EXCLUSIVE! Several Sources Confirm Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen Have No Plans to Leave 'The Real Housewives of New York'
Getty Images Would you be sad to see original housewife Alex and her flamboyant hubby leave the show? Why is everyone in such a rush to see Alex McCord , 36, get the boot from her show, The Real Housewives of New York? Sure, she isn't well-liked, but that's no reason to fire her! "There's a ton of reasons why [Alex and husband Simon van Kempen] aren't being asked back," the NY Daily News claims. "Viewers don't have a positive reaction to them, so they're easily replaceable at this point." But several inside

Alex McCord, Simon van Kempen Dropped For "The Real Housewives Of New York City"
The Real Housewives of New York City is losing one of its polarizing couples. Big Apple socialite Alex McCord and hubby Simon van Kempen will not be back with the hit reality docu-soap returns for its fourth season on Bravo later this year. Tattling tipters claim producers dumped the couple after refusing to do any more business with the overbearing Simon, who flew into full Bitch Mode when Bravo slammed the entire cast with a hefty reduction in pay. In addition, the network was concerned by...

Alex McCord, Simon van Kempen may be cut out of 'Real Housewives of New York City'
New Yorkers may finally get a eak from the city's most overexposed "House" husband: We hear that Simon van Kempen and his missus, Alex McCord, aren't being asked back for Season Four of "The Real Housewives of New York City."

Alex McCord & Simon Van Kempen Out Of 'Real Housewives?'
nydailynews.com : New Yorkers may finally get a break from the city's most overexposed "House" husband: We hear that Simon van Kempen and his missus, Alex McCord, aren't being asked back for Season Four of "The Real Housewives of New York City." Rumors of an impending exit for the Brooklynites began swirling just as filming wrapped on Season Three, which begins March 4. Says an insider, "There are a ton of reasons they aren't being asked back." Read the whole story: nydailynews.com Get...

"Real Housewives Of New York" May Dump The Only Good Thing About The Show
We may not love New York anymore, after learning that “Real Housewives” producers are thinking of dropping wacky wannabee richies Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen from the show . Their reasons are, as Rahm Emmanuel would say, “f*cking retarded.” According to an inside source, viewers don’t “connect” with the pair. Says the spy, “All of the other women’s story lines have interwoven, yet Alex and Simon have kept theirs separate. It...

Are Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen out?
Alex McCord and her husband Simon van Kempen might not be asked back to season 4 of “The Real Housewives of New York.”

Alex McCord Cut From Real Housewives of NYC
NBC is on a PR roll. Today, Questlove, drummer for The Roots and leader of the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon band, tweeted this photo from the NBC offices. Apparently in honor of Black History … Read More

Housewife Gets The Boot!
Hey New York! Guess what? The Real Housewives of New York City is losing one of it's fine, upstanding cast members. Alex McCord and her hubby Simon van Kempen have not been asked back for the fourth season of the Bravo show. Why you may ask? Well, if you frequently watch the show, you know what a pain in the ass Simon was and the producers no longer wanted to do business with him. Apparently, he threw a "hissy fit" when he wasn't given the same paycut as the other cast members (aka the...

'Real Housewives' stars Simon van Kempen, Alex McCord get catty when Sundance subject comes up
Claws will be out again on the upcoming season of "The Real Housewives of New York."

Real Housewives of New York City, The: Spring DVDs Planned for Season 1 and Season 2 Sets
Last week we reported about the New end-of-March date for A&E's release of The Real Housewives of New Jersey - Season 1 on DVD. Now a pair of pre-order listings added to Amazon tells us that they're bringing their 2008 Reality series in on the home video act, with May 25 launches of

Kelly Bensimon Has Some Underwear to Sell You [Reality TV]
A new season of Real Housewives of New York City is coming soon. And so Kelly Bensimon has unveiled a brand new website which features not only a blog , but there's also an "online shop" where you'll find Kelly selling underwear that depicts Kelly posing in her underwear. How meta! Comments

Bravo Fires Alex and Simon Van Kempen Plus Media Notes
Bravo will no longer be needeing Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen’s services on The Real Housewives of New York City The New York Daily News Anderson Cooper thinks Snooki is a piece of garbage. Hiss! Mediaite.com Nothing like some Bill O’Rielly/Jon Stewart witticisms to get the day started HuffingtonPost.com This is funny: Harper’s Bazaar wanted Zac Posen to stand next to Sesame Street’s The Count in a Fashion shoot. DENIED Gawker.com A story of one woman’s...

