Some of you have mentioned this in the comments, but it’s interesting to see it confirmed in one of the tabloids. This week’s Star Magazine points out that the luxurious Malibu home where LeAnn & Eddie film their VH1 series is not in fact their real home. Many reality stars do this – I don’t believe the Kardashians use the real exteriors of any of their houses for their reality shows, unless the house is a temporary rental (and even then, maybe not). Star says that LeAnn’s real Malibu house is less expensive and more “rustic” (which is code for “it’s a rundown shack”).
LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian need to put the real in real estate. Star has discovered that the $5.25 million ultra-modern Malibu house they flaunt on their VH1 reality show isn’t actually where they live.
“That house ups the glamour and makes LeAnn and Eddie look like they’re living the high life,” tattled a source. “They want people to think they’re rich, but the truth is, they live in a much older, rustic house and definitely aren’t swimming in money.”
But they should enjoy the luxe digs while they can – the show’s low ratings mean there may not be a season two!
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
LeAnn owns at least two properties in California, right? She owns a Malibu house (“shack”) and some house in the suburbs, like in a gated community or something. Plus, she either owns or rents a place in the mountains I think. And she sold her Tenneessee property at a huge lose back in 2012. Sorry, I’m just trying to keep it straight. Well, I’d say that someone who owns multiple properties in California probably isn’t too poor, although I’ll buy the idea that LeAnn wants to look wealthier. I wonder if VH1 is paying for the Malibu rental? Probably.
This also reminds of how LeAnn can’t make up her mind about whether the show is “scripted” or not. It definitely is scripted (and I feel sorry for those poor writers), but LeAnn has been insisting for a few weeks that it’s not scripted at all. She probably also insists that the modern Malibu house is really her home and that Eddie has never cheated on her too.
Oh, and LeAnn’s rep went to RumorFix to deny the story… except not really. He rep says the house is a rental and it’s not where they really live, but LeAnn and Eddie didn’t want to use their own house because they “didn’t want to disrupt the boys lives by shooting at their real house.” And if VH1 is paying, why not.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
of course it’s not their real house.
Nothing on this show is real
A lie? Shocking! Of course, they are lying liars who lie, but I thought we were finally seeing the TROOF! Put the tape back on your mouth wewe, we’ve heard enough.
Nothing about their lives is real–no careers, no marriage, no happpeeee, no paps stalking them constantly, everything if FAKE!!!
Does this mean she really isn’t so naturally light blonde that she has to darken her hair (presumably at the roots, judging from these photos)?
Fake and delusional…as real as her #1 on itunes music (not even on the charts). At least she’s proving she”s a multi-media fail.
Good Lord, they drag those poor boys into everything they can. Pathetic. Eddie can’t work due to the boys, they can’t film in their own home due to the boys, and so on. And if the show isn’t scripted **cough** then I guess we have to believe that all the venom they’ve spewed towards Brandi are their true feelings. I guess they can’t control their mouths for the boys.
I actually watched for the first time last night and was truly blown away by how pathetic it is.
1. The entire episode centered around this picture Leann tweeted that “accidentally” showed her butt without her realizing it. It was a selfie of her with some pancakes and then in the background there’s a mirror showing her in a thong. I guess we are supposed to think she cooks naked and that’s sexy. She then pretends like she’s mortified at the butt pic and it’s a huge scandal, even though it NEVER HAPPENED and there are pics of her ass literally all over the internet. She says she’s worried the boys will see. I almost died.
2. Eddie might be the worst actor ever. There was a scene where he finds out the pool photoshoot (totally bogus by the way) was him in an actual suit vs a swimsuit. He had been crash dieting (for 48 hours?) and was supposed to be mad at his assistant for telling him he would be in a swimsuit. It was so cheeseball and unbelievable.
3. The episode ends with them in bed and Ediot is eating pie. He then goes “now I want a different kind of pie” in a super creepster voice, Leann cackles like a maniac, and the show ends.
I could keep going. The entire episode was scripted around 2 storylines, the tweet and the photoshoot, neither of which were real. None of their friends are real, their house is fake, and she looks like a bloated horse monster. It was so, so pathetic. They are delusional.
