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Santorum Ad Inspired by ... Pop Up Video

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:10:05 CST

GOP hopeful Rick Santorum's latest campaign ad doesn't exactly scream 2012. The video is seemingly inspired by VH1's cult classic TV show Pop Up Video, which was a huge hit after it debuted in 1996 (it was resurrected in October of this year ). In the 60-second spot, the former...

Jessica Simpson Eats Bugs, Stays Ditsy

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:05:33 CDT

Jessica Simpson’s new reality show debuted last night, and it put her in a few disgusting situations. In the first episode of VH1’s The Price of Beauty , Simpson attempted to eat a bug in Thailand—because they boost metabolism—and later found herself using a facial cream made out of...

Dr. Drew Is Clueless About Sex Addiction

John Johnson — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:12:08 CST

The current season of VH1's Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew wraps up this weekend, and at least one participant is glad to be rid of his association with the good doctor. "It was immediately apparent that while Drew may be an astounding drug and alcohol specialist, he knows very little,...

VH1 Brings Back Behind the Music

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:43:00 CDT

VH1 is reviving Behind the Music—yes, it was gone—after the success of last fall’s popular New Kids on the Block special. “It felt like the time was right,” a network exec tells the Hollywood Reporter . “There’s all sorts of new artists who have emerged.” Kicking off the rebirth...

Cho Gung-Ho on New Show

Michael Foreman — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:26:51 CDT

If you've missed Margaret Cho's raunchy brand of comedy, her new "scripted reality sitcom," The Cho Show , debuts this month on VH1 and follows the comedienne and hangers-on through outrageous adventures in Hollywood. Cho sat down with Radar to talk about anal bleaching, defending Britney Spears, and winning the Korean...

VH1 Loses Creator of Hit Shows

Nick McMaster — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:38:50 CST

VH1 programming VP Michael Hirschorn—the brains behind "Flavor of Love" and other hit shows that turned around the once-sleepy network—is leaving to start a new company centered on unscripted programming. The Hollywood Reporter writes that Ish Entertainment has secured a first-look deal with MTV Networks' Music Group, which...

Check Out of This 'Rehab'

Lucas Laursen — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:19:33 CST

VH1 has pulled off a difficult feat—it's brought reality TV to new depths of depravity, writes Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald. The network's new "Celebrity Rehab," which follows the struggles of B- and C-list celebs as they try to kick their varous addictions, is "heartless, exploitive and downright...

Perez Hilton Calls Own Work ‘Noble’

Jonas Oransky — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:13:14 CDT

Mario Lavandeira, aka Perez Hilton, is every celebrity’s worst nightmare, but the blogger thinks his work—satirically applying lipstick, dollar signs, and other doodles to Hollywood’s most photographed—is “noble.” With his own VH1 reality show, a ban from the Chateau Marmont, and a yearly take of at least $250,...

Cubans Ignore Static on Illegal TV

Dustin Lushing — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:54:08 CDT

Cubans are turning to black-market satellite TV to watch soap operas, US news and music videos, and even the Chicago White Sox—in defiance of a national ban on the programs, the Christian Science Monitor reports. "If there is censorship, there is business," said one provider who faces up to...