Russell Hantz, who has over and over again proclaimed himself the king of “Survivor,” was duped by his newbie tribe members on this week’s episode of the series. When Russell figured out his tribe had thrown the immunity challenge to be given the opportunity to send him to Redemption Island, he vowed to show all of them he was not to be messed with. Unfortunately, his last ditch efforts to take over – which included having Stephanie persuade Julie to switch sides – completely bombed. Keep reading for a full episode recap.

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Last week’s hometown visits helped “The Bachelor” eliminate professional embalmer and future head of the funeral home, Shawntel N. Did anyone ever doubt that Brad would follow in the footsteps of previous “Bachelor (ette) s” (Jason Meznick and Ali Fedotowsky) who quickly ended their relationship with a contestant whose hometown visit included a brush with death (pet cemetery and taxidermy)? Cool as Shawntel was, she wasn’t making it out of the subsequent rose ceremony alive.

This week was a bit trickier to determine. We’ve seen Brad have his ups and downs with all three potential brides-t...

Upcoming "Dancing With The Stars" contestant Petra Nemcova attended the 19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party in a form-fitting metallic gown. What do you think of her look?

During last night's episode of The Bachelor, DWTS hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke revealed the new cast, which also includes: rapper Romeo, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, Disney star Chelsea Kane, actor Ralph Macchio, reality show star Kendra Wilkinson, football star Hines Ward, talk show host Wendy Williams, WWE wrestler Chris Jericho, actress Kirstie Alley and radio personality Mike Cathe...

The names of six of 11 candidates allegedly competing on the 2011 season of "Dancing With the Stars" was just published on TMZ.com. The group includes a wrestler, reality show favorite and a couple of lesser-known stars.

Here's half of the purported lineup: wrestler Chris Jericho, rapper Lil' Romeo, Hugh Hefner's ex and E! reality show honey Kendra Wilkinson, former "Cheers" star Kirstie Alley, talk show host Wendy Williams, and Disney star Chelsea Kane.

ABC is making the official announcement during tonight's new episode of "The Bachelor." (UPDATE! CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL CAST LIST HERE!)...

TV star Melissa Rycroft has given birth to a baby girl. "The Bachelor" star welcomed her first child with husband Tye Strickland on Wednesday.

The tot, weighing in at 6 lbs, 13 oz., has been named Ava Grace, according to People.com.

Rycroft tells the website, "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."

Brad has only six ladies left to reject before going home and asking #1 ‘Bachelor’ Blocker, Laurel to marry him again. If you read/believe US Weekly, it turns out that the lady that screwed up Jillian Harris’ dream of winding up with Wes “Love Don’t Come Easy” Hayden a few years ago also managed to get Brad down on bended knee just weeks before he started handing roses out to all these dopes. What a great way to kick off the Valentine’s Day edition of “The Bachelor.”

This week’s tropical locale is the Caribbean island of Anguilla. There are three one-on-one dates this week, and Emily is u...

This week, Michelle and Chantal's showdown takes center stage on “The Bachelor.” The exotic site of this epic battle is the jungles of Costa Rica, where Brad Womack is sent to continue on his quest to find love and redemption on reality television.

Round 1 – Chantal O. (28) for making it through the re-appearance of the bachelorettes’ ages intact. Michelle may be the most age-appropriate choice for Brad but girl looks like she’s been rode hard for (30).

Round 2 – Chantal O - The obvious early victor of the night, Chantal O becomes the first girl of the season to win a second one-on-one...

Dan and Don Evans - brothers who were eliminated from "The Biggest Loser: Couples 4" after gaining weight

Intentional weight gains plagued “The Biggest Loser: Couples 4” this week, annoying viewers and making trainers think twice about certain players’ desires to truly lose weight and get healthy.

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It was no surprise that Bob and Jillian were upset when Dan and Irene each gained weight on purpose, although Jillian’s stone silence was surprising and a little scary, but viewers upset over the circus the season is becoming could lead people to give up on this seaso...

