Mtv

Rubbernecking's Top Ten Pop Culture Moments of 2009

Holly Cara Price | Posted 12.31.2009 | Entertainment


Holly Cara Price

Tom DeLay on Dancing With The Stars. This is one of those moments that's so grotesque you don't know whether to laugh or cry.

MTV Pressured To Cancel "Jersey Shore" By NJ Lawmakers

AP | Posted 12.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Jersey Shore, Mtv, Media News

TRENTON, N.J. — MTV is getting more pressure to cancel its "Jersey Shore" reality show. The latest criticism comes from the New Jersey Italian ...

The Bizarro Decade

Eric Williams | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics


Eric Williams

As I look back on the past ten years of the "Still-Unnicknamed Zeroes," I'd like to formally request a little less turbulence in the next decade. Please? No era is devoid of history.

Jersey Shore: The Apotheosis of Reality

Simon Maxwell Apter | Posted 12.22.2009 | Entertainment


Simon Maxwell Apter

A month into the show, I must admit: I absolutely adore MTV's Jersey Shore. After all, Jersey Shore represents the triumph of the American Dream, pure and simple.

"Jersey Shore" Town, Seaside Heights, Angry With Depiction

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York


SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — On MTV's reality television show "Jersey Shore," the Beachcomber Bar is a place where the clothes are skimpy and punches can...

The Rise of the 'Guido'

Aviva Yael | Posted 12.21.2009 | Los Angeles


Aviva Yael

If you haven't seen Jersey Shore yet, you need to get on the couch and witness America's most recent obsession: the subculture of the self-proclaimed "Guido."

Shane Sparks, MTV Judge, Charged With 8 Counts Of Child Molestation, Oral Sex

tmz.com | Posted Dec 18th 2009 1:46PM by TMZ Staff | Posted 12.18.2009 | Entertainment


The alleged incidents began occurring in 1994. According to the criminal complaint Shane allegedly committed the crimes of lewd acts upon a child -- a...

Roy Sekoff Discusses Palin's Hawaiian Vacation On "The Joy Behar Show" (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 12.18.2009 | Media


Huff TV

Huffington Post Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on HLN's The Joy Behar Show Thursday night. Talk Stoop's Cat Greenleaf and comedian Jessica Kirson joined R...

Brad Ferro, "Jersey Shore" Attacker, Speaks: Teacher Says He Doesn't Remember Throwing Punch

Posted 12.20.2009 | New York


The Queens teacher caught punching Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi in the face on MTV's "Jersey Shore" claims to not remember the vicious attack. Brad Ferro ...

The Real Reason MTV Shouldn't Air the Jersey Shore Snooki Punch (VIDEO)

R.J. Fried | Posted 12.14.2009 | Comedy


R.J. Fried

Congratulations, MTV - you completely failed to grasp the gravity of the situation. Little did you realize that you took the first step toward saving humanity. Allow me to explain...

"Jersey Shore" Punch Thrown By Brad Ferro, Queens Teacher (VIDEO)

Posted 12.14.2009 | New York


It just hasn't been a good week for New York City teachers. Just days after two separate sex scandals came to light at Brooklyn's James Madison Hig...

Alexa Chung CANCELED: MTV Pulls Plug On "It's On"

The Live Feed | Posted 12.11.2009 | Media


MTV is unplugging its daytime talk show "On the Air With Alexa Chung." The series won't return after its Dec. 17 finale, which wraps up the show's sec...

Lauren Zalaznick In 'Advanced Talks' To Run MTV: Nikki Finke

Deadline Hollywood Daily | Posted 12.10.2009 | Media


The line to leave NBCU because of the Comcast-GE-NBCU merger forms here. Granted that a lot of executives either have their resumes out or are being h...

Travis McCoy and MTV Get People Talking About HIV

Alexandra Polier | Posted 12.10.2009 | Entertainment


Alexandra Polier

In the two weeks that I traveled with Mr. McCoy this summer, visiting AIDS clinics in South Africa, India and the Philippines, I saw the songwriter transform from a boy to a man and from a rapper to an artist.

MTV's "Jersey Shore": Critics Say Network Is Exploiting 'Guidos,' Stereotypes (VIDEO)

Posted 12.09.2009 | Entertainment


MTV has long popularized the reality television show with their "Real World" series (new season coming at you soon), but the network is under fire fro...

Sexting? Cyberbullying? MTV Thinks There's A Thin Line

Tina Wells | Posted 12.09.2009 | Media


Tina Wells

I was pleased to hear that MTV is taking the lead on bringing cyberbullying to their wide audience of young people. Their multi-year initiative, "A Thin Line," is intended to empower youth to stop the spread of digital abuse.

'Jersey Shore' Castmember Defends 'Guido' Show

Posted 12.02.2009 | Entertainment


MTV has a response for the Italian-American group UNICO, which called for the cancellation of the upcoming reality show 'Jersey Shore,' marketed as a ...

Despite Huge Successes In HIV Prevention And Treatment, We Must Not Rest On Our Laurels

Bill Roedy | Posted 11.30.2009 | Impact


Bill Roedy

With a drop in the number of people dying of AIDS and new infections continuing to decline, we must not forget that HIV still has devastating consequences for millions of people across the globe.

Jersey Shore, MTV Reality Show, Should Be Canceled Says Italian-American Group (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 12.16.2009 | New York


FAIRFIELD, N.J. (Associated Press) - A national Italian-American organization based in New Jersey says an MTV reality show that depicts Italian-Americ...

Italian-Americans Protest MTV's 'Guido' Show 'Jersey Shore'

Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment


AP Text, scroll down for 'Jersey Shore' trailer: FAIRFIELD, N.J. - A national Italian-American organization based in New Jersey says an MTV reality s...

Why 'Obama Fried Chicken' Sign Was Blurred In Clipse 'Popular Demand' Music Video

Politics Daily | David Sessions | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


A restaurant in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville that re-named itself "Obama Fried Chicken" in March is back in the spotlight after it appeare...

Nicole Fox Is America's Next Top Model: Who Are Colorado's Reality TV Stars? (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver


With the victory of a Colorado native on America's Next Top Model Wednesday night, we thought we'd take a look at Colorado's reality TV stars, past an...

Ken Ober Dead: 'Remote Control' Host Dies 52

AP | Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Ken Ober, who hosted the 1980s MTV game show "Remote Control" and helped produce the shows "Mind of Mencia" and "The New Adventure...

Al Gore's Current TV Lays Off 80 Staff, Changes Direction

Lisa Derrick | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Lisa Derrick

The pioneering, Emmy-Award winning channel was originally conceived by Gore and businessman Joe Hyatt as a peer-to-peer news and information network.

Breaking: Fox News Spun Off to Viacom

Gerald Sindell | Posted 10.23.2009 | Comedy


Gerald Sindell

Asked what she might need to do in order to make Fox News a better fit with the Comedy Channel formula, Viacom's MTV networks CEO, Judy McGrath replied, "Absolutely nothing."