MJ and Mandy Weaver have a daughter and they name her Isabella

MJ (Philadelphia) and his wife, The Real Gilligan's Island star Mandy Weaver, just welcomed their beautiful baby daughter into the world. Celebrity Baby Blog, which cites MJ's MySpace as a source, speculates that MJ welcomed his daughter into the world at the end of last month.

The two were expected to have a daughter and they named her Isabella. Congratulations to MJ and Mandy!

M.J. is hosting a charity event this Tuesday night in the Nashville area

In honor of a drunk driving victim Charles M. Johnson, there will be a Kick-Off Benefit Concert held in the Nashville area at Country Monkey - Nashville.

M.J. (Philadelphia) will take over hosting duties for this event, along with CMT Search for the Ultimate Coyote winner Kassie Miller. Musicial guests and performers include the 2006-2007 Nashville Predators Dance Team, Stoll Vaughan, Jenny Farrell, Laura Lynn, Lucas Hoge and host Kassie Miller. There will also be a fashion show as part of the festivities.

The event will be held Tuesday, October 3rd beginning at 7PM. Call 615-259-7812 for more information or check out the Country Monkey website for directions. All proceeds will go to the Charles M. Johnson Scholarship Foundation.

MJ is expecting his first child with another reality tv veteran

MJ (Philadelphia) is expecting his first child with fellow reality television star Mandy Weaver. If you're unfamiliar with Mandy, she was a part of The Real Gilligan's Island 2. You can check out her FHM pics here. The couple is living in Nashville and the baby is due in February. Currently, MJ is traveling the country speaking at colleges and working on an upcoming television project. Mandy is pursuing her acting career and her passion for interior design. Congrulations to the new parents!

Get Real Denver follows the seven strangers; MJ only picked up Fairplay

The Real World Denver is being met with a new website courtesy of the city of Denver. Check out www.getrealdenver.com, which is an interactive site that follows the seven strangers living in LoDo. Amongst the other things they have on the site, they speculate that the castmembers names are: Dean (from Spokane, WA), Rita, Alexis (from CA), Davis and Jeff. Expect pictures and full confirmations anytime soon.

The USA Today article clears up the MJ (Philadelphia)/Jonny Fairplay story. While MJ did pick up Fairplay, MJ didn't send him to the hospital. Seems that Fairplay got stuck in an elevator and had to go to hospital because of an injury sustained to his arm.

MJ beats up Jonny Fairplay; Evelyn and Danny battle it out on MySpace

The National Enquirer June 19th edition published a blurb about the altercation between MJ (Philadelphia) and Jonny Fairplay of Survivor: Pearl Islands fame. After Jonny spat in his face at a bar, MJ took Fairplay out and sent him to a hospital. The two were in Nashville for the Reality TV Convention. This is not the first time that Fairplay has been involved in an altercation with a castmember. Earlier, he was involved in a weird love triangle with Katie (The Quest) and Survivor host Jeff Probst that led to his banning of any official Survivor events. He also had a tumultuous relationship with Tonya (Chicago), which bled onto Kill Reality and True Life.

And a minor drama has spilt out on MySpace between two former partners. Evelyn (Fresh Meat) and Danny (Austin), who were first eliminated from the Challenge. Ev posted a blog about Danny on her MySpace. Check it out.

MJ, Danny, Melinda, Katie, Tina will be at the first Reality TV Convention

The Reality TV Convention, billed as the first ever, is heading to Nashville this June. If you have a few extra bucks and are around Nashville, you can catch MJ (Philadelphia), Danny (Austin), Melinda (Austin), Katie (The Quest) and Tina (South Pacific) at RealityCon.

And today marks the day when we're only less than a week away from the official premiere of The Real World: Key West. Get ready to see Janelle, John, Jose, Paula, Svetlana, Tyler and Zach party it up in Key West.

MTV releases profiles of the Key West cast; MJ has activities going on his website; Rebecca keeps her band alive; The Miz is busy in the WWE

MTV updated its website with information on the Key West cast. Check out the website here.

