstra said." Dealbreaker listened to the interview and added these gems, "If I have to live in the street I would," "If I have to eat grass I will" and "I only sleep twice a week. You caught me on my sleep day." Oh, Nails! Plus Dykstra said he's "absolutely" doing a reality show—we pray it's like I'm With Busey, with lots of Twizzlers. more ›

Incase you had already forgotten about the Real Housewives of New York City, the newest one, Kelly Bensimon, is fighting her way to headlines! The NY Post reports that the "6-foot-tall, 40-year-old former model, horse fancier and one-time marathon runner got into a fight last week with her boyfriend, 30-year-old Nick Stefanov, and clocked him, giving him a black eye and opening a blood-gushing gash on his left cheek." Stefanov fled and reported the beating to the 5th Precinct, landing Bensimon with a misdemeanor third-degree assault and a March 31st court date (she's currently denying the charges). The two recently engaged lovebirds now have a restraining order that prevents them from contacting each other, but Stefanov seems to want to get back together with the "housewife" even though she's been physically abusive in the past—he did say, "My injuries are worse than Rihanna's - and Chris Brown was charged with two felonies." more ›

Tonight BET airs their answer to the Laguna Beach/Hills/City series on MTV, called Harlem Heights. The half-hour show focuses on several African-American professionals living their dreams, searching for love, and all that other stuff that makes good reality show fodder. And it is more of a cookie cutter reality show than a docu-drama. TONY reviewed it last month, saying, "there’s not much gritty reality here—awkward gatherings come about in empty restaurants and bars, peppered with manufactured confrontations." But we'll take real moments like a street full of people hearing Obama has won the presidency over Whitney Port finding out her boyfriend cheated on her any day. more ›

Does NYC's prep school set live up to the antics of the Gossip Girl characters? Even with a reality show following some of the rich kids around, we'll probably never know (which is fine, right?). The NY Post is reporting that Bravo is set to film a new series "that'll give an up-close and personal look at the lives of the latest hottest teens on the planet - New York City's private school kids." The format is allegedly going to be like that of the Real Kids of Orange County webisodes (which features the Real Housewives spawn). Couple that with the fact that no self-respecting Yale-bound preppy would go on basic cable to flaunt their lifestyle, and you pretty much have a show about Real Housewife Jill Zarin's daughter Ally (unsubstantiated!), who has been soaking up the spotlight since before mommy's television show even started airing. No word on if filming has started yet, but the show is expected to air later this year (but don't expect any real-life Chuck Bass's or OMFG-inducing moments). XOXO, etc! more ›

Stop trying to act all cool and not excited when we all know that The City premieres on MTV tonight! If you do choose to tune in, you'll find Whitney Port (pictured at the 2006 VMAs) leaving sunny California for New York City in order to work for Diane von Furstenberg, but the NY Post has it that "She doesn't really work. She is hardly ever in the office." Shocking! The show is a spin-off of The Hills, which is a spin-off of Laguna Beach, which was a spin-off of real life. Just like its predecessors, the series is taking heat for being a scripted reality show, but it's also being called out for being a little bit too L.A. and not enough NYC. However, Whitney insists she is "living in either midtown or the Gramercy area--I don't really know, to be perfectly honest. I'm in a tall building, way up high." NYMag has a lot more in a sprawling 4-page article on the series. more ›

First, there was Laguna Beach, then came The Hills, and now spin-off numéro trois: The City. That's right, Manhattan is getting it's very own MTV scripted "reality" show, complete with Hills alum Whitney Port and some dude who says he's a "downtown hipster, i wear a fedora." A blurb about the series paints the picture of "a whole new world" for the 20-something, "as she packs up and moves to the bright lights of Manhattan...taking a huge chance at a brand new life." (Doesn't this just make you want to listen to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin" at max volume?!) The network also divulges that she'll be working at Diane Von Furstenberg's design house, and her sidekicks will include "a best friend from her past and a guy she's head-over-heels for." Take a look at the trailer, which will surely make you long for the days of Sex and the City. more ›

You may be seeing Ashley Dupre in something besides a tabloid in the future. David Krieff, the reality show producer "who brought together Amy Fisher and the Buttafuocos for a TV special and did a similar pairing of rival ice queens Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding," tells the NY Post he's offered Dupre $2 million for an entertainment deal. Krieff would like an interview with the infamous escort, but he suggests that there could be a reality show which would include her "life as the stepdaughter of a wealthy oral surgeon." Dupre is also apparently interested in journalism, lounge singing and helping people; Krieff says, "She's very analytical...She sees herself as a kind of Dr. Phil." more ›

Has MTV's The Real World faked out Brooklyn? First they're all but confirmed to move into Downtown Brooklyn's BellTell Lofts, with rumors of a Carroll Gardens residence quickly disappearing, but now an intern says the show "may not even film there because they were having some issues with the BellTel Lofts building with the location at 116 Third Place in Carroll Gardens as the backup." Residents beware! The Real Deal all but confirms the Carroll Gardens locale, saying that "equipment that will be used for the show's filming has been transported from BellTel to the new location." Curbed warns of the inevitable protests, message board madness, and dare we say riots that the show will be met with in the neighborhood. It's gonna be so real. more ›

You knew it would come to this: Spitzer paramour Ashley Dupré is trying to parlay her infamy into regular fame with a career in reality television. Her lawyer says the former escort has “prospects for many exciting new projects” and she's headed to Hollywood. Though “a rep” for Dupre (presumably one rep on a team of many) admits she doesn’t quite have a TV deal yet, E! News is reporting that a dating show may be in development: "They are talking to MTV about Ashley being the next Tila Tequila." Anyone else relieved to have absolutely no clue what that means? more ›

After doing time for violating probation and assaulting a manicurist, Rapper Foxy Brown found herself in court again yesterday. This time it was for attacking a neighbor with her Blackberry phone, causing the victim a bruised eye and chipped tooth. more ›

Earlier this week it was announced that Foxy Brown would be released from prison after serving a drama-filled eight months behind bars. The first stop on her own personal freedom (publicity) tour, she said, was church, where "I've got to get on my knees." But what really came first was shopping in Harlem, followed by a trip to her mother's home in Prospect Heights. more ›

Frank Nardi, Jr. (pictured), who appeared as a surprise guest on Fox reality show Moment of Truth to ask his married ex-girlfriend Lauren Cleari if she believes she should have married him instead, has come forward to tell the New York Post that he “really just wants all of this to be over.” The Post’s weekly circulation is usually in the neighborhood of 650,000. more ›

Twenty-six-year-old Lauren Cleari, the slatternly wife of cuckolded New York cop Frank Cleri, has become infamous overnight after humiliating her husband of two years on the Fox reality show “Moment of Truth.” Before going on air, contestants answer intimate questions while hooked up to a lie detector machine; later they answer some of the same questions before a raucous studio mob and their significant others, which in this case included her spouse, parents and a gal pal. more ›