Reality Check: Former 'Top Chef' contestant attacked - A reality TV blog by The Baltimore Sun's Sarah Kelber

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September 12, 2007

Former 'Top Chef' contestant attacked

Josie Smith-Malave, who was a contestant on season 2 of Bravo's Top Chef, was attacked over Labor Day weekend in Long Island, Newsday reports.

Smith-Malave and a group of friends were beaten in an anti-gay attack by a group of women who also yelled anti-gay slurs and spit on them. According to the story, the attacked women were bruised and one was injured in the head.

What is wrong with people? It sounds like everyone is (mostly) OK, but that just sounds horrifying. I hope the attackers are found.

(Photo courtesy of Bravo TV)

Posted by Sarah Kickler Kelber at 10:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Top Chef

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About Sarah Kelber

Sarah Kickler Kelber, an editor in the features department since 1999, got sucked into reality TV with the first episode of MTV's The Real World in 1992. Then came Survivor and American Idol, and suddenly, the genre was everywhere. She started blogging about it for The Baltimore Sun in January 2006 and has logged more hours watching and writing about such shows as Dancing With the Stars, Big Brother and, of course, Idol, than she'd like to admit.

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