Via ONTD comes this extremely comprehensive piece at dailybreeze.com that details the progress of Megan Hauserman‘s lawsuit against Sharon Osbourne regarding their physical altercation at the Rock of Love: Charm School Reunion, for which jury selection begins today. Some facts for the TL;DR crowd:

• The judge is urging a settlement, but Sharon’s lawyer says the parties are “six figures away” from an agreement.
• Megan’s lawyer says he’s dropping Megan’s claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress (claims of battery and negligent infliction of emotional distress, though, remain).
• The jury selection might take more than a day to complete, because of the celebrity nature of Sharon and her family. Reality TV strikes again and again…in all kinds of ways!
• This bit of information was censored from the broadcast but now has been made public, according to Sharon’s court papers: “(Hauserman) [said] that the only thing Mrs. Osbourne had managed as a celebrity was to watch her husband’s brain turn into a vegetable.”
• Sharon’s case alleges that Megan started the incident for publicity.

Doing something for attention on reality TV? Imagine! Hm, but you know, I don’t remember reading that Sharon’s participation on this show was pro bono charity work. How curious.

Anyway, this case looks fun! Cannot wait to follow it as though it is an actual reality show (and, let’s be honest, that’s pretty much what it is). [dailybreeze.com]

If this news doesn’t make you throw an apple up in the air while wearing a cowboy hat and balancing one foot on an exercise ball, I don’t know what will! Remember how Rock of Love‘s Cindy “Rodeo” Steedle was arrested last October at an Atlanta nightclub for allegedly stealing her ex-boyfriend’s car and gun safe? No? Well it happened and now we can emphasize that “allegedly,” because the charges have been dropped. Per a press release from her manager:

We are pleased to announce Cindy “Rodeo” Steedle received a letter from the Henry County Superior Court (Georgia) dated Thursday, January 13, 2011, stating the District Attorney has dismissed all charges against Cindy related to an outstanding warrant and arrest that occurred on October 14, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cindy “Rodeo” Steedle was arrested at an Atlanta event while promoting Rock of Love Girls: Where Are They Now. The arrest was over a warrant for allegedly stealing her ex-boyfriend’s personal property.

After months of investigation, it’s apparent the prosecutors dropped the charges against Cindy due to insufficient proof. Cindy stated all along these allegations were completely unfounded.
We were confident the charges would be dismissed in a timely fashion and Cindy’s name would be cleared.

Now that this ordeal is behind her, Cindy will continue to move forward with her career and focus on her new talk show, The Voice, which is in development and set to launch in 2011.

There’s nothing left to say but: YEE HAW!!!

I’ll just be up front about it: I love Rock of Love girls so much that I’d be willing to open a retirement home for them (if I ever find myself with an excess of cash). It would be an investment in self-perpetuating entertainment. In the meantime, getting to see them on VH1 again via Rock of Love Girls: Where Are They Now was a little slice of satisfaction in itself. Since I’ll never, under any circumstances pass up the opportunity to talk to a Rock of Love girl, I figured I’d take advantage of this opportunity and get a few of them on the phone to help flesh out their on-air updates.

Below, Angelique, Brandi C., Megan, Heather, Rodeo, Marcia, Farrah, Ashley and Brittaney Starr (who wasn’t featured on the special, but contributed to this piece, anyway) talk about daunting transition from reality TV to actual reality. They give their thoughts on Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It, share whether they’ve found happiness and reveal what they’re doing to feed themselves. Who’s bartending? Who’s back at the strip club? The answers may surprise you, but then again since it is Rock of Love girls we’re talking about, maybe not.

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TMZ says that Cindy “Rodeo” Steedle of Rock of Love/I Love Money/Charm School, whose laugh still rings in our heads and hearts, recently filed a police report against Lindsay Lohan’s father, Michael Lohan. Apparently, Rodeo alleges that Michael assaulted her while they filmed a reality show together (!!!) — she supposedly aroused his ire after complaining about not getting paid. She also claims in a letter that he “brushed his hand on my lower bottom.” Michael denies the claims, saying, “Anyone in the house will tell you that she is lying. I’d rather touch a hot stove, rather than her.” We have no idea what they could have been filming or how this will play out, but we can’t wait to see either! [TMZ]

If you’ve been wondering what Heather from Rock of Love/I Love Money/Rock of Love Charm School has been up to, wonder no more: watch her swaying along and preparing tomato sauce in the video above for Donnie Athens’ “The Good Life.”

Heather’s also on Twitter, FYI.

Heather Chadwell of Rock of Love/I Love Money/Charm School fame is set to appear on this week’s episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, premiering Thursday at 10/9c on FX. According to Heather’s MySpace, there is a preview up on Fancast, but I can’t get it to play. Perhaps you can.

Heather’s post-reality resume continues to grow (so to the haters: ha!). She appeared on a recent episode of Californication and is set to appear in a the indie drama Sandy Creek Girls. You can read about her other appearances on her MySpace. She’s certainly getting her face out there — how many of her peers can you say that about?

And lest you think Heather is packing up reality for scripted fare, she tells us that she is working on a reality show with two other Rock of Love girls. She won’t get into specifics this early in the game, which come to think of it, is very Hollywood of her.

Check out two more shots of Heather on the Sunny set below and remember to tune in Thursday! [via ONTD - Thanks to Brenda for the tip!]

Bret Michaels and Sharon Osbourne were spotted shooting the intro for the third season of The Celebrity Apprentice, set to air on NBC in the spring. The network has made no official announcement regarding the cast, but, uh, yeah: looks like the VH1 vets are set for it (also spotted in the group: Cyndi Lauper, Rod Blagojevich and Darryl Strawberry). If indeed this is the cast (and not some elaborate hoax), we cannot wait to watch Bret compete. Up until this point in his reality TV career, he’s been running the show — can he handle the pressure when the tables are turned? [Mail Online]

You know you’re dealing with a VH1 personality when working in the fast-food industry means taking a step forward. Such is the case for Rock of Love and Rock of Love Charm School‘s Dallas, who’s appearing in a currently airing Wendy’s commercial. You can watch it online at Wendy’s site — click on aqua square with the dude rocking big hair*.

*Not Dallas.

[Thanks to Ilene for the tip!]

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Rock of Love Charm School show page
Charm School videos and extras

The next season of Charm School is almost in session (it premieres Monday, May 11 at 9/8c on VH1), and so this week we unveiled the cast. Click here to see shots of the Real Chance of Love girls who are enrolled in Charm School, and click here for the Rock of Love Bus girls. And poke around below to see group shots of the girls, in and out of uniform.

Just a tidbit: we hear that the filming of this show was more intense and tumultuous than maybe any VH1/51 Minds production that came before it. There are rumblings that many of the girls had an extremely hard time on the show, with one going so far as to say, “I’d rather eat my own face,” than go through the experience again. Exciting!