This Just Gets Creepier So You Know I Will Watch

So was anyone else watching E! last night? Did you happen to notice Ryan Seacrest doing an E! news update like this was CNN and the world was going to end if we didn't get a 15 second update on the top two stories of the day according to E!. The stories we would care about the most. In this 15 second span, Ryan mentioned the Britney teaching the kids thing, and then spent the other half of his 15 seconds saying the following. "And Denise Richards will star in a brand new show for E!"

I was almost willing to give him the benefit of the doubt when I finished writing yesterday, but to present the fact that Denise Richards starring in a reality show is one of the top stories of the day is a f**king joke. If you want to promote the show, then make a promo and play it, don't pretend like it is a news story. Second, don't have the guy who is going to make the most money off the show stand up and tell the world that it is a top news story without saying something about the fact that he is going to make a lot of money.

If you were watching a show and a reporter came on and said that so and so company was going to become the world leader in producing widgets without telling you also that they owned stock in that company that would potentially be a violation of the law. If this was a promotion I wouldn't care, but to present it as a news story when you have a piece of the action seems seemly.

Now for the creepy part. I guess Denise figures that having an overly protective semi-creepy dad is the way to make it big in Hollywood today. So, our future Love Boat Cruise Director has decided as part of the show that she will have her dad Irving Richards move in with her during the filming. Why would he move in? "I come with a lot of baggage... He wants to find me a husband... There's gotta be some guys out there... Irv's in charge this time.

"My dad's going to be a big part of the show. [It's about] my father moving into my chaos and he and I helping each other pick up the pieces."

So, dad is the one in charge of finding her a guy. Presumably at some point he will judge their form and make sure that his daughter is satisfied in all aspects of the relationship. What is the deal with having your dad pick out boyfriends? Why is that appealing? Am I the only one who gets creeped out by these dads picking out boyfriends for their celebrity daughters?