DC ExtraTime: AYTO Aftermatch - The Season 3 Finale Fight

From following the Are You The One? Season 3 Finale, 

and originally posted during The Challenge Bloodlines; 

updated to include Mike's response

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BY DC CUEVA                     

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As it still airing in some parts of the world after it concluded a couple weeks ago for most, there's still buzz about the finale to Season 3 of Are You The One?. And a key storyline on what was the most controversial of the show's three seasons was the relationship of Amanda & Mike, which started on the premiere and reached its breaking point in the two-hour finale. They got it on in the Boom Boom Room at the get-go, was a no-match in the week 2 blackout (where the cast lost $250,000 from their $1 million) and stayed together afterwards which, along Devin & Kiki and other no-matches, threatened the group's chances at the $750,000 which they won miraculously. And in the finale, a fight between the two led to a drunken Amanda going off on him and Mike responding by becoming violent. Ultimately, he left the house, both after the fight to cool off at a hotel by producers and then deciding to do so permanently citing the difficulties of living in that house in Hawaii.

DC ExtraTime: Going Viral with Shanley

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Thursday marks the end of the first half of the 2018 MTV Reality year: first comes the season finale of Jersey Shore Family Vacation as the originals party it up one more time in Miami, followed by the final act of a most eventful first season of the American adaptation of international MTV format Ex On The Beach. Both have brought record viewership to MTV as the channel's renaissance continues as the programming that made it famous is entertaining a new generation of fans, with the momentum set to continue in new seasons of The Challenge, Floribama Shore, Fear Factor, Catfish and Wild 'N Out, plus other new shows ready to be unleashed this summer as is the return of Real World to come in the launch of MTV Studios later this year.
   The first time that MTV delved its feet into the sub-genre of romantic reality television since A Shot At Love with Tila Tequila came in the same islands of Hawaii that's hosting EOTB, when the first season of Are You The One? debuted four years ago. It has the series' only perfect match that has stayed together and have wedding rings and babies in Amber & Ethan Diamond, while the invasion of two pairs from that season to Battle of the Exes II the next year set the stage for the crossover into The Challenge of other reality series. And when we get closer to the fall, we'll be returning to our 50th state for Season 7 of AYTO, with Terrence J. again hosting following his gig hosting the BET Awards red carpet show over the weekend.

Another memorable member of that class is part of the group of exes who invaded Hawaii and cast a looming cloud over the vacation of the singles in Hawaii. And perhaps, by the time the last Crush ceremony takes place later tonight, she may leave the big island with another AYTO alum going along with her in Cameron from Season 4 after they became "friends with benefits" during the chaos of the past two weeks in the EOTB villa.
   We first saw Shanley McIntee as that girl from Indiana described as a free-spirit and one who wasn't having much romantic luck on the Indiana University campus. From the outset, she clicked with a Navy worker from Virginia, Chris Tolleson, and the two instantly clicked and seemed destined that they would be in for the time of their lives. That is, until they were sent to the very first Truth Booth in the first episode, and returned a No Match much to everyone's surprise. But in a harbinger of what we would see on later seasons of this show, the two stayed together even after they got to see how much of a b!t©h a small space with lasers can have on a game of $1 million and true love.
   But her most notable moment came in the very first instance that a Truth Booth held just as much high stakes as the ultimate pressure cooker of a matchup ceremony. In Week 6, Chris was sent in as a scheme by the house to try and separate him and Shanley to help the house's cause. They paired him with someone he didn't spend as much time with, Canadian native Paige Brendel, and when the words "Perfect Match" appeared on screen, it led Shanley to go after the one who launched the efforts, Simone Kelly... and the fight divided and then brought together a house that ultimately won that cash. And the day after, my friend Andrew Kirk landed an exclusive interview with Shanley.
   But in between the time between that memorable first season of AYTO and her return to Hawaii for Ex On The Beach - with a stop in Melbourne, Australia last year for Second Chances with her perfect match Adam Kuhn (the one who was obsessed with Brittany on that original season), Shanley pursued the one gig she's been wanting for so long and has been pursuing since: hosting. And we have happened to have found her first work post-AYTO, which brings us to another MTV tradition...

