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Maci Bookout and Mackenzie Standifer have never exactly been besties.

But the feud between Ryan Edwards' baby mamas has only intensified in recent months, and it looks like that trend will continue for the foreseeable future!

The latest trouble began when Ryan and Mackenzie got fired from Teen Mom OG at Maci's behest.

In addition to being out of a job -- and a wildly lucrative one, at that -- Ryan and Mackenzie felt that they were now being denied the opportunity to tell the world their side of the story.

Of course, getting fired hasn't silenced Mack and Ryan completely.

in fact, they both gave interviews with UK tabloid The Sun this week, and as you might have guessed, Maci was the number one topic of discussion.

First, the outlet published their conversation with Ryan.

Edwards blamed Maci for most of his recent misfortunes, of course, but he also claimed that MTV fired him because he loves America too much. Seriously.

Now, Mack has been given her turn to take a swing at Maci, and you better believe she made the most of it.

At one point, she even accused Maci of exploiting her eldest son to boost her career.

“I don’t think it’s OK to use stuff that Bentley has got going on emotionally for a dollar,” she told the outlet.

“They’ll use their own children to make a buck," she added.

Obviously, that's a very serious allegation, but it's not without merit.

As the children of the original Teen Moms enter their teens, there's been a great deal of debate over whether these kids should be forced to live their lives on television because their parents signed a contract before they were born.

Chelsea Houska quit Teen Mom 2 over concerns about her eldest daughter's privacy, and we expect -- and hope -- that some of former colleagues will follow suit.

Mackenzie also spoke out about Maci's claim that Ryan refused to attend therapy with his son.

She claims that Ryan did attend sessions with Bentley -- back when he was still allowed to see the boy -- but the footage from the initial conversations was manipulated to make him look like the bad guy.

“We didn’t want to film about the therapy thing [because] that’s something that should be private, hence the pushback,” she adds.

“All MTV cares about is money. And no, I’m not cool with that; I’ll never be cool with that.”

Mackenzie later clarified her comments, claiming that she meant to convey that exploiting children for profit is part of the Teen Mom business model, and not that Maci in particular is profiting from her kids.

She now says that she “meant” is that MTV “uses everyone’s very real emotional distress as a way for them to make a buck."

While there's certainly some truth to that comment, it could also be used to describe just about any outlet that profits from reality TV.

Ryan and Mackenzie knew the deal when they signed their most recent contacts, but now that the money is no longer rolling in, they're suddenly moralists!

The entire premise of Bachelor In Paradise is basically the opposite of the typical Bachelor or Bachelorette season. All of those who weren’t lucky enough to get a final rose head to a private resort to date around and try to find love. They don’t have to vie for one person’s attention and are actually able to explore their chemistry with a variety of people. While date cards and roses are still in the picture, it’s a bit more laid-back way for people to try to fall in love, and not feel like total failures if they head home single.

But slut-shamers are going to slut-shame no matter what, even if they tune into a show ALL ABOUT nonchalant hookups each week. Maurissa Gunn, a contestant on the current BIP season, is dealing with just that. It’s 2021 people. You have to find other ways to criticize reality stars without making low-blows about their sex life. We’re better than that.

According to Page Six, Maurissa recently took to Instagram to defend herself after she hooked up with fellow contestant Riley Christian after their first date. Maurissa also received backlash for saying she “loves” having sex on the show. Notice: no one is shaming Riley for doing the same thing. Give women a break already.

Maurissa posted a video, appropriately wearing a shirt reading “Sex Positive” to slam viewers who criticize her for embracing her sexuality. “I don’t need to explain what I said, because I said it with conviction,” Maurissa wrote in the caption. She added that she may be better at handling the criticism than other women in similar positions, but it still doesn’t make it OK. FACTS.

 

RELATED: Katie Thurston Predicts Cast Will “Drool Over” Aaron Clancy On Bachelor In Paradise

 

And she has no regrets in her comments about liking sex. “It’s OK FOR WOMEN TO LIKE SEX! Sex is a 2 person act, so there shouldn’t be a double standard regarding which gender can openly like it, and which gender should be timid about their enjoyment,” Maurissa added. PREACH GIRL.

