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The ever so glamorous Audrina Patridge is seen here filming scenes for the upcoming season of The Hills with Stephanie Pratt as they grab some Thai food on Cahuenga Boulevard. And is it just me, or has Audrina had some work done, as by the looks of it here, she is looking even more glam with every passing season. Whatever she has done, I like, and I particularly like the way she is going blonder without going blonde at all. Very nice, Audrina. And yes, Audrina has once again become the focus of another catfight on The Hills, and her lean towards blonder times may be one symptom of that, as a former co-star is returning to this Laguna Beach spinoff and the blondes are causing a stir. But then, what on The Hills doesn’t end in a catfight? The Hills have set the bar pretty high for themselves, what with the past four seasons chronicling Lauren Conrad and Heidi Pratt being railroaded together despite hating each other. But now, for the new era, which drops Lauren but adds her hometown frenemy Kristin Cavallari, the explosive new drama will find–wait for it–Kristin and Audrina Patridge hating each other! It’s the most daring creative masterstroke since the creators of C.S.I. developed C.S.I.: Miami! Audrina read this new development from her “script” on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show on Thursday. And she was not so slow about letting the world know that she flat out doesn’t like the new blonde in The Hills. Guess another birthday party for Audrina bit the dust when she and Kristen had it out a bit. And we can expect to see every juicy detail this season.

“They’ll show it, but I mean, all I have to say is, it’s really pathetic and desperate what people will do when the cameras are around. It was my birthday, and I was like, ‘Oh, my God. Is this what we’re going to have to deal with? Not to mention all these people who keep showing up with cameras every time sensational drama occurs. I mean what is up with that?”

Did Audrina perhaps forget that she was on a reality TV show? Maybe someone should tell her THAT is what is up with those pesky little camera crews. But this Audrina vs. Kristin thing has also been foreshadowed by Jon and Kate Plus Eight Weekly, formerly known as Us. The magazine’s source says to expect a Hills divided with Lo Bosworth warming up to her former adversary Audrina and Stephanie Pratt while Kristin sides with troublesome Spencer and Heidi Pratt. In addition to the birthday-ruining drama, Kristin reportedly upset the delicate social balance on the series on May 22 when she interrupted a conversation between Audrina’s greasetrap ex-boyfriend Justin Bobby and Spencer’s sister Stephanie at a Hollywood hotel. Yes, they’re fighting over Justin Bobby. These are truly dark days for The Hills.

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Many fans of America’s Next Top Model may not be aware that while one season airs, another is being run, and so this past week was quite the charged one for folks at ANTM. As this cycle is airing, ANTM is running round the world auditioning for next season’s hopefuls, and things got a little ugly this week for the New York City audition. Were they auditioning for ANTM or Girls Gone Wild, who knows, but quite a hubaloo was raised. In this week’s audition, one day of auditioning began with the usual charged excitement that accompanies ANTM auditions, but ended with six injuries and three arrests. The arrests were based on disorderly conduct and riot induction through the audition, as the girls got a little catty. Thousands of women appeared for the New York Casting Call that was held at the Park Central New York Hotel. In the lineup, a brawl broke out with 3 arrests and 6 injuries ending the day. Two of the injuries were sent to hospital, and the remaining 4 refused treatment. Outside of sheer cattiness, the police can’t say exactly how the fight was caused, and ANTM is still working with investigators on the situation. Two women and one man were the 3 arrests and charged with starting a riot and disorderly conduct. The man at some point rushed into the crowd in an effort to steal the girls’ handbags. After the brawl, auditions were cancelled and the girls were sent home, with a scene that was left that has been described as a littering of shoes and clothes on the streets of New York. But they would have been small shoes, mind you, as this cycle’s auditions are only being opened to women 5’7” or shorter, as Tyra adds a new twist to ANTM as a reflection of her desire to challenge the fashion industries conventions. As a side note on this twist, I’m not thrilled about it. From a ‘breaking the mold’ standpoint, I see what she is trying to do and I applaud that. But as far as this working in fashion? Anyone that knows runway knows the tall girls prevail. Just ME though! On the incident however, Tyra released a statement to her short little model hopefuls:

“To all the Top Model hopefuls who were affected by the New York casting, we are doing everything we can to make sure that ALL the girls who weren’t seen, get an opportunity to audition - we’ll update you on our plans very soon. It is so important to me to redefine beauty, and make sure that everyone gets a fair chance to pursue their dream. I am beyond excited for Cycle 13; for the first time ever, young women 5′7″ and under have a shot at becoming America’s Next Top Model! I encourage each girl to come out ready to rock the runway and show off their fiercest pose. I’m rooting for all of you!”

