Thursday, Nov 12, 2009
The Divas and Donna
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The Ghost Divas dish out the straight talk with Donna LaCroix about TAPS and the community. You haven't heard honesty on radio until you hear Donna speak. She proves herself to be a "True Diva" in every way, listen to The Ghost Divas Live every Wednesday at 11:00 p.m. eastern on http://srnlive.com You want to keep it real? You want the truth? Then listen!
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Great show!
This is the best show ever!
I was so excited to listen to this interview and i'm so glad that Donna was so open during the talk. Everything that was said needed to be put out there for all to hear. Cudos to you all.
I absolutely loved your show with Donna. It's about time someone came forward to expose Jason and Grant. Great Job.
Jodi Nettles
Pa.
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I enjoyed the show. Donna is really opening the door. I'm waiting to see who else will coming out doing the same.
about time someone came forward.
Way to go, Donna! Thanks for blazing a trail to truth and opening doors for many other ex TAPS members who will no doubt come forward now! You have more cajones than I could ever hope to have. And I admire you for your candor and courage to stand up for truth instead of staying silent for safety and comfort sake. As for me, was and still am a bit leery of the rabid Koolaid drinking TAPS sheep. I have my own 2 investigating groups to worry about taking the probable fallout for my sharing with the public any of my stories of my days with TAPS and their shady dealings and lack of ethics (which have been in place and going on long before the GH show began)...my team did not sign up for the death threats that we'll all get if I come forward. Thanks Donna, for being the voice for so many of us fellow "exes" out there. There are more of us than anyone thinks.
Thank you SOOOO much for this!!! I was a friend of Donna's and lost touch....and I really wanted to hear that she was doing ok.
Carolyn
Thanks for the awesome show, this was brought up on the Syfy Ghost Hunters forums then all of a sudden their admin poofed the topic and said it was allowed to be talked about anymore. They are trying to silence the truth.
Is it just me, or does the interview (at least on the MP3 download) cut to an old tape or something just as you ask Donna to talk about how she first came to join TAPS?
I found mention of this on the TAPS+18 site and listened to the Youtube excerpt. Then went to the SRN archive to listen to LaCroix, and couldn't find a link to the whole interview.
The "listen" button gives me an interview with some guy, dunno who; the Divas link takes me to the Divas page and still no link to the interview.
Please and thank you.
Only heard the clips on MovieDan's video, but downloading it all now.
Nice work, Divas! Kudos to all of you and Donna for not bowing to the para-mafia. These clown should be exposed for the hoaxers they are.
-Oliver Peterson
I need some links to the principle info on this. Her blog, the video, crap like that. I was referred to you by someone who posted a comment on my site and I am trying to make a big noisy deal out of it because I feel betrayed. Help a guy out? My email is AcdiaATsuperficialgalleryDOTcom.
more info would be appreciated.
I downloaded the show just in case it goes poof like Donna's MySpace page did after she posted her last blog. A bunch of fake MySpace pages using her name are popping up all over, so the kool aid people have been busy.
Great show. I hope it doesn't go poof!
Sandy
Let me just say that was the most unprofessional interview i have ever heard, it was biased and did not give your listeners a fully informed platform by no means. Not only that but you guys were so disrespectful to your guest it wasn't even funny, that may be your methods but frankly i don't give a damn i won't be back. As for the accounts and allegations, there are two sides to every coin, you know what assuming does people...dont find yourself in the situation of being labled as an ass!!! I think its interesting how integrity and honesty and honor and loyalty reverberated from the donnas vocal cords, yet her actions refected none of these attributes, hence actions speak louder than words!!!!!!
Oh and the comment labeled as anonymous wasn't. The name Aimee D. my post should be directly above this statement
The interview with Donna was great! If TAPS has ,in fact, sold out, we need more insiders to come forward I'm sure the true paranormal community will give you their wholehearted support. Just remember, the TAPS ratings continue to rise so I'm sure their fan base of 'Paranormal Groupies' under 18 years old will continue to ensure that Jason and Grant remain wealthy well into the future.
In response to it was a good interview with Donna, the key word there is IF, that's the problem!!!
I think it's hysterical how you sit there and say that you have some of the smartest listeners for your show and how you all claim to be very intelligent people, however you are so quick to judge other people just with claims from one disgruntled person.
I am sure none of you have held ONE single conversation with Jason or Grant to maybe gain their perspectives on the situation OR maybe their own personal issues they dealt with Donna. You just assume because one person claims this, that it's automatically true when in reality, there could be things you may not know about Donna that would blow your minds away.
From what I have learned from my life experiences, there are ALWAYS two sides to EVERY story. Everyone is so quick to judge Jason and Grant because they are the head of TAPS, so no matter what, their heads are first on the chopping block. Mostly, they want people like Jason and Grant to fail simply because they are jealous of their success. That's what it boils down to.
DO NOT sit there and judge people you have never met in person and do not judge people based on what one person, who clearly is someone who harbors anger, says. A true intelligent person would listen to what one person says, and then talk to the other source and gain their side of the story before forming their opinions.
