I'm watching the original version of Hairspray with Ricki Lake (not that travesty of a remake with John Travolta) and I really think Ryan Seacrest based his whole deal on the original Corny Collins. From the clothes to the hair to the voice, it's all Seacrest about 10 years before there was a Seacrest.
Swingers, orgies and porn... the American Idol mansion’s sordid past revealed
When the young hopefuls vying for the title of American Idol 2012 spilled into their new home, a sprawling mansion the Hollywood Hills replete with colour-changing jacuzzi, they were understandably excited.
All come from modest backgrounds, many from homes that have little... so it was a dream come true to be able to live like a film star or music legend.
But will they feel differently knowing that they’ve slotted into the sordid space vacated by porn stars and the crew who filmed their salacious antics?
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Dream home: The American Idol contestants are excited to be living in a Hollywood mansion, but little do they know... it was built to house porn films
The mansion currently housing the top nine finalists on Idol is the same place Playboy TV shot season two of its near-the-knuckle sex show Swing, according to TMZ.
They go on to describe Swing as show about couples who move into a house with the sole purpose of ‘living out their erotic curiosities’ through swinging.
Suddenly that jacuzzi doesn’t seem as appealing.