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Are You Ready for a 'Jersey Shore' Set in Silicon Valley?

Bob Sassone — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:00:52 +0000

If you love ‘Jersey Shore,’ this is going to be great news. If you hate ‘Jersey Shore,’ this might ruin your day.

Business Insider reports that producers are looking for cast members for a new reality show that is being described as ‘Jersey Shore: Silicon Valley.’

'Jersey Shore' Costs New Jersey Taxpayers $420,000

Shauna Wright — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:00:54 +0000

‘Jersey Shore’ doesn’t just rot brains — it drains tax coffers, too.

MTV’s hit reality show, which depicts the exploits of a group of raisin-tanned 20-somethings as they live and party along the New Jersey coastline, has just had $420,000 of its 2009 production costs covered by the state’s Economic Development Authority.

Is MTV Replacing the Cast of 'Jersey Shore'?

Andy Scott — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:00:33 +0000

Despite a report from US Weekly, MTV says it has no plans to replace the cast of ‘Jersey Shore.’

“We love the present cast, and their summer adventures have just begun. We currently have no plans to recast the show,” a spokesperson told the Hollywood Reporter Friday.

'Jersey Shore' Cast Gets Six-Figure Raise for Upcoming Season

Amy Austin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:05:12 +0000

Apparently, it really does pay to be on the 'Jersey Shore.'

According to an exclusive report from EW.com, the eight-member cast has finalized salary negotiations for the upcoming season, which will shoot in Italy.

Sources say members of the "core group" will make "at least $100,000 per-episode," up significantly from their $10,000 per-episode salary for season 2. And that's before you count their other sources of income, which includes appearances and endorsements (like, you know, Snooki's $32,000 fee to appear at Rutgers University).

Snooki Gets More Money to Speak at College Than Toni Morrison

Marcie Pink — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:37:31 +0000

On Thursday night, Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizi was paid $32,000 to conduct a Q&A session at the University of Rutgers in New Jersey, where she dispensed such timeless advice as "study hard, but party harder" to about 1,000 students.

As is being pointed out all over the Internet, next month Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison will give the commencement speech at Rutgers in front 10,000-plus graduating seniors, yet will only be paid $30,000 for her seemingly more important efforts.