Rumor Alert: New York and Sister Patterson are Not Related!!

One of my guilty pleasures is to watch I Love New York. Well, VH1 is gearing up to tape another season of the show (since Tango dropped New York at the reunion show). I am not sure if this is a publicity stunt sent in by the network or is it actually true. I will do more digging and will keep you posted.

According to Mediatakeout.com, an 'insider' emailed the website informing them that New York and Sister Patterson are not related. They are just two actresses that have been on numerous casting calls together.

I have included the post for your reading pleasure:

Here's the shocking post:

I have been watching this nonsense for a couple of weeks and I can no longer
stand the stupidity. Yes, the show is fake.

The scenario is that the show was concocted to appear to be some sort of dating show, but the "contestants" signed up for something entirely different. The girls on the show signed up for more of an "acting contest".

The concept, initially proposed by William Drayton aka
'Flava Flav', was to have a show which would appear to the viewers to be a
'dating contest', but in reality would be an competition to find a suitable
'match' for a money desperate Drayton after Brigitte Nielson declined to appear
in another season of VH1's "Strange Love".

The winner would be the woman who could best 'act like' Drayton's perfect other. Someone with antics bizarre enough to hold the interest of the viewers, and who could also feign love for the virtually unlikable Drayton.

In layman's terms: A group of young (and not so young) Hollywood fringe hopefuls signed contracts to appear on a televised acting contest, vying for the coveted position of phony reality show 'girlfriend' to 'Flava Flav'. The prize included a guaranteed reality show (Strange Love) and monetary compensation.

The long and short of it: "Flavor of Love" is the WWF of dating shows.

To further perpetuate the absolute ridiculousness is their choice of thespians to play "New York" and family. Surprise! No, they're not related. No, Mr. 'New York' is not the owner of a fortune 500 company. (If you were foolish enough to believe this you likely need your head checked...what millionaire, country club thoroughbred has as
uneducated, filthy and tragically cheap a child and as deranged and unkempt a
wife as he has on the show?)

Miss 'New York' is actually Kenya Simmons of Newark New Jersey. Never heard of her? Well, it's not likely that you would have.

Simmons, a former exotic dancer, has shown up to many a reality show castings. (I work for Fox). To add hilarity to the stew, she was rejected thrice by "The Bachelor".

Simmons is not the only television hopeful who has shown her
face at numerous open call castings.

The actress (and I use that term loosely) who plays "Mrs. Michelle", New York's mother, Leslie Bibbs, is not only of no relation to Simmons, but once stood in the same cattle call line with her at an open call for a B.E.T reality show.

Another amazing tidbit: Bibbs and Simmons are only 5 years apart in age.

I've never heard much about the actor playing Mr. New York, but my friend seems to think he works at VH1.

SOURCE

Sound off: Do you think there is any truth to this? Will you still watch if this is true??

Casting Call for Season 2 of I Love New York

4/28/07 - For all you men out there that want a chance to win the heart of sleep with New York aka Tiffany Patterson. The network is hosting a casting call for Season 2 of I Love New York. For more information, click here.

Special Message from Ms. New York:

VH1.com Blog

Sound off: Do you think New York will find love the fourth time around?? I hope so...

CORRECTION (5/1/07): I had the incorrect website for the casting calls. Please accept my apologies.

New York on the cover of Blender magazine

While surfing the internet, I found this pic of Tiffany Patterson aka New York on Flava Flav's website, flavaflav.net. He mentions that she could possible have a second season of her hit show, I Love New York. Here is a snippet from his website:

New York should reconsider finding love on reality shows. However, if VH1 would like to continue paying her, she will have no choice. (TV and money-just for New York. I will bet on it that VH1's gamble will be that we will still tune in.

Flav, you may just be right.

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I Love New York Reunion Show Highlights Part 2

Photo source: myspace.com/new_york_in_the_house


WOW!! The last thirty minutes were a blur!! Here is a rundown...

- White Boy and Tango exchanged some words.

- Tango, White Boy, Real, and Chance were a stone's throw from dropping 'bows (security came out of nowhere like some ninjas and quashed it).


- When La La brought out Tango, New York and Tango exchanged a passionate kiss. He told her that he liked her new breasts.

- New York told La La that she chose Tango because he was "more discreet, adult" than Chance and that is what she needed.

- La La introduced a clip that was not shown from the finale. New York shoved her engagement ring in her mouth. She was scared of what Sister Patterson was going to say about it. When Sister Patterson came back into the house, she asked New York what was in her mouth. New York opened her mouth and out comes the ring. Sister Patterson told Tango that the ring "was too small".

- In the last four minutes of the show, Tango drops a bomb. He tells New York that after all the verbal and physical abuse that he endured while on the show, he thought he was getting to know Tiffany. After viewing the show, he realized that he got more abuse from New York than the guys. He could not take her disrepecting his mom and family. So he turns to New York and says "I ain't feeling New York. I propose to Tiffany. When you see her, tell her to holla at me." In true New York fashion, she goes berserk. She points to Chance and tells him that she should have picked him. She goes as far and say that Tango has a "two inch _____" (you can fill in the blanks).

Keep the remote handy and save some space on TiVo, I feel a second season coming.

Cassandra

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I Love New York Reunion: The Highlights

Photo Source: http://www.flavaflav.net/

Tonight was the airing of I Love New York: The Reunion Show. I have included some of the highlights that happen the first half of the show (yes, I am typing this during a commercial break!!!)

-The show was hosted by La La. As always, she was very classy and polite!!

- New York called Romance Cruella DeVil because of his hair - it was black with white strips!!!

- Heat's Mother and YaYa (Grandmother) sent New York a message via video letting her know that she is a "disgrace" and that she is "lucky" they could not attend.

- Heat and 12 pack are touring the country together as the "Party Boys". They actually show footage from one of their shows.

- Mr. Boston is dating a semi-celebrity that we have all met - Pumkin (from Flavor of Love Season 1). New York called this relationship "fake" and wanted security to take Pumkin off her set. Pumkin also did a plug for her new show, Charm School.

- Mr. Boston also has an identical twin, Ben, who gave New York a kiss. The look on her face was priceless!!

- Real life brothers, Real and Chance, did not talk about their budding rap careers, but did divulged all the girls that they have been with since the show.

Commercial break over. See you in 30.

Cassandra

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