Ah, precious memories.

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Sad news: Joseph Verzella III, the boyfriend of Flavor of Love 2/Charm School/I Love Money star Jennifer “Toasteee” Toof, was found dead in his house on Friday morning. Toasteee tells us that she was the one who found him and the cause of his death is as yet unknown.

Joe had a small but memorable role in Toasteee’s on-air dealings — he could be heard via phone in the I Love Money clips show giving his girl a tongue-lashing after she and Heather confessed to him on Valentine’s Day that they made out. They thought it would be funny, he didn’t see the humor and the result was a hilarious clip:

Toasteee reached out to us in the hope of keeping Joe’s memory alive. She wrote:

“He was only 30-years-old. He was my best friend and the love
of my life. He was such a sweet guy and so many people are going to
miss him. I miss him so much because he meant everything to me. I know
it sounds like we fought a lot from the phone booth extras, but it was
hard for him to deal with me being away from him for so long when I was
filming the shows. He was so proud of everything I’ve accomplished and
loved all the VH1 shows. He would have done anything in the world for
me and he stuck by me through thick and thin.”

She is in our thoughts and prayers.

Below, check out some New Year’s Eve shots of VH1’s Celebreality stable from two different parties. One took place in at Frog in New York and featured Heather, Mary Carey, Pumkin and Real Chance of Love’s Promo and Meatball. The other found Brandi C., and Megan partying it up in Maine. Megan assured us that she “made out” with Brandi when the clock struck 12, but from the looks of the pictures, it was a closed-mouth kiss, so don’t get too excited.

This is just a brief note to inform you that the I Love Money 2 premiere date we previously reported is wrong — the new season now is set to premiere Monday, February 2 on VH1.

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…or at least, she’ll try to make them come true in an upcoming reality series. I Love Money’s master manipulator and Rock of Love Charm School’s kicker with a shoe of gold is the latest Celebreality star to get her own spin-off, coming soon to VH1, we can confirm. On her dating show, she’s going for gold…literally. That’s right — dudes without bank need not apply. Check the casting announcement:

Looking for the ultimate TROPHY WIFE?

Reality TV Star and Playboy Cybergirl
MEGAN HAUSERMAN is looking for a man who will shower her with LOVE and MONEY.

VH1 is casting SINGLE MEN of the HIGHEST PEDIGREE to compete for the bikini clad bombshell from ROCK OF LOVE 2, CHARM SCHOOL and I LOVE MONEY.

If you are a single man with the net worth of $1,000,000 or more, then Megan would love to meet you.

Whether you are a CEO or a TRUST FUND BABY, Megan would make the perfect arm candy for any man…who can afford her!

Please email your:

• Name
• Age
• Occupation
• Net Worth
• Contact Number
• Email
• And a short bio to…

TrophyWife@RealTalentCasting.com.

When asked how she feels about spearheading her own series, Megan told us: “I feel like this is my time to show the world who I really am and gift one lucky man with the ultimate prize, me. Lily and I have never been more excited about anything in our entire lives.” A prize, indeed.

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A news story about the engagement of Flavor of Love/Charm School/I Love Money alum Brooke “Pumkin” Thompson’s engagement has been making the Internet rounds, but before you start believing in love after reality TV, check this: a well-placed, highly reliable source tells us that the engagement is fake. “Publicity stunt” is how our source described last month’s official announcement. He/she added that Pumkin is wearing a ring, but it’s “a promise ring…if you even want to call it that.” Pumkin has not returned our calls for an interview, and meanwhile we’re left wondering if this thing will be over before it can even start.

And really, can you even imagine Pumkin settling down after something like this?

Frankly, we don’t want to.

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Megan Hauserman is auctioning the “tankini” she wore on the third episode of I Love Money on eBay. The bidding price is already up to $1,525 with almost a week left on the auction. In this economy, that is insane. I suppose when the depression hits, the lucky bidder can use it as a tent.