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Lauren aka ‘Lo’ Bosworth is seen here joining a host of celebrities while they party hearty at the popular L.A. hotspot the Crown Bar. And what we know of Lauren is that she is one of the more opinionated girls of The Hills and she is never afraid to speak her mind, or purse her lips accordingly when she finds someone doing something she disapproves of. Ah yes, we all know that ‘hm.’ she gives when someone says something she finds a little out of sorts, and you can’t help but wonder what is going through her head when she gives the disapproving tsk tsk. My, what a great mom Lo will make one day! And with this quality in her that we have all come to know and love, she has vocalized some thoughts on the Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag marriage. She says she was surprised to learn that her costars on The Hills got married in Mexico in a private ceremony, and did so after an evening of champagne and tequila. On The Hills: Live After the Show Monday night, Lauren said:

“I always thought they were going to get married. I just didn’t know when. I thought she always wanted a big, beautiful event wedding in L.A. I was surprised it turned out the way it did actually.”

On the show, Lauren told the world that she heard of the Montag marriage at the same time, and in the same way that we all did, on the Internet. She was very surprised by the alcohol fuelled chain of events when she saw the show air where Spencer had suggested that he and Heidi get married after they had been in the Patron all night. After they had discussed the idea, the two even ordered more Patron, as Heidi so eloquently put it, ‘you know what Patron does to me, it gets me crazy.’ Lauren thought it was hysterical that Heidi needed some tequila to make the final call, the Patron push she called it. She wasn’t too sure if she was drunk when they actually got married, but knows they were the night before when the decision was made. But at the end of the day, Lo does believe that regardless of the how’s or the why’s, that Heidi and Spencer will be married forever. Tough to say when you are dealing with a control freak and a girl that doesn’t seem to make her own decisions, but again, for this very reason this could be a match made in heaven.

I almost want to say that well, hell has frozen over, but I guess we’ve seen this coming. Oh yes, we all cringed when they got engaged, and have been in a state of frozen cringe ever since, but the inevitable has happened. Yes, Spencer Pratt finally coerced Heidi into attaching herself to him in the most permanent and legally binding way by marrying Heidi in a private elopement this past weekend. And when we say private, we mean private, as not even Heidi’s family was made aware.

For those of you that follow The Hills, you may have seen Heidi’s sister Holly on the After Show last night, where she tearfully stated that she was a little hurt by the whole thing but will always be there for Heidi no matter what. Oh yes, Holly flew into the studio to film the After Show not having a clue about Heidi’s nuptials, and when she got off the plane her phone was bombarded with the news that Heidi and Spencer were on the cover of US proudly showing off their newlywedded bliss. Yeah, that’s gotta sting. But nobody knew anything, which seemingly may all boil down to more of Spencer’s control and hideousness.

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Oh this always happens to the shows you love, and the characters you love the most doesn’t it? Whitney Port was always one of my faves from The Hills because she seemed to be the only one that ever had her head on straight. And this groundedness may be just the reason that she is leaving The Hills. But you won’t be missing her for too long, as the rumors that she is kicking into a Hills spinoff are true. We have seen Whitney do the bicoastal lifestyle for a while now with her new job at People’s Revolution, and it turns out that the bicoastal thing is turning into a permanent move for her, but not with People’s Revolution. The result for her fans? A spinoff to The Hills known as naturally, The City. The City will follow Whitney as she makes the permanent move to the Big Apple, works in a fashion house, reunites with old friends, and revamps her love life. Now THAT will be something I look forward to, I always thought this girl deserved a little more fun than we were seeing. But Whitney will no longer be working for People’s Revolution which may be a good thing for her. Nope, she is moving on up the fashion ladder and will be working for another female powerhouse, none other than Diane Von Furstenberg. Oh, my heart! Could I BE any more jealous? At any rate, this new job and new life will be very exciting for Whitney, and for her fans. As we know, The Hills itself is a spinoff to Laguna Beach, when LC, the affectionate nickname of Lauren Conrad won over fans and moved to The Hills to pursue work at Teen Vogue. Incidentally, nobody in Lauren’s real life actually call her that, but you know how these things stick. I am sure we will see Whitney end up with a few nicknames for herself as well…in the meantime, she’s giving us something great to look forward to!

