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Megan Wants A Millionaire: Ryan Jenkins Charged with Murder

As of 3pm (PST) today, Ryan Jenkins has gone from forgettable VH1 reality TV contestant to the prime suspect in the murder of his wife Jasmine Fiore. Though Jenkins had previously been categorized only as a person of interest, a warrant for his arrest has now been issued.

In documents released by TMZ the former Megan Wants a Millionaire contestant was named as the sole suspect in Fiore's death, which the papers believe occurred on or about August 14th. Fiore's naked body was discovered naked and stuffed in a suitcase in Orange County last weekend. According to details announced today, Fiore's teeth and fingers had been removed before her body was dumped. There is a $10 million bail out on Jenkins and his wanted poster describes him as "armed and dangerous." Authorities believe he may be armed with a handgun.

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VH1 Picked a Real Winner in Ryan Jenkins

Ah, the plot thickens. As we reported yesterday, Ryan Jenkins, a contestant on VH1's Megan Wants A Millionaire, is a suspect in the murder of his wife, Jasmine Fiore. But it would seem that Ryan's ties to VH1 go beyond being a finalist in the now indefinitely postponed Megan Wants A Millionaire, he is also supposedly the winner of the just finished filming I Love Money 3... a show that will certainly now never see the light of day. If the accusations against Jenkins are as true as they seem, and VH1 is acting, anyway.

According to TMZ, Ryan finished filming I Love Money 3 about a month ago in Mexico, and he walked away with the $250,000 prize. Producers of the show are not returning calls for confirmation, which is no surprise, seeing that VH1 has completely scrubbed their site of any evidence that connects them to Jenkins. Not only has the network canceled any future airings of Megan Wants a Millionaire, they've also removed all photos and links on their website to the show and made all previously aired videos unavailable on iTunes. Check out how Megan Wants a Millionaire isn't even listed on the gigantic list of past and current VH1 shows on their site:
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Behind the Scenes on the 'I Love Money' 2 Reunion

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I Love Money: Season Finale Preview

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I Love Money: Ice Talks About Axing

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I Love Money: Season 2 Kicks Off Tonight

I Love Money is back for yet another installment and this time, the stakes are even higher!  With new contestants from Rock of Love, I Love New York, Flavor of Love and Real Chance of Love, the series gives participants a shot at cold hard cash as they participate in outrageous challenges to test their determination to get rich.

For the second season, the new cast will travel to Mexico where they will bear out their true heart's desire: money.  Each hour-long episode will include a challenge, inspired by some of the most famous and iconic moments from the "of Love" shows.  From battling with giant boxing gloves, to competing in a Big Boob Triathlon, the cutthroat competition is expected to shatter friendships, spark up love interests and sharpen contestants' backstabbing skills. (read more)

VH1 Veterans Dominate 'I Love Money' 2

It doesn't matter that the premiere of I Love Money's second season is weeks away.  The cast members have been revealed, and it's about time we find out a few things about them.  However, we already do know of the existence of these people, since they've previously appeared on several VH1 reality shows anyway.  It's just the way the world goes: around and around, like spin-off after spin-off after spin-off.

You'd think they won't come up with another season of I Love Money if you recall the crises in today's economy.  But apparently, the network isn't too concerned about that.  Unless you count recycling contestants to save up on casting expenditures as part of it.  The “Celebreality All-Stars” for I Love Money 2 headed to Mexico for the challenges, competing against one another for $250,000. (read more)

I Love Money: Whiteboy Clears Up Love Triangle Rumors

We've heard what I Love Money champ Hoopz has to say about her victory, but now it's Whiteboy's turn to shed some light on the show that saw him in a love triangle with Real and Hoopz, and ultimately named him first runner up.

Known as Joshua Gallander in real life, Whiteboy made his reality TV debut as one of the contestants of the reality dating series I Love New York, where he tried to capture the heart of love searcher Tiffany Pollard.  Soon, he was given the opportunity to join yet another reality show in the form of I Love Money, the competitive series that features contestants from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love, as they compete in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win some cold hard cash. (read more)

Megan Hauserman Auctions Swimsuit on 'I Love Money'

Megan Hauserman, reality TV starlet who has earned quite a reputation for using her sexuality to get what she wants, is now auctioning the swimsuit she wore on the third episode of I Love Money on eBay.  At present, the “tankini” bidding price is already up to $1,525 with 30 bidders hoping to take home her signature outfit with less than a week left on the auction.  Those who are interested can make their offer until Monday, October 20.

“I have listed my black bikini, worn on VH1's I Love Money, on eBay.  It is item 320309576067.  This is the one and only, actual swimsuit worn to elimination in Mexico.  The winning bidder will also receive an autographed picture with the swimsuit.  Partial proceeds will go to charity,” Megan wrote on her MySpace blog. (read more)

Megan Hauserman Talks About Being the Master Manipulator on 'I Love Money'

After winning the third season of Beauty and the Geek, Megan Hauserman joined the cast of the second season of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels where she landed fifth place.  Hungry for more reality TV fame, she then signed on for I Love Money, the show that features former contestants from Rock of Love, Flavor of Love, and I Love New York as they compete for cold cash.

