After all the chatter over the weekend, Barbara had no choice but to address the rumored departures on The View. Right at the top of the show she delegated some schticky countdown to Joy before facing the camera head-on to tackle the speculation around Elisabeth. Barbara then emphatically stated, “We have no plans for Elisabeth to leave the show.” Check out the ladies’ faces; they look a little nervous and shifty do they not? Almost as if they are covering something up…
Curiously, Barbara immediately followed the declaration by saying, “Having said that to all of you, Bill and I have always said that when one of you makes the choice to leave that’s your choice and we will support your decision.” Reading between the lines, I deduce that Hasselbeck is leaving. They are just going to make it sound like it was Elisabeth’s idea so as to not alienate their heartland audience. I predict by the end of the season Elisabeth will make her own announcement of imminent departure. She’ll say she wants to spend more time with the kids or has another project lined up, but we’ll know the truth behind her exit. A move some are saying has more to do with Frank Langella being outed as the Chicken Pox vector than it does with her political beliefs, but I ain’t one to gossip so you didn’t hear it from me. 
If you need more proof, just look at how that indicating bitch is clutching to Barbara for dear life.
Have you heard the rumors? Different outlets are reporting Elisabeth Hasselback’s chair has been pulled out from under her at The View. Apparently, market research suggested that Elisabeth was too right-wing and extreme. Let me clutch my pearls in disbelief. 
On the heels of Joy’s exit, the timing is interesting indeed. Two hosts gone, who will replace them? I vote one slot goes to Mario Cantone. 1) He’s got legacy with the show. 2) He’s very New York. 3) Grande Dame Walters seems to like him. 4) He’s funny. 
Regardless of who replaces Elisabeth, it will be a major improvement. I won’t miss her snapping her jaw across the table like a chained junkyard dog. However, I do wonder if they are just ignoring the market research that suggests we are all really tired of Barbara. To truly freshen the show, Walters needs to go.
One of my favorite things in life is catching an unintended editing error – like an errant boom mic or funny typo. So behold my delight when I skimmed Kenya Moore’s Wiki page last night and caught this unauthorized entry. 
It’s not the most clever web burn, but congratulations Kenya! A Wiki-bomb means you’ve officially arrived.
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By now you’ve heard that Jen and Justin got engaged. Why does their whole relationship smack of desperation? Justin’s desperate to elevate himself to A-list relevancy and wealth. Jen’s desperate to officially lock down a man before the tabloids permanently assign her the role of the heartbroken, left-behind spinster. Can we expect a Mexican wedding? Aniston loves her some Mexico. Though some say the couple has already scouted locations in Greece. Do we trust him? Fuck No. We want pre-nup. 
As an occasional watcher of Basketball Wives, I sadly wasn’t at all surprised to catch word that Chad allegedly head-butted Evelyn after she confronted him over a receipt for condoms. He was arrested and charged, and has since been released from his contract by the Miami Dolphins. Evelyn suffered a gash on her forehead and has apparently moved out of the couple’s home. The two got married about 5 weeks ago. Real messy ya’ll. 
How exciting is this whole Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes split? Is it just a coincidence the marriage lasted right around 5 years just like the rumored contract? Let’s hope with the end of this marriage comes the end of Katie’s blank-ass expression, mediocre clothing line, and non-acting career. She used to be so adorable and ripe with potential and talent. Rumored reasons for the split? Tom sending Suri to Sea Org?! Surveillance assigned to Tom’s adopted daughter Isabella?! Isolation insisted upon by the Church of Scientology?
Some juicy morsels are bound to surface from the swirl of this sure-to-be messy separation. In the meantime, we’ll just count the days until Suri’s tell-all. You know Travolta has got to be relieved to have the Church leaders distracted with this new wave of bad press and defection.
Did you catch the premiere of season 2 of Episodes this week? I watched season 1 of this weird little series last year and was hesitant to recommend it to you because the pace is a bit glacial in the beginning. I wasn’t a Friends fan, so I’m not recommending the Matt LaBlanc show out of some sort of misplaced loyalty. The supporting players are the true highlight – particularly Daisy Haggard, who basically makes me shit my pants every time she appears on screen. Episodes is worth a watch, especially when conveniently paired with….
We’ve all been on quite a ride with Mizz Frankel haven’t we? At first, in the earliest days of RHNY, I was sort of fond of her. Perhaps she was just the least offensive member of an all-around offensive group, but for the most part we were rooting for her. 
As her fame, brand, and wealth grew, so did her narcissism, impatience, greed, and need for control. In my opinion, her merger with Jason was just that – a calculated business decision aimed at furthering her appeal to a larger (more lucrative) audience. Along came Bryn, and with her new baby Bethenny had all the the perfect ingredients to market cocktails, shapewear, skin care, books, and more to eager moms. Not to mention Bethenny leveraged her new role as “mommy” to snag sponsorship deals with major players like Pampers. 