Last week, ABC's promo department sparked controversy on 'Bachelor' message boards and drew ire from outraged commentators who were appalled to see Emily on a date at the race track. After all, the sweet single mom had lost her race-car driving fiance in a plane crash less than a week before finding out she was pregnant with his child, and this date seemed specifically designed to exploit her grief. Is "The Bachelor" really that tasteless and insensitive? Um... this isn't exactly a revelation, is it?

Before we get to Emily's inevitable discomfort, let's rewind to the beginning of the episo...

This week, “The Bachelor” began with Michelle waking up to discover that somehow, she had gotten a black eye overnight. No one has any idea what happened, when it happened, or how it happened. For a second, it seems like the episode could play out like “The Hangover,” but then Chantal O gets the one-on-one date with Brad, and we know we’re in for a “Black Swan” kind of night. Mind games, intense competition, psychological drama – yeah, that’s about right.

On their date, Brad gets Chantal to fight past her fears and dance with him in a romantic underwater ballet. The Darren Aranofsky homage...

I was lucky enough to be inside the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre this morning while the 83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations were announced. Here is a timeline and some insider information on how the morning played out:

2 AM : Time to wake up and get ready for the announcements. Since the nominations are coordinated with morning shows on the East Coast, I knew I would have to try and get some sleep before I had to be up in the middle of the night. My bed time? 5:37 PM. Just enough beauty sleep for this 2 AM wake up call.

3:30 AM: My official call time over at the Academy's headquarters i...

Women from "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" - Kim, Adrienne, Lisa and Taylor - battle it out on the season one finale (BRAVO)

“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” sisters Kyle and Kim had it out with one another on the season one finale Thursday, in a fight that appeared to be the culmination of millions of emotions that have been pushing each one’s breaking point all season.

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While Kim and Kyle for the fight entrée, the chaotic dish of disaster actually started when Taylor confronted Kim about not standing up for Kyle during the Kyle...

Chris Harrison lays it right on the table at the top of the show. Whatever anyone is thinking or feeling now, it’s just the beginning. Brace yourself for a long and increasingly ridiculous experience, since we have decided to move this season along at a snail’s pace in the hope that Brad can get his act together and actually pick someone this time.

The date card indicates that Ashley S of First Impression Rose fame, will enjoy a musical one-on-one date with Brad. Cue the squeals of joy from Ashley and roll of eyes from everyone else.

Brad and Ashley share what I would call a pretty typic...

"Boston" Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz return for "Survivor: Redemption Island"

It’s official: Russell Hantz and “Boston” Rob Mariano will return to “Survivor” this February for the show’s 22nd season, “Survivor: Redemption Island.” Speculation surrounding who the mystery former castaways would be had been circulating for weeks, and it is safe to assume there were a lot of fingers crossed for at least one, if not both, of these contestants returning. While both have played on multiple seasons, neither has ever won a season.

“Survivor: Redemption Island” premieres Wednesday, Feb. 16 on C...

We knew Brad’s second outing as ‘The Bachelor’ was bound to become a freak show eventually, but we didn’t think it would happen this quickly – or literally. Right after move-in, Ashley the dentist scores the very first one-on-one date with Brad, and it’s (ta da!) a private carnival, complete with tents that advertise attractions like MIDGET HORSES and DADDY ISSUES.

Since he’s a changed man, the bachelor jumps right into tent #2 for some serious talk about commitment, abandonment, fear, and redemption. The date would be a total downer if not for the teddy bears, ferris wheels and wine. Lu...

"Jersey Shore” returned this week with Snooki x 2. You hear me right; as if Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi wasn’t already too much to handle, this season she has brought her BFF Deena Nicole Cortese, who not only looks a little like Snooki (not so orange, though) but acts just like the explosive, juicehead-chasing reality TV star. And while most of the roommates welcomed Deena with open arms, Sammi Giancola made it pretty obvious that she was not interested in adding to the so-called family, especially not if it meant having someone else in the house to hate on her.

