Washington’s “Real Housewives”? Not quite sold: from left, Edwina Rogers, Susanna Quinn and Andrea Rodgers. (Courtesy Can Can productions; Courtesy Cashman Photography; Courtesy Andrea Rodgers)
Who wants to be a “Real” housewife? Who, that is, in Washington?
That’s the question now that Bravo’s boobs-and-Botox reality series is turning to the nation’s capital for the sequel to “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and its ilk. Network officials told our colleague Lisa de Moraes they’ve already taped 25 local women — but some of them told us producers were less than candid about what they were auditioning for.
Susanna Quinn, wife of superlobbyist Jack Quinn, was repeatedly assured that Half Yard Productions wasn’t wooing her for “Housewives” — and she wants no part of it. Lobbyist Edwina Rogers thought the show was about D.C. lifestyles. Would she do “Housewives”? “I don’t really know,” she said. “I’m not a housewife. I run a trade association.”
Could producers snag authentic D.C. power players and get them to let their hair down? Um, no. In Washington, “discretion is key to marital and professional success,” Nathans owner and New York Social Diary blogger Carol Joynt wrote. “Most of the husbands here — those who are the real deal — live off the public dollar.”
Still, one of Half Yard’s execs, Abby Greensfelder, moves among the political/media elite; she’s the wife of New Republic editor Franklin Foer. Half Yard shot footage this spring at a party hosted by GOP lobbyist Juleanna Glover, the District Sample Sale and the Washington Humane Society’s Fashion for Paws gala, where the cameras trained on fundraiser Mary Amons, the wife of a NoVa tech guy.
Excerpt from “Cop Without A Badge”
May 31, 2009 –
KELLY Bensimon is going back for more. The ditzy model, who caused a stir on the second season of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” recently told Obsessed TV’s Samantha Ettus that she will “absolutely” return for another season of catfights. As for her much-talked-about scuffles with Bethenny Frankel, Bensimon said, “I didn’t take on Bethenny. I told a bully I wasn’t going to put up with her. Bethenny is not a girl. She’s a bully.”
from Page Six
Jill Zarin might be a Scientologist. The organization she was fundraising for, “Help For Orphans” is a suspected Scientology front organization (much of the money is siphoned to the Church of Scientology headquarters, allegedly) There was a controversy in the press about Beck doing a benefit concert for another such “school” in India which his fans and the press later found out was a Scientology front organization.)
Sarah Ehrlich,who Jill met with in the Lost Footage episode, is a prominent scientologist. The guy they went to meet, Peter Mageti, director of the school, is also a Scientologist.
Instead of asking “Are there TV’s in Kenya?” Jill could do well by asking “Does this school really exist on the ground in Kenya” . As of 2008, there is a possibility that no actual school existed, but they may have built something in the last year or so. Just sayin’
Board of Directors
Sarah Ehrlich Founder / President
http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/s/sarah-ehrlich.html
Lissa Hilsee Executive Director
http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/l/lissa-hilsee.html
David Ehrlich Treasurer
http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/d/david-ehrlich.html
Jill Zarin
Helen Gifford
Larry Roseman
Peaches Pook
http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/p/peaches-pook.html
MarySue Connolly
Timothy Murphy
Seven figure Sheree accepts six figures
Sheree Whitfield has finally sold her home in Atlanta, but for way below what she was asking for. We first heard about Sheree Whitfield ‘s home for sale a few months ago. The house was actually put into foreclosure, even after the asking price was lowered to $2.4 mill. The price dropped to $995k , and some lucky buyer snatched it up.
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