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Tinsley Mortimer Calls Out Jules Kirby!

3:44PM | March 17, 2010 | posted by Gossip Guy | comments: 65

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Last week I reported that High Society's Jules Kirby was miffed at the producers of her CW reality show for editing her "character" to appear racist, elitist and just plain bitchy. In last Wednesday's High Society series premiere, Kirby berates a hotel employee and insults African Americans, Jews, the obese and gay people with such comments as "My friends do tend not to be homosexuals, fat or Jewish people and I use the N word sometimes... and I really think it should be okay to say."

Kirby alleged on her Facebook page that her comments and actions were either taken out of context or fed to her by producers.

Now, in an interview with TV Guide, Tinsley Mortimer, the socialite star of High Society sets the record straight and pulls no punches on how she feels about her co-star's comments and allegations.

"For her to say that it was sort of scripted and that she was fed those lines is absolutely untrue," Mortimer said. Referring to the video from the show, Mortimer continues, "It's clear that she's not being manipulated, that she is actually saying this stuff. And it's shocking to me.

It's unfortunate and it's hard to be lumped into a show with somebody like that. Obviously those aren't my views at all and I don't want to be accountable for her actions. It's scary and shocking.
And I'm sorry, if she were fed those lines and still chose to say them, I mean, that's also her fault," said Mortimer.

Let the catfight begin...

High Society airs tonight at 930pm after America's Next Top Model and encores on Friday at 930pm.


High Society's Jules Kirby Blasts Show!

4:05PM | March 12, 2010 | posted by Gossip Guy | comments: 50

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Jules Kirby, High Society's resident bee-yotch is unhappy at the way the editors of her new show have chosen to portray her.

In Wednesday's series premiere, Jules is seen berating a hotel employee and heard belittling minorities with such demeaning remarks as my friends do tend not to be homosexuals, fat or Jewish people and I use the N word sometimes... and I really think it should be okay to say.

On her Facebook page, Ms. Kirby fought back. "I am sorry if you were offended. The show is scripted and we are given lines and characters. My grandmother is married to a Jew ... Everything was cut and pasted to make it look like I was a stupid bitch and I regret that they do not do a better job of saying it is a docu-soap, not a reality show," Kirby wrote.

What do you think? Were you offended my Jules' remarks or do you think she was edited to look bad for dramatic effect? Weigh in!

CW Announces Season Finale Dates

9:41AM | March 8, 2010 | posted by Gossip Guy | comments: 21

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The 2009-2010 season is almost over. The network has announced the season finale dates for all of its current series. Here they are!

Life Unexpected - Monday, April 12
Melrose Place - Tuesday, April 13
High Society - Wednesday, April 28
Fly Girls - Wednesday, May 5
America's Next Top Model - Wednesday, May 12
The Vampire Diaries - Thursday, May 13
Supernatural- Thursday, May 13
Smallville - Friday, May 14
One Tree Hill - Monday, May 17
Gossip Girl- Monday, May 17
90210 - Tuesday, May 18

Set your DVR's now!

The CW Sets The Date For Top Model's Return And Others!

10:55AM | February 8, 2010 | posted by Gossip Guy | comments: 77

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Tyra's back with a brand new edition of America's Next Top Model on Wednesday, March 10th at 8pm.

In fact, Top Model will be supersized (the show...not the ladies) for the first two weeks with 90-minute episodes on both March 10th and 17th!

Cycle 14 was filmed on location in New Zealand and will feature a new judging panel. Joining returnees Tyra and Nigel Barker are model, designer and entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons and American Vogue's Editor-At-Large André Leon Talley. While Miss J will no longer be on the judging panel, he will appear on the show as a mentor and to teach his signature runway walk to the aspiring models.

If that's not good enough, The CW has finally announced the premiere of two new half-hour reality shows that will follow Top Model beginning in March.

On March 10th following the Cycle 14 premiere of Top Model, The CW will unveil High Society. According to a CW press release, High Society is a...

docu-series that lifts the curtain on New York’s most talked-about “Park Avenue Princess,” Tinsley Mortimer, and her young, elite society friends. The series follows Tinsley, who is currently embroiled in the city’s most high-profile divorce, as she and her circle of often-controversial friends circulate through New York’s most prestigious black-tie affairs, outrageous parties and fashion exclusives, with never-before-seen access from behind the velvet rope. Shot on location in New York, Paris, London, Palm Beach, Newport and St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the series takes us inside the often-brutal, always-dramatic rat race to stay atop the elite social pyramid and sheds new light on the young socialites competing for the best invites, parties, outfits and press coverage.

Then on March 24th, High Society moves to Wed/9pm to make room for Fly Girls at 930pm. Here's the description...directly from the network:

Over the course of eight half-hour episodes, five beautiful Virgin America flight attendants jet from one glamorous location to the next, including Las Vegas, South Beach and New York City, while pursuing good times, great parties, adventure and love. From their shared home-base “crash pad” in Los Angeles, California, the young women will deal with work lives that include split-second decision-making, demanding and sometimes fascinating passengers, long hours in the air and layovers in interesting locales. Their personal lives are filled with romance, family, friendships and more than a few roommate conflicts.

What do you think?



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