Unfortunately no "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Aww that sucks. | |
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'Real Housewives of New York's' Jill Zarin Dishes on Her Firing; Wants Finder's Fee for Bethenny FrankelAfter four seasons, the former NYC matriarch (and original Bravo-lebrity) is on her own and tells THR what is was really like behind the scenes.Bravo shocked series loyalists in September when it announced that popular -- and troublemaking -- cast member Jill Zarin would not return for the show's fifth season. (The network also released stars Alex McCord, Kelly Bensimon and Cindy Barshop.) The 48-year-old mom pulls back the curtain on reality TV's most-talked-about show. Why did the network terminate your six-season contract after four years? First off, I like to say I was fired because I'm not embarrassed about it. I didn't do anything wrong, so I really don't know why they fired us and kept the other girls. We were told that they wanted to begin season five filming over Labor Day, so the other ladies and I were preparing story lines, basically putting our lives on hold until shooting. In June, it wasn't even a question if they were inviting me back. By August, conversations started to change. They were hesitant to commit and delayed the announcement. Then I got a call the Wednesday after Labor Day that Bravo decided to bring back LuAnn [de Lesseps], Sonja [Morgan] and Ramona [Singer], but the rest would not be decided until the end of the week. I'm smart enough to know that they were putting out contracts to new girls, and whether they signed would determine our fate. So, at 5 p.m. on a Saturday night I get a phone call from my producer, and she told me that Bravo had made the decision to let the four of us go.
As one of the show's original stars, what was your reaction? I was upset because I was told to put my life on hold. But I didn't argue, I wasn't going to try to sell anyone. I said, "OK. Thank you for everything you've done for me." Andy Cohen called shortly after, which I'm sure was a difficult thing to do. He gave me the respect I deserved considering I committed four years of my life to the show. He said they wanted the series to go in a different direction and that last season ended very dark -- which I find ironic because they could have controlled that. I filmed many happy scenes that the network canned.
It has been reported the network let you go after ongoing salary disputes. That is absolutely untrue. First of all, we were finally making a decent amount of money last season. That was never a concern. They're getting a lot of money now, so that's another thing I'm disappointed about. I didn't get to make the money I feel I deserved. I didn't just help make the show popular; I cast it. I brought in Bethenny [Frankel], and I don't get a percentage of anything she spins off. The first, second and third season salary pretty much added up to the fourth season. I worked really hard.
Many accuse the show of being scripted or heavily produced. How do you respond? It's a TV show, not a documentary. It's not scripted, but it is edited. It doesn't mean we didn't live it, it just means they focus on a particular storyline. With New Jersey, they were brilliant to film season four before season three aired. They had to. Bravo had no delusions that they set up Teresa [Giudice] by hiring her sister-in-law and cousin without letting her know. It's understandable Teresa would be upset. The show couldn't film now: Teresa and Caroline [Manzo] won't even be in the same room, and Jacqueline [Laurita] quit. As a cast, they're kaput.
Now that the show is behind you, how are you going to spend all your free time? I launched my shapewear line Skweez Couture in 2011. It's now available at Lord & Taylor and Macy's. My husband and I were recently in L.A. for meetings about a potential television opportunity. And now I finally have the freedom to do that. That's the one thing Bravo would never give us: the ability to appear elsewhere. Before, I could never appear on another network. We couldn't even do Good Morning America, we had to do Today, even if it was to promote our brands. They were very controlling. In hindsight, it would have been smarter for them to do a development deal with me. I would have been stupid enough to let them build my ego and give me a deal for no money that would lock me to the network.
What did you learn from the series? What will you miss and what won't you? The show made women in their 40s and 50s relevant again. Hollywood is all about young girls, and this was an opportunity that didn't require us to be young and beautiful. It's real women. But I won't miss the lying and the fighting. And I won't miss the stress over clothes. I had to have 80 outfits for the season, and I would totally stress over that.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And this is why I've never liked Jill. Why the hell does she expect to get a "percentage" off of Bethenny's spinoff show just because she "helped" cast her in RHONY??? That's two different show and not only that, you aren't the homegirl's agent. Now this explains why she had a snobbish attitude when they brought Bethenny's success up at the last reunion show. I knew there was more to it. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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Skweez? Really?
That's worse than the Kardashians' Kouture. STOP USING BABY SPEAK AND SPELL FOR CLOTHING LINES, idiots.
