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Housewives Idol: Kim Zolciak vs. Gretchen Rossi?
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Move over, Kim Zolciak!
There's another blond Housewife who wants in on the music biz.
When I caught up with Gretchen Rossi of the Real Housewives of Orange County at the American Music Awards, she told me she had a very good reason for being there...
Family Wants Second Autopsy for Real Housewife Kandi Burruss' Slain Fiancé
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To get at the truth, the family of Kandi Burruss's late fiancé is looking to raise the dead.
A.J. Jewell did not have sickle-cell anemia, according to a spokesman for Jewell's relatives, who have requested that a second autopsy be performed by a private coroner to clear up any inconsistencies surrounding his death last month from a head injury sustained in a fight outside an Atlanta strip club.
Results are expected in about two weeks. The Real Housewives of Atlanta fixture was laid to rest over a month ago.
The Fulton County medical examiner ruled Jewell's death a homicide, and the other guy in the fight, Frederick Richardson, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter.
But Jewell's family disagrees with the finding that sickle-cell anemia aggravated his injuries.
Real Housewives Death Declared a Homicide
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A.J. Jewell's death may have been an accident, but it was a preventable one.
The death of the former fiancé of Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kandi Burruss has been declared a homicide by Georgia's Fulton County medical examiner's office, which confirmed earlier speculation that the street fight Jewell got into on the night of his death was exacerbated by his sickle-cell anemia.
"Although Mr. Jewell died of complications of his underlying natural disease conditions, the complications would not have occurred if he had not experienced the extreme exertion that was part of the physical altercation," stated the report, obtained by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
"Due to the active involvement of another person, the manner of death is classified as a homicide."
But if you think the report brought any sense of closure to Jewell's still-grieving family, well, think again.
Bethenny Frankel Blogs About Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kim "Is Certifiable and I Love It!"
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I was half-asleep during the reunion last night. It was so boring I flipped through an issue of Field and Stream for some excitement. First of all, to say fashion disaster would be a gross understatement. I don't understand what the hell was going on with the outfits and the set decor. It really was quite confusing.
Sheree, Sheree, Sheree...How could you rock Dolce & Gabbana when an entire season built up to your fashion event? Big mistake. Huge. As I said before, she likes fashion, but a businesswoman she ain't. At least Lisa was wise enough to market her wares.
Kandi wears the wild outfits and rock 'n' roll hair, but she can get away with anything because she is in the music Biz.
The best parts of the show were the flashbacks to the season's best moments. In my life, I've never loved a scene more than the Sheree party-planner smackdown. Her face literally became distorted. I could watch it for days. I love when she said she could find a pookie or two in her phone book. I can't help but love Sheree, the narcissist.
Trouble Keeping Up With FlashForward? Nope
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FlashForward, The Vampire Diaries and The Real Housewives of Atlanta don't have a thing in common. Except that they do.
We'll find out what as we play good week, bad week in the latest TV ratings quiz:
1. Was it a good or bad week for…FlashForward? Good week. ABC got to brag that the Thursday night series is TV's most DVR'd freshman, packing on nearly 2 million viewers over the course of a week. In the latest Nielsen rankings, the show finished 29th, with a 9.9 million viewers (and counting).
2. …The Vampire Diaries? It got picked up for the rest of the season, its reruns are going to replace Melrose Place's on Wednesdays, and its Thursday night rerun last week outdrew all-new episodes of 90210 and Dollhouse, so, yeah, the CW show's good.
3. …Housewives of Atlanta? Good week. Sorry, make that great week.
Soup Week: Bridezilla Bitches, Toddlers Attackers and More!
If you're a fan of sex, violence and strawberry tuxedo dessert recipes, have we got a treat for you. Read on…
• Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Or this astonishing Bridezilla.
• Homekeepers scamp Arlene Rippy tosses out a bit of devilment to caught-in-the headlights chef Gaston. Damned funny.
• The blondest real housewife of Atlanta drops in on The Dish to push her very own Kim Zolciak Halloween costume. Since when are big boobs scary?
• Darling Toddlers & Tiaras contestant reveals the inner rage that makes her so precious.
