In an interview with MTV News, comedian Rob Delaney defends his lawsuit against newly-divorced Kim Kardashian (plus Ryan Seacrest, E!, and Comcast): "I'm against frivolous lawsuits, of course, so it took something deadly serious for me to come out of the woodwork and mount this case," he said.

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Tom Morello at Occupy Wall Street.

​First there was Real World 27, which will include Occupy Wall Streeters if everything goes to plan. Then there was True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street. Now there is the O Music Awards, where there is a new category for Most Memorable OWS Performance and it's going to Tom Morello, the guy from Rage Against the Machine.

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Bryan, a star of 'True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street'

​Last week we confirmed that MTV's Real World is looking for Occupy Wall Street protesters to be on season 27. But that's not all: MTV is also coming out with an episode of True Life starring Occupy Wall Street protesters, as New York Times reporter Brian Stelter confirmed today. It focuses on protesters Kait, Caitlin, and Bryan, a member of the Sanitation working group we profiled last week who is also the star of the first promo MTV has already put out:

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Ted Hall, natural candidate for Real World: OWS.

​Yesterday it looked as though Bunim/Murray, the production company behind MTV's Real World, had put out a casting call on Craigslist. Nothing weird there, but the casting call asked for Occupy Wall Street protesters, who don't immediately spring to mind as MTV material; we kind of thought it was a joke.

Today we've confirmed that the casting call is the genuine article. There very well could be an OWS'er on season 27 (!) of the Real World. The ad:

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Ted Hall, our nominee for Real World: OWS, in an emotional YouTube video.

​Real World 27 is being cast -- at Zuccotti Park?? The Observer today picked up on a Craigslist ad that -- there's no delicate way to say this -- is a casting call for Occupy Wall Street protesters that would like to be on the Real World. That are ready to start being real, if you will. There's no indication that it's not a real ad:

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Bridge & Tunnel's star sisters: Brianna and Gabriella DeBartoli

In this week's Village Voice cover story, we introduce you to Gabriella and Brianna DeBartoli, the would-be Staten Island stars of Bridge & Tunnel, a 12-episode reality show that MTV spent millions shooting, but inexplicably shelved at the eleventh hour. After B&T survived three years in development, the only extant clip is the show's super-trailer, a deliberately sensational last-ditch attempt to distract executive attention away from the cuca-flashing phenomenon Jersey Shore. The video didn't rescue Bridge & Tunnel from broadcast oblivion, but it did present a far more entertaining version of young outer-borough living than, say, Lifetime's Brighton Beach version of Jersey Shore, Russian Dolls.

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​From the network that brought you Skins, a slanted version of the British teen drama featuring drugs, booze, and scandalous sex, and Jersey Shore (we'll save our breath explaining that one), MTV presents: SEXIDENTS, the failed attempt at a sex-education campaign. Bravo, MTV, you have yet again convinced everyone that you still suck.

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​MTV has just announced that the cast of Jersey Shore will be heading to Italy for season four of their show. We're exporting our greatest national treasure to a country filled with a much more sex-fueled and corrupt government? This is a huge mistake. Here are five countries better suited for the next season of Jersey Shore.

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​• President Obama will take part in a youth town hall airing on BET, CMT and MTV today at 4 p.m. He'll answer questions from an audience of "young people," as well as 140-character queries sent in via Twitter, of course. Get 'em ready. [Chicago Sun-Times, MTV]

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​On Friday, Crushable and Guest of a Guest noticed an MTV casting call on Craigslist. "Do you own skinny jeans, old school chucks, cabbie hat, the 70's vest, an ironic t shirt or hat, a fitted sweater, flannel shirt, or chunky lens-less glasses?" it reads. "Do you drink PBR, have an ironic mustache, have a blog that allows you to post pictures you took with your digital camera?" Seriously. "Been called a hipster?" That's enough; you get the idea. The show will be called I Just Want My Pants Back. And though we've discussed shying away from the h-word time and time again, this seems important because it's explicit. MTV is trend-hopping, make no mistake, but they've always played a role in bringing "hipsters" -- of varying stripes and levels of authenticity -- to the masses. Though they've accidentally gotten it right a few times, they've consistently contributed to a mainstream misunderstanding of What Makes a Hipster. Through the years, it looks a little something like this:

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