Viewers took to commenting on the show’s Instagram account referring to Maurissa as “desperate” for “[jumping] right into bed” with a Riley. Maurissa called out the “double standard,” as she should, mentioning it was disheartening to see a lot of the hate come from other women. “It’s already hard enough being a woman in today’s society, so we as women should do everything to lift each other up rather than bring each other down,” she added. And that’s on that. None of these haters have ever exposed their lives to reality TV. And just because someone does, that doesn’t mean they deserve to be attacked.

Riley also called out the “blatant double standard” on his own Instagram Story. “And just know when you put that type of stuff out there — yes you are entitled to your opinion, you’re entitled to judge people — just know that I see it and I’m judging you right back and so is everybody else,” he said. Thanks for tuning in, haters. What do you expect to see when you turn on dating shows? People holding hands and courting each other for weeks? You’d probably turn the TV off faster than your hateful comments turn off other people.

TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MAURISSA CLAPPING BACK AT SLUT SHAMERS? DO YOU THINK IT WAS UNCALLED FOR FOR HER TO RECEIVE ALL THE HATE? 

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Last season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills featured a cast gang up on Denise Richards. Denise’s co-stars confronted her about an alleged sexual encounter with RHOBH alum Brandi Glanville. Denise denied that she hooked up with Brandi.

She even sent cease and desist letters to some of her co-stars. Lisa Rinna, who was supposedly friends with Denise for 20 years, slammed her as as “a phony.” When Denise announced that she was leaving RHOBH, it wasn’t a surprise.

One cast member, Garcelle Beauvais, stayed “Team Denise Richards“ the entire time. In September of 2020, Denise appeared on the talk show The Real, which Garcelle co-hosts. Denise told Garcelle, “I truly could not have gotten through the season without you, honestly.”

Garcelle wasn’t about to let Rinna off the hook for the horrible way that she treated Denise. Then Rinna equated turning her back on Denise to her husband, Harry Hamlin, ending his friendship with a man who supposedly raped someone. We need a course on analogies for the Housewives. Just saying.

 

RELATED: Lisa Rinna Says She’s Closer To Erika Jayne Than She Ever Was With Denise Richards; Lisa Downplays Friendships With Denise and Garcelle Beauvais And Says They Are “Party Friends”

 

And this season is all about Erika Jayne, and how her ex, Tom Girardi, allegedly took $26 million dollars in settlement money that belonged to his clients. Now Erika is being sued for $25 million dollars by the trustee who is handling the Girardi Keese bankruptcy case. The trustee is alleging that Erika was aware that money from Tom’s law firm was funding her expensive lifestyle. Sutton Stracke would like a word, Erika.

And Garcelle has some questions for Rinna about why she treated Erika with kid gloves while she destroyed Denise last season. “Some of them knew Denise longer than Erika, so I don’t get it either,” Garcelle stated. “That’s really baffling to me is how come they believe Erika right out the gate and they never believed Denise?”

Rinna tried to fake “owning it” by saying, “I’m closer with Erika than I’ve been with anybody in this circle. I’m way closer to Erika than I ever was to Denise Richards.” Say what now? What happened to 20 years of friendship?

When Garcelle was a guest on Watch What Happens Live she delivered a shady tease. Host Andy Cohen asked Garcelle if she was still friends with Denise. “I am and I think she wants to come back,” Garcelle shared. “Somebody’s gotta go though.” Maybe Rinna should revamp her resume.

 

RELATED: Garcelle Beauvais Says It’s “Baffling” RHOBH Cast Believed Erika Jayne Right Away But Not Denise Richards

 

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Denise discussed this season of RHOBH. “I just started watching the last couple of episodes,” Denise said. She noted that her name often pops up on the show.
“I am going to ask them, ‘Do I get paid for every time my name comes up?'” the actress quipped.