Holy crap….save your eyes and your mind and read Ilana’s recap on this mess.
That’s what I do. I actually am not a fan of Ilana (I managed to get blocked by her because she was being a raging bitch to a friend of mine) but her recaps are gold.
Yeah, I hear ya…at least she gets paid to watch and we reap the benefits. #winning lol
I read Ilana’s recaps on the show for the first few episodes… I just read the one from last night. She pretty spot-on with everything she wrote. I was laying on the couch with a pounding headache and figured “why not, I’ll see how long I can make it.” So much secondhand embarrassment. Truly, the most cringe-worthy part for me was Eddie’s exchange with his assistant/trainer when he’s finding out he didn’t have to be on this fake diet after all. It is horrible acting…. like, bad, bad, BAD Lifetime movie-level acting. If he gets another acting gig after this show finishes, it will be a miracle.
Wow….you watched with a major headache? It must have gotten worse watching that… you must have a high tolerance for pain!! Ilana drinks her way through it and I can understand why!
I LOVED Ilana’s recap, say what you want about Ilana but recaps are awesome. I loved the part about all LR’s C&D letters to her.
Did they actually go thru an entire episode without mentioning Brandi? I didnt read anything about her in this episode and there’s no way would I ever be able to sit thru an episode to see for myself.
Wow. That sounds way worse than what I imagined. Those two are just gross.
Wow. I knew it would be terrible, but this boggles the mind.
Eddie has an assistant? To help out with all the sitting around and doing nothing?
I know right. It makes no sense, though i think his job is giving them messages from Brandi, since apparently he (Eddie) doesn’t talk to her directly. They should grow up and cut him loose to save some money and not look like total douches (too late)
He doesn’t actually have an assistant in real life (I don’t think.) They hired an entire cast of people to act as their “friends” and such for this show. Pretty sure I read that this guy is just an actor. They had an actress playing Leann’s publicist last night. I don’t get it.
She gives him an assistant to do his errands so he doesn’t have an excuse to get out of the house for extended periods of time without her to see a sidepiece. LOL
I believe that’s called a babysitter.
Thank you for going through this to provide a recap. Her mother was supposed to appear.
This seems like some type of boring vanity project. Let’s act like we have paid appearances, money, relevance, etc.
Well said lol
Brown, you really took one for the team!!! Lol. Loved your recap.
Lmfao. I can totally see him saying “Now I want a different kind of pie.” and her laughing like a crazy person. That is hysterical and from now on that is all I will hear in my head when I see picts of them. Not sure if that is a good thing or not, but for some reason I find it awesomely funny! Thanks!! 😱😃
I watched it this morning to avoid cleaning lol (there was nothing on!). It is truly awful and the only person with a touch of personality is the assistant. These two really don’t seem to have any chemistry at all. At all. It’s cringeworthy.
“bloated horse monster” – BWAH!!!
tSo if they didn’t want to disrupt the boys’ lives by shooting at the real house, then we aren’t capturing anything real happening in their lives as the cameras follow them. They show up to set, the fake home where they don’t live, and do scene, like them in bed talking, etc.. But the whole PR from them is that we are getting to see the REAL LeAnn and Eddie and their life together Got it. LOL
They have half the week without the kids the way it adds up. Plenty of time to film. Plus the kids are in school all day part of the other days . And I guess when they were off filming when they were home, they weren’t with the children who were in their home The nanny was with them while they were at the fake home shooting scenes? Plus on every vacation they went on and were filming, the kids were there. They just weren’t shown on camera. The kids were in Nashville with Eddie and LeAnn.
What a fake show. At least the Kardashians shoot in their homes and you feel that you know their family lives a little bit that way even if they are scripted. They just shoot exterior shots of the home. That’s far different than pretending to live somewhere and act like you are really doing things around “your home” as we follow your everyday lives. on your reality show.
