Dancing with the Stars

[QUOTE=LilysMom;61501]Yes it was she did so good, I think she got the highest score with a 29. I think he does too, he even set up a prom for her since she was missing her real one. How cute is that? I don't even think she notices him at all :)[/QUOTE] HAHA, I think you may have missed the humor in OPD's point.

Melissa and Tony were only in the last two pairs not named as safe in the final minutes of last night's show. Even with their low score from Monday night, fan votes had them well above the lowest two. Even though Lil Kim was at the top of the judge's leader board, her fan base is somewhat limited and she was not at the top in fan voting. Shawn is consistently at the top of fan voting, which is probably a good indication that this show is only partly about ballroom dance.

[QUOTE=LilysMom;65004]She is by some, but there are those out there who think she is not a star and therefore should not even be on the show. It has also been speculated that ABC put her on to avoid a potential law suit ;)[/QUOTE] The lawsuit speculation is unfounded. Melissa had no reason to sue the producers or ABC and she had a very excellent team providing advice to her to ensure she stayed within her contract. Fleiss and Co. did abuse her, in my opinion, but within the contract she signed, it was arguably within their rights. She just didn't own them another show (ATFR #2) without additional major compensation. I love those people who want to define "star" for us... Well, "love" is too kind a word, actually. They are out of touch with the fact that stardom is really defined as a connection one makes with the audience. About three years ago I had parked my car in one of the public garages along Cannon Dr in Beverly Hills and was walking to meet Beth at a salon on the north end of the street when I saw her outside the salon with a group of about 8 people around her. Standing at the stop light next to me was actor/comic Paul Rodriguez. He noted that I, like him, was watching this spectacle across the street. He asked me "Is that Beth from the Real World?" I said yes, and that I was about 10 minutes late in meeting her for lunch. He commented that she had real star quality because lots of people love her and a whole bunch hate her character. I recall looking at him with probably an odd expression on my face and he laughed and said something like this: "This is Beverly Hills, the star capitol of the world. I can walk down the street here and people will say Hi or just avoid you because they are cool. She is a star because she is one of them. That is a quality no Hollywood actor can ever have." We walked across the street and I introduced him to Beth. A very decent dude. Melissa has the same qualities and Beth and many other decent reality people.