Scour the world of YouTube and other video websites, and you'll likely be inundated with plenty of videos that will make you want to laugh out loud. And those who watch an end of week tradition in Ridiculousness with Rob Dyrdek or longtime Sunday staple America's Funniest Home Videos know that there are ample opportunities to do just that… so are many other websites whose goal is to amuse you and remind everyone that there is a something more important than a social issue that can divide the country and dominate your timelines.
   A site that prides itself on offering people a chance to let out some laughs is JukinVideo. It is unique in the viral video landscape, as its Facebook synopsis states, "JukinVideo only takes uploads from original owners. In an age when online videos are ripped, recycled, and uploaded to countless different websites on a daily basis, JukinVideo insists on uploads from original video owners ONLY."  And in that day of videos being reposted in record numbers, Jukin makes sure to not clutter timelines with videos already posts on YouTube and rival sites but showcases original work on its site.

In 2015, the site reached the precious 1 million subscribe milestone on its way to today having 1.7 million subs on its YouTube channel, and its videos have garnered 825 million hits. And during that year, Shanley joined the JukinVideo team in teaming with host (and who at the time was JV's Audience Development Manager) Ricardo Marquez in hosting fan interactive show Jukin 301 on YouTube and Facebook Watch. There, the two got to become Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon and discuss & debate which video should receive the status of clip of the day.
   Below are four YouTube videos where Shanley and Ricardo (who, as this is being posted on finale day, has just announced his new web venture, the delicious digital brand Crispy Chicken) got to watch videos of -- among other things -- pranks going wrong, some awkward party tricks, a naked man getting tasered, and Halloween costumes.

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DC ExtraTime: Fight! Fight! Fight!

*** ADVISORY: The Video Embedded Below Contains Violence & Profanity, And Is Intended For An Adult Audience Only. Viewer Discretion Is Advised. ***

BY DC CUEVA                     

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If you have been peeking at your social media timelines in the course of the past week or so, there has been plenty of Twitter beefs going around in the MTV community, and if you have some popcorn around to read them above, you've been entertained. Now here late on this Sunday night, we have something even more juicy: a fight taking place not on your social media timelines, but on the streets.

Last night - or earlier this morning depending upon how late you come home from your Saturday night activities, a fight broke out in the streets in Los Angeles. But it was not an ordinary one: if you watched the infamous Season 5 finale of Are You The One? last year, the last couple to be paired up in the last matchup ceremony were Derrick of this Ex On The Beach cast, and California girl Shannon Duffy... the moment of him giving his necklace to her as a good luck charm before the lights dimmed remains burned in our brains for what happened next when they lost.

Shannon, Derrick and some of their fellow AYTO alumni were partying late into this morning during the Pride weekend activities of this weekend taking in the birthday of one of their MTV friends when she and her friends started getting into a vicious fight that was posted on Instagram fan account @AYTOTea2 and instantly made waves after it was posted. Derrick did whatever he can to stop the fight, but much to his and everyone's disbelief he simply sat back and watched it unfold as if he was an onlooker watching girls go at it at 2AM in the morning.

Derrick posted on Twitter afterwards at @imDroc15, "So ppl wanna talk about the fight like they were there. Ask anyone who actually was there, I tried stopping them from fighting 6 times (yes I counted). After a while, you have to allow grown adults to make their own decisions. You hear me say “I tried so many times!”  Season 2's Briana replied, "Why are people even mad about this lmao let em fight if they wanna fight 🤷‍♀️ If fighting makes @shannnonmaee trash then I am the worlds biggest trashcan. Y’all can’t even see what’s happening in that 2004 Nokia flip phone recording anyway."

This spurred some talk with two other fellow castmates: Hannah tweeted, "This is disgusting. Wow.", while Shannon responded, "Lol but spitting on someone isn't disgusting? Racist tweets aren't disgusting? GIRL BYE."  And Shannon's ex Tyler replied, "They used to try and tell me I have no class.", and her clapping back, "Can someone please tell me why my ex is still talking about me a year later lmao." And in support of Shan, Gianna added, "You don't mess with small and fiesty!"
   Shannon replied to Briana, "LMFAO. I only did it cause I was defending my friend but I’ll stay trash if that means I have my friends back 🤷🏽‍♀️". And she responded to the new mom in waiting, "Lol it’s like when I didn’t do anything at the reunion and everyone gave me shit...and then I actually do something and people STILL giving me shit!! I can’t win over here 🤦🏽‍♀️"

The man who we just saw get voted off in the EOTB season's last Cut or Crush elimination, Charles, was left to wonder, "Can someone explain to me how @imdroc15 is always around drama lol I’m starting to think he starting it 😂😂😂." Derrick replied, "Lol bro chill!! I already get blamed for everything 😅 lol hahaha. Ask anyone that was there that night, I tried stopping them from fighting so many times but it got to a point where I couldn’t do anything anymore, it was gonna happen. it was 5 girls in a fight. You tell me how the hell Im supposed to grab 5 girls. Please let me know." And Shannon added, "LMFAO I tried not fighting, I even told her we were too pretty to fight 😭 but then she pushed my friend and I don’t fuck with that !!" Charles replied to her, "It be like that sometimes.. I already know lol but no more! Your officially retired."