First during Bethenny Getting Married? and later throughout Bethenny Ever After, the couple’s total incompatibility became full-on apparent. This last season grew so uncomfortable, I couldn’t even find the humor and fun in writing my silly little recaps. So it comes as no surprise that rumors are flying concerning both parties consulting divorce lawyers.
With divorce rumblings comes financial talk. Several lawyers were asked to comment on what Jason is likely to gain from the split. Now, I ain’t one to gossip, but I heard that Bethenny pushed Jason to sign a pre-nup and a revised post-nuptial agreement. Trust, her assets are protected. Based on her upbringing and past behavior, I contend that Bethenny would not jeopardize her fortune or her daughter’s future for any man. 
Along with the rest of you, I’ve been predicting the demise of this showmance for sometime. During a recent episode, a morsel of information slipped out that only served to cement my hunch about their impending split. Bethenny stated that Jason goes to church every Sunday. Specifically, she said “Jason goes,” the inference being that she stays home and he goes without her. That struck me as a profound proof of the distance between these two. 
Consider how much bullshit Jason endures for Bethenny. How many events must he attend where she is the “star,” and he is the purse-holding husband pushed off the step-and-repeat so the paps can get a clean shot of the money maker? She can’t spend one hour in church with the man? Look, I’m no Bible beater, but church might actually do Bethenny some good. Even if it didn’t, it would show a willingness to support Jason and do something as a family that isn’t 100% focused on Bethenny. The trouble with the current version of Bethenny is that everything in her life and the lives of her hired sycophants is Bethenny-centric. Why do you think Julie left? And let’s not even get into all the unnecessary conflict Frankel caused with Jason’s salt-of-the-Earth parents…
And as for the infidelity rumors with Matt Hesse? The two clearly have chemistry, and Bethenny eyes him with a particular undeniable gleam during their on-air interactions. He knows she wants him and he’ll milk her sexual attraction to maximize his professional and financial future. He’s a self-proclaimed modelizer. Obviously fucking Bethenny is a resume builder, not a dick stiffener. Let her taste a bit of her own overly acidic Skinnygirl medicine with this handsome opportunist. 
As this plays out, I predict the following: 1) First, the couple will offer a wave of denials until a confidential agreement is locked down tight; 2) Jason will NOT end up with anything close to half of Bethenny’s fortune, but she will overpay on the pre-nup/post-nup to preserve and protect her privacy and misdoings; 3) She will hold off announcing the split until after she finds out if her 6 week trial run talk show gets picked up for a full season (it won’t).
Notice how ever since The Soup moved to Wednesday it’s lost some of its zhush? How can you do a thorough weekly round-up on a show that airs midweek? Explain this suicidal programming decision por favor. 
Jersey Shore sputtered out like a two-pump chump. I’m guessing that’s what the lesbians affectionately call Vinny after the world’s least erotic three-way. 
Notice Bethenny’s show is building up to the infamous Amador boat trip even though everyone already widely believes the entire event to be staged for the cameras? PR strategy or arrogant stupidity?
Spent the last two days learning some interesting, scientific, and at times witchy stuff about the human body. As if I needed another reason to sleep a full 8-10 hours, apparently the only way to truly rest and repair the adrenal glands is by consistently getting a full 8 hours of sleep. The body repairs the adrenals during a specific period later in the sleep cycle. If sleep is interrupted, the body resets to hour one and misses the opportunity to repair. Can you poop without a stimulant (caffeine, nicotine, etc.) in the morning? If not, this could be a sign of adrenal insufficiency. Stressed, pissy and fatigued? Consider the possibility that your chronic sleep deprivation depletes important hormones. 
My first impression of Bryan Kest was from his cheesy Power Yoga videos from way back in the day. Let’s be frank, it’s hard to take a man seriously who looks like this, see below with a super nubile Seane Corn. 
Over the last year, I’ve taken a couple of Bryan Kest’s Power Yoga Master Classes and he’s surprisingly down to earth and practical in his approach. He begins the class with an informal lecture, followed by over an hour and a half of physical asana practice, and concludes with a guided meditation. 
Yeah, he recycles cheesy one liners like “yoga, it’s like dancing without the bulimia,” but he also peppers the practice with gems like (my personal favorite), “If you bring your shit into yoga, you turn your yoga into shit.” 
He’s currently winding his way through the country teaching his 3 hour master class at different yoga studios. He calls it a “master class,” but don’t be intimidated. Kest keeps it basic and accessible to most. I wouldn’t make it your first yoga class ever, but if you practice regularly you’ll be fine. If the opportunity arises to take his class, I recommend it.
And I hate to bring this up, but for the starfuckers that need a little more persuading….he dated Lisa Bonet a few years ago, and there is a persistent (but false) web rumor that he fathered a love child with her. 
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