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Rihanna鈥檚 dad cut out of her life 鈥榦ver nothing鈥�
Rihanna and her father both spoke to the press about their most recent estrangement.
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Party crashers know three rules of fame
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Updated: 2009-12-01 10:37
For the sake of argument, let鈥檚 assume that despite their protests to the contrary, Tareq and Michaele Salahi were not invited to President Obama鈥檚 state dinner last week. Let鈥檚 assume that they, like the Heene family of balloon boy fame, are reality star wannabes who have taken things too far, msnbc reports.
If that鈥檚 the case, then guess what? They鈥檙e also the most 鈥渞eal鈥� stars that reality television has seen in some time. In three simple steps, the Salahis have really earned their 15 minutes of fame.
1) They understand the fame game Although cameras have been following potential 鈥淩eal Housewives of D.C.鈥� candidates, including Michaele Salahi, for weeks, Bravo has yet to announce the cast list.
If being part of the franchise is Michaele Salahi's goal, then she smartly realized it would take some outrageous behavior to get noticed. Mission accomplished.
The biggest challenge the 鈥淩eal Housewives鈥� franchise has is getting the public to welcome strangers into their homes. Thanks to the recent headlines, the Salahis aren't strangers any more. If Bravo were to include them in the show, the couple gets what they were after, and Bravo gets some instant ratings.
2) They have the gall to ask for big bucks Speaking of ratings, what helps send those soaring better than an exclusive network interview? The New York Times reports that the Salahis want hundreds of thousands of dollars to tell their story.
If that comes as a shock, you鈥檇 better sit down, because I鈥檝e got something I鈥檇 like to tell you about Santa Claus. Reality check: many, many exclusive interviews involve an exchange of currency. By asking for some cash, the Salahis send the message that they鈥檙e playing in the big leagues here.
3) They aren鈥檛 ashamed of reality TV The Secret Service said the Salahis were waved past the initial security checkpoint, and while you really hope the White House is more difficult to enter than New York hotspot 10AK, you can see how the lapse happened. Look at who else was in attendance: Steven Spielberg, Alfre Woodard, Blair Underwood, M. Knight Shyamalan, Jennifer Hudson.
What鈥檚 another couple claiming to be reality stars? Like pigs in a blanket on a plate of fancier hors d鈥檕euvres, in the presence of 鈥渞eal鈥� celebrities, a reality star can fit in now. The Salahis figured it out first, and had some serious moxie to go out and really test it. This time, the joke鈥檚 on us.
