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‘I’m A Celebrity’ star Heidi Pratt hospitalized
In what can only be described, if true, as a bone thrown to viewers, tmz.com reports that Heidi Pratt (“The HIlls”) and her husband Spencer, stars of NBC’s summer reality offering, “I’m A Celebrity — Get Me Out Of Here!,” have been “tortured” by the network for attempting to leave the show.
The Web site claims a cast member compared treatment of the Pratts, who were locked in a dark room for a day and night with only rice, water and beans, to that of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Ms. Pratt was reportedly taken to a hospital where she was diagnosed diagnosed with a gastric ulcer.
It’s hard to imagine how the likes of Sanjaya Malakar or Stephen Baldwin would know about the inner workings at Gitmo (although, if there’s any justice, Rod Blagojevich, former Illinois Governor and wife of the show’s Patti, might eventually spend some time there) but it’s a safe bet that the only real torture NBC is inflicting is upon anyone who accidentally lands on this show while channel surfing.
The Pratts (best name-to-occupation match since my old hometown’s Chiropractor, “Will Tickle”) have been pulling a “we’re leaving … no, we’re staying” routine since the show began last week, successfully making themselves the most annoying and talked-about contestants. It remains to be seen if this hoopla is all just designed to generate more publicity for “Celebrity,” which takes up two more hours of network prime time Monday at 7 p.m.
NBC may be trying to pass this obnoxious couple off as famous, but my prediction is that the only way they’ll get TV time after this show ends is by having octuplets.
Are you a “Celebrity” fan? Do you think this is all orchestrated? Post your comments below.
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