Quotes from Various Reality Stars About all of the Editing That Goes On

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A History of Reality TV Stars Blaming the Edit
Apr 21, 2011
by Rich Juzwiak


Paula Abdul of "Hey Paula" (to USA Today via ABCNews.com):

"They'd put a camera on me when I got wind that my dog was in a coma, and they'd make it (seem) like it was about hair and makeup."










Tyra Banks of "America's Next Top Model" (to People.com):

"In an effort to create a fun and entertaining sneak peek of the upcoming cycle, 'America's Next Top Model' released a trailer that was edited in way that misconstrued our overarching message...

I must admit that I regrettably didn't see this clip before it was released to the public, (with multiple 'Top Model' departments, it's just impossible to review everything)..."










NeNe Leakes of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" (to Rolling Out):

"Just imagine doing a reality show. What would they capture about you? They'd capture you on your period, pissed off, angry with your man, happy, going shopping. But they're only going to put in the things that are most interesting.

I'm not an angry black woman; I'm actually a cool ass black woman."









Kelly Bensimon of "Real Housewives of New York City" (to E! Online):

"It's an edited-for-television show. Each and everyone one of us works really, really hard to entertain you. For people to take it seriously, that really disturbs me."









Jill Zarin of "Real Housewives of New York City" (to Watch What Happens via People.com):

"Those words coming out of my mouth don't match the audio track. I was talking to a producer on the side and they put my words in my mouth and I didn't like that."










Danielle Staub of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" (to UsMagazine.com):

"I felt like there was no fair portrayal of me and my family... to share with people who didn't even want to portray me as a human being."









Allison DuBois of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" (on her official site):

"I aired in an episode of that was to say the least, in my opinion, recklessly edited and was not representative of what actually happened that night nor who I am."










Camille Grammer of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" (to OK!):

"I'm very disappointed in my character. They've turned me into a villain and I'm not like that. It's not me. I can't even watch myself.

I don't know why they [the producers] are doing that. I guess they needed that character."










Natalie Pack of "America's Next Top Model" (to Reality TV World):

"It's almost disgusting to me because it makes me upset that they would show me in this light when it's completely the opposite of who I am."










Natasha Kornis of "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" (to realitygossip.tv):

"The show really didn't portray who I am at all. I really think they just needed my rocker 'character' on the show. I said a lot, but they totally edit s--- the way they want."










Johnny Bananas of "The Real World" (to Inside Pulse):

"I'm just like, 'That's not me.' Everybody was pissed off and on edge and they made it look like I was the only one who was. And this is the first time I've been edited in this way."










Megan Parris of "The Bachelor" (to the Pittsburg Tribune-Review):

"It's important for people to understand that what they saw on TV was a character. It wasn't me.

It was not at all indicative of who I am as a person. It was complete misrepresentation of who Megan Parris is."










Angelina Pivarnick of "Jersey Shore" (to Radar Online):

"I was the victim of a bad edit... I was portrayed as the worst person on 'Jersey Shore' and I know that is just not who I am."










Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi of "Jersey Shore" (to Rolling Stone):

"If I do something stupid, which is pretty much the whole time, I hate it. I just hate it. Obviously, they're only going to put the good stuff in, and the good stuff is us drunk, so all I'm seeing is me drunk and falling down."










Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino of "Jersey Shore" (via Twitter):

"Not happy w/ the way things were portrayed, people that know me, know where my heart and intentions R.

I'm upset N contemplating retirement from RealityJS4"










Jenelle Evans of "Teen Mom" (via Twitter):

"Everyone...I wasn't smoking in my front yard. It's called EDITING."









Kristin Cavallari of "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County" (to XFINITY TV News):

"When the first episode of 'Laguna Beach' aired, I locked myself in the bathroom and was crying for hours because I was so upset about how they were portraying me.

But that's why going into 'The Hills', I knew exactly what I was getting into."









Heidi Montag of "The Hills" (to The Hollywood Gossip):

"It's a reality TV show about several people's lives. It's accurate of who we are, but sometimes the situations can be misconstrued. It is 20-minute, edited drama. They can't show everything."









Audrina Patridge of "The Hills" (to AskMen):

"It's really frustrating sometimes because I am playing myself, so sometimes in different situations it's been edited or cut differently. I figure, with my show, it will be more raw and real."









Michelle Money of "The Bachelor" (to People.com):

"I never in a million years expected to be the villain. I was actually really surprised and shocked by it in the beginning. I'm an easy target, because I'm upfront and honest.

It has been hard to see one very small side of me being the only side portrayed. But that's what you get for signing up for a reality TV show."










Sandra Nyanchoka of "America's Next Top Model" (to XFINITY TV News):

"There's always a house bitch and I think they wanted it to be me this time. It was edited to look much worse than it was. It was edited to make it my fault. I shouldn't be judged by this.

I wasn't a bitch. I just did what I did to stay on the ball in the competition."









Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth of "The Apprentice" (to Reality News Online):

"Historically, African-American women have been portrayed in a negative light in reality television programming. As was the case with my portrayal on 'The Apprentice'.

I see the editing as humorous; it makes for a very dramatic presentation of the facts."










Jeff Conaway of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" (to MortysTV.com):

"Vikki Lizzi and I are both quick to rip each other apart when we are mad, verbally I mean, and that happens in relationships, and they seemed to choose the worst times to edit into the show."










Jon Gosselin of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" (to PopEater.com):

"It's like those books in school where you can choose the ending. Exactly. They can edit it any way they want. They could do another five seasons with totally different storylines just based on the footage they have."










Kathy Griffin of "My Life on the D-List" (to "Larry King Live"):

"A lot of these reality folks come on talk shows and they say, well, if I was the villain or if I said something ridiculous, they edited that way. I think on my show, they actually edit me very fairly, maybe too fairly. I'm not that nice."

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