The real reason could be the association they are in won’t allow filming in the area disrupting the lives of the neighbors. That is the reason Brandi had a hard time finding a place..If they were so interested in the boys seeing Leann and her butt they would not have flaunted their affair for the world to see, Those bikini she wears are just as revealing. They are both pathetic. I know they hate to admit it but their show is a flop.
Liarface!
LOL +1
You have a way with words…. 😉
Considering the way she dresses in no way that is her real house.
That house shows some taste and she clearly lacks in that department.
A horse is a horse. Of course, of course.
That show is painful to watch.
On 1 side it’s so basic in content I can see it having no writers and this is just all they do all day. Talk about gossip, their celebrity status, and Brandi.
On the other I think someone is spitballing to some post its. 1 says “Brandi” another “Divorce scandal”. Another “vacation”, “Money”, etc… They’re given a key word and they run with it.
I guess that can be called “scripted”.
I went into that show without a bias. Maybe i’ll enjoy it. Wrong. I it finishes this season i’ll be shocked.
Rumor had it that writers were being sought via craigslist at one point. Someone posted the alleged ad. I now believe that may have been possible.
Ugh, craigslist? Way to fly under the radar.
it wasnt just the writers, I think the actors that played their friends came from Craig’s List too, except for Lizzie Lips.
I think the only property she owns is that gross house in Hidden Hills that looks like part of a fort stuck on top of part of a house. Really ugly but in the right zip code for Eddie. Read somewhere recently that she doesn’t even own multiple properties like most successful “celebrities”. Leann made her millions like 15 years ago and her net worth today cannot be much at all. She spent money like water according to her Father in his counter suit. That net worth they report on line is simply an estimate of earnings throughout someone’s career not what they have to fall back on today. It’s a scripted, fake show in a fake house with fake story lines. So the scenes when they are in bed and when she came “home” drunk are as phony as you can get. And please….Eddie does not need an assistant. I am sure that guy is simply an actor. That’s crazy. What would he need an assistant for? To stand guard while he goes off somewhere to cheat? LOL
Does she really have other properties besides the bargain casa that looks from the outside like some type of bad western set?
Seriously, there was one photo of if that showed how mismatched the exterior looks. I assume if was from the realtor listing (I think it had been on the market for some time). Based on that photo, it would not look good for an exterior shot of the whole house.
I did not think she owned a home in Malibu but sometimes used a friend’s place. Unless she owns a property that she rents out, I doubt this. She would brag and brag about it.
The only house/property they own, which also is mortgaged to the hilt, is the Hidden Hills home. The house in the show was rented purely for the show. This VH1 show was financed by Leann, they took this show to many networks, they were shut down, even VH1 shut them down at 1st, until Leann came in and made a deal. Trust me it won’t make a 2nd season. Any endeavors they hope to have career wise, is biting them both in the ass.
Brandi filmed RHOBH in her home, while the boys were at school at Eddie’s or with a sitter.
the show is a real pooper even by VH1 standards… look at the graph in the article..very last and lowest ratings.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/race-ratings-vh1s-latest-launches-723427
Im sure somehow they’ll blame BG for their show tanking too.
They’d be right to Blame Brandi if/when they do. Had she not been keeping her mouth shut and let these 2 sink themselves it might have generated some coverage for them. Instead it’s them complaining about a woman who is laying low. Keep it classy you 2!
No, she does not own any other properties in CA. Up until she bought that eyesore in Hidden Hills she was leasing the Calabasas place, from the time she was stalking/hunting still very married Eddie. She was also leasing a small house in Malibu, the one that she had the wedding at. Not sure if she is still leasing and renting out but she doesn’t own so it’s not an “investment property”, sounds like it would be more of a hassle than anything.
There was a small beachfront place that was being rented by someone in the group of Eddie’s friends whose wives are Leann’s claimed “besties” that they hung out at for obnoxious bikini shots a couple summers ago. An area teeming with paps. That seems to have disappeared. She was fond of Newport Harbor as a “destination” to vacation, again, at a rental. The only thing she may outright “own” is the RV they tool around in on occasion, I believe they were going down to Ventura Beach (?) and into the desert so Ed and his pals could dirt bike.
