Big Brother 9: Two House Guests Rushed To The Hospital

Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, News, Video

I’m starting to firmly believe that the Big Brother 9 house is cursed. First there was the Autism controversy that convinced Lowes to yank its advertising, then a massive brawl that was mostly too offensive to show on network TV, and finally a contestant’s gay porn career was revealed on the internet.  Now we’ve learned two of the contestants in the house had to be rushed to the hospital last night in two separate medical emergencies.

Amanda, a 23-year old paralegal from Minnesota, collapsed and began having seizures. She is reportedly hypoglycemic and wasn’t getting enough nutrition due to some type of food restriction that hasn’t been explained yet in the CBS version of the show. (As I’ve mentioned before, cameras from the house stream live footage 24/7 to people who pay to subscribe.)  Other house guests had to activate what’s called the “panic button” reserved for real-life emergencies. That button contacts police and/or fire personnel.

The clip of Amanda’s seizure is almost too disturbing to watch which, of course, has made it an instant hit on YouTube.  (You can see some of that video after the jump.)

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Marie Osmond Collapses on ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, News

In tonight’s East Coast version of Dancing With The Stars, the viewers at home and in the ballroom witnessed a shocking moment.  After performing her samba with partner Jonathan Roberts, competitor Marie Osmond fainted in front of a live audience.  Later explaining that this sometimes happens when she gets winded, Osmond fell onto the floor while standing before the judges (luckily, Roberts was there to help break her fall).

The show immediately went to a commercial break while Marie was attended to by medics.  Assuring them that she was fine, she and Jonathan later re-emerged to receive their final scores.  (Read our later post about DWTS to get a breakdown of all the performances).  It’s unclear at this time whether the West Coast broadcast will air the literal show-stopping moment.

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