“You know, I really did enjoy working on the show. I hate to even say working on it,” Denise remarked. “I liked being a part of the show, and I had fun with most of the women, not all!”

So, would Denise ever pick up a diamond again and re-join the franchise? “You know, I always say ‘never say never.’ It feels like they have real-life stuff, you know?” she commented. “Real-life stuff going on this season.” I’m sure that Erika agrees.

“I think that they couldn’t not talk about some of the things that’s going on,” Denise said, alluding to Erika’s legal issues and divorce. “I mean, it’s very public, and I know that’s a very difficult situation, I would imagine too.”

 

RELATED: Denise Richards Denies Giving An Ultimatum About Returning To Real Housewives If Lisa Rinna Exits The Show

TELL US- WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE DENISE RETURN TO RHOBH? WOULD RINNA HAVE TO LEAVE? WHO IS YOUR DREAM CAST?

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When does a solution become more of a problem than it’s worth? That’s the question on everyone’s mind on this week’s episode of Below Deck Mediterranean. The interior’s been struggling for a few weeks now thanks to Lexi Wilson‘s incompetence. At the end of last week’s episode, Katie Flood announced she was doing away with ranks among her department. No more second and third stew. Everyone’s equal now. So get ready, because things are about to change on board Lady Michelle…

Yes, that means a fourth stew is joining the boat. Oh, and she’s already here. Like, now. Even before Lexi and Katie finish up their conversation, the new stew is stepping on board. Everyone meet Delaney Evans! The girl has been sitting in a hotel under quarantine since the night Mathew Shea walked off the boat with his fake knee injury. So needless to say, she’s happy to be here as the new deck/stew.

Except…wait a second. Apparently that’s only half true. The staffing agency hired Delaney under the allusion that she had experience in both departments. It even says so on her resume. But that’s not exactly completely accurate. Introducing herself to Katie and Captain Sandy Yawn, the newbie admits she’s really more of a deckhand. In that she has absolutely no stew experience whatsoever. Umm…this is a problem. Particularly for Katie. Because now it’s looking like she’s been sold a false bill of goods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In all honesty, the first thing that ran through my mind was, “Could this be a plant from production? Or Bravo, even?” I mean, the girl just spent two weeks sitting in a hotel room doing absolutely nothing. Don’t you think it would’ve been helpful to mention that your previous stew experience involved setting out platters from Costco and handing out sodas? Other things to know about Delaney: she was the valedictorian of her high school class. She has a speech impediment she taught herself not to improve as a way to get out of class in elementary school. She’s been a sailing skipper on much smaller boats, but has never worked on a super yacht. Oh, and David Pascoe might have a little crush on her, except he thinks her name is Andrea.

There’s no time to think about how Delaney throws a wrench in things, though, because charter number five is about to start. As in, the gaggle of girlfriends are already strutting down the dock. So Katie agrees to try the newbie out for this charter and basically throws her down in laundry. Because how hard can laundry be for a high school valedictorian, right? Surely it’s easier than Chef Mathew having to coordinate all the conflicting dietary demands this group of guests threw at him via their preference sheets. His solution once they anchor in Mala Ostrica? Serve a deconstructed lunch family-style. That way, all the ladies can pick and choose what they will and won’t eat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, Mathew‘s seemingly endless string of good luck is about to run out. Because while the guests are going full tilt on every water sport imaginable, he’s prepping for dinner. And for not the first time this season, something catches fire in the galley. Without thinking, the chef grabs the fiery sheet pan and runs it to the sink, seriously burning a few of his fingers. Umm, to say this is bad is an understatement. Mathew calls Sandy to the galley, and she immediately knows he needs to see a doctor. And listen, I totally get that accidents happen. Especially in a kitchen. But how many of these injuries and fires could have been avoided? Because two fires in a single season kind of seem like two too many…

