MTV to recast ‘Jersey Shore’ after season 5.

According to reports, MTV is planning to recast ‘Jersey Shore’ after season 5. The original crew will film the final season in Seaside Heights this summer. Fans will have one more season of Snooki, JWoWW and The Situation.

A source said, “after this group comes back from Italy and shoots season 5 this summer, that will be the end for them.”

The insider shares that there are several reasons to recast the show including the cast’s high salaries and outside commitments. Not to mention the paparazzi and publicity that follows them. The current stars will leave the show on a “high note”.

Each season the ‘Jersey Shore’ cast holds out for bigger money. They reportedly earned around $100,000 per episode in Season 4 in Florence, Italy this spring.

Salary agreements were supposedly settled for Season 5, but MTV seems to be frustrated with the cast’s high demands and has decided to recast with a whole new group for next summer.

Lady Gaga’s meat dress wins an award.

Award winning fashion icon, Lady Gaga’s infamous meat dress will go on exhibit at America’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum. Lady Gaga sported the meat dress at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards will be included as part of the “Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power’ exhibit in Cleveland, Ohio, which opened today.

The dress was made by Franc Fernandez & Nicola Formichetti. Yes it was made with raw animal flesh, which has been preserved to prevent rotting, as well as E. coli.

Lady Gaga went on to say, “I am not a piece of meat” in a statement later.

Time magazine named the dress Best Fashion Statement of 2010, who also deemed the dress worthy of the Hall of Fame.

‘The Situation’ signs on with an MTV project.

Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino from ‘The Jersey Shore’ is reportedly signed on with a new series development deal with MTV. Sources say he is not attached to any specific project right now, but will be working on filming a pilot at some point this year.

“I’m excited to continue my relationship with MTV, which has been home for me for the last couple of years,” he said. “I’m really grateful for all the support from my fans. Hopefully, there will be plenty more situations in the future.”

MTV has ordered two seperate spin off series, one with Snooki and JWOWW and one with DJ Pauly D.
The ‘Jersey Shore’ cast is off to Italy to film the fourth season of the reality show.

MTV’s new Skins show receives harsh criticism.

Skins, which is MTV’s new show, has advertisers like Wrigley’s, General Motors and H&R Block bailing. The controversial new show also lost Taco Bell who was a major sponsor. “It was never our intent to endorse content that would offend consumers,” Wrigley’s said in a statement, responding to the backlash against Skins.

The Parents Television Council is against Skins due to they feel the show is “marketed directly to children”. However, the premiere was watched by 3.3 million viewers and received a lot of negative criticism. MTV received the same harsh criticism from Jersey Shore, but just kept it going.

Video: The Situations “Worst Date Ever”

Kanye West’s Film, “Runaway” To Air on MTV and BET

Kanye West’s debut film, “Runaway,” will premiere on MTV and BET on October 23rd. The film is 40 minutes long and has been termed as “ambitious” and “great looking” by those who have viewed the film. Following the premiere, West will do a Q&A session from MTV’s Times Square location. Here is what Kanye said about the concept of the film, “It’s the story of a phoenix fallen to Earth, and I make her my girlfriend, and people discriminate against her and eventually she has to burn herself alive and go back to her world,” he told New York magazine. “I’ve been feeling the idea of the phoenix. It’s been in my heart for a while. It’s maybe parallel to my career. I threw a Molotov cocktail on my career last year, in a way, and I had to come back as a better person.”

Lauren Conrad Comes “Back to Reality”

Lauren Conrad just confirmed that she will in fact be a part of another reality show, which will be on MTV. It will apparently follow her career but would not say exactly what it would contain. We assume it will follow her fashion career. She told the Ryan Seacrest show, “I’ve always been open to doing reality again,” she said. “Just under different circumstances. As long as you have a separation, then it works. You have your personal life and you have your work life; when it’s combined, it’s difficult.”

Jay-Z, Eminem, Kanye West, Beyonce Oh My!

Jay-Z and Eminem made their way to Yankee Stadium as one of their stops during their Home and Home tour. They put on an amazing performance which also included guests like Kanye West, Beyonce, Drake, Chris Martin and Nicki Minaj. MTV News reported that Jay Z payed tribute to the late George Steinbrenner, saying, “Before I start this piece, let me say, rest in peace to the boss, George [Steinbrenner].” At which time Hov began, freestyling a reference to the late Yankees owner after commencing his program with the “Dynasty Intro.” “By the time we sliding home/ I hope we playing in the dome,” he continued rapping.

Police Confirm: Snooki is Friggin Annoying

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was arrested on July 30th due to her drunken conduct at a NJ beach. She was charged not only with disorderly conduct, creating a public nuisance as well as annoying people on a beach - an apparent crime in NJ.

Video: Snookie Talks About her “Jail Time”

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