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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Saturday 27 March

By tikiat29

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This country is getting to be nothing but a big joke. I don't know which is worse, these freaks getting attention or those who give it to them.

Sunday 28 March

By Dee

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Television has really gone to hell. Instead of trained actors portraying a story, we get to watch idiots acting like idiots, i.e, the Jersey Shore crew, the Kardashians and all the botox Housewives of no place important.

The only half decent one is Tori and Dean, and even they are sickening after the first 10 minutes.

By Jennifer

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CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS SHOW! Our office is a buzz on it!

Very Excited!

The few haters are so jealous, and obsessed on this couple. It is funny, because they just make us want to watch them more. Even the media likes to show their picture alot. The red dress is pretty and the girl too.

They went , their names were announced, they were never asked to leave. End of story. That is NOT crashing.

YEAH BRAVO! DC is going to be our favorite with the OC Wives!

By vskparnell22

Will not watch the show...

By MO

Maybe they should get together with Balloon Boy's Dad, now there's a foursome!

Tuesday 30 March

By Jackie

i CANNOT IMAGINE WHY THEY WERE NOT PROSECUTED. Most ANY OF US WOULD HAVE BEEN iF FOR NO OTHER REASON BUT TRESPASSING AT THE VERY LEAST

By JULES

BRAVO TO BRAVO!! BAD EXAMPLE FOR LAW ABIDING CITIZENS - CRIME PAYS!!

By tracer

I suppose when someone refuses to answer a question and they plead the 5th It must some how make them feel like the elite. These two would not make a good Enquirer story.

BRAVO FOR BRAVO!! BAD EXAMPLE FOR LAW ABIDING CITIZENS; CRIME PAYS!!

By dawndawn

I watch the other Housewives but living in the same area as the Salahis aka LOSERS will not make me a fan of this show. I have lost respect for Bravo allowing these lying losers onto their network.
THEY ARE A JOKE!

By Farmboy39

We all know "Reality TV" only exists because it costs the networks very little money to produce. If the public stopped watching it, MAYBE we could get a return to quality and entertaing programming again. This couple is just another example of this marketing, as distasteful as they are. Who cares about them? They are just the latest in a long line of sleeze. Enough already! After all, these shows are NOT reality. Reality can only be experienced when you turn that television off.

By tee

Wow and networks just get stupider and stupider

By dkatma

Well I am 77 years old and these tv shows are disgusting and fake i have to say the world needs more laughter and truth my tv goes on for local news and after that there is nothing decent or sensible to watch. so I turn it off. this fake stuff is boring ,stupid does not give us much credit as human beings we r not stupid make tv worth watching again. ttfn

By d.head

I won't be watching BRAVO OR NBC Anymore

By bertrum

What is"Ledgendary" about 2 human pieces of trash that think they outsmarted,or beat everyone else to an embarrassment?
Ledgenday is the last thing in the Universe that these excuses for people are.
And to reward this? My television days are certainly numbered and I won't be watching nbc of bravo.

By lizzie

Only in America!

By Terry

This is nuts, brake the law and get a show. I do not watch any reality shows, they all suck. People get a life.

Boycott this show.

Monday 29 March

By ejf02

And we wonder why America is so far behind in education and knowloedge than the rest of the major countries. We follow the stupid and ignorant things in life. Everything is glorified that is dumbed down. Sad state we are in. These two should have been locked up and made an example of. The next crashers should be tasered.God bless america. And please hurry.

By Trish

AHHHHHH!!!!!! THE WORLD OF WORLDLY FOOLS.......HAVE AT IT, FOOLS. BUT WITHOUT ME.

By DRJ

Just another example of how far we have sunk as a society. Their asses should have been thrown in jail.

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