White House Crashers Heading to 'Housewives of D.C.'

By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 26th 2010 10:25AM

The legendary White House crashers, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, will be making headlines once again as the "most visible members" of the upcoming Bravo series 'The Real Housewives of D.C.,' The Daily Beast reports. While their escapade last November raised their profile, it was also their ticket onto the reality show. Bravo cameras were filming the Salahis when they crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner -- a security breach that reportedly got presidential Social Secretary Desiree Rogers fired. Even though Bravo is keeping the series under wraps until its scheduled debut in July, the Salahis have reportedly already shot all 12 episodes of the premiere season.

Tareq and Michaele Salahi, Housewives of D.C.

Tareq and Michaele Salahi, Housewives of D.C.

The couple is contractually prohibited from talking about the show, but are set to sit down with 'Today Show' host Matt Lauer on May 27. They plan to explain the "misunderstanding" about the White House invitation that turned their lives upside down.

They appeared on the 'Today Show' back in December to clear up rumors that they had crashed the White House party in order to land a spot on the Bravo TV show. During the interview, they claimed to be "devastated" when they awoke the morning after the party to discover the media had labeled them the "White House party crashers." Everything they had worked for, they said, "was destroyed."

The Salahis were not prosecuted following the incident -- a blessing for Bravo executives who can now edit the couple's "audition footage" and air it during the premiere episode.

The 'D.C.' show was absent from Bravo's slate of new shows because the network also decided to move forward with 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.' A Bravo spokesperson told The Daily Beast she had "absolutely no announcement beyond the fact that we're doing the show and the production process continues."

The couple are also working on a new tell-all book, literary agent Sharlene Martin told The Daily Beast. Martin reveals the couple plan to try to set the record straight and promises, "People will be surprised when the truth about the Salahis is finally told."

Tags: Michaele Salahi, real housewives of dc

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Friday 26 March

By Ashlee

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Here's all I gotta say...........Is there a petetion to sign where these Housewives shows can be banned? I am seriously sick of them. The NY girls are so snotty and immature. I couldn't even watch the entire show last night because all they do is gossip over old BS! No longer a fan!

By snowmassey

I see, break the law and get a reality show.
Everyone with an IQ over 10 should just change the channel.

Monday 29 March

By Cheryl

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I watched one episode of the Real Housewives of New York City, and that was enough for me. If the women portrayed on these shows are the "real" housewives, what are the rest of us who can't afford top designer clothes, maids, private schools and clubs, etc -- chopped liver? Being a housewife involves a lot more than these women portray....

Oh...and before anyone tells me to change the channel, not to worry - I DID!
Toodles :-)

By Kate

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These two are a hoot..LOL!!!

By susiek

I can't believe that Bravo is going to put these two on the air. They are scam artists and liars who got someone fired from their job so they could make a scene. All of the Real Housewives shows are full of fake rich people who try to convince America that they have something of value to offer when the only thing that matters to them is how much they make showing off their unrealistic lifestyles to make the rest of the country feel envy for them.

Sunday 28 March

By jon

duh!!!!!!!!!! no surpise here. That is all they wanted and thrive on instant notoriety/ fame. Classic All American trash. i.e. prime houswives material/stars.

By David Curtis

You'd need some neck to do what they did and that lady sure has some neck on her.

By dennis

This is what they wanted, they should be in friggin jail, people like them really piss me off, they are f'ing loser lowlife ass wipes

By gobluespartyon

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White crasher shouldn't go to jail as you have claim Dennis I'm not supporting what they did but they didn't hurt no one all they wanted was to meet Obama but they shouldn't go to jail. When others were to blame as well.

By ccwstauffer

gobluespartyon......does moronic idiocy run in your family gene pool?

By Hugh Jassol

Click on his name Dennis and you'll see that all this person does is tell everyone how wrong they are. He's a moron.

Tuesday 30 March

By mikey

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Why should they be in jail? They were let into the event.Last I heard if you were invited in it wasn't a crime.

CCwstauffer no your the moron & idiot from your family gene pool not me so your wrong. Hugh is wrong as well as he is lying about and me he is the real moron that doesn't know what he is talking about my profile which he has never seen before Hugh is a troll that has no life what so ever. Your wrong Hugh and thats a fact.

By Johnnybocce

I feel a nationwide effort should be undertaken to boycott this show. How can people actually reward people who demonstrate this kind of character is disgracefull. The individual who came up with idea to put these two on the show should be fired, and the executives should be ashamed of themselves. Please do not watch this show. Perhaps the shows sponsors should also be boycotted, I know I will never buy their products!

By Jan

I absolutely agree Johnnybocce. I would only watch them on the Cable show, "Greed and Scandals", if I weren't already sick of them from the hearings.

You have never watch none of housewives shows anyways so your lame boycott is mute. Boycotting is dumb and stupid anyways they never worked boycotting is out dated anyways.

By Greg

Why would anyone believe anything these two have to say?

By enzo

There is no doubt this was all planned. NBC/bravo are getting payback for all the adoration of Obama during and after his campaign. It was all a publicity stunt.

I don't think NBC planed it and I don't think it was publicity stunt as you have claim Enzo which you have no proof to backup those claims. White Crashers just wanted to meet the Obama and they didn't hurt anyone.

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