Are the Housewives really worth all of this fuss?

Bravo and Sprint are partnering up in a big marketing campaign for the 5th season of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

Sprint will be advertised each week in tagged tune-in spots and billboards and they are also exclusively sponsoring the weekly online webisode series "A Day In The Life" which will follow each of the housewives during "a typical day."

Sprint is also running the Real Housewives Mobile Fan Club that fans can sign up for to receive behind-the-scenes trivia, fun fact messages and other exclusive bonus content.

Do the housewives really have this kind of fan-base?

The Senior VP of Ad Sales for Bravo Media seems to think so:

“Bravo delivers real results for our sponsors and analysis of Nielsen IAG data has shown that brands that reach consumers on multiple platforms produce a greater impact. The Real Housewives franchise is one of the most talked about shows on television today, with a passionate, engaged fan-base that drives ad effectiveness.”

If you say so, lady.

Are U buying in to their latest marketing scheme?

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The Apprentice's notorious villain Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth is getting her very own reality show produced by none other than Donald Trump.

It's called Omarosa's Ultimate Merger, but it has nothing to do with business or working for Donald Trump. Instead the show will focus on Omarosa choosing from a pool of a dozen men to find a mate!

Trump says of the show:

"Omarosa was a great personality on The Apprentice that was watched by over 40 million people as it became the No. 1 show on TV. Omarosa is smart, witty and difficult, but all of those qualities will make for some very interesting entertainment."

Seriously, what kind of men are signing up for this show?

Men like Jon Gosselin who want their balls handed to them on a regular basis?

Will U be tuning in?

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As they discovered their fellow contestant and Big Brother Season 9 winner Adam Jasinski was arrested for funding a prescription drug ring, the housemates were definitely not happy - to say the least!

"I was bawling my eyes out … I was crying .. It made me sick to my stomach he got involved in this," said 3rd place winner, Sheila Kennedy.

She was probably crying because her and six other people voted to give Jasinksi his $500,000 prize money, as he promised he would give $100,000 to an autism foundation.

That is SO awful that it brings the LOLs!

Maybe one of the people he sold Oxycontin was autistic?!

"I hope Adam gets the maximum time he deserves because this is terrible," added cast member, Allison Nichols.

If convicted, the douche faces up to 20 years in prison and a million dollar fine!

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Oh, honey…NO!

Kim Zolciak performed her single, guilty pleasure Tardy For the Party, on the Real Housewives Of Atlanta reunion show and it is as HOrrendous as you would imagine!

Watch the video above for a preview and some LOLs! It's like watching your mom get drunk!

We LOVE the reactions of the other housewives!

Kim can't even lipsynch well!

Pretend the microphone is a lingam and keep it close to your lips!!!!

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He should be ASHAMED of himself!

Slade Smiley, formerly of The Real Housewives of Orange County, has fallen way behind in his child support payments. Almost 80,000 big ones behind!

And if that wasn't bad enough, Slade's 9-year-old son, Grayson, is fighting an inoperable brain tumor and Slade has only seen him twice in the past year and a half, according to the child's mom. He didn't even send Grayson a birthday card this year!

Pathetic!

Slade recently filed a request to the L.A. County Superior Court, after receiving the letter from the Department of Child Support Services last month, to lower the child support bill because he's unemployed!

We know you have money if you're dating that "housewife" Gretchen Rossi! Get some of that cash to your kid! And maybe he's the one you should have been taking to the pumpkin patch instead of posing there with your girlfriend for the paparazzi!

Sad, sad.

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At least she's working!

Kirstie Alley is ready to lose the weight (again!) and this time, she's planning to channel her crazy into a reality show!

The currently untitled series, which follows the former TV star as she struggles to get her weight under control while raising two teenagers in LaLaLand, is set to debut next year on A&E.

Keep in mind, the same network that is bringing you Tony Danza's Teach and Steven Seagal's Lawman and Family Jewels. They love a good old hasbeen trainwreck!

"Kirstie is exactly the kind of star A&E is drawn to," said the network's nonfiction/alternative programming senior VP Robert Sharenow. "Her personal life has been playing out in the media for years, but this will be the first time she'll be opening up her home to reveal her real life for the cameras."

Yikes!

Can U handle the sheer weight of Kirstie's reality?!

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Fox really loves them some Gordon Ramsay, so much he'll be on the network almost year round!

In addition to Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon will be co-producing and starring in a new program titled MasterChef, where nonprofessional cooks compete to create perfect dishes.

That can only mean one thing: lots of crying.

Yes!

Gordon must be excited. More ca$$$h means more Botox for his face!

Will U be tuning in???

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Derek Hough, one of the flamboyant manly dancers on Dancing With The Stars, is once again denying that he is gay. He does, however, admit that he almost played one on TV. (Almost?)

Derek was suppose to make a guest appearance on ABC's new hit show Cougar Town, but had to cancel due to his rigorous dancing schedule. The role was a gay character who had a "funny little scene" with Courteney Cox.

Derek says:

"It would have been perfect. With all the rumors going around, I thought it would be really funny because it's just not true. But I was like, you know what? If that's what you want to see."

Oh, Derek.

It's cool. We'll wait for you to leave the denial closet!

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The lies this douchebag tells!

After publicly denouncing he had any involvement whatsoever with the Octomom dating reality show, it's now being reported that Jon Gosselin and his reps were corresponding about the show via e-mail with Elevator Productions.

Apparently his reps wanted the deets on the compensation, location, and what Homewrecking Hailey Glassman could contribute to the show!

WTF?

Elevator Productions are offering Jon $1 million plus all expenses paid!

The "vision" for the show was to have Hailey be upset that Jon was going on a blind-date with Nadya Suleman. The pair would then meet up at Octomom's house and go on a date to "a local restaurant and movie or something."

That's a lot of money for Jon to turn down. We still think this could happen if his latest "reformed man" publicity stunt doesn't pan out!

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