Also, viewers watched reality ...

“The Bachelor” had plenty of cringe-worthy moments in 2010. There was the dude who wanted to “guard and protect” Ali’s heart so much, he ran out and got a tattoo. Then, we were treated to the ewww-fest/spin-off known as “Bachelor Pad,” a gruesome display if ever there was one. Still, it’s a new year and the franchise seems to be courting a new low, trotting out a commitment-phobic former “Bachelor” whose introduction includes references to intense therapy and panic attacks. Here’s hoping the 21st season will be the next ‘Most Dramatic Season Yet!’

So without further ado…. Once again, it’s...

Unscripted TV has yet again given us some of the most talked-about moments this year. Here are the Top Reality TV Moments of 2010:

Boom, Headshot! It seemed like a relatively harmless Amazing Race challenge at the time: launch watermelons with a giant slingshot and try to hit stationary targets. Unfortunately for Claire Champlin of the Home Shopping Network team, she inadvertently made herself one of the targets. A watermelon to the noggin is never a good thing.

Just Dance! Kate Gosselin wanted to make a statement on Dancing with the Stars. Unfortunately for her, the...

Now that we’ve endured a full season of “Bachelor Pad,” we can confirm that our suspicions were correct and this show was a West Coast version of the “Jersey Shore” experiment: What happens when you put a bunch of lazy, shameless people in a house with a hot tub, a lot of alcohol and a camera crew?

From the evidence we’ve gathered so far, we can make the following conclusions: 1)Being slutty and orange-skinned or slutty with killer abs pays really well; 2)Bromances are the best relationships; 3)Anonymous letters from roommates and better judgment still won’t get some girls to reclaim their...

This Labor Day signified that both summer and the more-guilt-than-pleasure season of ‘Bachelor Pad’ were coming to an end. Ready or not, it’s time to switch things up, and like your white pants, the useless and unworn contestants on ‘Bachelor Pad’ are getting cast aside. This week’s episode sent five players packing, and left only six behind to continue hooking up in hot tubs as they stare at the dollar signs dancing in each other’s eyes. So let’s review who and what went down, shall we? Okay then…

Chris Harrison cuts right to the chase. There are still ten psychologically damaged creature...

Gia’s gone, Wes and Dave are fighting, and Natalie is still holding onto her rose when a box of clipboards comes to the house. On said clipboards are surveys that want to know what everyone honestly thinks about the rest of their housemates. So basically, this week’s competition will involve the kind of psychologically damaging cruelty usually reserved for 12-year-olds at sleep away camps and slumber parties. Given that last week’s “Bachelor Pad” featured the nastiest Spin the Bottle (sans bottle) game ever, this latest episode of protracted adolescent humiliation is par for the course. Let...

Do you remember when watching ‘Bachelor Pad’ wasn’t a totally nauseating experience? We don’t either. And yet…Ew! Ew! Ewww!!! That pretty much sums up the latest installment of a show that is almost too horrifying to recap. Almost… Like love, it don’t always come easy, but if Wes can recycle his crappy songs, we can rehash the events of Week Three in the Valtrex Valley of the Dolls.

After last week’s Rose Ceremony, Gia’s on the chopping block with the guys and Nikki’s on the outs with the outsiders. Alliances have crumbled and tensions are high when Chris Harrison and Melissa, his paper d...

The ‘Bachelor Pad’ is a house divided. Insiders vs. Outsiders. Cool Kids vs the Others. Tanorexic Reunion Sluts vs Pale Employed Sluts. Gall bladders and self-esteem are optional on both sides of the fence, but everyone needs to pick a side. It’s the second week of Survivor: Sex House and things are about to get dirty, disgusting, and very crusty. Plus, there’s pie.

In this week’s Humiliation Challenge, ‘Bachelor Pad’ residents must compete in a hands-free pie-eating contest. The girls are up first, and everyone with their digestive organs intact gets into position. This leaves Krisily on ...

