Criminality

We hope you’re hungry because Melissa is serving up a whole meal this episode! She introduces us to a Big Brother duo (Mike Boogie Malin and Will Kirby) who take their strategic partnership out of the house and into a collection of Los Angeles restaurants…restaurants you surely remember from the early 00’s when stars like Linsday Lohan, Audrina Partridge and Britney Spears showed up to see and be...

Rebekah offers up America's Next Top Model as a quintessential reality show of the early-mid 2000’s. It’s a case study in reality tv before we knew better; and leading the way was Tyra Banks. Her undeniable talent and beauty gave her an early start in the modeling and entertainment industries, but her unpredictable antics often got her in trouble and always got the internet buzzing. From two lawsu...

Mid-summer seemed like the perfect time to pause, reflect, and re-cap! Did all the episodes since our last update episode have breaking news? No. Did we manage to fill an hour + regardless? You betcha. And the updates that we did get were… intense.  You really shouldn’t miss this episode because Melissa and Rebekah take comfort in the fact that neither of them have cats in their freezer… yet....

As we anticipate the imminent arrival of the NEW RHONY, Melissa takes us back to Peak RHONY — Scary Island; hop on board if you dare! Here we meet Kelly Bensimon: model, mom… jelly bean lover. As we try to make sense of her “scary” behavior, Melissa informs us there is *literally* more to the story than what aired on the show, but the question is, does it make a difference? On the heels of RHONY,...

Get your white lab coats on because Rebekah is introducing us to one of the Married to Medicine ladies, Lisa Nicole Cloud. Lisa’s debut on the show was much like her social media posts - pointless and problematic. From her predatory pyramid scheming to her Covid inspired business bust, you would be wise to remove all glassware in her presence and NOT DM her to achieve your greatest potential. Come...

If we’ve learned anything about shows whose titles claim SOMEONE knows best, it’s that the titular character rarely, if ever does. Melissa brings us a story to prove this point - an aspiring rocker, Terry Gene Bollea, hit the gym and was plucked from obscurity to be the next big wrestler. Rebranded as “HULK HOGAN” (heard of him?), he went on to become rich, famous, and utterly despicable - a sub-z...

Special episode alert for two reasons! First and foremost, Melissa is home from the hospital and shares what happened and how she is doing now (much better, thankfully)! Secondly, it’s special because in lieu of a new story we decided to dedicate some time to Scandoval by recapping Part 2 of the VPR Season 10 reunion, and wow, just wow. From pill bottle antics to Andy parenting James, Melissa and...

Today’s episode is on FYAH! At least Rebekah thinks so and she’s going to be really disappointed if you don’t agree. She’s heating things up in Miami and sharing the cinematic story of Alexia Echeverria – seriously, her life is a movie and she even stars as herself in the Netflix documentary, Cocaine Cowboys. But you more likely know Alexia from The Real Housewives of Miami; the doomed franchise t...

Nick Lachey hoped for a red hot career but as Melissa reveals in today's episode, it was only ever luke-warm at best. As the frontman of the boy-band, 98 degrees, Nick longed for a solo career that would take him to the next level. Meanwhile his future wife, Jessica Simpson, was desperate to step out of Britney and Christna’s shadows. This would be a marriage made in heaven — or at least on MTV’s...

Is it too soon to look back on 2020 with fondness? Not for the hellscape we lived, but for the reality shows Netflix gave us? Love is Blind, My Unorthodox Life, Selling Sunset, and the subject of today’s episode: Bling Empire. Rebekah asks us to go back to the moment we meet Kelly Mi Li and re-examine her story which includes two guys; the raging red power ranger and a scamming first husband. She...

Melissa invites us to Dixon, Kentucky, where we meet Amy and Tammy Slaton, stars of the TLC show, 1000 Pound Sisters. Much like their weight loss journeys, this story is full of ups and downs.) While issues with their weight caused them immense physical and emotional pain, there is nothing criminal about being overweight. It’s the choices they made when the money started rolling in that led to som...

Consider today’s episode courtside seats to Robyn and Juan Dixon’s life. You have questions and Rebekah is bringing you the answers. The mystery surrounding their “stolen” money is solved, and it’s a tragic tale none of us saw coming. But we rebound quickly with shady lawsuits, reddit reviews, and the “gift” of perseverance. Melissa gave the following clues for next episode: TLC KENTUCKY YOUTUBE H...