Also factor in the support of Eddie’s parents and of course old useless Belinda who she moved out to CA so she could have more “family” there. She must be siphoning through cash/savings.
I wonder what Ediot’s parents think about everyone knowing or believing leann pays their bills? Has anyone seen them in an interview?
I seriously don’t think any of us will be subjected to the LeAnn & Eddie Truth (made of lies) Tour for much longer. The ratings are so awful, VH1 is virtually guaranteed to drop them after the initial 6 shows. Also, exactly what Brandi predicted would happen, has- the more people who catch LeAnn & Eddie’s personalities and lies in their press tour, the more universally unlikeable they become.
The big difference now is that since Eddie is finally on camera running his mouth, it’s clear to see what a douche bag he is and how much he HATES Brandi. I’m hoping they’ll go away permanently after their show bombs. Never has there been a more repulsive couple.
Well said!
Certainly hope you are right!!!!
“the more people who catch LeAnn & Eddie’s personalities and lies…”
The only downside to not having more viewers.
I think we need to rename the category, enough with the useless ” ” around the word reality. Because that used to mean it’s kind of/sort of/nearly but not quite, no? It’s also not fair to call it scripted, as in a properly conceived, outlined and written piece of drama or comedy, you know where writers and actors etc actually ply their crafts.
Whatever this mess and those like it are, it’s not reality. It’s all a bit of a wank really… piss-taking, ego stroking, delusions of grandeur, hey everybody look at me… no, no, Look. At. Mmmmmmmmeeeeee!
The other day a friend of mine said that Eddie should have played Christian Grey and LeAnn should have been Ana. I would pay to watch that.
Hahaha. Now that type of messed up casting MIGHT have gotten me to actually see that 50 Shades nonsense. What a train wreck movie that would be.
Well ithe title should be then changed to 50 shades of Neigh!
Many of the Real Housewives use rental homes, too.
LeAnn & Eddie was admittedly “soft scripted” and using actors for a lot of their friends, etc. At one point they were going to use actors for Brandi and for their kids. That would’ve been so weird!
I watched a few episodes so far. Last I saw the viewer numbers were dismal.
The most recent episode is titled “Eating and Tweeting” yet another dig at Brandi that is unfunny and ridiculous. I’m embarrassed for these two. Any attempts of wanting to appear more likable by letting viewers get to know the “real” them backfired big time. They are more “unlikable” then what I read in the tabloids. Both are gross.
Right, another episode with snarky obsessing about Brandi.
Face it you two, Brandi is just not that into you.
It’s so embarrassing that this stupid smug bitchiness at an ex wife is the entire premise for their show, it says so much about their lives and marriage.
Without Brandi they are totally irrelevant!!
Who cares?
You can see her real house on half of the 72,000 pictures she has on twitter, from the American flag/half barrel chairs at the dining room table to the stacks of pizza boxes and Eggo boxes in the kitchen…true class right there! Must be cuz she’s ‘southern’ ya’ll! Absolutely no offense to my southern friends who actually have taste, class, and dignity.
They only own their bargain mansion, which is the worst house in a good area. She rented a house in Malibu prior to buying and they’ve rented a cabin at a lake a couple of times as well. Their vehicles, except for the truck Brandi’s Dad gave her and Eddie, are leased too. In terms of celebrities, these two certainly don’t have a vast real estate portfolio. Her money can’t last forever.
What I love about the consequences of this show are Eddie’s future prospects as an actor. His performance could not be more destruction to his career if he stood buck naked atop the Hollywood sign wearing a blue wig while tweerking and waving the Palestinian flag as he chants, “Let my people go!”
But he has all sorts of job prospects lining up to hire him. 🙂
You were spot on a few weeks ago when you said he’d be lucky to get a job as a valet parking cars at the daytime Emmys once this fiasco aired.
When he happily brags about his movie roles and more famous co-stars, they often show a still photo that appears to be at least 10 years ago. It just highlights how his looks and c-list prospects have faded.
Well, now there’s a mental image. *shudder*.
