The grisly murder of Jasmine Fiore and subsequent suicide of her husband and prime suspect Ryan Jenkins is exactly the sort of brutal and sexy story made for sensational coverage. Earlier this week, we wondered about Jenkins being labeled a “reality star”, but equally interesting has been the sex-centric coverage of Fiore’s tragic story, especially her career as a Playboy model and stripper.

If you aren’t yet familiar with salacious and gruesome tale of the murder-suicide of Ryan Jenkins and Jasmin Fiore, watch about 20 minutes of cable news – you’ll quickly get up to speed. But despite the fact that only three episodes of the VH1 reality show he taped ever aired, the MSM has been quick to call Ryan Jenkins a “reality star.” Was he really a “star”?

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