''Kept'' is a

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series that centered on

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(

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and ex-wife to

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) searching for a

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. The show premiered on the American cable network

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in late May 2005. When Hall narrowed the list down to twelve, she spirited them off to

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and eliminated them one by one. The final three consisted of Anwar, Austen and Seth. In the August 4 finale, Hall was torn between Austen and Seth but ultimately chose Seth as he knew how to have fun and she thought he had matured throughout the process. Seth claims that he got his $100,000 in prize money but after filming stopped he never saw Jerry, the

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, or the

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again.

Contestants

left, 150px, Show cast, alt=Cast * Seth Frye * Austen Earl * Jon Benarroch * Brian Bergdoll * Mike Biloto * Maurizio Farhad * Jason Fromer * Anwar Jenkins * Jeanne Marine * Ricardo Medina, Jr. * Devonric Johnson * Mike Piloto *

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* Slavco Tuskaloski

Controversy

The show, when aired in the United Kingdom on the channel

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, caused a small controversy when adverts were banned from

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stations. The posters in question depicted Jerry Hall holding a leash, surrounded by several young semi-dressed men, and this violated London Underground's policy of adverts featuring people as sex objects. However, the posters were on display in other locations including mainline railway stations.

References

External links

* * 2005 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings 2000s American reality television series VH1 original programming American dating and relationship reality television series American English-language television shows {{US-reality-tv-stub