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 Rebekah provide their insights on the reunion and each cast member. Melissa catches two moments Rebekah missed that are truly weird, and Rebekah wants to capitalize on Raquel’s accountability blazer.  Melissa gave the following clues for next episode: BROTHER FLORIDA VH1 As always, they end the show with what shows they are watching: MELISSA: ID Discovery, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace REBEKAH: PARAMOUNT + Fatal Attraction TV Series We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter We are @criminalitypodcastTikTok on TikTok You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: [email protected] Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://podfollow.com/criminality We have a website where you can see all past episodes, our TV recommendations, and buy MERCH! https://www.criminalityshow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 that was canceled after 3 seasons in 2014. In 2021 they rebooted on Peacock and the women are hotter than ever. Put on some neon swimwear and tune in to hear about Alexia’s drug cartel connection, and her many losses, loves, and lawsuits. Stick around to the end of the episode where Melissa and Rebekah give a detailed account of their time together in New York City, including two near altercations! Melissa gave the following clues for next episode: VH1 FLORIDA BROTHER Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode: Melissa: Baby J, John Mulaney Comedy Special, Netflix Rebekah: Jewish Matchmaking, Netflix SOURCES Miami New TImes https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/peter-rosello-real-housewives-son-turns-himself-in-for-nut-slapping-a-bum-6533328 Daily Mail UK https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9881505/RHOM-alum-Alexia-Echevarria-opens-marriage-cocaine-cowboy-Pedro-Pegy-Rosello.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4335000/Housewife-Alexia-sues-stepsons-mansion-Maserati.html NY Post https://pagesix.com/2022/01/06/rhom-star-alexia-echevarrias-son-arrested-for-domestic-violence/ People https://people.com/tv/rhom-star-alexia-echevarria-son-peter-rosello-arrested-accused-of-domestic-violence/ CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/ex-husband-alexia-echevarria-pedro-rosello-cocaine-charges/ I Real Housewives.com http://www.irealhousewives.com/2017/09/alexia-echevarria-hit-with-foreclosure.html Starcasm https://starcasm.net/herman-and-alexia-echevarria-sued-by-country-club-for-166k-in-back-dues/ https://starcasm.net/alexia-echevarria-suing-over-sons-near-fatal-car-crash/ Distractify https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-alexia-echevarria-son#:~:text=What%20happened%20to%20'The%20Real,car%20accident%20before%20Season%202. All ABout TTRH https://www.allabouttrh.com/2023/03/16/rhom-alexia-echevarria-still-not-speaking-to-adriana-de-moura-says-adriana-has-went-on-a-press-tour-bringing-up-things-from-the-past/ https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/3542228/rhom-alexia-echevarrias-mom-dead-battle-covid-wedding-day/ RHOM Season 1-3 Recap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmM0K3_Ok4c Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/80996810 Peacock https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000209988_02_HDSDR/df01824a-7ba0-3b8e-9a94-9634d558b5ed?paused=true https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000211856_02_HDSDR/5bf0674a-0788-3ed5-95b0-cfb14709a994?paused=true FYAH Audiana De Moura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZZmhlBpoY8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 reality show, “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.” Though Nick’s body temperature was normal, it seems there was a white hot rage that boiled beneath his frosted tip surface, and he directed it at unsuspecting people which got him into some legal and criminal trouble. Tune in for some iconic reality show moments and to hear Melissa and Rebekah’s rating of boy bands from the 90’s and early 00’s. Rebekah gave the following clues for next episode: MANSION MASERATI MIAMI Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode: Melissa: Seeking Brother Husband, TLC Rebekah: How to Get Rich, Netflix We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter We are @criminalitypodcastTikTok on TikTok You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: [email protected] Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://podfollow.com/criminality We have a website where you can see all past episodes, our TV recommendations, and buy MERCH! https://www.criminalityshow.com/ Episode Sources: YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/7e9ThCKIdfw https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxkSDwyPN07FlqOhwRUuyknCb9SGfPnw2n https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxVj_KHLgRrxb0JBTZa7vg4MgZyeGQRndO https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxOW_kxfaNfFmZGZaMbwP1RPUME3NOUYqX https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxkSDwyPN07FlqOhwRUuyknCb9SGfPnw2n  https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxVj_KHLgRrxb0JBTZa7vg4MgZyeGQRndO TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@teiganish/video/7205926576456764677 POP MATTERS: https://www.popmatters.com/newlyweds-2496225866.html NEWSPAPERS.COM:  https://www.newspapers.com/image/144908179/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/758879056/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/758879056/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/859026170/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/942936201/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/942936201/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/449223612/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/765751725/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/664856563/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1 ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: https://ew.com/article/2013/10/25/melissa-joan-hart-clarissa-explains-it-all/ WEB ARCHIVE: https://web.archive.org/web/20081029072640/http://www.flakmag.com/tv/nickandjessica.