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Bravo Finally Confirms The Real Housewives Of D.C. Is Canceled -- 2 Weeks After Radar Broke The News!


Posted on Apr 08, 2011 @ 07:30AM - 6 comments

While Bravo on Thursday officially announced the cancellation of The Real Housewives of D.C., it was on March 24 that RadarOnline.com broke the news that the nation’s capital would be the first city scratched from the network’s mega-successful Real Housewives franchise.

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While Bravo on Thursday officially announced the cancellation of The Real Housewives of D.C., it was on March 24 that RadarOnline.com broke the news that the nation’s capital would be the first city scratched from the network’s mega-successful Real Housewives franchise.

“The show just didn’t do well and it wasn’t worth airing another season,” a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com last month. “The D.C. housewives were meant to be starting shooting their second season now and they haven’t heard a peep from Bravo.

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VIDEO: Tareq Salahi Denies Crashing Black Caucus Dinner On D.C. Housewives Reunion


Posted on Oct 19, 2010 @ 12:23PM - 9 comments

Tareq Salahi is a magnet for conflict and controversy -- and he mixes it up once again on part two of The Real Housewives of D.C.'s reunion show, set to air Thursday.

Tareq fires off regarding a rumor he crashed another high profile political function last year, the Black Caucus Dinner.

Watch the video on RadarOnline.com.

Tareq Salahi is a magnet for conflict and controversy -- and he mixes it up once again on part two of The Real Housewives of D.C.'s reunion show, set to air Thursday.

Tareq fires off regarding a rumor he crashed another high profile political function last year, the Black Caucus Dinner.

Watch the video on RadarOnline.com.

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"That's a complete fabrication, that's not true, we were all invited to the black caucus dinner," Tareq said of the September 2009 dinner.

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VIDEO: 'Gate Crasher' Michaele Salahi Slammed In D.C. Housewives Reunion Episode


Posted on Oct 15, 2010 @ 06:15AM - 8 comments

The target was on Michaele Salahi's back from the onset of The Real Housewives of D.C.'s reunion show Thursday, as the lithe blonde fought multiple battles with her peers, many of whom felt they saw through the gate crasher's schtick from day one.

Michaele's recent revelation she has Multiple Sclerosis was met with doubt and skepticism from all of her D.C. castmates -- most notably Lynda Erkiletian, who said her "first thought was that M.S. are her initials, and the rest is B.S."

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VIDEO: D.C. Housewife Calls Tareq Salahi 'An Angry Drunk'


Posted on Sep 10, 2010 @ 06:28AM - 7 comments

Tareq Salahi is about as popular with his Real Housewives of D.C. castmates as he is with White House security.

Watch the clip on RadarOnline.com

We saw this theory in play again on Thursday night's episode of Bravo's scintillating series set in the nation’s capital, as the grandstanding gatecrasher implied castmate Mary Schmidt Amons' daughter Lolly played a role in the years-old theft of his polo gear, leading the classy Mary to dub Salahi "an angry drunk."

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The tense scene unfolded at dinner, as Tareq -- egged on by his wife Michaele -- told Mary that authorities had informed him that Lolly had posted something on Facebook about the stolen goods, and that "the FBI has been investigating" the matter.

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"There's a federal investigation and everybody's going to jail," Tareq boasted, leading Mary to declare that Tareq's "had a lot of wine to drink" and "is an angry drunk" in a follow-up interview.

We spoke exclusively last week with Mary, who denied the claims, and said that the Salahis will stoop to "the lowest of lows" in their never-ending quest for attention.

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“It was very upsetting and disturbing to have your daughter falsely accused of something," Mary told us exclusively. "I don’t care if it was true or not ... to put this on national television speaks to their character.”

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EXCLUSIVE: D.C. Housewife Mary Schmidt Amons Says The Salahis 'Stoop To The Lowest Of Lows'


Posted on Sep 02, 2010 @ 01:10PM - 10 comments

Tensions, tears — and Tareq — will dominate next Thursday’s episode of the hit Bravo reality show Real Housewives of D.C.

In a teaser of episode five, the popular and classy cast-mate Mary Schmidt Amons breaks down in tears while at dinner at Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s now defunct winery in Virginia.

Tensions, tears — and Tareq — will dominate next Thursday’s episode of the hit Bravo reality show Real Housewives of D.C.

In a teaser of episode five, the popular and classy cast-mate Mary Schmidt Amons breaks down in tears while at dinner at Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s now defunct winery in Virginia.

Now RadarOnline.com can reveal the source of the high drama and why it has driven a major divide between the women of the series and the notorious White House ‘gatecrashers’.

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In the episode to air Thursday, Tareq accuses one of Mary’s daughters of being linked to the theft of his personal belongings — polo gear — a claim the Washingtonian woman emphatically denies.

