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ER Star's Reality Boycott


Do you love Fear Factor, The Bachelor or Real World? Better shut up about it if you're around Julianna Margulies. The ex-ER star — who romanced George Clooney as Nurse Carol Hathaway — thinks reality series have gotta go. Stat!

"I don't watch any reality-TV shows," Margulies says. "I truly boycott all of them and I hope more people will. I think it's a horrible thing in the entertainment industry right now. I have eight friends out of work. They're genius writers and fantastic actors who always used to have work. It's just sad."

The curly-tressed actress's beef goes beyond just Trista and Ryan competing with professional thespians for airtime. "I think it's gross to sit and watch someone else's life because yours is too boring," she gripes. "That's how I feel. I have to watch someone pick a date? Or be afraid 'cause they're gonna eat bugs? That's entertainment?

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ER Star's Reality Boycott

Do you love Fear Factor, The Bachelor or Real World? Better shut up about it if you're around Julianna Margulies. The ex-ER star — who romanced George Clooney as Nurse Carol Hathaway — thinks reality series have gotta go. Stat! "I don't watch any reality-TV shows," Margulies says. "I truly boycott all of them and I hope more people will. I think it's a horrible thing in the entertainment industry right now. I have eight friends out of work. They're genius writers and fantastic actors who always used to have work. It's just sad." The curly-tressed actress's beef goes beyond just Trista and Ryan competing with professional thespians for airtime. "I think it's gross to sit and watch someone else's life because yours is too boring," she gripes. "That's how I feel. I have to watch someone pick a date? Or be afraid 'cause they're gonna eat bugs? That's entertainment? "I just heard a read more

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