Bravo Has Had It With Michaele and Tareq Salahi

By Rob Shuter Posted Sep 16th 2010 07:22AM

Michaele and Tareq Salahi's fifteen minutes of fame may be up now that I've learned publicly-annoyed Bravo has decided not to invite the White House party crashers back to tape another season of 'The Real Housewives Of DC.'

"The DC show is the only show in the entire franchise that isn't a true hit," an insider tells me. "And the Salahi's are the biggest reason for that. At first, execs thought they struck gold with all the attention the couple got over the White House dinner. But now they realize not all press is good press and this couple's involvement in the show has turned more viewers off than on."

Sources tell me the couple's behavior on camera hasn't upset Bravo executives as much as their behavior off camera. First the Salahi's refused to show up for the launch party, then they had the nerve to throw their own competing party and ask guests to pay to attend.

But the final straw came to light just this week, when the couple claimed (in a new book about them) that their "iron-clad" contract with Bravo doesn't allow them to talk about the White House-crashing incident to the media. Of course, they've never been shy about talking-up the scandal (except for when Tareq clammed up at a Congressional hearing!) and famously spoke to Matt Lauer about it just days after the State Dinner.

This angered Bravo so greatly that they released this statement to PopEater: "Bravo [has] consistently and repeatedly stated to the Salahis and their representatives that they were free to speak to press, law enforcement, Congress and anyone else about attending the State Dinner. Indeed, they have given multiple press interviews on that very subject."

Boom! It was a stinging rebuke of their own employees and a sure sign the network is wiping their hands of them. Other members of the Bravo family agree.

"At this point, they are an embarrassment to the 'Housewife' franchise," one fellow Bravo housewife tells me. "They are a loose cannon. Now, Michaele has revealed she has multiple sclerosis; next she'll be announcing she is pregnant with triplets to get attention."

I say goodbye and consider this my pledge to (hopefully!!!) never write about them again.

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Thursday 16 September

By nancy p*

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personally im very happy these two idiots are gone,, however,, the DC housewives in my opinion are forced and contrived,,, of all the housewives this show is definitely scripted.Its fairly obvious certain arguements are staged.You can tell the Salahis are acting,,,,,all for the camera,, their camera time

Thank you Bravo for firing them,
looking forward to atlanta and beverly hills,,, where is nene leakes when you need her,, lol,, she would have given the salahis the business,,,,

By Cornell

We cant we do this same thing about the Palins?

By LORI

YOUR A LIBERAL IDIOT!!!!

THESE WASHINGTON BOARS REMIND ME OF MICHELE OBAMA!! BORING WITH NOTHING GOOD TO SAY!!! INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT WEIGHT THEY ALL NEED TO LOOK AT THEIR OWN BACKSIDES.. INCLUDING THEIR KIDS!!! LEAVE OURS KIDS ALONE!!!

THE MOST BORING HOUSEWIVES SHOW EVER!!!! THE CAST IS BORING BORING BORING.. RICH SNOBS WITH NOTHING TO SAY!!! UGH!! WONT WATCH!!

By cornell

i dont label myself as anything, wouldnt vote for McCain simply for bringing these cretins to the surface

By RON

Who in the heck knows or cares. It would be nice if you would wait until the show starts. Kate Gosselin shoulds have been first to go last year and we had to wait about 4 weeks for people to get their minds woke up to kick her out. At least I don't know that they enter a pro dancer this year like last years winner.

By Pam

Best news I've heard all day. I hope these two idiots finally go away.

By Annu

Yahoo!!!

By Kat

I'm geting pretty sick of all the housewives of where-ever ..bored little spoiled rich girls jumping around with their fake as hell balloons
hanging off their chest.

Let's get some real interesting people. How about Trailer Trash housewives...boozing it up in the trailer parks. Now those are brave women. Those are real.

By Derel

NJ Housewives and Atlanta Housewives have much more "sauce" to them. In a city that's 80% Black, it is curious only ONE Housewife is Black. Also, none of these tarts are tarty enough...LOL. There's no Danielle or NENE here. BORING!!!!!!!

By derel

If you have Direct TV, on Direct TV Channel 101, there's a FUNNY show called Trailer Park Boys. You talk about laughing at the sterotypes!

By lueirv

I've been watching "Housewives" for a few years. But when the Salahis went on "DC" I was appalled. Thank you for removing them. They are disgusting.

By ALI

I THOUGHT THEY WERE THE ONLY INTERESTING PEOPLE ON THE HOUSEWIVES DC.

By tradervic

Get a life Ali

By laughin@stupid

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well should have listened to the viewers told bravo we didnt want to see taht skank trash on any show

By themom

Stand-by for the service of court papers claiming she and her husband were unloaded because she revealed she has "MS" or whatever imagined affliction she claims. Greedy vulgar self-absorbed knucklheads.

By MAC

Anyone that really knows these Salahi fools who live near Linden, Va know that they dont pay their bills, they are being sued by their gardener for tens of thousands of dollars, they have had their cars repossessed, they DO NOT OWN THAT WINERY THEY FILMED them at, the MOTHER does and she is suing her son for mismanagement and other things. These people are a joke.... local paper made a big stink about the fact that the judge in a lawsuit demanded Tareqs watch as collateral to pay back a debt he owed. It was appraised and FAKE AND WORTHLESS.
They are in such debt and yet arrive in a white limo for everything. Spare me with these disgusting people. Everyone in the Shendandoah Mountain area that really have the REAL story about these people just laugh at them. I watched two episodes only because I wanted to see how long it took the other people to see right through the phoney/fake/disgusting people they really are. Didnt take long at all. No one likes them at all.
Never should have included these money hungry phoneys in this show... Finally Bravo sees that they are worthless to the show and that ratings plummeted because of them. See ya Salahis.. time to get real jobs and pay your bills!!!!

By renee

glad to hear they are leaving the show cant wait, they have been nothing but trouble, good riddings

Friday 17 September

By barbie

If you actually read this article, it is not Bravo making this announcement, it's the writer of this article. Be careful not to read too much into this and wait and see !

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