According to World Entertainment News Network, POISON singer Bret Michaels' hit new reality dating show, "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels", has allegedly been exposed as a sham '” the girl he picked to date was already in a committed relationship.

The rocker picked Jes Ricklett as his mate in the show's high-rated finale last month, but the pink-and-white haired stylist apparently revealed that she had no plans of having a real romance with Michaels '” she dashed off to be with her boyfriend as soon as taping finished.

And, to make matters worse for Michaels, Ricklett's real man, Chicago-based designer Joe Quade, has started poking fun at the POISON star on his MySpace page, writing "[Jes] wants to deal with real fans, not losers . . . If you're not creepy and just want info on the clothing line or to see pics of Jes with a real man that still has his real hair, then thank you for your interest."

Ricklett tells the National Enquirer she had no intention of becoming the girlfriend of a faded rock star when she auditioned for the hit show.

She says, "Someone found me and wanted me to audition for the show, so I did.

"To be honest, I wasn't going on there looking for love. I was kind of like, 'Let's see if I could promote myself.' That's pretty much why I did it."

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How many more of these "reality" shows have to be exposed before people realize its all fake? Or has our culture reached the level where it doesn't matter whether something is real or fake?

If this reality genre doesn't fade away soon, our society needs to have some town hall meetings that are shown on national tv discussing how we have all dumbed ourselves down to this point, and why we as a nation feel we must subject ourselves to the lowest common denominator. I'm being serious. Something has to be done about this, and its been plaguing our culture for years and continues to get worse.

Millions watch this crap, and some of them post here. I mean no offense by this post, but something is clearly wrong with our society as a whole that we are subjected to this crap week in and week out, and I would imagine fans of these types of shows can admit that.

So my question to "reality" lovers: What's the attraction to something that bills itself as real but is 100% fake? Is it the has been celebrities seeking one last 15 minutes, or talentless wanna be actors and models who will do anything for a dollar and a few minutes on tv? Or is it the fake sex and relationships?

I seriously have never understood our culture's obsession with this genre.