Edd’s MANtra: When Reality Stars Attack

I’ve spent the last two weeks watching WAY too much reality TV. Back when I was working in Louisville, I was too busy to keep up with much more than the occasional VH1 show. These days I’m being fed a steady diet of unattractive people “lookin’ fo luv,” freaky shirtless teenagers and rich, spoiled kids, acting, well, rich and spoiled.

One show I haven’t submitted to is Diddy’s latest MTV show, “Making His Band.” All those Making The Band shows were such a joke – the group sticks around for a season fussin’ n’ cussin’, then Puff breaks them up, just in time to start fresh for the new season. Everyone remembers how the kids walked for cheesecake and beat each other up but does anyone remember any music that was released?

Not me. Probably because it wasn’t any good. It’s the drama that makes things more interesting, I guess.

And speaking of drama, remember Sara Stokes from “Making the Band 2?” She was the singer in the collective creatively named “Da Band.”

Well, according to TMZ, Sara is still cuttin’ up – literally:

Sara stormed out of the house after arguing with husband Tony — she tripped, fell down and accused him of doing it. We’re told Sara — who hurt her head in the fall — grabbed a knife and stabbed Tony in the arm — while their 3 kids watched. Paramedics and cops came and Stokes was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence. The D.A. is deciding whether to charge her.

You might remember her annoying husband appearing on the show a couple of times to stir up trouble. Sara never seemed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer (so to speak) but I don’t understand how someone could accidentally fall and stab her spouse in response. Seems like there is more going on here.

The good news is that if she keeps that behavior up, she’ll have a new reality show in no time. I’ve learned that drama = ratings.