HollywoodLife.com's Hot Six at Six Links! Elin Is Going To Mississippi To Get Tiger And Our Other Best Stuff From Thursday!
Elin Nordegren is headed to Mississippi to get Tiger out of Rehab! Click here Cindy Crawford would you wear her jewelry? Click here Lauren Conrad is in a special public service announcement! Click here Real Housewives of NYC stars Alex Mccord and husband Simon Van Kempen are not leaving the show! Click here Brittany Murphy autopsy revealed - Her death was preventable!

'Real Houswives NYC' To Cut Alex McCord & Simon van Kempen
Rumors are circulating this week that 'Real Houswives of New York City' couple Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen are being cut from the show. A source says that the couple won't be asked back when season four starts shooting. "Viewers don't have a positive reaction to them, so they're easily replaceable at this point," the source claims. A rep for Bravo said "no details have been released aobut next season". And Simon said: "We have not had any discussions regarding a fourth...

Beyoncé's Mom Is Angry; Elton John Is The New Willy Wonka [Dirt Bag]
In case you didn't know: Beyoncé's mom, Tina Knowles, is divorcing Matthew Knowles because a woman named Alexsandra Wright says he's the father of her soon-to-be-born daughter.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz: Checker Out
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz  enjoyed her day off from her  Broadway  show,  Chicago  by taking a leisurely stroll through  New York City .  

Paris Hilton Takes A Bite Out Of Letterman
Paris Hilton  arrived at  David Letterman's studio s in  NYC  today dressed casually in jeans a T-shirt and a baseball cap.  

Catherine Zeta Jones Bundles Up In NYC
Catherine Zeta-Jones bundles up against the cold to run some errands in New York City . Wearing a fur-lined (fake we hope) coat, black Leggings and black boots, the A Little Night Music star was spotted leaving her apartment ahead of her Broadway appearance.

Review: 24 - 9:00PM-10:00PM
(S08E06) "If you're talking about what I think you're talking about, we don't do that anymore." - Hastings to Jack, on using unsavory methods with the Russians Oh, snap. The Russians may have bought Renee's cover, but that doesn't mean she's out of danger. Just the opposite, especially given the fact that she's a loose cannon and doesn't seem to care whether she lives or dies at this point. Or maybe that's not necessarily true. At the beginning of this episode, I wrote in my notes that you...

9/11 Terror Car Surplus Leaves Cop Cars for All
9/11 Terror Car Surplus Leaves Cop Cars for All There's a million dollars in New York City cop cars just sitting in Jersey , after the big airport security plan sort of fell apart (shock), and the Tabloids are hopped up about it. But anyone who lives withing two blocks of a precinct house can tell you that's the tip of the 9/11 money influx iceberg. They've like, run out of places to store cop cars. Also, anyone who's seen one of those extremely annoying "terror...

Jane Jarvis, ballpark organist for the NY Mets for 15 years, dies in NJ at age 94
Jane Jarvis, ballpark organist for NY Mets, dies

"Top Of The Rock" at Rockefeller Center | Photo 12
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Advocates Call for Release of Immigrant Detainees Held in NYC
If NYC is truly a city that values it’s immigrant residents , then why is there a federal Immigration detention center in downtown Manhattan? The Varick Federal Detention Facility is actually about to be closed, perhaps in part to Protests focused on the release of Jean Montrevil , which drew attention to the horrible conditions inside the detention center, but also problems with the very idea of criminalizing immigrants for just being immigrants. A broad coalition of 16 national and...

This Sunday in NYC : Caribe Negro for Haiti!
A Fundraiser to benefit Haiti’s Earthquake Survivors and NYC Haitian Artists who lost family in the recent tragedy. Saturday Feb. 6, 2010 from 7pm-3am. @ The Bruckner Bar & Grill 1 Bruckner Blvd. Bronx, NY #4 train to E. 138th Street Featuring Performances by: Zon del Barrio Alma Moyo Bryan Vargas & Ya Esta Welfare Poets Vaya Kalunga Neg Mawon Paleros Dominicanos de Nueva York! Afro-Dominican Dance Class from 7-8pm by Genaro Ozuna & Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba from 8-9 pm by...

At the Movies: capsule reviews of 'From Paris With Love' and other films this week
Capsule reviews of films opening this week: “From Paris with Love” - As 2008’s “Taken” turned Liam Neeson into an action star, director Pierre Model again attempts the feat with two distinctly un-tough actors: John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The Rock needn’t worry about his day job. With a shaved head, thick goatee and a leather jacket, Travolta resembles a biker from Soho. He’s Charlie Wax, a brutal but chatty CIA agent. Meyers is James...