Here are the cast bios:

Janelle, 23 -- San Jose, CA - Strong-willed and independent is how Janelle's friends describe her. This half-black, half-white beauty is not known to avoid confrontation - she's passionate and refuses to take crap from anyone. Janelle just added her recent graduation from University of San Jose to her list of accomplishments. However, Janelle is far from done with her education, and dreams of attending law school in the near future. In the meantime, she is ready to broaden her horizons, and what better place for that than the Real World? Will Janelle stumble for the first time in her life, or learn to lean on those around her?

John, 23 -- Fullerton, CA - With his chameleon-like ability to adapt to his surroundings, recent Penn State graduate John is the Real World's answer to Ferris Bueller. An unpredictable mixture of craftiness, charisma, intelligence and kindness, John more than lives up to his old nickname, "Johnny Bananas." But now that John's golden college years have passed, what's the next step? That's the place we will meet John at as he embarks on his Real World experience. Will this social butterfly find the direction he needs or will he continue to flounder as he revels in his glory days?

Jose, 20 -- Sunrise, FL - Picture the Brooklyn projects where 20-year-old Jose was raised, surrounded by drugs, violence and the influence of "the wrong crowd." Under those circumstances it would have been easy to fulfill his tyrannical father's prophecy that Jose would grow up to be just like him: another deadbeat failure with no future. But since Jose has never been one to take the easy road, we can flash forward to the present, where he is now in his junior year at Florida State University, the owner of multiple rental properties and the proud holder of his real estate broker license. Known to his friends as "The Don," Jose is sure to take the Real World house by storm with his natural leadership, suave nature and love of partying.

Paula, 24 -- Meriden, CT - Since her graduation from Quinnipiac University, Paula has become a corporate slave by day, but makes up for it by partying relentlessly at night. No shrinking violet, this striking girl demands the spotlight from both men and women. Confrontational, yet sensitive; bitchy, yet likeable; damaged, yet self-aware; attractive, yet insecure; Paula possesses a variety of personality traits. Seemingly caught in a downhill spiral, Paula is still connected to her abusive ex-boyfriend, and is battling body image issues. Paula is a wildcard to say the least. Chaos seems follows this beautiful young woman everywhere she goes, and the Real World house should prove to be no exception.

Svetlana, 19 -- Richboro, PA - As a nineteen year old pre-med student at Temple University, Svetlana has the reputation of being the "crazy Russian chick." While this buxom beauty is truly a confident fireball, she's also vulnerable and emotionally conflicted. Svetlana is torn between her dependency on her family, and the need to venture out and embrace all of life's adventures. As a first-generation immigrant, she's expected to live at home and work in the family restaurant. She does this instead of fulfilling her desire to live on her own, and have what she defines as a normal college experience. Let's see how Svetlana does as she finally gets her opportunity to leave the nest--and immerse herself in the Real World.

Tyler, 23 -- Minneapolis, MN - You either love him or hate him, but either way you'll have to admit that 23-year-old Tyler isn't afraid to "tell it like it is." This Midwest guy considers gossiping social commentary, his roommates' property his own, and anyone else's strife ridiculous compared to the adversities he has faced. Openly gay, Tyler was known for parading around his Tufts University campus in drag, sprinkling glitter on his fellow classmates. But there is more to Tyler than his flamboyant acts of vanity, selfishness and martyrdom. He is also a fantastic story teller, an accomplished athlete and a very intelligent kid who is just looking for attention and acceptance. Tyler must decide whether to use his gifts for good or evil as he dives head first into the Real World.

