Nope. No. Absolutely Not.

[Content Note: Hostility to consent; sexual policing.]

This could possibly be a real thing in the world:
Andy Cohen is looking to expand his empire.

The host of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live and exec producer behind The Real Housewives franchise is developing an unscripted series with the title I Slept With a Celebrity, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The series, which does not yet have a network attached, is currently being shopped to both broadcast and cable networks. Cohen will executive produce the Warner Horizon Television entry. NBCUniversal-owned cable networks would have the first opportunity to pick up the series under Cohen's overall deal.

Each weekly episode will feature two guests dishing about how their walk with fame led to a walk of shame, describing where they met, where they went and what they wore -- or didn't. A one-night stand is usually nothing to brag about, but what if the person you slept with is famous? I Slept With a Celebrity delivers the juiciest gossip from people who say they got to experience the glitz and glamor of Hollywood -- and then a whole lot more.
There is absolutely nothing even remotely acceptable about this premise.

It's probably safe to assume that the celebrities whose alleged sexual trysts would be featured on the show will not be allowed to consent to whether these stories are told. It's probably also safe to assume that if the celebrities are not explicitly named, to avoid potential lawsuits, their identities will so thinly disguised that it's eminently possible for anyone who pays the slightest bit of attention to pop culture will be able to easily discern who the celebrity is.

And let us not pretend for a single moment that the narratives of sexually active men (studs) and sexually active women (sluts) will not be present in a show like this and/or the public discussion surrounding it.

This is exploitative garbage, and I desperately hope that it will not be picked up by any broadcaster. Although that it almost certainly a futile hope.

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