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From what we have seen the last few episodes of The Hills, Audrina Patridge and Lauren Conrad seemed to have patched things up a little bit when it comes to the ever growing bridge in their friendship. Though recent events seem to indicate otherwise, and it seems that the two may even be fighting over a boy. Yes, this is interesting news of late, considering Lauren is ticked at Stephanie for doing the unthinkable and chasing down one of her exes, but wellll….Lauren may have broken her own friendship rule when it comes to Audrina’s man. We’ve seen Audrina hanging out with Justin Bobby quite a bit, both last season and this season, but there is no exclusive arrangement between the two, and Audrina has enjoyed much time with other boys. And Lauren has capitalized on this, we think, and the two are ‘sparring’ with each other on their MySpace pages. This has all been due to some Internet rumors that Lauren has been hooking up with Justin, and this is what Audrina has to say via MySpace:

“These rumors are very confusing and hurtful,” she writes in a post on Friday. “I’m not sure what to believe,” she writes, noting that she and Justin Bobby “have not been exclusive for quite some time.”

But what is really going on between Audrina and Justin? They still seem to be going hot and heavy, so why doesn’t she just ask HIM? Oh right, because men are so honest, right? Well you know. Those two WERE spotted at West Hollywood’s Crown bar just recently where onlookers said they were inseparable all night, and were giggling and hand holding and doing all sorts of crazy things together. So if Justin can’t be honest, Lauren wants to set the record straight.

“This accusation is insulting on so many levels. I’m being accused of being a bad friend, a slut and a liar all at once. It would actually be funny to me if people weren’t taking it seriously. I did not and would never hook up with Justin.”

So that was Lauren’s message to the public. What did she have to say to Audrina?

“We promised we wouldn’t let people get into our ears and make us fight,” she wrote. “You KNOW I didn’t do this and I have never given you a reason not to trust me. What you are doing is hurtful and I don’t want to fight with you.”

Hmmm…sounds like the two have some issues to work out. And since they are supposed to kind of be BFF, they may want to take this out of the public eye and just DEAL. Of course then, what would WE have to talk about?

Here we have one of those shows that is pure marketing genius. It’s one of those new old shows, you know, a show revisited and revamped from the past. The CW is garnering both old fans and new fans from their demographic pool, and since hot teens with too much money on their hands seems to be a fantastic niche in today’s prime time programming, 90210 is touted to be a success. Those that loved the old version (it’s ok to say you did, it WON’T age you) will enjoy seeing former originals making guest star appearances, while those that are newcomers to the Hills of Beverly will love the hot new cast. And this season seems to have all the ingredients the show needs to be a big time hit. Will it bump out similar shows like The Hills and Gossip Girl? Still too soon to tell at this point, as the young starlets on 90210 still have a little bit to prove. The show kicked off the season last week with a hot 2 hour season opener with all the good stuff – the good girl, the bad girl, the good guy, the bad guy, and an interesting development with the standard teen drama love triangle. Other characters that make this show interesting are the classic high school girl that is so ‘misunderstood’ with our character of Silver, and a heavy mix on the plotlines in the adult lives, something you won’t see on either Gossip Girl or The Hills. Last night’s episode focused more on what was going on with the more mature generation, making sure to hang on to those old fans demographics, while the young teen triangle was definitely there to remind the newer fans that no, we haven’t forgotten you. Original cast members like Jennie Garth as the former bad girl gone good, and Shannon Doherty all combine to make this for a very interesting show to keep an eye on. And because this show is more new than old, it is hard to say how this one will fare, but I would have to say, there is a very good chance at giving Gossip Girl and The Hills a run for their money. Should a new It Girl or Boy arise from this hot new cast, it would not surprise me in the least. Keep watching, you will see this one gain momentum, just don’t forget the friends you love to hate on the Upper East Side while you are at it….

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© 2008 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved

© 2008 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved

We see here in one of Gossip Girls next season’s first episode sneak preview shots that pretty boy Nate is being wooed and enticed by next season’s troublemaker. Who is this girl? And why could this mean hot water for Nate? If you didn’t get a chance to catch any of last season’s hit prime time drama and are wondering what all the hubballoo is about this show, now is your chance to find out. Find out who Blair and Serena are and see why they are the BFF’s that they are. But you may be wondering what the big rift is in their relationship that almost severed their friendship forever. Does it have something to do with Nate after all? Or is there something deeper in Serena’s past? What is the story with Chuck, and is he really in love with Blair? Or is he just trying to prove his ways of nasty in only a way that Chuck can? And is Little J really a respected member of her new clique? Or is she nothing less than an errand girl….And it’s not just about the young ones. Serena’s mom and Dan’s dad have a torrid history as well. What is THAT all about? And will he admit his true feelings to her before it’s too late? You can only find out these answers next season on Gossip Girl, coming September 1st, but if you missed even a second of an episode last season, catch yourself up now in this video after the jump….Where did we leave off and where are we going now…..