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[[Image:Tareq and Michaele Salahi with Barack Obama.jpg|thumb|250 px|left|Michaele and Tareq Salahi (center and right), who were under consideration to appear as contestants on ''The Real Housewives of Washington, D.C.'', met [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] after attending a [[White House]] event uninvited.]] |
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Michaele and Tareq Salahi, a Virginia couple under consideration to be contestants on ''The Real Housewives of Washington, D.C.'', entered the [[White House]] and greeted [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] during a On November 24, 2009, receiving line for 400 invited guests. The event was also attended by Vice President [[Joe Biden]], Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]] and [[India|Indian]] [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]]. Three days later, the [[United States Secret Service]] publicly stated the Salahi couple were not invited to the event and, although went through [[magnetometer|magnetometers]] and other levels of screening, should have been prohibited from the event altogether. The Secret Service apologized for the error and launched an investigation into it. Bravo producers said they had been filming the Salahis before the dinner, but were told the couple were invited. Bravo said in November it would not be determined for "several months" whether the Salahis would be selected for the series.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Stelter |first1=Brian |last2=Cooper |first2=Helene |title=Uninvited Pair Met Obama; Secret Service Offers Apology |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2009-11-27 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/us/politics/28crasher.html?hp |accessdate=2009-11-28}}</ref> The Secret Service, Bravo and the Salahi couple were all criticized for the incident. Ellis Henican, a columnist for [[Newsday]], called the Salahi's "low-class, high-gloss wannabes", and said the matter amounted to "a new low" for reality television and the depths people will resort to for fame.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Henican |first=Ellis |work=[[Newsday]] |date=2009-11-28 |url=http://www.newsday.com/columnists/ellis-henican/henican-reality-tv-hits-new-low-in-white-house-crashed-1.1625460 |title=Henican: 'Reality TV' hits new low in White House crashed |accessdate=2009-11-28}}</ref> |
Michaele and Tareq Salahi, a Virginia couple under consideration to be contestants on ''The Real Housewives of Washington, D.C.'', entered the [[White House]] and greeted [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] during a On November 24, 2009, receiving line for 400 invited guests. The event was also attended by Vice President [[Joe Biden]], Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]] and [[India|Indian]] [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]]. Three days later, the [[United States Secret Service]] publicly stated the Salahi couple were not invited to the event and, although went through [[magnetometer|magnetometers]] and other levels of screening, should have been prohibited from the event altogether. The Secret Service apologized for the error and launched an investigation into it. Bravo producers said they had been filming the Salahis before the dinner, but were told the couple were invited. Bravo said in November it would not be determined for "several months" whether the Salahis would be selected for the series.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Stelter |first1=Brian |last2=Cooper |first2=Helene |title=Uninvited Pair Met Obama; Secret Service Offers Apology |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2009-11-27 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/us/politics/28crasher.html?hp |accessdate=2009-11-28}}</ref> The Secret Service, Bravo and the Salahi couple were all criticized for the incident. Ellis Henican, a columnist for [[Newsday]], called the Salahi's "low-class, high-gloss wannabes", and said the matter amounted to "a new low" for reality television and the depths people will resort to for fame.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Henican |first=Ellis |work=[[Newsday]] |date=2009-11-28 |url=http://www.newsday.com/columnists/ellis-henican/henican-reality-tv-hits-new-low-in-white-house-crashed-1.1625460 |title=Henican: 'Reality TV' hits new low in White House crashed |accessdate=2009-11-28}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:43, 28 November 2009
| The Real Housewives of D.C. | |
|---|---|
| Starring | tbd |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 0 |
| No. of episodes | unknown |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Abby Greensfelder Sean Gallagher Rich Calderone |
| Production locations | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Running time | Approx. 44 minutes (excluding commercials) |
| Production company | Half Yard Productions LLC |
| Original release | |
| Network | Bravo |
| Release | tbd |
The Real Housewives of Washington, D.C. is a reality television program scheduled to appear on the Bravo network sometime in 2010. It will be the network's fifth installation ofThe Real Housewives of... series, following The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Real Housewives of New York City, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Real Housewives of New Jersey.[1][2][3]
2009 White House incident
Michaele and Tareq Salahi, a Virginia couple under consideration to be contestants on The Real Housewives of Washington, D.C., entered the White House and greeted President Barack Obama during a On November 24, 2009, receiving line for 400 invited guests. The event was also attended by Vice President Joe Biden, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Three days later, the United States Secret Service publicly stated the Salahi couple were not invited to the event and, although went through magnetometers and other levels of screening, should have been prohibited from the event altogether. The Secret Service apologized for the error and launched an investigation into it. Bravo producers said they had been filming the Salahis before the dinner, but were told the couple were invited. Bravo said in November it would not be determined for "several months" whether the Salahis would be selected for the series.[4] The Secret Service, Bravo and the Salahi couple were all criticized for the incident. Ellis Henican, a columnist for Newsday, called the Salahi's "low-class, high-gloss wannabes", and said the matter amounted to "a new low" for reality television and the depths people will resort to for fame.[5]
References
- ^ "The Real Housewives of DC". Pop Tower.
- ^ Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger. "'Housewives' Won't Come Clean". Washington Post.
- ^ Helene Cooper, Janie Lorber, and Brian Stelter (2009-11-26). "Network Cameras Followed White House Crashers".
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Stelter, Brian; Cooper, Helene (2009-11-27). "Uninvited Pair Met Obama; Secret Service Offers Apology". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ Henican, Ellis (2009-11-28). "Henican: 'Reality TV' hits new low in White House crashed". Newsday. Retrieved 2009-11-28.