Megan’s MySpace claims, “The winning bidder will also receive an autographed picture with the swimsuit. Partial proceeds will go to charity.” We asked her exactly what she means by “charity” and her answer was expected: “Spreading awareness for mentally challenged dogs, of course.” Of course. So please, look into your heart and pull out thousands of dollars. Lily needs it.

Megan also notes in the humorous questions section of the item that the bathing suit has been cleaned. Sorry perverts! [Megan Hauserman - Authentic Swimsuit eBay auction]

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Hoopz played her I Love Money competition like a pro and walked away with $250, 000. Lots of people have been watching the final episode of the show. Lots more have checked out the post-victory interview with our girl.

We caught up with her in Michigan, while she was chilling with her family. Our ongoing VH1 Mobile Txtrview series is all about exclusive exchanges with VH1 characters. Here’s the start of what she had to say to Lauren Harris. Hit the site for the entire exchange.

VH1
Hey Hoopz - where are you and what are you doing? Think you can snap a picture of where you’re at?

Hoopz
I came up to Michigan to spend time with my family

VH1
Congratulations on your I Love Money victory! Are you psyched?

Hoopz
Man am I…I still can’t believe it!! I can’t explain the feeling and the fact that its my second win in a row WOW

VH1
Pretty impressive! Were you worried you wouldn’t win it at any point?

Hoopz
Most definitely, I started the show with a mentality of let’s just see wht happens, I didn’t come in thinkin “Im gonna win this” but when it finally came down to jus me and whiteboy and we started our final challenge as soon as he had the lead I was like “oh there’s no way im gonna win this” so that’s half the reason I was so in shock when I actually did win!!

VH1
That makes sense, but you played a great game! What are you going to do with that money?

For the rest of this Txtrview, as well as news and blog updates, live chat, pictures, and videos, text POP to 44686 for a link to VH1 Mobile, or head to VH1.com from your mobile phone.

If money is the root of all evil, reality TV is its fertilizer. I Love Money was a showcase for the depravity to which people will resort to stay in the game (and doing so, let’s not forget, is inextricably bound to staying on TV): the back-stabbing, the lying, the degradation, the cake-throwing, the eating-disorder baiting, the soft-drink pouring, the strategic flirtation, the old throw-up tongue, etc. (Oh, and there were some challenges and athleticism, too!) It was a show whose central character, Megan, claimed upon exiting that she didn’t come to win, but to have fun, turning a reality TV cliche on its bikini-clad ass. This is a new frontier in already rapid Celebreality evolution, the player-for-sport who exists only to amuse herself. (Megan swears that she’s not at all interested in making good TV.) The resulting embarrassment of riches for the audience at home was an afterthought, a mere surplus of enjoyment that had already been had by those involved.

Indeed, with the exception of Mr. Boston, Nibblz and Destiney (all of whom left relatively early in the season), everyone on the show talks about what a great time they had shooting it. And yet, the pervading negativity lingers to the point that my experience on the set of the I Love Money Reunion taping found me shaking my head and saying to myself countless times, “These people really hate each other.” The s***-talk is pure professional-wrestling bravado, but it comes with such frequency and urgency that it feels unavoidably real.

The only thing that was warm and cuddly about I Love Money weighs two pounds and is retarded (see above). Some believe that children are our future, but in this environment a Chihuahua named Lily was the main source of humanity. Take comfort in that little dog because in our backstage recap of the I Love Money Reunion below, the fertilizer sinks in, the evil tree blooms and things get ugly.

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If you have any doubt of Rodeo’s ability to make good TV, please watch the video above. If you have no doubt, you’ll probably want to watch it again.

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Because there’s only so much time in any given broadcast, tons of reality gold never ends up making it to air. Because we were on set during the taping of the I Love Money reunion, we got to see everything that went down and can let you in on some of the finer moments that you didn’t get to see. From a whole segment devoted to Rodeo full of tears, name-calling, barbecue sauce and awesomeness to extremely off-color jokes from Mr. Boston to bottle-throwing from Heather, we’ve got the scoop. In the words of Heather: everyone’s getting exposed, motherf***ers!

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