After a necessary nine minute Vanderpump Rules debrief, Melissa is giving us the STRAIGHT UP story of singer, dancer, and cheerleader, Paula Abdul! Today’s episode will bring you two steps closer to knowing more about this “spunky” powerhouse whose early career was noticed by legends like the Jackson Five. But Paula has more than a couple of mysteries between her LA Lakers days and her reign as ju...

Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee’s life was full of sex, drugs and rock and roll. But Rebekah is here to share the real story behind those 90’s headlines. From the legal battle over their sex tape, to the fight that led to their divorce, you’re going to get a fresh look at Pamela Anderson including her many reality TV appearances, her unexpected connection to Tom Girardi, and her long overdue redemption...

Melissa loves a good MOM story, so she is bringing us back to TEEN MOM - this time to the original series with one of the more troubling stories to come out of MTV. Amber Portwood was a teen mom with very adult problems. From anger management and addiction, to six inch lashes and portrait tattoos, Amber made lots of choices that left us shaking our heads and checking to see where we left our hatch...

There is not just one thing about Mary Cosby, there’s many things. Alleged cult leader, wife and step-granddaughter, and total enigma. From her iconic burn: “You smell like hospital,” to the demeaning way she treated her castmates: “little GIRL,” Mary consistently had us scratching our heads. But in today’s episode Rebekah will attempt to provide some much needed context as to how she ended up acc...

Who’s feelin’ Jovani? Throw on your favorite statement necklace and brace yourself for the rise, fall, and winding recovery of your favorite Countess and mine, Luann de Lesseps. Melissa recounts her relatively normal start to life, and shares how Luann’s taste for both terrible men and the finer things in life led to police altercation in the Sunshine state. Rebekah gave the following clues for ne...

REPLAY AND A REHASH: Rebekah started Sister Wives and this deserved a break in the regular schedule! Melissa and Rebekah hop on the mic to discuss the current state of the Sister Wives as well as Rebekah’s reaction to the kids, the homes, the wives, the LAYERS. Let us know if you are also on the journey as a Sister Wife virgin! The intro leads right into episode 5: BiGAMY LOVE which makes a whole...

Happy Holidays from CRIMINALITY! We didn’t mean to, but I guess we are giving you a very CHRISLEY CHRISTMAS. Rebekah and Melissa reveal just how little she knew about the very boisterous, very blonde family that America got to know on the USA show,  Chrisley Knows Best . We learn Todd is a fraud in every sense of the word and Julie is CRAFTY in more ways than one. Come for Todd’s decade long...

Welcome to our second update episode! Melissa and Rebekah take turns sharing news, gossip, and hot takes from episodes 31- 47. Some are legit newsworthy while others are firmly in the “no news is good news” camp. And despite none of the episodes being about a Kardashian, Kim manages to show up in many of the updates - we are considering a new tagline for the podcast: Six Degrees of Kim Kardashian....

Happy Thanksgiving week (or canned cranberry sauce to those who celebrate)! This week we are re-playing a Criminality favorite. It's part Macy's Day Parade, part #Balloonboytruther. The truth is out there. Welcome to our 21st Episode - yay! Today we will set sail to Colorado where Melissa will share the incredible story of the Heene Family. Perhaps you remember them from Wife Swap? Me either. Perh...

EPISODE NOTES: When a shocking crime occurs, former FBI Profiler Candice DeLong will have a lot to say about it. On KILLER PSYCHE DAILY, Candice digs into the motivations and behaviors of the criminal masterminds and killers who are dominating the headlines. For 10 minutes, five days a week, she draws on her years of experience to break down complex criminal cases, look back at the historic crimes...

Don’t be tardy for this super fun episode! Melissa takes it back to the very first housewife to pioneer (read: purchase) a singing career; Kim Zolciak Bierman! You might know a few of her sweet songs but the deal she made with castmate Kandi Buress really soured their friendship — ending in a lawsuit. From multiple kids and businesses that start with “K,” to their over leveraged home, Kim is not o...

There’s no poker face here: Rebekah is excited to share some of the legendary lawsuits and lore that have swirled around Lady Gaga for years. From her oft- forgotten 2008 appearance on MTV’s The Hills, to the recent accusations that she stole someone’s music, Lady Gaga has always been followed by stories and scandal, and of course, the paparazzi — or should we say, PAWparazzi after her precious po...

The Generation Why Podcast released its first episode in 2012 and pioneered the true crime genre in the podcasting world. Two friends, Aaron & Justin, break down theories and give their opinions on unsolved murders, controversies, mysteries and conspiracies. One of the longest running true crime podcasts out there, Generation Why has a little something for every true crime...