With second degree burns on his fingers Mathew is now down a hand. Which means he’ll need some help in the galley to get dinner on the table, courtesy of Lloyd Spencer. However, the evening’s meal of bacon-wrapped dates, chicken parmesan, and gnocchi Alfredo goes off basically without a hitch. Meanwhile, Lexi is tasked with teaching Delaney how to do to turndowns. (Which seems like an odd choice considering how terrible she’s been at housekeeping lately, but I guess Courtney Veale can’t do everything.) And yet, the drama isn’t over for the night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just as dinner service is winding down, Captain Sandy calls Katie to the bridge. There’s a problem with the new cabin arrangements. See, Delaney was originally supposed to bunk with Mathew, but management has laid down the law that that’s legally not allowed. For liability reasons. So if Delaney’s going to stick around, there has to be a major cabin shuffle. And I mean more than just Mathew intruding in the chief officer’s cabin for the remainder of the charter. (Which, for the record, he’s less than pleased about.) To make things work, the three stews will have to share the trio cabin currently occupied by the boys. Katie will move in with Malia White. David will have to go back to rooming with Mathew after he’s already moved out. And Lloyd and Mzi Dempers will take over Katie and Lexi‘s old room. Yikes.

The next morning, Katie‘s left wondering if all this rearranging is worth the trouble. After all, it’s late in the season. There are only two charters left after this one. And pretty much everyone on the crew will be upset with her over having to switch cabins. Well, except Malia, who doesn’t have to move. And David, who’s still recovering from the lap dance he received the night before from a charter guest in an inflatable suit. Then there’s also the question of whether Delaney‘s even happy as a completely green stew when she’d probably much rather be on deck. Should she just let the newbie go? Of course, Sandy passes the buck when Katie comes her with the conundrum. This is all on Katie, and is it just me or does the captain seems oddly pleased to be putting her chief stew in such a no-win position?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor Katie‘s so worked up that she’s literally making herself sick over the decision. After breakfast, she pulls Delaney aside for a meeting in the bridge, and proceeds to lay out the situation. The new girl may not have outright lied, but she certainly wasn’t honest on her C.V. Katie doesn’t really have time to train her this late in the season. She’s basically giving the newbie an out. But inexplicably, Delaney seems to have no intention of going anywhere. She makes several valid counterpoints: she’s taking laundry off everyone’s shoulders, the other stews all got two-hour breaks the day before, and things are still getting done. She wants to stay, and somehow convinces Katie that it’s only fair to give her a chance. Seeing no other option, Katie reluctantly agrees to reassess once the charter is actually over.

But will we even make it to the end of the charter? The weather that started out in the morning as simply crummy has morphed into a full-blown storm. The wind is so bad that the anchor is dragging, which means Malia and Lloyd have to venture outside to reset it. It may seem like just doing the job in a little heavy rain at first, but within seconds it becomes clear that the situation is more dangerous. As the bosun tries to guide Lloyd through the process, lightning flashes in the sky behind her. Ever calm, Captain Sandy promises the storm will pass, but the episode ends with Malia letting loose a string of curse words before shouting, “Red on deck! Red on deck!” Guess we’ll have to wait until next week to find out what that actually means…

TELL US – WHAT’S YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION OF DELANEY? HOW LONG DO YOU THINK SHE’LL STICK AROUND? IS MATHEW SLOPPY IN THE GALLEY OR JUST ODDLY ACCIDENT-PRONE? IS CAPTAIN SANDY SETTING KATIE UP TO FAIL AS A LEADER?

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Ever since NeNe Leakes recently announced the horrible news that her husband, Gregg Leakes, is “transitioning to the other side,” the Bravo community has been collectively heartbroken for the Real Housewives of Atlanta OG. Gregg and NeNe have been through it all — divorce, two marriages, and Gregg’s battle with colon cancer, most of it while on camera. Even though Gregg was in remission for a while, his cancer recently returned and it hasn’t been an easy ride at all.

And the RHOA alum recently revealed that Gregg is “dying” during an appearance at her lounge/nightclub in Atlanta. And despite her rocky relationships with some of her former co-stars, they put aside their differences to show support to NeNe during the difficult time.

