We all knew this was going to get ugly, right? Someone on the Real Housewives of Orange County cast must have a direct line to an editor at Radar Online, because they were the first ones to report that newly single Tamra Barney (remember her husband Simon filed for a divorce last month) hooked up with one of Simon’s friends over the weekend in Las Vegas. OUCH!

The story is Simon was in Vegas last weekend, hanging out at the Hard Rock Hotel, and he just so conveniently happened to walk into the same club Tamra and Simon’s boy, “Eddie Judge” were canoodling. Simon says seeing Tamra with his friend hurt him so bad he dropped to his knees and a bouncer had to escort him out.  Word from some of my Facebook friends is that RHOC hanger-on Jay Photoglou, and Lynne and Frank Curtin were also in Vegas!  What a coincidence, you guys!

Tamra isn’t denying anything: she tells Radar that she and Eddie are “dating” and that “we started hanging out together more after my separation and one thing led to another. We had been friends for over a year.” This makes Simon’s allegations of Tamra’s infidelity on his divorce papers even more interesting. Who knows how long Simon and Eddie have been “friends?”

Naturally, just like a 15 year old girl, Simon has taken to his Facebook to get sympathy. Here’s what he wrote, per my friends at Starcasm:

Eddie was a family friend.He has been at my dinner table with my kids breaking bread.Went to my daughters 4th B-day dinner.He has given me presents for christmas. Hugs me everytime he sees me.My family and me are devistated that he would stoop so low.There are plenty of women he could have gone after.MY WIFE.WOW!That is the lowest anyone could be in the world.Who needs enemies when you have friends like Eddie Judge

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Happy Friday! How did you all feel about last night’s episode of Real Housewives of Orange County?I haven’t seen the full episode yet because I’ve been moving to a different state (excuses, I know) so I don’t have the full magnitude of last night’s shitshow, but I did catch this clip of Vicki and Simon fighting over who has messed up Simon’s marriage more.

Vicki says that a few months ago, Tamra confided some marital problems to her, and now Simon thinks Vicki knows too much. Tamra just wants everyone to get along, but both Simon and Vicki refuse. I think they all come off looking like assholes in this fight. Simon is putting entirely too much blame on Vicki for his disintegrating marriage, Tamra is acting drunk and needy, and Vicki reveals she doesn’t really care about Tamra (always a wonderful line: “I don’t give a rat’s ass about your marriage.”)

What did you think of this argument?

Gatecrasher reported yesterday that Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen, the social climbing couple of Real Housewives of New York City may not be returning for the fourth season of that show. Keep in mind, season three hasn’t even aired yet! The source says that Alex is on the chopping block because “viewers don’t have a positive reaction to them, so they’re easily replaceable at this point.” Ouch. Another rumor is that Simon threw a “hissy fit” because he wasn’t getting paid as much as the housewives. To which I ask: Simon’s getting paid?

In October, Bravo announced the third season of the show would feature two new women: socialite Sonja Morgan and event planner Jennifer Gilbert. Bethenny Frankel will be leaving the show after this season to focus on her own solo reality program, Bethenny’s Getting Married?

Simon took to his Facebook page to respond to the item, saying this:

It seems that someone racked with insecurity, a big mouth & a bruised ego is making up stories about a possible 4th Season of RHoNYC. Season 3 hasn’t even aired & only if it’s successful would there be another season. Who in the cast returns for it will be based, among other things, on audience reactions & ratings for the current season.

Real Housewives of New York City returns to Bravo on Thursday, March 4 at 10 p.m. for their third season. What do you think? Are Alex and Simon “repleceable?” Should some one else go to make room for new snark blood?

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Proving they’re savvier than most, Bravo announced a partnership with location-based software Foursquare on Monday. If you don’t know Foursquare, you probably don’t live in San Francisco or New York City and your friends aren’t huge social media addicts. Essentially, it’s a way to “check in” to places you go either by text or by iPhone or Blackberry application. The point is people you know will see you there and maybe come join you. In practice, it can turn into an e-stalking fest or you just end up checking in at the same place as all of your friends. The fun part are the badges you acquire as you continue checking in (they’re pictured at right here). This is where Bravo’s partnership will come into play: there will be new Bravo-only badges that you can win if you check into a location that’s been on a Bravo show. The New York Times Bits blog reports that users will also win prizes if they check into over 500 Bravo locations (they’ll also be given free bankruptcy consultation).

If you’re using Foursquare already, have you gotten any of the Bravo badges? If you need tips on where to go to start acquiring badges, there is a list of places you can check into on Foursquare’s site. Some recommendations: Patti Stanger recommends Dave & Busters as a way to meet dudes (sorry Patti, I’ll be a single lady forever if that’s where you want me to go!), Gail Simmons continues to win my heart by recommending Bouchon in New York City, Countess Luann recommends Cipriani for the “ladies who lunch” and Jill Zarin recommends all the fabulous shopping in New York City.

Heads up to Foursquare, if you ever want to create a “BravoFan” badge, it can be the person checking into over 3 karaoke bars in one week! Call me!

