What is going on with the ridiculous stories on Page Six and TMZ lately with regard to RHONY? I get that these stories are trying to encourage viewership and increase ratings, but why do they have to be such incredibly stupid premises? First Luann had to go along with some story about an argument with Tom in an unnamed restaurant with an unclear basis for the argument. On WWHL she sort of suggested that they did have a disagreement in a restaurant, but would not name the restaurant or the nature of the agreement. It felt like she was just going along with the story because she was following the script.
Yesterday there were two more idiotic posts.
Page Six “But a source close to D’Agostino tells Page Six, “Luann was lucky that Tom made it to the altar — because it was Tom, not Luann, who nearly called the whole thing off at the last minute.”Insiders wouldn’t say why D’Agostino got such cold feet. A source said he ultimately went through with it because “he loves her.”
If you recall, the wedding was a three day extravaganza with brunches and dinners and cocktail parties before the big ceremony. There were photos everywhere. The two were together non-stop the entire 72+ hours. Who would be this mysterious person that knew Tom has cold feet? And what is the point of the story at all if the big reveal is that Tom loves Luann? And if there was a person who somehow knew this information who likes leaking to Page Six, why would they not reveal it back in January? I’m annoyed that Luann’s wedding is still a storyline seven months later. I feel like production is the source for these ridiculous non-stories.
Then there is this story.
TMZ “We’re told business is boomin’ — Dorinda’s sold more than 700 items and banked more than $100k a month after launching the line. Business is so good … Dorinda’s now in talks with 2 major department stores.”
Dorinda started a line of t-shirts and coffee mugs with some of her sayings on them recently. Many housewives do this. She started this little sideline after the Berkshires episodes aired in June with a “Not Well, Bitch” item or two and then added the “I made it nice” stuff and recently threw some “Clip, Clip, Clip” stuff up. Most items are less than thirty dollars.
So let’s do some math. For Dorinda to be banking $100,000 a month selling only 700 items those items would have to cost around $140 each. And that would be if she had no cost to actually purchase and print up the merchandise. This entire story is ludicrous.
Am I the only one who finds these stories annoying? I think it is more infuriating that people actually email me to tell me that Dorinda is making 100K a month selling ten dollar coffee mugs. I’m thrilled if Dorinda is selling lots of trinkets and making some money. I’ve been looking into opening a little shop myself. But these stories are just so ridiculously stupid. How does anyone believe this stuff?
PT Barnum said there’s a sucker born every minute. Believe it or not.
Page Six used to be reliable back in the day. Can’t help but wonder why they have gone so off the rails. They are really hurting their credibility and are venturing into grocery-line, check-out tabloid territory.
Some people will buy anything. Take a star for instance.
Fake news pieces that have ridiculous information that doesn’t make sense makes me crazy! And what’s worse is those who read this nonsense and cannot put 2 + 2 together! The Dorinda story is simple math people. The figures don’t make sense, and you don’t have to have finished calculus in high school to make that determination. Is it internet readers who still believe all they read on the internet is true? Is it that reality tv viewers have a large percentage of dim wits? Is it blog readers who have mentally checked out from work and life skills to enjoy mindless fun? Possibly too much elbow tipping? It’s a mystery! All I know is TT rocks and I am forever entertained by her viewpoints!
I saw this article this morning, and wondered if it was Ramona or Sonja who called page 6? I rarely believe anything I read, I have seen so many stories reported wrong, in real life, not Housewife life. Esp this stuff, I take with a grain of salt.
Dope springs eternal from the brown water fountain in the grey garden. TT wrote about this in black and white.
T you should open a shop specializing in European travel bags known as a satchel to the lay person embroidered with When Monkeys Fly Out My Ass. Now I’ll buy that!
or “Die in a fire, bitch!” Maybe not but I can dream.
It’s all product of the hype machine. The source probably is the production company.
Here we are talking about LuAnn. Here we are talking about Dorinda. Mission accomplished.
