Reality TV

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o had the sympathy of the world when he spun a tale of how he overcame the loss of his grandmother and girlfriend who died on the same day -- but all that pity went up in smoke when the story turned out to be a dirty rotten lie.

Now information is coming in that the whole hoax was created by one Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, a previously unknown guy whose quest for fame predated the scandal when he auditioned for 'The Voice.'

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New episodes of ‘The Bachelor’ -- ABC’s ‘Sister Wives’ for the dating pool and cable-deprived -- resumed Monday night with Sean continuing to sift through the lot of ladies like he was picking bananas in the supermarket.

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Even though the news cycle has folded thousands of times since the 2012 London Olympics, the name Ryan Lochte still commands quite a bit of recognition, as the US gold medalist for swimming. Back then plenty of buzz surrounded Lochte, not only for his party boy persona, but for the various reality series offers floating his way. Now, all of America can sit back and relax, as a deal has finally come to fruition with E!. But how soon can you ask yourself, 'What Would Ryan Lochte Do?'

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They say politics is becoming more and more like reality television. Now a new petition that's rapidly collecting e-signatures on the White House's We The People webpage wants the Obama administration to go all in on this premise and produce a reality show featuring Vice President Joe Biden.

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Plastic surgery victim Heidi Montag and her equally famewhorish husband Spencer Pratt have re-entered the reality show circuit, this time to appear on the UK's 'Celebrity Big Brother.' Also known as "where D-list celebrities go to solidify the end of their careers."

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Depending on exactly what they are modeling, a professional model can either look glamorous, or really creepy.  Here, we see a good example of the latter. Still hot.

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'Jimmy Kimmel Live' does it again with a hysterically auto-tuned Honey Boo Boo quote.

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It's official, Barbz -- things are about to get real. Nicki Minaj is set to star in not one, not two, but three reality specials this November.

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For all its massive success in recent years, AMC is still somewhat in its infancy when it comes to original programming. And for every runaway hit like 'Breaking Bad,' 'Mad Men' and 'The Walking Dead,' there's a few missteps like 'The Killing,' or even recent forays into reality TV with unique efforts like 'Small Town Security.' But if you're going to emulate the major networks, might as well go for the big guns, right?  So let's see if 'Road Show,' AMC's first reality competiton can bring the heat!

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Bubbly rapper Nicki Minaj seems to be taking a note from Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte in terms of capitalizing on success and riding the fame train till it runs off the track.

Although we've unofficially known for some time that Minaj would be taking on the role of 'American Idol' judge, the Fox hit reality series only recently made the news official. And now that she's achieved a firm spot in reality television, it doesn't look like she wants to give it up. In fact, she's spreading her wings further into the genre and might even get her own reality series on E!.

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