I think the requirement to get your own
reality show is that you have one mildly interesting thing about you. For instance, Wafah Dofour bin Laden happens to
be Osama bin Laden's niece. Of course, she's never actually met the criminal mastermind. She's an American who was born
in California, lived in Saudi Arabia from age three to 10, and has a master's degree in law from Columbia University.
She's putting that degree to work by trying to launch a career in music and has already received headlines for her
provocative photos in GQ Magazine last December. The producers of the reality series say it'll be about her "quest
for stardom", but they also claim she'll be bridging the gap between cultures.Wafah Dofour has actually dropped the last name 'bin Laden', for obvious reasons. But, she also is obviously exploiting her blood relative because, why else would this chick get her own reality show? Sure, she's hot. But that's only grounds for a guest appearance on Fear Factor.
[Photo from GQ Magazine]
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3-10-2006 @ 9:57PM
Bruce Wayne-Johnson said...
Give me a call when they find Hitler's great grandkids and give them a reality show.
I'm sorry but I cannot support this show, the same as I cannot support the current adminstration.
And dont give me any crap saying she is just a cousin - obviously they are banking on the Bin Laden name which I'm sorry - is completely tasteless - and in such a no-brain reality show - if she wanted to bridge the gap she should have a series on Discovery that shows the differences between our cultures not a vapid celebrity reality show.
WHEN this series gets cancelled after episode 2 - I can see many clever jounalists headlines: "Bin Laden Show Goes Down in Flames"
Too much.
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3-13-2006 @ 12:43PM
TheMovieGoer.com said...
She is an arab AND she is attractive, I think in itself is deserving a reality show.
And dont think the producers didn't pitch the exact same thing.
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