Truly, the one thing Ediot had going for him before the show started was his knack for hiding behind LeAnn’s miniskirts and keeping a low profile while she did all the embarrassing stuff. This show makes him look as awful and mean as she does. And given that it’s a massive bomb, I can’t imagine anyone’s going to be in a rush to hire him for anything else. Hope whatever money he’s getting from LeAnn is worth it.
It must be a slow news week for Star mag. I thought it was common knowledge that most reality shows use rentals. What’s the big deal? Most reality shows are scripted and staged to a certain point.TV show is expensive to make and no one has the time or money to make an entire show of real moments. If you hate them, then you gonna hate the show. If you don’t care, then it’s just another silly scripted show.
Do any of them use their own homes?
So first LeAnn said it was scripted reality. Then she said it was not scripted. Now she’s saying it’s satire and everyone is stupid for not getting it. How is this showing who they really are as a couple? They can’t even get their freaking storey straight as to whether it’s scripted or not. Is she trying to clim it’s an unscripted show based around fake situations? How does that work? Neither are smart enough to pull off improv. They both claimed that her Mom steals the show and will probably get her own spin -off. They are so deluded.
Alright, now I’m gonna watch to see that house. I love ultra modern design..so help me.
These two trailer park people are such a joke. I never knew anything about Eddie except that he used to be an actor in TV shows. Now, on this “reality” show, he’s seen as a man who has absolutely no acting skills–which is why he can’t get work. He is LeAnn’s lapdog who tags along with her and holds her hand for paparazzi pictures. He comes across as embarrassingly stupid. He can’t even say the scripted lines with any believability.
I just watched ‘Single Mom’s Club’ (a movie that could’ve been SO much better)…that starred our favorite douche…and Good Lord. That may have been the best acting in Eddie’s entire LIFE because he played himself–a douchebag who used his child support and alimony to threaten his ex wife when he’s MARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSE. I don’t think he was acting, because he was actually believable as his character, Santos. He must’ve been imagining Brandi while he did it.
And it’s funny that they think they’re so high and mighty for not using the two boys in the reality show……when they use them in their marketing. You see the boys in the opening sequences AND I recently read the full PEOPLE article that they did to promote the show, and they had pictures of the boys in the magazine…..don’t get it.
OT–I’ve been watching Tyler Perry’s The Haves and The Have Nots….I’m wondering how in the world is his tv show better than his movies? He should go in that direction than the Madea movies.
A People article to promote their show and it still tanked. Couldn’t happen to nicer people.
This dud of a show still didn’t make the top 100 cable show list for the 4th time. Guess we’re just not that into them.
Not enough haterz watchin’, eh?
What were the ratings for the latest episode?
Just came in…worst night yet…..251k viewers, half of last weeks total….that’s bad!!!
Heaven forgive me saying this, but I am so glad this is happening to them. Karma takes a while, but it comes. If they’d been apologetic, decent, and attempted to make things easy on Brandi and the boys, they wouldn’t be so hated. Their careers are essentially over and they deserve it more than anyone I know. It has to be karma that Brandi is on an in demand show and has a fanbase while they struggle to push a show that Leann paid for.
I just came to post the numbers too…LOL
Thats not even just the target demo, thats total. They probably won’t have demo number out til Mon, probably half that 251K, if that.
Does anyone know what kind of numbers RHOBH brings in?
251k? That’s really brutal. They can’t spin this one. They both must be humiliated. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving pair.
Album and TV show both at the bottom of the pile. Just watch, she is going to write a book next, to prove she’s better than Brandi, and it too will tank because that’s the kind of person she is.
Something truly hilarious and that proves just how severe her delusions of grandeur are, is the fact that one of her fans said they think she’d be a great host for Saturday Night Live. Another said they should start a petition. She actually tweeted that she’d love it and “it’ll happen” . Yes LeAnn, it’ll happen at the same time Eddie is nominated for an Academy Award.
Reply to Macey:
“The fourth season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills wrapped Monday night with its ‘Secrets Revealed’ episode rounding out their season which became their lowest rated in their four year history. At 9pm some 1,372,000 viewers tuned in (775,000 aged 18-49 – Demo 0.60).”
