
Apparently it’s more dangerous to be a washed-up celebrity than we’d originally suspected.
A bunch of Z-listers have been physically injured during rehearsals for NBC’s Celebrity Circus.
Christopher Knight fractured his forearm while practicing with the German Wheel, a giant disc he failed to control. Stacey Dash cracked three ribs climbing “the silks,” a length of fabric suspended 30 feet in the air. And during a rehearsal, Olympic swimmer Janet Evans fell 15 feet from a trapeze. Evans also caused a wardrobe malfunction for her female partner when her fishnet stockings got caught on her partner’s top and pulled it down. “She was completely exposed to the cast and crew,” said our spy. “Janet was trying to help her. That’s when she lost her balance and fell.” The injured were quickly taken care of.
Seriously, none of this sounds any more painful than being at a point in your career where you actually agree to be a part of Celebrity Circus. Granted, it’s less embarrassing than being on Celebrity Rehab, and at least it’s on a network, but really? I mean, I guess Janet Evans has an excuse — she’s an athlete by trade — but Stacey Dash? I had such high hopes for you, sweetheart. And Jordan Knight? Have you no faith in the NKOTB reunion?
Anyway, the reality show — stolen from a premise used in 2005 in Australia — premieres tomorrow on NBC. Which is, I’m sure, why we’re seeing items like this suddenly “leaked” to the press.
Joey Fatone hosts.
Please, my fellow Americans, don’t watch this. Let’s hang on to the tiny thread of dignity we have left as a nation.