Instagram account @thepeachreportdaily reposted a story from Kenya Moore showing love for Gregg and NeNe. She shared a sweet photo of Gregg gazing at NeNe with a warm caption. “Praying for Gregg, @neneleakes, and their family. Even though all our ups and downs, Gregg never treated me differently – he was always kind and respectful,” she wrote. Twirl added #AGoodMan to the post. Truly that’s a simple and honest way to describe Gregg — through it all, he’s always stayed true to himself. And remained his wife’s number one cheerleader through life.

 

RELATED: NeNe Leakes Says Gregg Leakes Is “Dying” & “Transitioning To The Other Side”

 

And even Kim Zolciak-Biermann, who’s had the longest rocky relationship with the RHOA OG, showed her support. NeNe made an Instagram post that simply said “Broken” and the Bravo community flooded the comments. Kim wrote, “Praying for you and your family. Sending you lots of love,” Radar Online reports. That just goes to show that no matter what drama goes down on reality TV, nothing is bigger than the pain of someone losing a spouse. And no amount of shade-throwing should ever stop someone from wishing well to a person going through such a sad moment, especially when the person is a former friend.

We send our love and thoughts to NeNe, Gregg, and their entire family as they navigate this heavy time. And the Bravo community should be rallying around NeNe, who’s been open enough to show so much of her life on RHOA throughout the years, as she deals with this unthinkable pain.

 

RELATED: NeNe Leakes Reveals That Gregg Leakes Is Home After 6-Week Hospitalization

TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF KENYA AND KIM’S WELL WISHES TO NENE AND GREGG? ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT EITHER OF THEM PUT THEIR DIFFERENCES WITH NENE ASIDE TO SUPPORT THE LEAKES FAMILY?

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Carmeon Hamilton is mourning at the moment.

She's also in shock.

On Monday, the interior designer -- who recently won HGTV's Design Star: Next Gen -- announced the passing of her husband, Marcus, in a motorcycle accident.

He was 37 years old.

"It is with deep sorrow and an eternally broken heart that I tell you that the love of my life, Marcus Hamilton, has passed away," Carmeon wrote on Instagram.

"I was alerted by MPD late last night that Marcus succumbed to his injuries from a motorcycle accident yesterday afternoon."

Hamilton added that she's "no stranger to loss," but...

"... this loss brings something beyond pain. Something I can't describe. I'm now missing a major part of myself and that void seems to grow more and more every second."

The well-known and respected designer explained that the hardest burden to bear centers around the couple's son, Davin.

"I can't bring myself to figure out Davin's and my next step, because there shouldn't be a need for one," she wrote.

"But in the midst of this immense pain came a wave of support from the community of people that we've worked so hard to build. They are the only reason I have the strength and ability to put these words in writing."

Hamilton was crowned the winner of Design Star: Net Gen in March.

After sharing news of her husband's death online, the 35-year-old received messages of support from fellow HGTV stars.

"Carmeon, there are no words for what you must be going through," Breegan Jane wrote, for example.

"I am incredibly sorry for your loss. While I didn't know him, it was clear that he was a bright light. I'm sending you so much love. Please know we are all thinking of you."

In a follow-up on her Instagram Story, meanwhile, interior design blogger and lifestyle influencer Shavonda Gardner shared an update on her good friend.

"Many of you have asked how you can help/donate/contribute.

"We are still wading through what their immediate needs are and for the most part everything is being taken care of as there's an amazing close circle of support surrounding them," Gardner wrote.

Gardner added in another post that she's also in the process of setting up other ways people can show their support for Hamilton and her family.

This would include "nailing down organizations Marcus was passionate about that you can donate [to] on his behalf."

Carmeon and Marcus had been together for about 15 years and married for a decade.

Back in May, the former shared in an Instagram post that the pair also had plans to get married again.

She wrote at the time:

"Meeting this man is the absolute best thing that's ever happened to me!

"We're coming up on our 15th year together and 10th year of marriage and I can't wait to marry him all over again in a couple months!!!

"I hope you guys are ready for this planning journey!!! It's going to be epic!!!!"