And don’t even try to tell me that these women don’t love being mentioned, even in a so-called “negative” item. They’re being talked about and that’s what matters.
So now it’s fake news about housewives shows that haven’t been “real” for a long time? I remember the good ole days, the first few seasons of these shows, before I started reading online blogs. I believed what we saw on the screen was true and accurate. Now I take it for what it is, entertainment. I figure we get some essence of these ladies true personalities, but would make a large wager 9/10ths of it is as fake as the sppon fed fake news. This season, Ramona and Bethenney traded places for the bad edit. They keep trying to give LuAnne a bad edit, but she laughs it off and rises from the ashes each season. I’m a Lu fan because she out smarts the game every year. As long as she has camera bulbs flashing when she exits an upper east side restaurant, she’s happy.
I don’t understand how I got an email from Sonja Morgan, when I’ve never been on ANY of her social media, articles about her, (aside from here).
I was floored.
The only possible way I’m assuming is tweeting a #RHONY tweet? It’s so odd to me, and the stories are so needless, or false, it’s crazy.
Wonder if people believe it. The Dorinda situation is really cray cray. Lol.
Do not open the mail. You may have won a toaster oven prototype handy for broiling catfish.
I’m not kidding here, I would actually pay good British Pounds for a Die In A Fire mug.
I am not a morning person.
Have a pop tart first then you’ll feel satisfied. Gotta go,busy fashioning masks in T’s graven image to hang over the fence. In December they’ll adorn my festivus pole. Christmas in July.
The Luann stories make me laugh as there’s no specific details and the Dorinda calculations… Even Teresa Guidice could work out those sums aren’t correct
She would need a calculator though.
Chelae, so funny.
I think Andy has the same public relations consultant who strategised for Miley and Shia to blueprint attention-grabbing gambits for the housewives… I can see Andy strutting around in a bearskin hat shouting “Intrigue! Engage! Outrage!”
Dorinda could market a line of various grey tops (for looking classy) – she has a lot of them.
T, I’d buy schwag from your shop. You can sell Rachet website t-shirts, I’m not in the WLS mugs, Come for the tea stay for the shade tea cups and bwahaa (sorry for the spelling) ball caps or an image of a special snowflake with a line through it on anything! I’n buy a ton of your stuff! I’d be thrilled to help you out in any way.
Snowflake? No politics please! Want a nice ladies tee with cap sleeves with small printing across the front tha reads die in a fire. All lower case or all upper case, pretty please.
Not well bitch and clip crack me up, those t-shirts are going straight onto my Christmas wish list.
Even if the story about the argument is try why do these idiots think that a married couple having a little argument is news. My husband and I have them and we love each other dearly and will celebrate 24yrs this year. If you don’t disagree sometimes your probably not talking.
What do you think of the Liz Hurley and David Foster ‘news’? Real? Fake? Don’t give a monkey’s either way? It’s been in the UK press today.
C.
Well, speaking of HWNYC and page six, there was an article today that Bethenny is pushing for a more diverse, and younger cast for the next season. She claims (among other ethnicities) there are no Jews or Asians (but didn’t Bethenny make fun of Jules all the time for just that reason?) Can anyone say “Bye Felicia” to Sonia and Ramona? Is Tinsley safe from “skeletor”? Doubt it. It seems that mad Andy really has created his own “Frankelstein”.
I saw that. Bethenny is a HUGE RHOA fan. I wonder if she might try to get Kenya on RHONY next season. You know Kenya would love that.
I would love nothing more than Kenya to bite the big apple. Bring Cynthia. Commodities market forecasting crop failure on rotten peaches In Atlanta due to blight and blossom end rot.
I would love that too! Kenya would be great on HWNYC!
Kenya in the neon light Cynthia wiih Leon. Right? Right.
I think some fresh new energy like Kenya is just what NY needs to breathe some new life in the show. I don’t find Tinsley doing it for me. It’s just to many bitter women arguing over the same tired stuff. Kenya’s vivacious attitude and catty spunk will shake things up nicely.