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Televangelist's ex sharing Hollywood mansion with porn legend
The Associated Press
Published: October 21, 2003, 10:10:11 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former televangelist wife Tammy Faye Messner and porn legend Ron Jeremy are Hollywood Hills mansion housemates for nearly two weeks in WB's "Surreal Life 2" which began taping on Monday.

The odd couple share the house and act as house hosts for 11 days. They will have four other roommates - rapper Vanilla Ice, "ChiPs" actor Erik Estrada, former "Baywatch" actress Traci Bingham and "Real World: Las Vegas" cast member Trishelle. They will also have a celebrity guest move in each week.

"We wanted to get worlds colliding, and I think that's what we've achieved," WB alternative chief Keith Cox said, noting that assembling the cast was quite an effort. "It's one of those tricky puzzles....