“It was very upsetting and disturbing to have your daughter falsely accused of something,” Mary told RadarOnline.com, in an exclusive interview.

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“What was so upsetting, they actually don’t accuse her any crime, but being friends with someone who wronged them. She made a Facebook comment about whatever happened — it was a benign comment, which you will see.

“But it triggered a stomach-turning gut reaction because, in my opinion, this is stooping to the lowest of lows.

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“I don’t care if it was true or not, but the fact that these people decided to bring something up that ‘apparently’ occurred years ago and to link to my daughter, I think was unfair.

“To put this on national television speaks to their character.”

While the Salahis seem to feed off of their infamy, their behavior has ostracized Mary and their co-stars Lynda Erkiletian, Catherine Ommanney and Stacie Scott Turner.

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“I am still very close friends with Cat, Lynda and Stacie; we have developed quite the little bond,” Mary dished to RadarOnline.com.

“Going through what we have this last year will either bring you together or drive you apart.”

Asked if she still hangs out with the Salahis, Mary laughed, "No."

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The granddaughter of radio and TV personality Arthur Godfrey, Mary’s life has taken a “drastic turn” after the high-rating series Bravo premiered four weeks ago.

“My entire family is involved in the show, so we are trying to navigate how to handle being recognized in public,” she said.

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“But it has been great for our family, a positive thing, it has brought us closer together.

“Overall, I think we look great as a family. We are very relatable and I am very proud of my family.”

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Before she was one of five Housewives, Mary was one of five founders of the District Sample Sale, an event that is billed as Washington’s most fashionable charitable event which has donated almost a quarter-of-a-million dollars to charity.

This year’s event — on Thursday, September 16 in Georgetown -- will ride high off the back of Mary’s popularity and will be attended by all Housewives, except Michaele!

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“I decided to do the show for a very positive reason,” Mary told RadarOnline.com.

“I primarily did this to get my charity projects out into the public domain, to raise more money and awareness for women and children’s organizations.

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“I can’t judge why other people have done this show, everyone has their own purpose, but in our case, it has been for the most positive reason.”

And despite all the drama, she says she would do it all again. “I will come back if we’re asked,” she said.

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VIDEO: 'Gatecrasher' Tareq Salahi Defends Wife's Figure On Real Housewives Of D.C.


Posted on Aug 20, 2010 @ 06:25AM - 12 comments

Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the so-called White House Gatecrashers, were again the center of attention on Thursday night's episode of Bravo’s Real Housewives of D.C., as Tareq bragged about his wife's hearty eating habits after a week in which Michaele's super-skinny frame was a hot topic on the tabloid rumor mill.

Michaele has been trading barbs with fellow housewife Lynda Erkiletian, who has publicly made stinging comments about how emaciated the blonde  'Gatecrasher'  appears to be. Thursday's episode climaxed with a group dinner in which Tareq started giving his castmates the skinny -- no pun intended -- on Michaele's lithe frame.

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Michaele Salahi Denies She's Anorexic; Rips Real Housewives Of D.C. Co-Stars


Posted on Aug 16, 2010 @ 06:15AM - 13 comments

Michaele Salahi, the world’s most infamous ‘gatecrasher’ and star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of D.C., is responding to claims she is anorexic — and has her co-stars in her sights.

Proving the pen in mightier than the sword, the over-the-top blonde has penned a brutal blog in which she dissects a number of her co-stars and provides a cutting assessment of arch-rival Lynda Erkiletian, who has accused Michaele of being paper-like thin.

Michaele Salahi, the world’s most infamous ‘gatecrasher’ and star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of D.C., is responding to claims she is anorexic — and has her co-stars in her sights.

Proving the pen in mightier than the sword, the over-the-top blonde has penned a brutal blog in which she dissects a number of her co-stars and provides a cutting assessment of arch-rival Lynda Erkiletian, who has accused Michaele of being paper-like thin.

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Bravo’s Real Housewives To Head to Washington D.C.


Posted on Oct 06, 2009 @ 11:57AM - 1 comment
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Michelle Obama wannabes are headed to the small screen. Bravo has greenlit The Real Housewives of D.C., moving the popular reality series to the nation’s capitol.

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“A place for power and politics, Bravo scouted the D.C. area to identify the city's alluring and discriminating residents, the women who have their pulse on the most important cultural events, political galas, gallery openings and fundraisers in Washington society,” Bravo said in their press release. “The season will bring viewers inside the lives and homes of movers and shakers in the community, all connected in different ways to the political arena. The D.C. wives, cast to be determined, will move comfortably from fundraisers to discussing everything from the economy to high fashion.”

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