This all comes after a now famous AfterBuzz aftershow for Ex On The Beach where Alicia decided to spill major tea when she exposed Taylor and Carolina in revealing that both ladies had tweeted racist tweets with reference to the N word and it forced the former to delete her Twitter account, and just after the ladder broke up with her Season 6 boyfriend Keith. For your enjoyment, the video is embedded below in its low-def quality... a caution: it contains adult language and violence and is NSFW.

@shannnonmaee and her friends fighting some girls 😱👀☕️😂 #Ayto #Areyoutheone pic.twitter.com/01tnGlWPu9

— The Challenge MTV (@challengeteamtv) June 24, 2018

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Well, while we try and catch our breath after all that - Tuesday or at midweek we'll WRAP up Champs vs. Stars with a review of the season's second half, a trip to the Strategy Room for analysis on the final and champs, and more on the most tension-packed finale since Joe and his AYTO kids ascended into "11th Heaven" in New Orleans. That is just the start to what will be a busy final week of this first half of 2018 in the MTV Reality year, with our Reality Debrief to come soon as well as a preview of Final Reckoning, a look at Season 1 of Floribama Shore and much more.
   For now, hope you enjoyed your weekend, and we'll see you soon. Have a great week everyone, and good night.

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DC SocialPulse: Ex On The Beach USA - The Exes Return

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BY DC CUEVA                     

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Welcome back to this trip Inside MTV Reality, and as the weekend comes to a close - and before you head off to bed - it is almost time to do so on the first season of Ex On The Beach U.S., where lots have taken place but now is time to soak in every last minute because we are nearing its finale.
   Last week, Taylor's THIRD ex came to Hawaii when the one local she dated - Joe from Are You The One Season 6 - became the latest ex to come on shore and rested a bit after that epic comeback of six months ago. And for fellow AYTO alum Cameron, he found himself in the buzz when body shaming came to the house and it didn't turn out well for him. But the drama centered around Cory: him showing his feelings for Alicia, which then got Taylor fuming - and led her to spit from upstairs towards Alicia.
   That fight is still the talk of the island as we join the crew this week, where the house resorts to a game of Truth or Dare... but instead of telling the truth they resort to Dare or Double Dare for their house entertainment. That is until one of the singles and their ex do something that they're not supposed to do. And it comes at a most appropriate time, as the ones who they thought they had they had gotten rid of forever and once decide to pay one more visit to the islands with their sights set on revenge and/or a second chance.

All the action, reaction and interaction is ahead, along with yet another Twitter beef being featured on Last Call at the end of the diary. That's ahead on the Pulse of Ex On The Beach... And thanks for staying up for us tonight... settle in for this late night 'Pulse.

DC SocialPulse Extra: Before the Exes Crash The Bash (Again)

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The weekend may be coming to a close, but if you're still lucky to be up we have the Pulse of Ex on the Beach to bring you here shortly. But before that, indulge yourself in all the In-Between interaction that took place between last week's explosive episode with a spit, and this week's episode that has even more fireworks as the exes return. Enjoy that before we bring you the main diary coming up in the 11th Hour out west.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Champs vs. Stars III - The Finale

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BY DC CUEVA                     

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It's the first official weekend of summer, and whether you're enjoying time at the beach, just lounging around escaping the heat outside watching the World Cup or prepping to go party or watch the summer blockbusters, we're heading towards the conclusion of the first half of the 2018 year in MTV Reality. And it all begins with the final act of the third spinoff installment of The Challenge, and the second Champs vs. Stars.
   Last week, it was the semifinal - the last regular challenge before the final, and the four remaining teams were offered one more chance to prove themselves before the true test begins, as they returned to where the season's first challenge took place: on the beach. And their test molded speed, puzzles and pop culture... and while some of the teams struggled one did not. And in the end, it was CT and Tony who began the deciding pairs portion of this season on top, and it was them who gained the automatic berth into the final.
   In holding all the power, the all-Champs team invited Wes & Booby to join them there - and this week Casper & Louise and Kailah & Drake who will battle it out for that last spot. And once the final field is determined, we arrive at a most-grueling final... and if you thought recent finals have been ho-hum, wait until you get to see what goes down: endurance, a wine vineyard, stages, and rain... all combining for the most intense final challenge we've had in quite a while... and for the first time in many years, it's one that may not be decided until the very last few minutes.

