"Date My Ex: Jo & Slade" Celebrates Premiere With Charity Date Auction

To celebrate the premiere of their new Bravo show, "Date My Ex: Jo & Slade," former "Real Housewives of Orange County" star Jo de la Rosa and her ex-fiance Slade Smiley hit New York's Tenjune Wednesday night for a charity date auction. The event, dubbed "Recycle Your Ex," was held to raise money for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and it featured prizes like a $350 gift certificate for a date at Wall Street Burger Shoppe with NYU student Selena (sold for $750) and $200 to Buddha Bar for a date with Lauren, a "spicy" analyst from Short Hills, NJ who likes "any music except slit your wrists music" (sold for $800).

Other girls, like 21-year old Miranda from Philadelphia (prefers shithole bars to fancy dinners for first dates), "Corporate Sexy Sarah," a 24-year old Duke grad who likes bacon-flavored bourbon, and 23-year old Talia, who threw "Buy me!" cookies out to the crowd, fared better, going for over $1,000 each despite the fact that, as one onlooker in the crowded club complained, "You can't even see their bodies!"

But the evening's climax came when Slade stepped up to the auction block. The final auction of the night, Slade initially went for $2,250 -- but the winning bidder never stepped up to claim her prize. When the auctioneer backpedaled and tried to give Slade away to the $2,000 bidder, she went mum as well, forcing the organizers to restart the auction (while Jo danced on a banquette away from the stage, cheering on the debacle). "This is New York, I thought there was more money than that," Slade said to the crowd. Upon re-bid, he ended up selling for a measly $1,200.

"Date My Ex: Jo & Slade" premieres on July 21 on Bravo. The show centers around Jo's search for love and success as she leaves Orange County behind to pursue a recording career in LA, but not without her ex-fiance. After Jo's friends set her up on dates, potential suitors must move in with Slade so he can select who is most worthy of dating his ex.

Below, photos from the event (courtesy Bravo):

Comments

[Lucille]

I'm sorry, I thought Slade (the man) was worse than Jo (the woman) in the Housewives of Orange County show. Slade was trying to buy Jo off and control her and for a time it worked but she finally got wise that she didn't what to be this sex thing that he controlled, and he saw it coming so he made this big deal about ending the relationship to save face when he knew, like everyone knew who was watching, that Jo was about to bolt. Jo even had her breast implants removed, I think because she no longer wants to be a toy. Yet I agree with the rest of he posters that I can't believe they have a show, or at least I can't believe they have a show together.

[Bhall35]

Shouldn't it be called "Orange Housewives of Orange County" ?

[Trueheart]

I shamefacedly admit that I watched only the episodes of Housewifes of Orange County which featured this unbelievably dysfunctional couple and the absurd world they lived in. I guess the appeal was to the same part of my brain that thought BBC's Absolutely Fabulous was funny--only this was real--the stuff of which parody is made.

As much as I was entertained by this pair of fools, I hate to see them rewarded with a show of their own, and especially that creepy woman who uses babytalk and acts cutesy wootsey to manipulate men. The sad thing is that it works.

[happycat]

I shamefully watched that vomitous show also. I couldn't help myself.

[Trueheart]

If any member of my family came into the room, I would quickly switch channels and pretend I had been watching CNN.

[Gericault]

The Real A%$H(*LEs Of Orange County. I think somebody forgot to lock the gates of Coto de caza. A couple of them got out.

[happycat]

Yes, they should keep those women locked up. They are completely vile!

[VicksieDo]

HAHA, I wouldn't pay .02 for him or her.

[Cos1]

Just because it's on TV doesn't mean it should be. This is the new way to Pimp.

[cindyw]

Any relation to Guy Smiley? I think I see a resemblance.

[scorpioleidy]

Trash.

[vmonter]

Plastic people doing plastic things

[im10ashus]

That's a big pile of douchebaggery in those pictures. Who would TALK to these douchebags, let alone, for over a lot of money to DATE one?

[WAstateliberal]

So true. Isn't it just as easy to cut a check to NRDC?

[JaseAllen]

The ladies that night had too much taste to go out with a guy name Slade Smiley, whose only claim to fame is appearing on a really stupid "reality" show? That shouldn't be news, that should be a given. He doesn't sound like someone /I'd/ want to spend time with. (Except maybe a roll in the hay if he's good at it.)

[ReelBusy]

I hope SAG doesn't go on strike.
I want actors with talent on my TV when I watch it.
Not these celebrwannabees....

[TRYKER]

Tonja Harding wouldn't bid on this guy...helluva deal.

[DuckofDeath]

Typical Orange County D-Bag. Round up every 18-41 year old male south of Anaheim and put em on the front lines. It would be a no lose situation.

[ENK727]

I definitely have no interest to watch these two and this crapfest of a show. Is this the best Bravo can come up with lately?