Life’s a Beach When Audrina’s Boy Flirts With L.C.
Fireworks weren’t only erupting in the sky on the Fourth of July.
Things apparently got a bit heated on Independence Day at the DKNY house in Malibu, where Audrina Patridge and her boyfriend, Justin Bobby, were hanging out with Lauren Conrad.
Yup, here’s some more Hills drama for ya…
“Justin was very flirty with L.C., and Audrina got pissed,” an eyewitness reports. “Audrina stormed off.”
Bobby ran after her, asking, “What? What’s wrong?” according to the source.
There was a Hills camera crew capturing their day at the beach, but unfortunately they weren’t rolling during Partridge’s oh-so-dramatic exit. (But maybe a Living Lohan crew got the footage. Dina and Ali Lohan were shooting their reality show at the house, too. I’m told Lindsay even made an appearance.)
However, Audrina and Bobby’s spat seemed short-livedthe two were later spotted at Project Beach, also in Malibu, where they hung out with Stephanie Pratt. Also there were Tara Reid, Taye Diggs, Kourtney Kardashian and on-again couple Brody Jenner and model Cora Skinner.
A-List Secrets: Why Stars Need Reality Shows
What’s with celebs needing to do all these reality shows? Are these people so obsessed with themselves, or do they just need the money? D.D.
The answer is as varied as the colors of the diamonds that Jennifer Lopez sees dancing in her dreams. Jamie Foxx has a new MTV reality show debuting July 15, but he won’t be appearing at all, leaving money as the most likely motivation.
In producing a reality show, big celebs typically get “a 5 or 10 percent takeback from everything made through the show,” explains marketer Richard Laermer, who steered über-producer Peter Guber into a reality-show career. “And if the show goes overseas, you can make a fortune on that thing.”
So where does that leave, like, Tori Spelling? Well…
With a drama-turned-reality star like Tori, a flagging career is the likely motivation. She was on Beverly Hills, 90210 in the early 1990s. Then people forgot about her for a while. The Earth rested and everyone was at peace.
Except for Tori, of course. Back she came. She hyped herself and her life through a couple of seasons of Tori and Dean: Something Something Something, and behold, the comeback. She landed an endorsement deal with NutriSystem. She has enough of a fan base for people to care about the birth of her second baby. She’s front and center in a Sketchers ad campaign. Even the death of her dog is news.
“Just like the stock market, celebrities have to aggressively maintain and refreshen those brands, or they will go stale and grow old,” says James Lee, president of the Lee Strategy Group, a marketing consultancy that has pitched celebrities for reality shows.
Speaking of stale and old, gotta go. I think my editor needs something.
Oh, and be my fan on Facebook, ’kay?
Heidi and Spencer’s DMV Smooch Session
Heidi and Spencer’s DMV Smooch Session
Always ready and willing to put on a show whenever the paparazzi are near, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt gave onlookers an eyeful while out in Santa Monica on Tuesday (July 2).
The reality show co-star couple paid a visit to the local DMV, proceeding on to pose and smooch for the cameras while waiting in line. Upon leaving, Heidi offered up the reason behind their trip - saying that she’s now registered to vote.
As previously reported by , Miss Montag has been vocal about her support for Presidential candidate John McCain - telling Us Magazine: “I’m voting for John McCain. I’m a Republican and McCain has a lot of experience.”
In return, the Presidential hopeful’s daughter, Meghan McCain, told the St Petersburg Times “that both Montag and her boyfriend, Spencer Pratt, are ‘nice’ and ‘smart,’ and hopes Heidi will do some campaigning for her father.”
Tila Tequila’s “A Shot at Love” Shocker
Tila Tequila’s “A Shot at Love” Shocker
The latest season of her reality dating show “A Shot at Love” has come to an end and Tila Tequila stopped by MTV’s Total Request Live yesterday to talk about the finale.
The MySpace queen hammed it up at the Times Square studios, along with this season’s winner Kristy Morgan. But the season finale didn’t go the way everyone was expecting.
When everything was said and done, Tila had to choose between the studly Bo and the sexy Kristy. And when she eliminated her male suitor, there was only one thing left to ask Kristy - “You still have a shot at love- are you interested?”
Unbeknownst to Miss Tequila, Kristy wasn’t quite ready for a relationship, hence she declined the invitation. That’s why it’s called reality TV… anything can happen.