DirecTV drop will black-out Jersey Shore, Snooki & JWoWW to 20 million viewers

Breaking News - Millions of Jersey Shore fans will no longer be able to watch their favorite MTV reality shows under a DirecTV black out that becomes effective at midnight tonight (Tuesday). DirecTV is dropping 26 Viacom channels - including MTV, MTV2 and VH1 - as part of stalled negotiations on an distribution deal. When DirecTV drops the channels it will leave 20 million viewers without access to their favorite MTV programming including Jersey Shore and the currently airing Snooki & JWoWW.

DirecTV drop to black out MTV programming

The threat that millions could be left in the dark has MTV and the Jersey Shore stars taking action. A statement blocks all MTV.com visitors from accessing the network's website today (Tuesday) until they listen to a short video about the DirecTV change. Several of the Jersey Shore stars including Mike 'The Situation' and Pauly D even took to Twitter to make fans aware of the situation. "DIRECTV is dropping MTV, that means no more Jersey Shore so call 800 531 5000 to stop them!" they both tweeted.

The major reasons behind why DirecTV is threatening to drop Viacom channels is basically over dollars and cents. The bottom line is the current distribution deal between DirecTV and Viacom expires tonight after months of negotiations. In a statement on the Viacom website it is noted that, "DirecTV provided Viacom with a counter proposal that included a lower rate than Viacom receives from any other distributor in the industry. With this offer, our negotiations have reached an impasse." DirecTV retorted on their own website saying, "'(We have) absolutely no intention of removing your favorite Viacom networks ... but unfortunately Viacom executives sent a letter to us late last night, forcing us to take these channels down by midnight tonight if we don't come to an agreement." The site goes on to say, "Viacom wants you to pay over 30 percent more to keep the channels you are already receiving costing customers $1 billion."

By: Melissa Viscount

JWoww Balances her Good and Evil with a Tiger Tattoo

The "Jersey Shore" stars are no stranger to rebellion; with their incessant binge drinking, partying, and occasional rough-housing, getting a tattoo is certainly in the mix of their favorite activities. Co-star of the latest "Jersey Shore" spin-off, "Snooki and JWoww", Jenni JWoww Farley flaunts her newest tattoo on the latest issue of Inked magazine.

Farley is already known for her mini-tattoo collection. She has a dragon across her ribcage, a rose and wings with the German word "Opa" (meaning grandmother; the star pays homage to her late grandmother), and praying hands and a cross on her right upper back. Her latest addition - a tiger sprawled across her right thigh.

The "Jersey"-girl debuts her new ink on the magazine's cover wearing nothing but a bikini bottom, a cropped tank, and heels, while getting soapy washing a car.

The 26-year-old explains that the tiger represents a balance between good and evil. The dragon on her left side represents evil while the tiger on the right represents good. Another interesting fact about the new tattoo is that it was done by her college advisor. Farley told Inked, "He was an art student, but he's also been tattooing for 10 years."

All of Farley's inks are strategically placed in areas that can be easily covered. She said, "I want to be able to show my tattoos off when I want to, and I want to be able to cover them when I don't."

Celebrity tattoos always hold dramatic or intriguing meanings. Rihanna, for instance, is notorious for her cryptic yet innovative body ink (her latest one cause quite a big stir). Take a look at other celebrities with wild tattoos.

Wild thing! JWoww takes the plunge in skimpy animal print frock as she plans a party with her Jersey Shore co-stars

She has never been one to shy away from showing off her ample curves.

And today Jennifer ‘JWoww’ Farley was also displaying her wild side as she took the plunge in an animal print dress.

The 26-year-old stepped out in the revealing frock while filming for Jersey Shore in Seaside Heights.

Showing her wild side: JWoww poured her ample curves into a racy animal print dress

JWoww showed off her cleavage and tanned legs in the skimpy dress, which boasted tiger and zebra prints.

She teamed the number with a pair of two tone blue and teal wedges as the gang picked up supplies for a party at their house.

Today is the cast’s final day filming for the sixth season of the MTV show and they are reportedly planning a blow-out bash for this evening.

The eight pals have plenty to celebrate as today is also Paul ‘Pauly D’ Delvecchio’s birthday, while Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino turned 30 yesterday.

Teetering around in high heels while doing some heavy lifting proved to be a tricky task for JWoww and she then changed into some comfortable flip flops.

JWoww was joined by her co-stars Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Deena Cortese and Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola, and the four were seen leaving their house together.

Pregnant Snooki (R) also wore animal print while Sammi Giancola sported a green top and denim shorts

Pregnant Snooki was also sporting animal print in the form of a floaty leopard blouse, which she teamed with ripped jeans and cork wedges.

Meanwhile Deena was dressed in a red T-shirt and floral shorts and Sammi wore a striped green top with Daisy Dukes.

