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Big Brother's Mike Malin sued, accused of hiring male sex partners with embezzled money

Mike “Boogie” Malin, winner of Big Brother 10, star of the VH1 flop Famous Food , and former owner of a genital wart , is suing a former business partner for extortion, and is being sued by that man for embezzling more than $1 million, and using that money in part to hiring men to fulfill his sexual fantasies where his partners would have nicknames such as “Uncle Jerry” and “Dad.” The Wrap reports that Mike “accuses [attorney Martin] Singer and his client, Geisha House restaurant promoter Shereene Arazm, of extortion, violation of civil rights and infliction of emotional distress,” and “accuses Singer and Arazm — a former partner of Malin’s — of hiring someone to hack into Malin’s emails and illegally tap his phone.” Singer filed a lawsuit against Malin on Tuesday that “characterizes Malin as a ‘washed-up reality star’ and [Malin’s business partner Lonnie] Moore as an ‘accused rapist,’ goes on to list numerous ways in which the pair has allegedly diverted funds and resources from Ge...

Apprentice films Trump hiring and firing each finalist in case NBC opts to not air live finale

The awkward and anti-climactic finale for The Apprentice last night may have been that way for a reason: The show filmed Trump hiring both Brandy Kuentzel and Cliff Robertson, so they’d have footage to use in the event that NBC didn’t order a live finale. I learned of this from someone close to an The Apprentice staffer who said it’s a regular occurrence: the series always films Donald Trump hiring and firing each of the finalists, which they can then use for the finale if NBC opts to not air a live, extended finale like they did this season thanks to low ratings . (Those ratings likely mean that while the celebrity version is coming back, the regular version might not return, though there’s a petition to save the regular version .) Having to film two endings, which is kind of amazing for a competitive reality TV show, would certainly explain the subdued reaction from both Brandy and Clint—she smiled, he frowned—and Trump’s near-grumpiness. That would also mean that neither Brandy or...