“With Beauty and the Geek, they wanted to bring out the good in you.  This show was the opposite.  It brought out the worst in you,” Megan told VH1 in an interview. (read more)

'I Love Money' Champ Won't Do Another Competitive Reality Show

Nicole Alexander, popularly known as Hoopz on the reality TV circuit, is best known as the first season winner of VH1's Flavor of Love.  And as luck would have it, she is also the recently crowed winner of the first season of I Love Money, the series that featured contestants from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love as they compete in physical and mental challenges in attempt to win $250,000.  She seems to have mastered the art of winning competitive series but according to the Tennessee native, she's done with reality TV, at least, as a contestant.

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I Love Money: Season Finale Recap

It's all boiled down to this, the I Love Money season finale. One former contestant from Flavor of Love, Rock of Love or I Love New York will win $250,000. It may not be true love, but I'm sure the winner will be fine with that.

The final four contestants are all aware that alliances are completely useless and everyone is alone. Real is scared that his fellow Stallionaire Whiteboy wants to get rid of him. They learn their first challenge is physical, which excites Whiteboy and terrifies Megan. (read more)

I Love Money: Season Finale Airs Tonight

Tonight, I Love Money concludes its first season after 11 episodes of physical and mental challenges that saw contestants from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love compete in attempt to win $250,000. Last week, Craig J. Jackson rehashed the season's best moments and showed extended scenes and never before-seen footages, including the romances going on between the cast members, the outrageous game of Truth Or Dare, Entertainer and Pumkin making out, Toastee fighting with her boyfriend on the phone on Valentine's Day after kissing Heather, and the extended version of the food fight. (read more)

I Love Money: Pumkin Talks About Megan, Credits Spitting Incident for Fame

Pumkin (Brooke Thompson) will always be known as the girl who spit on New York (Tiffany Pollard), which practically made the first season of Flavor of Love good for TV.  At the time, Pumkin's failure to tell Flavor Flav about her past appearance on Blind Date led to her elimination at the end of the episode and during the elimination ceremony, a near-brawl occurred between her and New York when Pumkin claimed New York was an aspiring actress.  New York, on the other hand, claimed that Pumkin was calling her out so Pumkin then spit in New York's face, and then ran away.

Two years later, Pumkin was cast in yet another VH1 reality series, this time on I Love Money. Unfortunately, people still associate Pumkin with saliva.  And while that's an odd correlation, Pumkin doesn't seem to mind as she credits her spitting incident for her new found fame. (read more)

Brandi C. Talks About Her Elimination on 'I Love Money'

On this week's I Love Money, Brandi C. tearfully announced that she wants to leave the show.  Craig gave her a chance to think over this impulse but Brandi had already made up her mind.  And so, she quit and her check was voided.  While everyone seems baffled by her decision to give up, Brandi C. explains that it was all part of her game plan and the fact that her friendship with Megan means more to her than any amount of money.

“After I realized Hoopz was Paymaster, I had a feeling I'd be targeted just because I would be the easiest person to get rid of without pissing anyone else off.  But Pumkin and Toastee turned on Megan and me that day.  We were doomed,” Brandi C. told VH1 in an interview. (read more)

I Love Money: Preview of "Pole Riders in the Sky"

On the previous episode of I Love Money, the remaining 9 contestants were still reeling from 12 Pack's elimination.  After the shocking cut, Heather starts to feel distant from a long-standing alliance with The Entertainer.  The challenge was a particularly disturbing one – the Spit Olympics – reminiscent of Pumkin and New York's fight on I Love New York.  Heather was eliminated.

Touted as one of the most exciting and bizarre episodes yet, the 10th episode of I Love Money which airs tonight at 9pm on VH1, will see the money-lovers cling to stripper poles for dear life.  Aptly titled “Pole Riders in the Sky,” this challenge becomes a matter of life and death as the loser of the challenge will be eliminated right there and then. (read more)

Hoopz on 'I Love Money': Lots of Hookups Going On

“It's like a fantasy world.  You're stuck mostly in a beautiful mansion; sometimes, like on I Love Money, on a beautiful island.  You're trapped in a house with however many other contestants.  This time (on I Love Money) it was boys and girls together.  There were a lot more hookups going on.”

So said Hoopz, real name Nicole Alexander, who has moved with boyfriend and professional basketball player Boo Jackson to Blount County in Louisville, Tennessee. (read more)

I Love Money: Hoopz in Cover of King Magazine

Winner of the first season of Flavor of Love and current I Love Money contestant Hoopz is gracing the cover of the latest issue of King magazine, which doesn't only feature her stunning body, but is described as one of the more creative covers in a long time.  It shows Hoopz, real name Nikki Alexander, in a revealing two-piece bursting out of a transparent wall of plastic.

King magazine is a monthly men's publication that primarily targets the African-American and urban audience.  It features articles on music, often hip-hop and R&B, as well as sports and fashion.  There is also an accompanying interview for the cover model, who is always scantily clad.  The magazine is supposed to be an answer to the proliferation of mainstream men's magazine that promotes “stick-figured woman” for its models. King leans towards the more curvaceous, full-figured models. (read more)

I Love Money: Chance Figures in Shay Buckeey Sex Tape

After being eliminated on I Love Money, Chance may just be hogging the gossip headlines more in the future, as he gets involved in a very delicate incident.

Some months back, a sex tape featuring Flavor of Love and Charm School contestant Shay Buckeey Johnson came out.  It runs for barely a couple of minutes and showed Shay giving her alleged boyfriend some oral sex and even taking it from the rear. (read more)

I Love Money: No More Reality Shows for Mr. Boston

After a rather embarrassing exit from I Love Money, Mr. Boston says he has had it with reality shows.  The nose-picking exhibitionist says he now enjoys being his goofy self as an accountant.  That, of course, doesn't mean he'll forget and forgive 12 Pack for what he did, and for those “backstabbing b*tches” that are the girls of I Love Money.

“I think I'll probably be retiring from the VH1 reality shows now,” he said in an interview.  “Mostly because I Love Money wasn't the most enjoyable experience for me.  There's not much incentive to keep doing these shows. U nless I get my own show or something crazy like that, or I'm offered more money, this will probably be my last experience.” (read more)

Heat Talks about Life after 'I Love Money', Destiney, Action Figure

If his fans are to be believed, of course, Heat left I Love Money far too early than they hoped.  Despite the abrupt elimination, however, the Queens, New York native still describes his I Love Money experience as “great” and “unbelievable.”

"It was unbelievable, really.  I mean, it was great.  I believe I was one of the better characters, in every aspect, from the visual to the comedy aspect to even the drama aspect.  I brought a little bit of juice in each department." (read more)

I Love Money: Episode 4 Recap

Previously on I Love Money: A disturbing love triangle with Heat, Destiney Moore and The Entertainer emerged. Because Chance refused to kiss Mr. Boston, the Gold Team won and The Entertainer sent his rival for Destiney's affections home.

This week on I Love Money, the teams finally seem to have realized the best strategy is to make alliances with the other side, throw a challenge, and get someone you both hate voted off. 12 Pack convinces Brandi C., Megan Hauserman, Destiney and Mr. Boston to lose so that, as team captain, 12 Pack can eliminate Whiteboy. (read more)

'I Love Money' Brings in Ratings for VH1

Looks like VH1's formula of bringing together contestants from previous reality shows Flavor of Love, Rock of Love and I Love New York has worked.  The season premiere of I Love Money, which aired last July 6, has helped place the network on top of the ratings.

Variety.com reports that the reality show, which pits contestants from its previous seasons against each other for a chance to win a quarter of a million dollars, got around 2.3 million people watching its premiere.  Coupled with another VH1 reality program Brooke Knows Best—which got a little under two million viewers—the network was tops among younger viewers, although the title of cable ratings leader still went to USA Network. (read more)

I Love Money: Rodeo Announces Her Upcoming Appearances

Rodeo, a contestant on Rock of Love who is now competing for cold hard cash on VH1's I Love Money, will soon be appearing in a series of events.  If you want to meet Rodeo, also known as Cindy Steedle, in the flesh, you can catch her in several happenings starting with the fundraiser on August 9.

The I Love Money contestant will be gracing a fundraising project in St. Charles in St. Louis, Missouri for the American Red Cross.  In an effort to help storm victims, Rodeo will serve as the Special Enforcer Referee for the main event, which opens at 5:30pm. (read more)

I Love Money: Mr. Boston Dating a French Nanny

Mr. Boston, also known as Lee Marks in real life, has returned to the reality TV circuit following his unsuccessful stint on I Love New York.   Now competing as one of the contestants of VH1's I Love Money, he has finally decided to stop wasting time pretending to look for true love when all he really wants is some cold hard cash, just like the rest of the contestants from Rock of Love, I Love New York and Flavor of Love.  In reality, however, he doesn't have to look for love as he already is dating someone new.

“Well everyone, I've been casually dating a French nanny lately that I met in the gym and let's just say things are interesting,” the I Love Money contestants wrote on his VH1 blog. (read more)

I Love Money: Series Premiere Recap

It's almost impossible to find fault with I Love Money, VH1's latest foray into the world of pseudo-celebreality. This isn't to say it's not another deplorable, offensive entry in the genre – it totally is. But from the title alone, you know exactly what you're getting. Many contestants from Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love have been accused of only appearing on the shows for fame. I Love Money embraces that shamelessness and indulges in the fact that these people just want fame and fortune. (read more)