Here’s the link:
http://bravoratings.com/2013/10/20/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-season-4-ratings/
LeAnn knows this, and she must be doing a slow burn.
For next week’s episode Eddie actually says, “This double date is going to fail worse than my first marriage.” Holy f*cking crap!!! His first marriage failed because he is a horn dog and the whole world knows that! Who do these two think they are fooling? Is that supposed to be funny, like, “Oh, Eddie married badly the first time around so OF COURSE it failed miserably?!” God Almighty. I thought Leann was the delusional one because of the “child star” thing, but for Eddie to say that when everyone knows what happened is truly astonishing.
And can I just say, knowing that Leann does “baby talk” has made me question if there is a God. A benevolent God would not let that happen.
The guy thinks he is hilarious and charming. He still does the cough insults and most of his mean remarks are aimed at Brandi or their marriage. Really love that this tool is hanging himself, swinging from the rafters, and doesn’t even know it.
What is the point in their stupid reality show, if it isn’t “real reality”?
In my opinion the point of this show is nothing more then to get back at Brandi for the book Brandi wrote. They are trying to “one-up” Brandi. It all boils down to the same SWF stuff she’s been pulling for 5 years. Everything Brandi does she thinks she can do better. The shots with Eddie and LeAnn in bed are only to rub it in Brandi’s face (though Brandi couldn’t care less now) It’s still LeAnns 14 year old mentality of “I win, I win” I believe Eddie loathes Brandi for kicking him to the curb and he is using LeAnn and LeAnns money to try and hurt Brandi any way he can. Only ones they are both hurting is themselves ,their careers and the little boys. I have never watched an episode, but have seen enough clips online to make me want to puke. They are pathetic, and their one and done scriptiality or what ever the hell they decide to call it on a given day was just A waste of money. It wont matter to LeAnn though. All she cares is that people are talking about her. Good or bad doesn’t matter to her just so she can keep trying to torture Brandi. She is wasting years of her life she wont get back and in the end she is going to be the real looser in this entire situation in more ways then she will be able to count. It is killing LeAnn and Eddie that Brandi isn’t giving them what they want anymore. I hope Brandi can continue to ignore them and just watch them hang themselves because they are doing a good job of it right now.
Great comment Julie, I agree with you totally. Leann’s behavior is so irrational, especially for someone in the public eye . Neither she nor Eddie seem to care that they have ruined their careers and are so disliked by the general public.
I can’t imagine anyone hiring them after this awful show and I hope they fade away forever.
@Brin: Unfortunately they won’t. Their delusion is so strong. They don’t care that the #s tell them that they are unliked and unpopular. They are just that delusional.
That’s true Claire, they’ll go down fighting (and we get to see the epic fail).
I remember Eddie chiefly from the show Invasion from a few years back which I watched for the divine William Fichtner and I was not that impressed by E. C.’s acting. Oddly enough though, there was a blooper video with the CD s and I found him quite charming and likeable which surprised me a bit. No one in this trio from hell has done anything but make themselves look like idiots but I tended to give him more of the benefit of the doubt because of my recollection of him seeming kind of cool. Fast forward to me home sick yesterday and flopped in front of dreadful afternoon tv , flipping through just in time to catch that exact scene with Eddie and his “assistant” and the hilarious (not) misunderstanding about the bathing suit. Shared humanity just makes it painful to see someone acting so poorly especially when they are,you know, professional actors. It was way worse than you are imagining I guarantee.
Against my better judgment, I watched the latest episode once the ratings were finalized.
For whatever reason, they like to discuss things while eating. You can see the chewed up food in their mouths as they try to speak. Posh and classy.
Hey LeAnn people can’t stand you.the ratings show that. Now your going down down down. Eddie will be gone soon. See when you think you’re all that and GI after what you want at the cist of hurting others you will burn like the evil b tch you are. Your history hunni. Like someone said it couldn’t have happened to a nicer person. Tusha. Bitch