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081029072640/http://www.flakmag.com/tv/nickandjessica.html TMZ: https://www.tmz.com/2012/12/03/nick-lachey-kicked-out-chargers-bengals-game-video/ https://www.tmz.com/2012/12/04/nick-lachey-accuser-nfl-san-diego-chargers-choked-bitch/ PEOPLE: https://people.com/celebrity/vanessa-minnillo-nick-lachey-get-married/ DAILY MOTION: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x99d71 CONTACT MUSIC: https://www.contactmusic.com/vanessa-minnillo/news/minnillo-embarrassed-by-lohan-pictures_1038496 BUSTLE: https://www.bustle.com/articles/32820-nick-lachey-dated-a-real-housewives-of-orange-county-star-more-than-once#:~:text=According%20to%20Us%20Weekly%2C%20the,once%3B%20she%20dated%20him%20twice. US MAGAZINE: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/jessica-simpson-nick-lacheys-quotes-about-their-failed-marriage/ FAME: https://www.fame10.com/entertainment/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-98-degrees/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 also asks us to be honest and admit to buying ringtones in the early aughts - who knew such a nostalgic memory would be at the center of this story’s multi-million dollar scam?! Come for the sugar baby stories, stay to find out if Kelly will win in her lawsuit against your favorite streamer and mine; NETFLIX! We watched a lot of over the top wealth on display in the show, but her first husband Lin Miao, was making his money under the radar and thought he was above the law.  Melissa gave the following clues for next episode: MTV MUSIC MARRIAGE Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode: Melissa: Jury Duty, Amazon Prime Rebekah: Beef, Netflix We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter We are @criminalitypodcastTikTok on TikTok You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: [email protected] Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://podfollow.com/criminality We have a website where you can see all past episodes, our TV recommendations, and buy MERCH! https://www.criminalityshow.com/ Episode Sources: Esquire https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a42891732/lin-miao-cell-phone-scandal/ The List https://www.thelist.com/324297/kelly-mi-li-opens-up-about-building-a-bling-empire-after-divorce-exclusive/ Lifestyle Asia https://www.lifestyleasia.com/sg/entertainment/bling-empire-cast-net-worth/ People https://people.com/tv/bling-empire-star-kelly-mi-li-sues-shows-producer-claiming-she-came-up-with-idea-for-the-series/#:~:text=Bling%20Empire%20star%20Kelly%20Mi,for%20his%20credits%20on%20E! LA Business Journal https://labusinessjournal.com/technology/former-phone-exec-taps-parents/ FTC.GOV https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2014/06/operators-massive-mobile-cramming-scheme-will-surrender-more-10m-assets-ftc-settlement TV Over Mind https://tvovermind.com/kelly-mi-li/ Cosmopolitan https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a40033335/why-bling-empire-kelly-mi-li-suing-producer/t FBI.GOV https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork/news/press-releases/six-defendants-charged-in-manhattan-federal-court-in-multi-million-dollar-text-messaging-consumer-fraud-scheme The Tab https://thetab.com/uk/2022/05/20/kane-lim-bling-empire-family-lawsuit-explained-netflix-252308 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 some big trouble including excessive “partying” (TLC euphemism!), and shoplifting. The supporting characters in the sisters' lives also inflicted pain and caused them to rely on each other even more.  Today’s episode is Rebekah gave the following clues for next episode: LOS ANGELES HOT SAUCE POWER RANGER Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode: Melissa: 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, TLC Rebekah: Wellmania, Netflix We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter We are @criminalitypodcastTikTok on TikTok You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: [email protected] Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://podfollow.com/criminality We have a website where you can see all past episodes, our TV recommendations, and buy MERCH! https://www.criminalityshow.com/ Episode Sources: Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsT9_VSaEHA&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrY7tgBr6g0https://youtu.be/JVi5SQL6-4A  https://youtube.com/shorts/b853fXybYlw?feature=share https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMJLePSGW2Q  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avDKC4Y-NCo Courier Journal https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/television/2019/12/30/tlc-1000-lb-sisters-tammy-amy-slaton-open-up-lives/2756555001/ Cheat Sheet https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/1000-lb-sisters-tammy-slaton-reveals-truth-got-tv-show.html/ Screen Rant https://screenrant.com/1000-lb-sisters-slaton-family-tree-explained-father/ https://screenrant.com/1000-lb-sisters-everything-know-husband-michael-halterman/ In Touch Weekly https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/1000-lb-sisters-amy-slaton-arrest-criminal-history/ https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/1000-lb-sisters-are-amy-and-michael-still-together/ https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/1000-lb-sisters-amy-slaton-michael-halterman-divorce/ https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/is-1000-lb-sisters-star-amy-slaton-quitting-the-show/ https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/1000-lb-sisters-amy-slaton-returns-to-instagram-amid-divorce/ https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/1000-lb-sisters-amy-michael-relationship-timeline/ The Sun https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/4596248/1000-lb-sisters-pregnant-amy-slaton-quits-tammy-rehab/ Soap Dirt https://soapdirt.com/1000-lb-sisters-amy-slaton-michael-halterman-matching-mugshots/ https://soapdirt.com/1000-lb-sisters-amy-slaton-reveals-poop-trouble-led-to-pregnancy-reveal/ OK Magazine https://okmagazine.com/p/1000-lb-sisters-amy-slaton-ex-michael-halterman-became-violent/ The Hollywood Gossip https://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2023/03/yikes-amy-slaton-files-for-restraining-order-accused-estranged-husband-of-violence/ Heavy.com https://heavy.com/entertainment/tlc/amy-slaton-eyes-blindness-1000-lb-sisters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices