After Bravo gave Jill Zarin the boot from Real Housewives of New York, she remained pretty classy about it.

She said all the right things you’re supposed to say publicly as to not burn any bridges, but now she’s opening up a little more and we’re learning some real feelings!

Jill insists she was never a brat over the salary (although she also says she wasn’t paid what she deserved), and that her firing felt completely random. She also wishes she could get finder’s fees for Bethenny Frankel’s success.

According to her, there would be now Bethenny if it wasn’t for her!! She says she basically cast the show herself:

First off, I like to say I was fired because I’m not embarrassed about it. I didn’t do anything wrong, so I really don’t know why they fired us and kept the other girls. I was upset because I was told to put my life on hold. But I didn’t argue, I wasn’t going to try to sell anyone. I said, ‘OK. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.’ Andy Cohen called shortly after, which I’m sure was a difficult thing to do. He gave me the respect I deserved considering I committed four years of my life to the show. He said they wanted the series to go in a different direction and that last season ended very dark — which I find ironic because they could have controlled that. I filmed many happy scenes that the network canned.

We were finally making a decent amount of money last season. That was never a concern. They’re getting a lot of money now, so that’s another thing I’m disappointed about. I didn’t get to make the money I feel I deserved. I didn’t just help make the show popular; I cast it. I brought in Bethenny, and I don’t get a percentage of anything she spins off. The first, second and third season salary pretty much added up to the fourth season. I worked really hard.

Hmmm, sounds like she’s realizing leaving some embers on that bridge is worth it if means getting some things off her chest!

All right, now it’s time for all the Bethenny fanatics to sound off…. sound away!!!

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Just look at her! She’s absolutely glowing!

Britney Spears got engaged to her boyfriend, Jason Trawick, last month, and took to Facebook last night to share her happiness – and her new rock – with the world!

Ch-ch-check out the photo (above), which she captioned:

I can’t stop looking at it!!

Awww! Girl!

We really couldn’t be more thrilled for you!

You deserve all the happiness in the world!

Enjoy this time!

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It’s been nearly a year since Mark Harmon was voted America’s favorite TV personality…and he’s still EXTREMELY popular!

The ratings are in, and the NINTH season premiere of NCIS brought in 20 million viewers! WOW!

Not only that, but NCIS: Los Angeles also brought in impressive numbers for CBS, with 17.1 million viewers tuning in!

Hmm…maybe Martha Stewart should start a new show and call it NCIS: Martha. We bet LOTS of people would watch then. Ha!

Did U tune in for the season premiere of NCIS? Why do U think America is SO obsessed???

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Such a shame!

Nadine Coyle‘s beach bar in Sunset Beach, CA, Nadine’s Irish Mist, is behind nearly $100,000 in back taxes, and according to Orange County public records, no property taxes have been paid since its purchase, and for this year alone, $18,000 is owed – the first installment overdue and the second coming up soon!

Worse yet, her father Niall Coyle, who is the sole agent for the bar’s company Charnarae, has had his business license suspended because he failed to supply a statement of information regarding documentation that his business actually exists, which means that the bar cannot legally operate!

And if that’s the case, then they certainly can’t make enough money to pay off all of these taxes!

Awful! Especially because of the rave reviews that place had when it opened!

Here’s hoping you guys can figure out a way to figure all this out, but frankly, we can’t even see how!

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Way to go, ladies.

Cindy McCain and daughter Meghan McCain have lent their support to the NOH8 campaign yet again by posing together in a new ad.

We’ve always been super impressed with Meghan AND Cindy’s work for gay rights. Now, if only John McCain could join the cause….

That would be such a huge milestone.

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And what a property to lose.

At the start of the new year, The Hiltons lost one of their most priced pieces of real estate. Their Las Vegas hotel-casino was officially changed from The Las Vegas Hilton to just The Las Vegas Hotel & Casino after their licensing agreement expired.

The hotel has been a Hilton ever since 1971, after billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian opened the property in 1969 as the International Hotel, then sold it to the Hilton chain. It’s claim to fame was the fact that Elvis was a frequenter of the hotel and considered it his favorite haunt.

We suppose change can be a good thing, but let us just hope that is the case for this long standing property. What will become if it next, we wonder!

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Sounds like a Groffantastic episode! Ha!

Next month, Glee’s Jonathan Groff will make a guest appearance on CBS’ The Good Wife as Jimmy, a “plaintiff suing a software company after his sister disappears during a peaceful protest in Syria.”

Whether UR a Groff fan, a Glee fan, or a Good Wife fan, this definitely sounds like a show that will be worth tuning in for!

What do U think? Are U pumped to see The Good Groff next month???

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We’re thinking … MAYBE. (Hey, everyone was so sure of Spiderman just because it had Bono attached. You just never know!)

Ringo Starr has announced that he is teaming up with former Eurythmics rocker Dave Stewart to write a musical they hope to bring to Broadway. The former Beatle told Mojo magazine:

“Me and Dave wrote a musical, a complete thing – characters, story, a lot of songs. We wrote it for Broadway, but it will more likely end up (as) a movie… and I’m not telling you anything else. It’s about other people.”

Other people? What other people? Other musical type people? People you guys knew personally?! Stop being so damn coy and fess up, dude!

Guess it was a good idea to have Dave come help you with your new album, hey Ringo!

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This is such a huge step! We really can’t commend his bravery enough!

Chaz Bono has revealed that once he has saved up enough money, he will be completing his transformation into a man by undergoing the procedure for a sex change!

He explains:

‘I could get a phalloplasty, which builds the phallus from a donor site on your body, but I’m currently leaning more towards a metoidioplasty. It’s a process that uses what you already have down there, which has grown larger from the testosterone. You end up with a smaller phallus than with the phalloplasty, but it’s fully functional – it gets erect, and the sensation is all there. But, you know, soft it’s probably about three inches, and it grows considerably. I don’t know what the average difference is, but when I’m having sex I probably get three or four times larger. I think Jen wished I wouldn’t get the bottom done, but she understood my need to. You have to understand – for me the life transformation has already happened. Testosterone has definitely changed things. I’ve pretty much lost the ability to have more than one orgasm at a time – but the ones I do have feel more intense. [It's] literally like going through a second puberty. I have more hair on my back than on my chest. I’ve waited my whole life to be able to have body hair – but I never thought I’d have back hair. But what are you going to do, right? I’d like to have the testicular implants, and be able to urinate through it. The doctor I want to use is in Belgrade. It’s going to be a little cheaper there. Probably $25,000, maybe $45,000, I really don’t know. [Cher] She has [helped out financially] in the past when there’s been a problem or issue, but no, I don’t like to take money from my mom more than anybody else does. Being self-supporting is important to me. She’s not 100 percent comfortable. For her, it’s a process.’

Wow! We give him a lot of credit for being so candid – especially about such a personal part of his life!

Congratulations, Chaz!

We imagine your story will help so many struggling with the same kind of issues, as well as parents of transgender children who may not understand exactly what they’re going though!

Stay strong!

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Please let this be true!!

Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, and Christopher Walken are in talks to all star in a movie about cryogenics called, Freezing People Is Easy.

Oh, and did we mention that Paul Rudd plays the real-life TV repairman who pioneered cryogenics back in the sixties??

Perfect movie!

Apparently Kristen Wiig is the only one that’s on the fence, and for the life of us we can’t understand why. Just the chance to work alongside Walken is incredible!

Does this sound like a flick U’d like to see??

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