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Is ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ Husband Jim Bellino the New Simon Barney?

Is 'Real Housewives of Orange County' Husband Jim Bellino the New Simon Barney?

On the second episode of Real Housewives of Orange County, things got tense between housewives Tamra Barney and Alexis Bellino when Tamra asserted that Jim, Alexis’ husband, reminded her of Simon, Tamra’s soon-to-be ex-husband. Last season, Tamra and Simon were fighting constantly. Many of their fights centered around the fact that Tamra was outlandish, loud, and liked to let loose, and that Simon was conservative and cautious, and wanted Tamra to be conservative and cautious, too. More »

Jamie Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt Break Up. Love Is Dead!

Jamie Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt Break Up. Love Is Dead!

Jamie Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt have broken up. I completely agree with this decision, especially after Jamie’s appearance at a Nickelodeon event last week wherein he creepily advised tweens in the audience to “put a little powder-fresh on your armpits — it works for me.” No, Jamie, it did not work for you and your Vajazzled girlfriend. Someone else will have to follow a trail of rhinestones into Jennifer’s heart. (Dlisted)
Heidi Montag’s new manager is also a psychic… More »

Tamra Barney Already Has A New Man

Tamra Barney Already Has A New Man

We all knew this was going to get ugly, right? Someone on the Real Housewives of Orange County cast must have a direct line to an editor at Radar Online, because they were the first ones to report that newly single Tamra Barney (remember her husband Simon filed for a divorce last month) hooked up with one of Simon’s friends over the weekend in Las Vegas. OUCH!

The story is Simon was in Vegas last weekend, hanging out at the Hard… More »

Vicki and Simon Compete For The Title Of Worst Person Ever

Vicki and Simon Compete For The Title Of Worst Person Ever

Happy Friday! How did you all feel about last night’s episode of Real Housewives of Orange County?I haven’t seen the full episode yet because I’ve been moving to a different state (excuses, I know) so I don’t have the full magnitude of last night’s shitshow, but I did catch this clip of Vicki and Simon fighting over who has messed up Simon’s marriage more.

Vicki says that a few months ago, Tamra confided some marital problems to her, and now Simon… More »

“Real Housewives Of Orange County” Have A Slumber Party

"Real Housewives Of Orange County" Have A Slumber Party

“Let Bygones Be Bygones”
Original Air Date: January 14, 2010

This recap is hella late. Please accept this imaginary gift of a seven-carrot diamond necklace. Now, cover up your ass before God sees you! To speed things up, since we are due for a date with the ladies of OC tomorrow night, I thought I’d write a few love notes to them based on some trifling things I saw in the last episode.

Dear Lynne,
Let’s start with you. Despite the fact that… More »

Only Simon Barney Can Exploit His Divorce For Attention

Only Simon Barney Can Exploit His Divorce For Attention

The former Mr. Tamra Barney, Real Housewives of Orange County house husband Simon Barney, has been delivering a set of rich statements since Thursday night’s episode, where Tamra revealed she would leave him if they didn’t have three children. On that same day, a few hours before the episode aired, Simon filed for divorce from Tamra; a filing that made its way to Radar Online.

Today, Radar reports that Simon says it would be “disgusting” if Bravo exploited his drama… More »

Real Talk Abounds on “Real Housewives of Orange County”

Real Talk Abounds on "Real Housewives of Orange County"

Vicki must have the production team editors on her payroll because once again, she comes off as the most likable on this week’s show. It’s opposite season! Whether or not their vow renewal ceremony was conjured up by producers, it was obviously very genuine emotion on Donn’s part. And would any of you turn down a free trip to Turks and Caicos, with what look like the stock of an entire BevMo wine department chilling in the room? Yeah, didn’t… More »

Simon Barney Petitions For Divorce From Tamra Barney

Simon Barney Petitions For Divorce From Tamra Barney

Oh, dang you guys. Just a little while after I posted tonight’s preview clip, I got a little tip that Radar Online got a hold of Simon Barney’s petition for a divorce from Real Housewives of Orange County’s Tamra Barney. The petition was filed today and sent to Radar today, which makes me think one of the Barneys is coordinating this little media blitz.

The reason for the petition? Irreconcilable differences, and in a little note underneath, Simon claims Tamra had… More »

Simon Wants To Save Tamra From Big, Bad Gretchen

Simon Wants To Save Tamra From Big, Bad Gretchen

There is light at the end of the Launch My Line tunnel: the Real Housewives of Orange County are back! On tonight’s episode, Simon and Tamra’s relationship continues to suffer. When we last hung out with our girls, Tamra was being forced to choose between her friendship with Vicki and her slave contract (oops, marriage) to Simon. That theme continues tonight, with the below argument. Tamra wants to make up with Gretchen and “forgive, but not forget” and Simon… More »

Real Househusbands of Orange County Overstay Their Welcome

Real Househusbands of Orange County Overstay Their Welcome

Last week, an article was printed by the Associated Press about how this season of Real Housewives of Orange County was showing the ladies having money issues. The rest of us collectively said: DUHHHH. And that’s all I have to say about that.

