
Ben Flajnik
The producers of The Bachelor are cracking down on spoilers.
NZK Productions and Alternative Television, Inc. are suing spoiler website author Stephen Carbone, aka Reality Steve, for the tactics he employs to get spoilers about the reality dating show, EW reports. They claim that Carbone approaches show employees or other people close to the production to "breach their confidentiality obligations."
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Emily Maynard, Brad Womack
The Bachelor's Brad Womack and Emily Maynard have called it quits.
"We're no longer engaged," Maynard told People.
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The Bachelorette
When Bachelorette host Chris Harrison told us the men would unravel after learning Ashley had spoken to Bentley, he wasn't exaggerating. Not only did many of them get mad, but Mickey left the show. Although he thinks Ashley miscalculated how the men would react, Harrison also feels that they blew it out of proportion. Keep reading for more about this week's episode, including Ames' unexpected kiss and Mickey's "mistaken" exit, plus an update on Brad and Emily.
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Melissa Rycroft and Tye Strickland
Former Bachelor contestant Melissa Rycroft and husband Tye Strickland welcomed daughter, Ava Grace, Wednesday afternoon, People reports.
Melissa Rycroft and husband expecting baby
"Our lives have changed so much in the last two years and today we've been blessed with the best change ever, our beautiful baby girl," Rycroft tells the magazine.
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The Talk
CBS' new daytime talk show The Talk premiered Monday to 2.25 million viewers, according to the network.
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The roundtable women's series, hosted by Julie Chen among others, was up 29 percent in its time period among women 18-49 and up 22 percent in women overall compared to...
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The Talk
The Talk, CBS' new daytime talk show, will welcome model Christie Brinkley and Jennifer Lopez, among others during their first week of taping, CBS announced Friday.
Brinkley will be the show's first guest, followed on Tuesday by...
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Melissa Rycroft
In 14 seasons of The Bachelor and six seasons of The Bachelorette, a few people fighting for the final rose have also been in the race for money and fame (see: Justin, the "Rated R" wrestler). So it was only a matter of time before producers turned one of reality TV's biggest dating shows into a competition for love AND money. Bachelor Pad, premiering Monday at 8/7c on ABC, brings 19 contestants back to see who will find chemistry, who will walk away with some extra cash, and who will choose love over money? Bachelor winner-turned-runner-up Melissa Rycroft, now married and expecting her first child, returns to the show as a co-host. She talked to TVGuide.com about how it was "awkward" going from contestant to host and the "unreal" drama coming up this season...
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Melissa Rycroft
Melissa Rycroft and husband Tye Strickland are expecting their first child, her rep tells TVGuide.com.
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"It was a shock. We weren't even trying," Rycroft tells Us Weekly. "It's the most wonderful surprise in the world."
After being publically dumped last year by Bachelor star Jason Mesnick, the 27-year-old quickly turned things around for herself with a ...
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Melissa Rycroft
Being jilted on The Bachelor has proven to be a great thing for Melissa Rycroft as she's lined up another gig, this time as co-host of the spinoff Bachelor Pad.
She will join Bachelor host Chris Harrison as 19 former contestants will live together in the same house, compete in challenges for a chance to win $250,000, and, most likely, hook up.
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