::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . Dancing With the Stars 2014 cast By Mona Austin Among the 12 celebs who will be putting on their boogie shoes for the 18th season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) are  teen pop stars, legendary actor, game show host, and a "real housewife." First, major changes:  Producers added a twist in the competition called "The Switch Up," which allows America  to vote on partner changes. For the first time in the history of the show, at some point in the season every contestant will have a different partner. So far the dancers are not looking forward to this next level of challenge.  The other big change is that  Brooke Burke-Charvet won't be standing by Tom Bergeron's side as the co-host. She has been replaced by Erin Andrews, a former DWTS  season 10  contestant and sportscaster. This year's line-up of contestants are like the usual ratings grabbing gaggle: popular youngsters, beloved actors, athletes and a reality TV st...

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin Attorney Phaedra Parks tries to hold her husband Apollo Nida back from a fight that broke out on  Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 6. Since the days of smut show host Jerry Springer, adults behaving badly have been the center of money-making, ratings-boasting,  must-see T.V. The "Jerry Springer Show" primed and desensitized viewers to accepting non-fictional violence so that by the time reality T.V. penetrated programming, grown folks beating the snot out of each other in front of millions of voyeuristic viewers was the unfortunate norm.  Before I recap the most recent episode of the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" (RHOA) I want to point out Springer did not tolerate men and women going at each other, which is a comparison I never thought I'd be able to make given the level of success of some of the RHOA cast mates.  Unfortunately, based on the most recent episode, several women on the  RHOA  don't seem to have a probl...