On to my Very Important Thoughts on last week’s episode. At this point, we all know that Simon and Jim went on the “girl’s trip” to Florida keep their little ladies Tamra and Alexis in line. Frank… More »

Real Housewives of Orange County Have A Boys Night Out

Real Housewives of Orange County Have A Boys Night Out

Oh, honeys. So much to parse from this episode! For one, this episode of Real Housewives of Orange County was not about the ladies, but truly about the husbands: from Frank Curtin dropping off his “babies” to get a little plastic surgery to Gretchen scoring higher points on her motorcycle licensing exam than Slade, it was all about the men.

Of all the husbands, Don once again is the most reasonable. Vicki has either spent some time in the therapists’ chair… More »

Has Tamra Barney Sold Her House?

Has Tamra Barney Sold Her House?

It’s the curious case of the re-appearing listing: Tamra Barney, Real Housewives of Orange County cast member, was shown two weeks ago starting a short sale process on her Tuscan wonder in the gated community of Ladera Ranch. The house has been relisted and delisted several times since it first went on the market on July 26, and is currently listed on Redfin as “backup offers accepted.” It was last relisted on October 15.

On November 10, Jon Lasner of… More »

Real Housewives of Orange County Are Totally Bumming Me Out, Man

Real Housewives of Orange County Are Totally Bumming Me Out, Man

Oh, housewives. Last night’s episode of Real Housewives of Orange County is when the ladies started to earn the “real” in their title, except for new housewife Alexis and her husband Jim, who at this point, are on an entirely different show. I would say they’re on a whole new planet, one where eating a donut leads to an immediate 100 pound weight gain and where instead of saying “Yes,” we say “seven carats” (or as Gretchen Rossi likes to… More »

Ryan Vieth and Simon Barney Have Facebook Drama On Tonight’s “Real Housewives of Orange County”

Ryan Vieth and Simon Barney Have Facebook Drama On Tonight's "Real Housewives of Orange County"

They’re ba-ack. After taking a week off along with Top Chef, the Real Housewives of Orange County are returning tonight to give us more Tuscan architecture porn.

On tonight’s episode, Vicki has a “Southern California” barbecue (because no one else in the country has cook-outs in the summer, apparently) to hook her daughter Brianna up with a son of one of her insurance colleagues and to make Tamra cry. Actually, the latter is probably producer-inflicted pain. See, Vicki invited Simon… More »

Real Housewives of Orange County Visit Italy and Get Tan

Real Housewives of Orange County Visit Italy and Get Tan

Last night’s episode of Real Housewives of Orange County was offensive to me on many levels. I felt this one hard, you guys. I But I’m not disturbed because of the continuation of the Tamra and Gretchen fight. That shit is tired and played out and I am over it. I did find it interesting that Tamra, when storming out with Vicki, mentioned that Gretchen got “1.7″ million dollars from Jeff and not the 2.5 that was reported on TMZ…. More »

Real Housewives of Orange County Season 5 Premieres Thursday, November 5

Real Housewives of Orange County Season 5 Premieres Thursday, November 5

WooHoo!!! I just got the press release from Bravo announcing the premiere date of Real Housewives of Orange County and dang, it looks GOOD. With the bar being set so high from the drama-riffic New York, New Jersey and Atlanta seasons, the women are totally bringing it. Here’s the description, straight from the horse’s mouth:
Luckily Vicki’s workaholic ways have paid off, with her life insurance empire thriving. Vicki’s two kids are working and doing well, taking away some of… More »

Tamra Barney’s Car Trouble & Lynne Curtin’s Other Eviction

Tamra Barney's Car Trouble & Lynne Curtin's Other Eviction

Another day, another story of financial woes from our Real Housewives. This time, it’s Tamra Barney’s husband Simon Barney, who is being sued by American First Credit Union for over $24,000 on his 1989 Ferrari.

Next up is more details from Lynne Curtin, who made TMZ last week when her landlord served her with an eviction notice. The OC Register has now learned that this would be the second home the Curtins have been evicted from; the other is the empty… More »

Gretchen Rossi Responds To The Lost Footage Episode

Gretchen Rossi Responds To The Lost Footage Episode

So, Gretchen finally responds to all the stories on Tamra’s blog and from the lost footage. It’s a huge blog post, and she goes into every single story point by point. I will summarize it for you:

About the threesome: Gretchen says she never asked Tamra to have one and that she never would. She rips on Tamra for shopping at sex shops and talking about having sex on television. Uh, really? Pot, meet blonde kettle! Gretchen had a burlesque party… More »

Tamra Vs Gretchen: The Rundown ["Real Housewives of Orange County"]

Tamra Vs Gretchen: The Rundown ["Real Housewives of Orange County"]

If you’re curious as to exactly what happened to Tamra and Gretchen this season, here’s a little timeline to refresh your memory:

Episode 2 of Season 4, the ladies all go to the spa together, Tamra initiates a trash talk session in the limo by saying “Hold On To Your Daddies, girls, here comes Gretchen!”. While at lunch, Tamra asks Gretchen if she left her ex husband because he was poor.
Tamra & Gretchen go out to lunch with Ann, a woman… More »