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On last night’s Millionaire Matchmaker, Shauna, a millionaress actually turned around and ran away from her dashing date, Mark. Whether or not the show is scripted is anyone’s guess, but her irrational screaming while running through the hotel about how she stayed there all the time and was throwing away a Louis Vuitton (she left her shoe while running away) seemed pretty real to me. Shauna didn’t like Mark because he was too old for her. She goes back to Patti for one more try, but balks when Patti suggests going out with someone without seeing a photo first. Patti kicks her out and Shauna leaves and even tries to cover the camera with her phone!

Okay, for the two of you still watching Launch My Line, the little fashion show that kind of couldn’t, it ends its run tonight. Three contestants remain: Merle, Eric, and Kathy. On tonight’s episode, Frederick Fekkai himself shows up to oversee the styling! There’s also talk of a Grammy-award winning special mystery guest judge. If you’re fond of the looks, remember that the winner of tonight’s show gets their line uh, launched.

Then, we have Bravo’s competitive hair styling show Shear Genius. Former host Jaclyn Smith has been replaced by Matthew McConaughey’s ladyfriend, Camila Alves. Totally bitching Jonathan Antin has also joined the cast as a Tim Gunn-esque mentor. Before you give up on the show, remember that Shear Genius begat Tabatha Coffey. Here’s a sneak peek:

So, from your comments, it seems like most of you enjoyed Kell On Earth, right? While I was watching, I kept comparing it to Bravo’s other inside-fashion show, The Rachel Zoe Project. Obviously, both are about highly successful, stressed out women with small empires, but while Rachel’s show is about fashion, Kelly Cutrone is about business. This point was driven home constantly by Kelly and her staff: when Kelly yells at her young assistants that this isn’t college, this is million of dollars of people’s money, she’s honing in on why these seemingly mundane tasks are portrayed so dramatically. This is big, big business with a lot at stake. Rachel Zoe never really brings up the point that her clients pay her thousands of dollars; it’s just left unsaid.

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What both shows do have in common is sleep-deprived, incredibly unhappy looking staff. While Rachel Zoe’s Taylor provides all the sour face we could handle in The Rachel Zoe Project, Kell On Earth has an entire office full of pissed-off looking people, who all appear to be asking themselves: “I left my cheap rent and easy lifestyle back home FOR THIS?” In one scene, Andrew offers Ativan (an anti-anxiety medication) to stressed out Stephanie S., with the rationale that it’s okay to take because it’s Fashion Week.

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Another layer to Kell On Earth is Kelly’s role as a single mom. Her office is several floors down from her actual apartment, affording her the chance to sneak away for a minute or two to see her daughter Ava. Ava herself has picked up a thing or two about fashion shows, saying she “won’t dress up” for an upcoming show if she’s “in the third row.” Yikes! This definitely makes the show much more interesting, since Kelly says outright in the opener that “everything” she does is for her daughter. Rachel Zoe on the other hand, appears to be in business as some kind of spiritual fashion calling and is happy to blow through her credit cards in order to fulfill some kind of deep-seated need for clothing from the 60s. That’s definitely part of Rachel’s charm, but it’s very different to Kelly’s far more practical outlook.

What did you think of the show? I loved it, so I want to hear your thoughts!

On last season’s Millionaire Matchmaker, Patti met her match in Shauna, a Midwestern spa owner who wanted her very own Ashton Kuchter. When Shauna refused to open up to Shauna about her past relationship, all hell broke loose and a war begun between the two successful ladies. Apparently, there is some kind of rich lady shortage in Los Angeles, because the bitch is back tonight for more abuse.

Shauna starts out saying she wants to try Patti’s style of dating, but gets huffy when Patti sugests she has to start considering men who are in their 60s. In the end, it turns into another bitchfest over Shauna’s plastic surgery. Patti insists she’s never had Botox or injections! I kind of believe her, just because I think she’d come right out and say it if she did. What do you think?

This one almost fell under the radar, but Real Housewives of New Jersey Jacqueline Laurita’s daughter Ashley Holmes (she of the poor grades and secret SUV) was found guilty of assault against her mother’s cast-mate Danielle Staub. The fight, which US Magazine reports was caught on tape, took place at an event all the women attended in November. Teresa Guidice was also involved in the altercation, but Danielle dropped the charges against her, as well as charges filed against Jacqueline.

Danielle, who’s been busy finishing up her book The Naked Truth, also gave an interview to People about her new life-philosophy. No longer is she having phone sex with strange men on the Internet and taking 20 year olds to Teresa’s shore house for some beach-side fun. Danielle is now abstinent:

“I’m abstinent now…I realized that with abstinence, if you really, really believe in yourself like I do, you discover your own self-worth. Abstinence means you refrain from any sex — thinking about it, doing it — even to yourself! I’m a born-again virgin. I am saving myself for marriage. I didn’t do it the first two times but I learned from my mistakes. So now, it’s okay to wait.”

I guess that’s why her and Jon Gosselin didn’t work out!

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It’s time for yet another type-A crazy to worm their way into your heart, tonight’s Kelly Cutrone’s turn, as her highly anticipated reality show, Kell On Earth, hits Bravo at 10 p.m. The following clip is a harrowing (if unintentionally hilarious) snapshot of a day at Kelly’s firm, People’s Revolution. An anxiety attack is produced when “the list” of a seating arrangement at a fashion show can’t print “in a professional manner.” Yes, everyone is freaking out because no one in their office knows how to use Excel and set a print layout. Draaaaama!