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It was only a matter of time until Vegas got its own Housewives show—and just like the Eiffel Tower at the Paris, it’s a knockoff. TLC’s shameless new reality series Sin City Rules does nothing but perpetuate Las Vegas’ image as grotesque playground for tactless wannabes whose motives are faker than their breasts. But damn if it isn’t fun to watch. (Full disclosure: I say this as a native New Yorker who only knows Vegas by the aforementioned stereotype.)
The tried-and-true vapid catfight recipe of Bravo’s esteemed franchise remains the same: A cast of five entitled women with lots of disposable income (and even more free time to meet for long, boozy lunches despite their much-discussed careers) is thrown together under the guise of friendship. They attend gaudy charity functions and throw parties for the sole purpose of ostracizing each other and/or wearing elaborate costumes. Much like on Survivor, alliances form and shift, until, ideally, everyone has been in a heated feud and/or physical altercation with everyone else. Rinse (preferably with a nice pinot gris) and repeat.
Bravo has purportedly scouted Las Vegas multiple times for Real Housewives but couldn’t cast a show. But the TLC producers have found an amazing quintet of fickle freaks. The breakout star and most obvious sociopath is Lana Fuchs, who looks like Maya Rudolph doing an SNL impersonation of some amalgam of Cher and Donatella Versace, and who is prone to declaring herself to be God. Lana runs Billionaire Mafia, a company that sells overpriced graffiti-adorned T-shirts, among other questionable enterprises. She owns 37 guns, eats raw bacon, employs a “Lantourage” of dwarves, and is generally Fuching crazy.
Next craziest is probably Amy Hanley, the daughter of the late Mafia hitman Tom Hanley, who equates being offensively blunt with being “real” and who never met a bustier she didn’t like.
Alicia Jacobs, a former KSNV Channel 3 entertainment reporter, who considers antiquing with Louie Anderson to constitute being “friends” with “celebrities,” is the outcast of the group, owing to whispered allegations that she enjoys affairs with married men.
Rounding out the circus are the token sane people: Lori Montoya, the founder of Rain cosmetics, who has a sweet, Jennifer Coolidge-y vibe about her; and pro poker player Jennifer Harman, who barely fits in with the rest of the cast, mainly because the muscles in her face can still move.
Bottom line: if you like watching Botoxed bitches brawl, you could not find a better show. But you’ll have to take a shower afterward.
I agree with the article. Lana Fakes, is a Fake, Alicia Jacobs is a FAKE reporter who does NOT work and lives off her poor estranged husband. Lana and Alicia knew each other way before the show started! They knew each other through their friend Lori Montoya. They started the drama way before the show started to gain ratings for themselves! They fooled the producers of the show!
Alicia is the worst, she used the little power she held as a independent reporter to threaten Lana. Quote: "I will ruin you with one call in this town"! What kind of so called reporter would do that? Lana knew she was going threathen her with these words. everyone knows a reporter or journalism would never threaten with the power they hold! Alicia and her side kick Trica Crome own Robin Leach. They write his articles. They brag about it too!
This article is right! The women in this show are FAKE at least two of them I know of for sure. That would be Lana Fuchs FAKE! AND Alicia Jocobs FAKE!
Lana and Alicia knew each other way before this show started. They met each other through their friend Lori Montoya another FAKE castmate! Lana and Alicia decided to start the drama way before the show aired and fouled the producers of Evolution! They pretend they do not know one another, but they have known each other for some time! They made a deal between the two of them to start the nasty drama fights to bring ATTENTION to themselves, and gain all the ratings! Lana even agreed to let Alicia threaten her with the little bit of media power she holds here in Vegas, with a quote at the end of the premier show on Dec. 9th, 2012, Alicia stated "I will destroy you with one phone call in this town"! How disgusting is Alicia! Who does she thinK she is, and do does Lana think she is? They are NOTHING! They have lived off of others.
They are no bodys, live off their husbands and run around town gossiping about people! Alicia admitting on national TV she sleeps and dates everyone in town! Her poor poor husband. Alicia uses her husband and then when done with him she throws to the wolves! This is what type of person she is! Alicia and her buddy Trica Crome writes the articles for Robin Leach. He is to drunk all the time and lets these two old gossiping women write for him.
I have been in this town a long time, to know Lana is a nobody, and Alicia is a wanna be entertainment reporter, who cannot hold down a job! These two make the show look ridiculous! Why not try being yourselfs. Whoops they are acting like themselves two catting OLD women.
I am a 64 year resident of Las Vegas and am absolutely embarrassed to be represented by this group of vulgar, back-stabbing, lying, manipulative fakes! This is NOT Las Vegas lifestyle. This is a tiny faction of spoiled, ungrateful, know-it-alls who THINK they are important. Their guns and threats are as fake as their boobs. The only one I give any credance to is Alicia Jacobs and even she is acting like she owns the town.
But let me tell you ladies..all of you....you look VERY, VERY BAD on this show! If I were you, I would hide in my luxurious little digs and do some soul searching! I have more class in the end of my little finger than any of you in your entire being! I KNOW this is television but.... really? I mean REALLY??? None of you have any respect for yourselves much less anyone else! And Lana, my dear,...do you know how ugly your soul is?? You are NOT God...You are the farthest thing from Godly...If you were, you would put your money to much better, more righteous use than having catered shooting parties in the desert or setting up a trust fund for a monkey and bragging about it! Oh well, my words wont change any of you..but I felt the need to speak out and let people know there ARE decent, caring people living in Las Vegas who resent others who give it a bad name!
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