By: Vickie J. Rubinson
A few MTV staffers are reportedly fearing for their lives after the debut of the controversial reality show "Jersey Shore."
Just because "Jersey Shore" got hot ratings doesn't mean all of MTV was happy with the outcome.
Pop Tarts has been told that some staffers connected with the show have reason to be pretty afraid since the show's debut.
"The MTV building in Times Square was getting crazy threats and they are in the process of hiring more security," an insider told Tarts, adding that individuals involved with the press component on the show were being bombarded with abusive e-mails, phone calls and facebook messages--many of which involved death threats.
A spokesman for MTV adamantly denied the claim, however, saying Tuesday that the company "has not received any death threats."
But Tarts' insider charged, "people were going totally crazy, it was a nightmare."
The "Real World" style show features a group of Italian-Americans in a summer house together in which they refer to each other as "guidos" and "guidettes" which has enraged other Italian-Americans.
"Their behavior is reprehensible and demeaning in all respects," Andre DiMino, the president of Unico told the NY Times. "I don't see any redeeming value in the show. They are an embarrassment to themselves and to their families."
Even the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau are hopping mad over the show.
And despite safety fears for their staff, public outcry and the fact that advertisers such as Domino's Pizza have already pulled the plug on advertising during the controversial series, MTV are not backing down.
A few MTV staffers are reportedly fearing for their lives after the debut of the controversial reality show "Jersey Shore."
Just because "Jersey Shore" got hot ratings doesn't mean all of MTV was happy with the outcome.
Pop Tarts has been told that some staffers connected with the show have reason to be pretty afraid since the show's debut.
"The MTV building in Times Square was getting crazy threats and they are in the process of hiring more security," an insider told Tarts, adding that individuals involved with the press component on the show were being bombarded with abusive e-mails, phone calls and facebook messages--many of which involved death threats.
A spokesman for MTV adamantly denied the claim, however, saying Tuesday that the company "has not received any death threats."
But Tarts' insider charged, "people were going totally crazy, it was a nightmare."
The "Real World" style show features a group of Italian-Americans in a summer house together in which they refer to each other as "guidos" and "guidettes" which has enraged other Italian-Americans.
"Their behavior is reprehensible and demeaning in all respects," Andre DiMino, the president of Unico told the NY Times. "I don't see any redeeming value in the show. They are an embarrassment to themselves and to their families."
Even the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau are hopping mad over the show.
And despite safety fears for their staff, public outcry and the fact that advertisers such as Domino's Pizza have already pulled the plug on advertising during the controversial series, MTV are not backing down.
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