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It's basically just overpriced girldles, bras and panties (a lá Spanx) for rich Upper East Siders | |
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I guess she wants to be in competition with Bethenny since I'm thinking she just CAN'T believe that ole girl might be worth more than Jill is these days. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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Did anyone catch Chef Roble on Wendy Williams yesterday? He was promoting his show. He said he is 43 years old. My mouth hit the floor. He looks REALLY YOUNG. I thought he was going to say 27 or 30. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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WTF???? You lyin!!!!!!!?????? He got to be lying. That man looks no where near 43. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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No he aint . I was like when he said that so that I googled him...nothing official came up. Wiki conviniently left out his birth stats. I think he is only 26 though | |
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When you read his bio on his website, it would make sense for him to be in his 40s. He spent 15 years working as a sous chef. So, it would make sense if it was in his 40s. Not to mention, when Wendy asked him, he was really hesitant. That tells me that he's probably telling the truth.
Looking at this red carpet photo, he looks like he could be in his 30s or 40s..
I also did a www.intellus.com search for his name, and he comes up being 34 years old. I don't know what to believe.
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lol... i did the same thing.. dude is older than me i was like wow | |
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Wow. Now I dont know what to believe. I totally just thought he was fooling around and being sarcastic. I'd give him early 30's max...not no damn 43. But if he really is...wow...that's some good sunscreen | |
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Ain't no way I will believe that, that man is 43 years old unless I see a damn birth certificate. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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Ok, Donald Trump! **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Mob Wives.... all around.
I think I'm actually getting tired of seeing fists fly.
So I think the show is trying to confuse viewers regarding Renee and Junior's relationship. If she knows she been down that road before with Junior, what will be different this time around? Didn't she go through this last season and he started sleeping with other women?
Can Drita stop talking shit for once? Urgh. People who always talking shit seem to always be the one with some type of black eyes, cuts, scrapes, bruises, etc.
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RHOA....
Cynthia might as well hang it up with her marriage. And not just because she married an asshole, but because I do agree with what Peter said, he was the way he is before he married her so why should she expect him to change? Then she turns to the camera and said "some things need to change because I'm not doing this anymore"...hmm really though? I don't know, I know they edited their counseling session, but I don't think they really accomplished that much, judging on what was shown. Just sayin'.
Did Brielle just tell her mother to shut up? Oh hell, that girl wouldn't even have a mouth to speak with after I got finished with her.
Damn, Apollo was REALLY wearing that suit...lawd.
And I just have to throw this in...where the hell was Apollo coming from with that big ass backpack on his back when he went to see Phaedra?
So NeNe and Marlo are BFF's now? Yeah let's see how long this will last.
Next week: Another Kim/NeNe intervention. This shit is getting really old and stale.
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the new episode isn't on where i live until 9pm here in california, thanks for giving the update, gives me a head start. | |
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and because I'm overseas, I usually have to wait 2 days until the good bootleg episodes are online...unless I want to watch the handheld video camera versions on youtube. These head strats keep me up to date, too | |
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Your welcome. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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Girl you not missing much with this episode. Now next week's epi seems like it'll be interesting. This season is kind of stale to me. Hasn't had me glued to the television like it has in the past. I think they are getting more and more "scripty" with it. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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Did any of you catch "Watch What Happens" last night? Kandi and Questlove were on and Questlove happened to remember that he wasn't credited for playing the drums for a song (I forget which one he mentioned) on the "One Night Alone Live" cd. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way. I keep thinking that the show would be much better if Sheree, Phaedra and Cynthia were more interesting. Their lives are as dull as mine.
Andy Cohen and the other Bravo execs need to really get rid of Sheree. They need another HOUSEWIFE on the show that has something to offer. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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She's not the only one they should get rid of. We all know they will keep NeNe because she plays the "angry black woman" role to a tee and thats what they want. To me, Kandi is the most boring of them all, even though I do like her, but really, her segments bore me to pieces. They could put a real housewife in place of Sheree because she's just a hot mess all around. As funny as Phaedra is, she doesn't add too much more than that and that funeral story line is boring me to pieces as well. And Cynthia, lawd, to me, she should be the first one kicked off because her cluelessness drives me nuts. But who knows, after this season, Bravo might be doing a cast re-vamp...just as they did with RHONY. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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I have a feeling that Kandi will not be back either (especially since they've given her a show). I really like Kandi and she does keep me interested. The scenes last night were good to me. Is she boring?...yes, but I still find her more interesting than Sheree.
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the part where the lady was explaining to her who the Dalai Lama is cracked me up, with those earrings. | |
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Preach. It amazes me how she sits up there in her interviews acting like she can fit in at any setting, but really she doesn't. And yes you are sooooo right, wearing 5 1/2 inch heels is not cute at a gathering like that. She looked boughetto with new money. And the sad part is, once she left, they probably were laughing at her. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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It wasn't funny to me. I was embarassed for her. That just showed how uneducated she really is. Who is NOT familiar with the Dalai Lama? Even if you don't know everything about him, you should at least recognize the name. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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I said the same thing to myself. They probably ALL had a good laugh at her expense. SMH **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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