DeAnna Pappas and a "Bachelor" co-star, Holly Durst, are engaged -- to twins, the new issue of Us Weekly reports!

Pappas, 28, and Durst, 27, who were contestants on separate seasons of the ABC reality hit, met their fiances, Stephen and Michael Stagliano, 26, at a party for 2009's "The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All" special.

Stephen popped the question to Pappas, who starred on season 4 of "The Bachelorette" and split from fiance Jesse Csincsak in 2008, last May with a 2.12-carat ring.

"I was crying, holding his hands, and he showed me the ring. I just nodded, like, 'Yeah!'" Pappas tell...

After 20 seasons, “The Bachelor” franchise decided to do away with the flimsy pretense that it has anything to do with love, marriage, or common decency. What we’re left with is “Bachelor Pad,” a tasteless and classless version of a show that was never particularly tasteful or classy to begin with --in other words, a ‘Jersey Shore’-caliber guilty pleasure.

An extended opening montage features a lot of horribly annoying people being horribly annoying, and the guilty part of guilty pleasure kicks in. I recognize all of these horrible people. I hate all of them. I hate myself for knowing ...

Melissa Rycroft is pregnant, the new issue of Us Weekly reports exclusively.

"It was a shock. We weren't even trying," says Rycroft Strickland, who capped off an emotional 2009 -- in which she was publicly dumped on "The Bachelor" before rebounding with a triumphant turn on "Dancing With the Stars" -- with her December wedding to insurance agent Tye Strickland.

"It's the most wonderful surprise in the world," adds Rycroft Strickland, who is due in February. "It's such a blessing."

Now cohost of ABC's "Bachelor Pad" (which debuts Aug. 9), Rycroft Strickland, 27, tells Us starting a family...

Last night, we caught up with E!’s Catt Sadler at the Keep A Child Alive AIDS benefit in West Hollywood, where she dished all about Jake Pavelka’s recent break-up with the not-so-great Vienna Girardi!

After multiple interviews with the two, Catt was convinced they weren’t in-love from the get-go and is certain Vienna did indeed cheat on Jake—we knew it!

While the hunky Bachelor is back on the market, Catt let us in on a little secret: Jake is definitely not her type! Sorry Jake!

Check it out!

Do you think Vienna cheated on Jake? Leave us a comment and let us know what you th...

For some, love lasts a lifetime and for others… well four months. "The Bachelor" Jake Pavelka and fiancée Vienna Girardi have apparently called it quits according to reports by UsMagazine.com. The spit comes as a surprise to many, as they have made appearances on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and Vienna was seen often supporting and rooting Jake during his recent stint on "Dancing with the Stars."

Maybe Eliza Dushku had something there in her recent Twitter spat and apology with Vienna accusing her of glancing at her boyfriend Rick Fox. To recall Dushku posted a picture of Girardi glancing ...

Eliza Dushku has apologized to reality TV star Vienna Girardi after accusing her of setting her sights on the actress' boyfriend Rick Fox.

Dushku sent a warning message to The Bachelor star Girardi via Twitter.com on Tuesday, posting a screen grab of the reality star glancing at the former basketball player during a taping of Dancing with the Stars.

She wrote, "Vienna, I will CUT you. Keep yo' eyes on yo' own meat!"

However, the Bring It On star has offered up an apology to Girardi, who is engaged to marry Jake Pavelka - in a bid to prove the comment was a joke.

Dushku tweets: "I he...

Reality TV star Shayne Lamas has stunned family and friends by marrying her boyfriend of just a day in Las Vegas.

According to TMZ.com, the daughter of actor Lorenzo Lamas eloped and wed Nik Richie at the Little White Wedding Chapel, where Britney Spears exchanged vows with childhood friend Jason Alexander in 2004, only to have the marriage annulled days later.

The new couple reportedly met on Saturday and wed within 24 hours.

Lamas broke off her engagement to "The Bachelor" star Matt Grant in July 2008 after winning the reality TV competition.

Richie, the founder of celebrity website T...