"Thank you all for being one of the best parts of our love story and loudly encouraging us to be the passionately flawed humans we were, living a life well lived," Hamilton concluded her heartbreaking post this week.

"I only ask for grace and privacy as my family and I navigate this extraordinary loss.

"I love you peeps."

We send our condolences to Carmeon Hamilton, her friends, family members and loved ones.

May Marcus rest in peace.

One of the two new couples introduced on the 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way premiere was Ellie Rose and Victor McLean.

Ellie is a 45-year-old restaurant owner in Seattle who is leaving it all behind to go to a small Columbian island.

But Victor is not her first love and will not be her first marriage.

Ellie was married once before ... and lost her husband abruptly just eleven months after they married.

Ellie is a widow, and her late husband's name was Matt.

He passed away in 2004, but his sudden death changed Ellie -- she has never been the same since.

Part of that may be because she was the one who woke up one morning to find that her young, healthy husband had suddenly died.

Before Ellie touched on that trauma or any part of her backstory, we saw her speaking to Victor.

They were discussing the tropical depression that would become Hurricate Iota.

Even before the storm's devastation was apparent, they were both bracing for the winds to strike the island where Victor lives.

Ellie had been planning to bring Victor to the United States on a K-1 visa.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic began just days before his visa interview.

After a while, she realized that she couldn't just wait for him to come to her, and opted to join him.

Very quickly, there was a real question as to whether she would ever be able to do that.

Hurricane Iota, as we saw on the premiere, left devastation and massive flooding in its wake.

Unable to contact the man she loved for days, Ellie was terrified that she had let herself fall in love again ... only to lose him.

“When I was 28 years old I got married," Ellie shared with the camera.

"My husband and I worked on the same street in different bars," she detailed.

"And he was a very happy, fun-loving guy," Ellie described Matt.

"He was the type of guy that when he would walk into a place he would just be, like, “I love this lady! I love her!”" Ellie characterized.

"He just -- he loved me so much," she explained.

“Eleven months after we got married, we went to Atlanta, which is where he was from," Ellie shared.

"I went to bed early that night," Ellie recalled. "And when I woke up, I discovered him and he was dead."

"It changed my life, you know, forever," she lamented.

"It was, um, something you don’t ever get over," Ellie expressed. "And it just… It was awful."

“A few weeks later," Ellie revealed, "the coroner’s report came back and it turned out that he had accidentally overdosed on a prescription painkiller."

"I just feel like I was never the same after that," she admitted.

This has impacted her love life in obvious ways.

“After losing my husband in that manner, its been hard to open up my heart completely to someone," Ellie confessed.

She explained that this is "because of that fear of losing them and going through that process again.”

That is more than understandable.

Matt passed away on August 7, 2004.

That was 17 years ago -- about 16 years before this was filmed.

Though we are happy for Ellie that she was able to move on, many viewers are alarmed by some apparent red flags in her new romance.

Meeting Victor was obviously a source of happiness for Ellie, and that is great.

The two are age-appropriate (she in her mid-forties, he in his late thirties)

Moving to be with him does mean leaving everything behind, including her beloved pizza restaurant.

Ellie's plan to leave her pizza restaurant in the hands of a trusted colleague make sense.

Of course, there are some strong hints that she's not really planning to leave Seattle forever.

Ellie can't come out and say it on the show, but it looks like the plan was to live with Victor for a few months until he can do the K-1 visa.

However, Victor cheated on Ellie, as she revealed to the cameras.

This wasn't a fling or a one-night stand.

This other woman was living with him, and Victor apparently told her that Ellie was an "ex" when she found their messages.

Though Victor did (allegedly) break up with his side piece (if it's fair to apply that label to one or the other), that was ... weird.

It's not just cheating. It's lying and manipulation.

As Ellie's good friend HIromi warned the camera, that could just be the tip of the iceberg rather than a once-and-done affair.

Like Hiromi, viewers have their concerns about the relationship.

Is Ellie too suspicious for it to work? Or is she not suspicious enough to see through Victor?

The season has scarcely begun, so we're sure that we'll have many more surprises in store.