Creep of the Week - Lauren Cleri

Although I have a renowned hatred for reality programming, I must admit that Moment of Truth is one of my new favorite shows of this season. If you haven't heard of it, here is a quick recap taken from the LA Times' Show Tracker:

"The Moment of Truth" premiered on Fox in January and has performed very well in the ratings. Contestants must answer 21 questions truthfully in order to win $500,000. The questions are selected from a pre-interview they did while strapped to a polygraph. The contestant's loved ones also get one, and only one, preemptory challenge in which they can hit a buzzer to skip a question they may not want to hear the answer to. Along the way, contestants can win $10,000, $25,000 and so on, and once they reach those milestones, they can quit and keep the money. If they answer a question falsely -- as determined by their pre-interview replies -- they are bounced from the game with nothing.

This past Monday, the episode was hyped as being extremely controversial... enough so that the producers "struggled" with the idea of even airing the episode (yeah right). Anyway, the reason Ms. Cleri receives Creep of the Week honors is because of the following revelations:

- Was fired from a job for stealing money
- Takes delight in seeing her siblings fail
- Has taken off her wedding ring while out to appear single
- Wishes she were married to her ex-boyfriend
- Has cheated on her husband (recently separated after the show)

Basically, what a bitch. And the best part of all, she received zero money from the show because she answered falsely on this question, "Are you a good person?" Classic.