Zach, 22 -- Portland, OR - The proverbial nice guy you want to take home to mom, 22-year-old Zach is sensitive, good-looking and goal-oriented. As a senior studying Communications at Louis and Clark College, Zach has a world of opportunity waiting for him when he graduates. Born into a close-knit Jewish family, he comes from old money and old traditions. Things have not always been so easy for Zach, though. Until recently, he was regarded as the chubby nice guy. Since then, Zach has transformed himself and has emerged as a confident young man ready to take on the world. Zach's high energy and tendency to relentlessly "fix" everyone around him is sure to bring an interesting dynamic to a house guaranteed to be filled with roommates in need of some major repair.


MJ (Philadelphia) has a lot of things going on post-Gauntlet II. Say I Won't Clothing designed a line of MJ t-shirts that are available exclusively on MJ's website. MJ is also running a contest in the gallery section where people can email him the funniest pictures that they have taken with MJ. The Gauntlet Blog will also be posted soon on his website.

Rebecca (Seattle) also kept her band Becky alive after the departure of Keanu Reeves. You can check out the latest updates at her My Space.

The Miz (Back to New York) is also keeping busy in the WWE. After moving to Atlanta to participate in Deep South Wrestling, Mike has yet made another move, this time to Louisville, KY. The Miz is still in pursuit of his WWE dream and is said to be ever closer to getting to the big leagues after doing well in Deep South. Good luck to The Miz. He's providing commentary at WWE Inside every now and then, so be sure to check it out.

Landon, MJ, Katie are reviewing the Gauntlet 2; Melinda shows up at the Video Game Awards

Katie (The Quest) is back at Inside Pulse recaping Gauntlet episodes.

Landon (Philadelphia) is recaping Gauntlet episodes at his website.

MJ (Philadelphia) has a section at his website that recaps the Gauntlet, but has yet to post.

Don't forget that the Gauntlet 2 airs tonight at 10PM.

I'm also told that Melinda (Austin) made an appearance at yesterday's Video Game Awards. Spike TV should re-air the awards on a regular basis if you want to check her out.

MJ will be updating his website constantly during the Gauntlet 2; Ace isn't exactly on the Surreal Life

MJ (Philadelphia) has recently launched his website at www.mjgarrett.com. Be sure to check out all the latest updates at MJ's site as he will be a part of the upcoming Gauntlet II which airs on October 31st.

And we also reported that Ace (Paris) will also be joining the cast of the Surreal Life 6. However, we just received news that although Ace was a part of the "pool of reality hunks", he ultimately was not picked.

MJ is helping out the victims of Katrina, opened up his website, and is named one of the most beautiful people in Nashville

Today brings more news on Hurricane Katrina and what MJ (Philadelphia) is doing about it.

Being a Tennessee native, MJ has been really concerned about the victims of Hurricane Katrina, especially as countless evacuees are being relocated to his home state of Tennessee. MJ is working tirelessly with AMAX Talent Agency to do something for the victims. They are currently working to have an event to benefit the Hurricane victims with all proceeds going to the Red Cross. This event will include a silent auction. MJ is urging all his fellow Real World and Road Rules alumni to donate any type of prize package that they can auction off, whether it be autographed memorabilia or anything else they can think of. Readers who have the ability to donate any sort of gift package are also urged to donate. To coordinate donations, please call AMAX at 615-292-0246. This event is in the planning stages and will take place in mid-October. Details will be coming soon.

On a lighter note, MJ's website (www.mjgarrett.com) will be up in a week, and currently you can see a preview/coming soon page. Details on the charity event will be posted on the website.

Also, MJ has been named one of the 25 Most Beautiful People in Nashville which will be featured in Nashville Lifestyle's October issue.

MJ was recently assaulted at a bar outside Philadelphia; Karamo and Sophia at a college

Wondering what some members of the Philly cast has been up to lately? Well The Philly News is reporting that MJ (Philadelphia) was recently assaulted at a bar outside Philadelphia. He was there making a promotional appearance when a man apparently punched him in the face as a dare. You can read the article by clicking on the link and signing up for an account.

Also, Karamo (Philadelphia) and Sophia (The Quest) dropped by UF to speak to students about their experiences and to give them tips for upcoming auditions. You can read all about it here.