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August 24, 2009

Ryan Jenkins Dead From Apparent :(icide Ryan Jenkins, the VH1 reality TV contestant accused of murdering his wife, has been found dead in a motel in Canada of an apparent suicide. Oof. This whole story was a little TOO real, if you know what I mean. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone's families, including yours, because this is a sad and scary world that we live in and no one is safe.

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Yikes. :( indeed.

Posted by: disgruntled hipster no. 416 profile link at 08/24/09 11:01 AM  | Reply
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The part of this whole story that surprises me the most is that breast implants have serial numbers. Did not know that.

Posted by: RobinRubbermaid at 08/24/09 11:04 AM  | Reply
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I guess you don't watch Nip/Tuck.

Posted by: ber profile link  in reply to  RobinRubbermaid's comment at 08/24/09 11:07 AM  | Reply
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Or The Wire

Posted by: hlebtastic profile link  in reply to  ber's comment at 08/24/09 11:24 AM  | Reply
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or have breast implants.

Posted by: kathleen11 profile link  in reply to  RobinRubbermaid's comment at 08/24/09 11:36 AM  | Reply
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Some girl on my twitter feed has a very appropriate and moving response to this situation! "Ryan Jenkins has ruined my favorite pastime watching trashy VH1 reality shows, now they are all canceled due to his lack of humanity"

Woof. :( all around, indeed.

Posted by: Julia profile link at 08/24/09 12:09 PM  | Reply
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an article i read about this last night said that vh-1 was "still deciding" whether or not to air another show with this guy as a contestant. yeah really take your time on this. its a super tough call to make. stay classy, vh-1.

Posted by: third heat profile link at 08/24/09 12:58 PM  | Reply
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Look, they spent literally hundreds of dollars to make that show, not including the liquor and cigarette budget. You can't expect them to just walk away from that kind of an investment just because of basic human decency.

Posted by: Godsauce profile link  in reply to  third heat's comment at 08/24/09 2:20 PM  | Reply
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You know what's better? I read that he actually won the show! So that means he'd be in every fucking episode. If VH1 doesn't pull the plug on that then we're going to need bigger :('s and WTF's.

Posted by: Max the King of All Wild Things profile link  in reply to  Godsauce's comment at 08/24/09 7:18 PM  | Reply
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this is NOT how I wanted this to end. ...ughjklljgyuplhjn

Posted by: kgh profile link at 08/24/09 1:12 PM  | Reply
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Who knew that vh-1 reality shows were going to become the new "America's Most Wanted". That's right, we all did. It's too bad that all the stereotypical douchebags of the world will go on not realizing that we have always thought they were potential Ryan Jenkins. Instead, Ryan Jenkins becomes the Ultimate Douchebag because we can't make fun of douchebags without our conscience thinking of this loser.

Posted by: Leibniz profile link at 08/24/09 1:36 PM  | Reply
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no one has said, this so i guess it's up to me to be said. i realize i will probably get major downvotes, but honesty or whatever, no disrespect.

there's a dark place in my mind that is disappointed things didn't go further with this guy and megan. not that anyone on a vh1 reality show is tolerable, but i find megan to be particularly odious. bitch has some fucked up karma coming to her and i'm surprised at how she skirted danger here.

Posted by: lizzing profile link at 08/24/09 2:20 PM  | Reply
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It would have been interesting if this guy had gone "Andrew Cunanan" and Megan ended up being his Gianni Versace. Her or Bret Michaels.

Posted by: Leibniz profile link  in reply to  lizzing's comment at 08/24/09 3:10 PM  | Reply
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Yeah, you probably are going to receive some downvotes for essentially insinuating that a woman you saw on reality tv deserves to be murdered.

Posted by: hlebtastic profile link  in reply to  lizzing's comment at 08/24/09 3:23 PM  | Reply
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Yep, skanking it up on a trashy reality show TOTALLY warrants murder...?!?!?

Posted by: JR profile link  in reply to  lizzing's comment at 08/24/09 9:26 PM  | Reply
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What I love (do not love) are all the comments on VH1, telling the network it's being unreasonable for taking this and possibly I Love Money 3 off the air. "Can't you just edit him out?" was one common opinion. And, "If the family doesn't want to watch it, there's such a thing as channel blocking!" (OF COURSE THE FAMILY DOESN’T WANT TO WATCH IT.) These people are so out of it they can't see the difference between comically tragic comeuppance porn and a genuine human tragedy. I know these people are idiots, but if murder can't shake some compassion and common sense into you, what will?

Posted by: mk profile link at 08/24/09 11:13 PM  | Reply
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I'm pretty sure most of those comments were all written by Megan Hauserman using a few different troll names.

Posted by: Weeam profile link  in reply to  mk's comment at 08/25/09 2:39 AM  | Reply
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cross out the "most" in that comment. i'm gonna go sulk over this loss in the Internet Locker Room.

Posted by: Weeam profile link  in reply to  Weeam's comment at 08/25/09 2:40 AM  | Reply
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I know this is a very horrific thing that happened and I feel very sorry for all who is involved but you can't be mad because we want to continue watching these shows. They shouldn't get us all into a show and then leave us hanging. I mean did they cancel wrestling when Chris went crazy. The show is called Meagan wan's a millionaire not Meagan wants Ryan. Just suck it up and cut him out!!

Posted by: PICA at 08/27/09 5:51 PM  | Reply
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