• According to Tyra, women are binge drinking. And not just on reality shows.
Bethenny Frankel Blogs About The Real Housewives of Atlanta: "All Hell's Gonna Break Loose"
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Sheree and Kim are hanging out? Wow, we Housewives are resilient. I must say, as Andy Cohen would put it, Kim and Sheree had some serious hair systems going on. It does look great though. The weaves and wigs are literally characters in this show, to be pulled, complimented, fought over and sold.
The whole Nene and Mel father storyline is compelling. It's nice to see her calm for a while. Normal isn't always bad. I love how Nene said that house in Athens used to be a mansion. Isn't that a mansion now?
I waited with bated breath for the episodic, narcissistic Sheree line, and this time it came like clockwork: "I made my samples to fit me because I'm the perfect model." She's the best, and I still love her. Why does she say Dwight's name with two syllables: De-wight?
Who doesn't love Kandi? Premarital counseling. Yikes. His death is tragic, so it really is difficult to discuss his six children from four mothers. She'll never get to experience that difficulty, but like any marriage, it would have been difficult. It does always go back to the money. That is the core issue here. When mama said "child support" as her word, I gasped.
Housewives' Slain Fiancé May Have Suffered From Blood Disorder
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The preliminary autopsy results are in, and there was a surprising finding regarding the slaying of Real Housewives of Atlanta's Ashley "A.J." Jewell.
Dr. Kelly Rose of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office tells E! News that Kandi Burruss' on-off fiancé may have suffered from the blood disorder sickle-cell anemia, which could have contributed to his death during a bar fight outside an Atlanta strip club.
"Preliminary results are suggestive of [sickle-cell]," said Rose.
Celebrity Addictionary: All for One-Upping and One-Upping for All
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Kate Gosselin writes some books. Jon Gosselin meets with Christian Audigier. Kate goes on The View. John goes on Larry King. Kate is kept as star of Plus 8. Jon moves to have the show shut down.
Kourtney Kardashian's surprise pregnancy is overshadowed by Khloé's wedding, which leads to Kim reuniting with ex-BF Reggie Bush.
And then there's the Real Housewives with their competing fashion lines and fundraisers.
Seems like reality TV stars can't help but steal each other's thunder. And there oughta be a word for that.
So join the wordie social going on at Celebrity Addictionary and add your idea to the widget below.
Because if you can't outdo someone, why do it?
Housewife of Atlanta Pal: Kandi Staying "Strong" Since Ex-Fiancé's Death
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We're happy to report that Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss is holding up OK these days.
As most know, the 33-year-old's former fiancé, Ashley "A.J." Jewell, died earlier this month following a fight outside an Atlanta-area strip club. His funeral was held on Friday in Georgia.
"She's doing much better," Burruss' former Xscape bandmate and close pal Tameka "Tiny" Cottle told us last night at Philippe West Hollywood for the celebration of Kobe Bryant's L'Uomo Vogue cover. "She's a strong girl."
"I speak to her every day," she said "I go and visit her. I went to the funeral. Whenever she needs me, I'm there."
But Cottle has some drama of her own, in the form of her baby-daddy, rapper Clifford "T.I." Harris.
Week in Review: Kate Rips Jon a New One, Letterman Apologizes, Miley Quits Twitter
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Doesn't it seem as if, just a few weeks ago, Jon and Kate Gosselin were slowly edging off the radar...
Maybe they sensed they were losing their tabloid stamina and couldn't deal, because the duo are back with a vengeance, trading barbs, filing court docs, buying birthday cake...
With stars like these, who needs average acquaintances?
Bethenny Frankel Blogs About The Real Housewives of Atlanta: "Poor Kandi, Who Lost Her Ex-Fiancé"
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Um, were you laughing to yourself or out loud when Kim said that the Titanium American Express card was because of her, not Big Papa? Exactly how many wigs do you have to sell a year to pay a $250,000 credit card bill? She would have to make $500,000 gross to afford that and nothing else.
Does she think we just fell off the infidelity turnip truck? What in God's name is Big Papa's wife saying about all this? Is Kim sleeping with her too? Are they one big, happy, blinged-out Mormon family? You couldn't write this stuff.
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