Pauly D and The Situation were also seen stocking up on food for the gang’s final party of the summer.

And Pauly was delighted when he ran into some fans who wished him well for his birthday.

Party time: Best friends Snooki and JWoww were seen picking up plenty of food ahead of the evening

 By DailyMail

‘JERSEY SHORE’ REVIEW: Lock up your sons and daughters, they’re back!

Vinny and Snooki of MTV's 'Jersey Shore'

They’re back…

Something we’ve all been waiting for…

A chance to witness animalistic behavior, strange mating habits and ferocious eating…

No, not Shark Week. It’s the new season of the Jersey Shore.

This season, the Jersey Shore cast heads to Florence, Italy. I am sure many of you are asking the same question: Why?

I guess the MTV producers have not figured out why we all tune in. The backdrop of the show doesn’t matter much. Whether they are on the boardwalk of Seaside Heights, N.J., the gorgeous beaches of Miami or the historic city of Florence, the show still delivers outrageously lewd behavior, idiotic sayings and fist-pumping dance moves that make us all wonder, are they for real?

This season will not disappoint.

Nothing, except maybe the United States’ dwindling credit rating, has more potential to embarrass our nation among its European neighbors or set us back in foreign diplomacy than this rowdy bunch. The only difference is that instead of butchering the English language, they have turned to the native tongue of Italy.

A few highlights or lowlights depending on how you view this show:  Mike, The Situation will be affectionately known as La Situacione (a play on the Italian version of his infamous nickname) while exploring the free spirited women of Europe.

Snooki’s dilemma of staying faithful to her gorilla boyfriend back home seems even harder when La Situacione tries kissing her during a drunken night out. Much to the surprise of the rest of the cast, Mike claims to have “hooked up” with Snooki prior to the taping of this season.

Sammi and Ronnie are broken up. Surprise surprise! While they both seem excited about the prospect of being single in Italy, I think any loyal viewer would wager to say they get back together before the end of the next episode.

Vinny is trying to master the Italian language while Pauly D and Snooki are trying to master the art of driving stick shift through the narrow streets o downtown Florence in search of GTL.

J Woww looks oddly feminine after shedding much of her muscle this season, courtesy of her gorilla boyfriend back home who is a personal trainer. Last, but not least, Deena appears to want to be just one of the guys until she provocatively kisses Pauly D during their first fist-pumping night out at the club.

Not much has changed, other than broadening their horizons by sharing their crazy antics with the world.

JWoww Having Trouble with Italian Mail System

Can Jwoww survive in a foreign country without her hairspray and falsh eyelashes? According to a recent Facebook post by the Jersey Shore star, she is having a little trouble getting used to life in a foreign country.

Reality television star Jenni “Jwoww” Farley (DOB February 27, 1986) posted a comment on her Faceboook page on June 21, 2011 to ask her Facebook friends for help and advice regarding an issue she is having with the Italian mail system. Jwoww states in the post that she has been waiting for a certain package for a month in the mail and it has not arrived yet. In the post, Jwoww exclaims, “How am I supposed to get myself camera ready w/o my products?!” The package seems to be grooming supplies that Jwoww cannot live without.

Jwoww is one of the eight main cast members of the huge reality show hit “The Jersey Shore” which premiered on MTV in December of 2009. The cast has filmed three seasons of this show so far and they are now back together filming the fourth season in Italy.

The show captures the exciting and drama filled lives of cast members and now reality TV stars and celebs, Deena Nicole Cortese, Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino, Nicole “Snookie” Polizzi, Paul DelVecchio “DJ Paulie D”, Samantha Giancola “Sammy Sweatheart”, and Vinny Guadagnino. According to recent reports, the cast will reportedly be visiting Vinny’s Italian relatives while filming the show and having dinner with the Guadagnino family.

Fans of the show hope that the new season will be as entertaining the past three seasons and will not disappoint. It is hard to imagine this cast of characters being put in a foreign country and having to deal with culture shock and other unusual situations. As fans can tell from Jwoww’s recent Facebook post, they are already struggling to adjust without their much needed hair products!

Jersey Shore Creator Thinks Sammi Prefers Abusive, Horrible Relationships

Jersey Shore creator and co-executive producer Sally Ann Salsano spoke with Entertainment Weekly about tonight's finale. She confirmed that Deena, and no other new cast members, will be going with the crew to Italy, described Paulie's spinoff as being like The Hangover, Snooki and JWoww's spinoff as being like Laverne & Shirley, and indicated that even her empathy for Sammi has its limits. Sammi has spent the entire season fighting, scarily, with her boyfriend Ronnie. 

About the ongoing drama, Salsano said, "They’ve seen [their behavior] on TV, Sammi saw him in Miami, they show up in Seaside, the same stuff is going down — at some point you say, ‘All right, she likes this.’"