Diane Dimond

EXCLUSIVE: TV Producers Turn On Salahis, Label Gag Claims 'Not True'


Posted on Sep 15, 2010 @ 08:20AM - 5 comments

It looks like the world’s most notorious ‘gatecrashers’ are biting the hand that feeds them.

Battle lines have been drawn between Tareq and Michaele Salahi and Bravo, the network that pays them to appear on The Real Housewives Of D.C., after a series of claims surfaced in a new book about the couple, released Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: At Home With The Salahis

It looks like the world’s most notorious ‘gatecrashers’ are biting the hand that feeds them.

Battle lines have been drawn between Tareq and Michaele Salahi and Bravo, the network that pays them to appear on The Real Housewives Of D.C., after a series of claims surfaced in a new book about the couple, released Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: At Home With The Salahis

In Cirque du Salahi: Be Careful Who You Trust, author Diane Dimond, who wrote the tell-all with the association of the infamous couple, claimed the pair did not publicly offer an explanation for crashing a White House state dinner because of their agreements with Bravo.

The book says: "On attorney's advice, and because of their 'iron-clad' contracts with Bravo, the Salahis felt they could not defend themselves -- not even when called before a committee of the United States Congress. Only now, that the danger of a possible federal indictment has faded with time, do they feel they can tell their side of the story."

PHOTOS: Michaele And Tareq Salahi At The White House

In a statement to RadarOnline.com, Bravo fired back: “The notion that the Salahis have been barred under their contracts relating to The Real Housewives of D.C. from speaking about their attendance at the White House State Dinner is simply not true. From the time of the incident until now, Bravo and Half Yard Productions, the producer of the series, have consistently and repeatedly stated to the Salahis and their representatives that they were free to speak to press, law enforcement, Congress and anyone else about attending the State Dinner. Indeed, they have given multiple press interviews on that very subject.”

PHOTOS: Michaele And Tareq Salahi -The White House Party Crashers

The couple made international headlines when they were photographed with President Barack Obama, as well as Vice President Joe Biden, at the Obama’s first state dinner on November 24, 2009.

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VIDEO: Jon Gosselin Admits To Taking $155k From joint Account


Posted on Oct 15, 2009 @ 08:10AM - 1143 comments

After many, many denials to the contrary Jon Gosselin is finally admitting to ripping off funds from his and Kate's joint bank account.

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Kate had accused Jon of removing more than $230,000, and Tuesday in a Pennsylvania court a judge ordered Jon to pay back $180,000 by their next court date of October 26th.

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Now, in an interview with ET's Diane Dimond Gosselin fesses up to pilfering $155,000, but still insists that he did nothing wrong, and also claims he only did what Kate herself did.

Inside Jon And Kate's Hearing

"Well, it was just after arbitration, we weren't supposed to take money out of the restrictive account and we both did," he tells Diane. "I was found in contempt for doing so, I didn't realize, I was just like taking my paycheck out."

And when it comes to how much he claims Kate has taken?

"It's unaccounted for," he says. "So by Friday, we'll know her complete accounting, which might reduce my accounting, so I don't know what's going on."

VIDEO: Kate Gosselin Running Errands

According to the judgment from Wednesday's hearing Kate has to provide accounting records for $55,000 that she claims she withdrew for "household expenses".

When asked by Dimond if Jon wanted to approach Kate in court Wednesday and tell her they could work it all out together, Jon replied, "I thought about doing that, but you know, in a public setting as a public figure you have to watch what you say and do."

Jon And Kate Can't Sell First Home

Well, with their lives continuing to be ever more played out in public it looks like there wont be any end to the drama anytime soon in the near future.

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