You and us will experience this nail-biter with all the action, reaction and interaction of this finale just ahead... and if you're looking for the In-Between interaction it's in its own post this week, featuring Father's Day, the World Cup, reflections on Ryan Knight and ghost stories(!). And once we crown a champion, stick around afterwards for ExtraTime where we'll have a fight that was caught on tape... courtesy of a member of MTV's most popular franchises.
   It's one final chance in the test to see who's best... after the jump, it's The Pulse of the Finale of Champs vs. Stars III. Enjoy it, folks.

DC SocialPulse Extra: Road to the CVS III Finale

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Hello, and welcome to the weekend and to this week's trip Inside MTV Reality. Coming up, champions are crowned in the rain, the exes return to Hawaii, and a fight(!). But first: this Pulse Extra, with a Reunion, Father's Day, soccer mania and remembering Ryan Knight.
   Enjoy all of the interaction in between last week's and this week's episodes below, all ahead of our regular Pulse posts beginning in a bit.

DC ExtraTime: The Life of Daddy Adam

From during The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars III; updated 

to include additional videos not featured in original post

BY DC CUEVA                     

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As we watch Tony on this Champs vs. Stars season and Cory on Ex on the Beach, we are reminded of how hard life can be of juggling being on an MTV show with being a father in your late 20's and early 30's. CT and The Miz now are in this same spot as them in The Challenge community as are so many other MTV alumni who are now entering the profession of parenthood, which always is the game changer in whether castmates can keep on doing these shows or retire and settle into the real "Real World." And it's with this in mind that we focus this brief bit of ExtraTime to perhaps the most surprising member of the Parents Club...

In 2011, The Real World jetted off to Las Vegas for its 25th season: it's the only RW season in this decade to have its entire cast head onto a Challenge afterwards, and it gave us Leroy, Nany, the Dustin porn scandal, and a guy from Maine who might be called one of the worst roommates we had ever had on the Trifecta. Adam Royer came to the Hard Rock Hotel as that college kid who didn't do much other than get in trouble with the law, with a hobby of dealing drugs and a robbery that went wrong that saw him spend time in a juvenile detention instead of getting down on senior prom night.
   When he went on Real World, Adam was kicked out of Hard Rock's Vanity nightclub a few times, smashed a few bottles, hooked up with girls and even rode a bull. His relationship with Nany drew much ire, as did Leroy... and a night of him treating the Hard Rock suite as his own smashing gallery cost him his keys to the house. And then, Adam went onto The Challenge: Rivals with Leroy, and after they and fellow rookies Jasmine & Jonna won that first challenge (which also signaled the rookie revolution that would follow), Adam got into a drunken fight with fellow fire-starter Ty, threw a punch at him, and was kicked off an MTV show for a second straight time: the first one to do so.

That was then, this is now: the Adam we saw on TV is now a distant memory to him now being many years older and much more mature, and being a full time law student who aims to be a lawyer and help those in need... something that would've been crazy to think considering how wasted he got on TV and how often the drunken side of him made him the least-liked member of his Real World cast - one who even had the chance to party with the Jersey Shore cast at their Vegas premiere party.
   He also has the most demanding job of all of being a dad: a couple years ago and without the fanfare that accompanied Tony, Cory and most other MTV alumni, he became a new father. Not only that, he has two kids to become daddy to: 2-year-old Harlow and 1-year-old Hudson. The good news about all this: Adam does not have to hear haters go off on him for televised bad behavior while his kids are back home the way we've seen with Tony before "Tony Time" began.
   Knowing that so many moms document their everyday lives of being parents on YouTube, inspired by what we've seen on Teen Mom (for which Adam became friends with Maci Bookout and Amber Portwood's ex Gary Shirley and gave them clothing from his clothing line), Adam relaunched a YouTube channel this spring to document life as a single dad. Below is his first YT vlog as he spent some quality time with his two kids, the first of regular videos he's posting there.

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