But since you all have claimed to have never talked to Jason and Grant in person, your opinions mean absolutely nothing. You are going off of hearsay and that is why I think your show sound completely unintelligent.
Learn ALL facts before casting judgement on people you have never even spoken to.
Are you freakin' kidding me?
Am I supposed to take that interview seriously? It sounded like a bunch of teenagers gossiping about the popular kids at school because they want nothing to do with them.
If anyone is going to believe what was said, some actual specific examples, and proof of those examples needed to be provided, which they weren't.
The Ghost DivasLIVE radio show is Commentary on the paranormal field. Much like a group of women, with a couple of guys getting together and talking about subjects. BECAUSE that is what we do. We do not pretend to be some serious radio show. Never have, never will.
Donna spoke her truth. That is all.
We are not "going after" TAPS. We allowed her to tell her story and ask her some questions. That's it.
Want BORING talk radio, so somewhere else. You will never get boring on Ghost Divas Live.
We don't care if you like or dislike our show. We do what we do, how we want to do it. We are not looking for brownie points from anyone.
Choking on the irony of someone telling GhostDivas not to judge while judging them. This was the first GD show I've listened to, and I really liked it.
-A. Blue
Aimee D and the other negative responses are either from TAPS fans or group members and all I can say is "go drink some more koolaid dumbasses". It is amazing to me that most of you did not have the balls to even remotely identify yourselves but had no problem bashing the Divas or Donna. You idiots are part of the problem, pull your heads out of your asses and get with the program. TAPS, Ghost Hunters, Jason and Grant are the worse thing to ever be associated with the paranormal on tv and you should be cancelled immediately. For the rest of the TAPS defenders, grow up already, it is a television show. Did you really believe Big Bird was real too?
It's hysterical that you are telling people to grow up as you are yelling at strangers on an online forum. Real mature.
And GhostDIVA I do believe it was said in the interview specifically that you all were "coming after Jay and Grant" as you are going to try and "expose" them somehow. Good luck with that.
This show is completely unprofessional, yes you let Donna come on and voice her opinion...which is completely fine. But you completely bashed TAPS, accused them of faking evidence and basically insulted them and their fans by believing what ONE PERSON had to say. I'm sure if Jay or Grant had the opportunity or TIME to come on your show and give their perspective, you might see things in a completely different light. But you don't want that to happen nor do you go and seek out the other side of the story because you are so focused on trying to "bring down TAPS" then to actually think that hey, maybe these guys are legit and there are just a few people that made bad blood with them and want to make up lies to try and seek out their own personal revenges". BECAUSE NOBODY has ever done THAT before!!! NOOOOO. Give me a break. If you want your show to be taken seriously, then do what any good broadcaster would do....let someone vent/voice their opinion, and simply take it with a grain of salt until you find some hard evidence to back them up. Until then, it's just an opinion and you have absolutely NO proof that TAPS is doing anything wrong. Get a clue and stop being so ignorant.
Great show when i did watch the show donna was always my favorite. Glad she was on and told what she did. Like we did not know already but it was good hearing her side of things.
Yes two sides exist but you never hear jay and grant want to say anything. Just like the jacket pull that the divas and others exposed last year.
When the heat was on them big time instead of redeeming themselves. They chose to not have a halloween show this year to stay home with family or so they say.
Myself and many others would love to hear the divas talk with jay and grant on the show no holds barred. Chances of that happening are like a snowballs chance in hell though.
TAPS supporters, aka the dumb are not really welcome here in case you didn't notice.
It's not about sucking up to the GhostDivas, but it is about all the ass kissing that TAPS gets, they must be getting chapped from it.
Amiee D. Listen, we don't CARE what you think of us. We do not do our show to impress people like you. There are a lot of people out there that 1) have a sense of humor and 2) are not LIKE YOU.
That is our audience and because you don't fit in, it's not our fault. You can defend TAPS all you want, that's your choice. Good job and we hope you continue to be a "fan" of faux-reality based TV for the rest of your life. Funny, you are pretty bold in defending what is NOT REAL.
There is enough proof out there to debunk TAPS, ignore and have fun wiping down the bubble you live in.
As for your concerns with the Ghost Divas Live show. Where is it written or advertised that we are "professional"? It's not. You are just angry with us because we do not do what everyone else does. We are different, we speak our minds. Don't like it? Don't listen. It's that simple.
Amiee D. I feel bad for you if you are in fact a woman. Grow a pair, or at least borrow Jason & Grants.
If Jason and Grant want to step into our little world, we welcome them.
Do we care to talk to them? Not really. We don't care. We will wait for the Press Release they are sending out about all of this.
http://blog.newsok.com/paranormaleyes/2009/11/15/tapsghosthunters/
I have had a deep seeded interest in the paranormal field for a long long time that comes from experiences I can't explain so when Ghost Hunters came along I believed them and found it refreshing that people were paying attention and taking investigations of the paranormal seriously as I and many other people have done but after following the show for a bit I now find the show fustrating,ridiculous and it is obvious they do fake and stage evidence,have you ever noticed that Grant or Jason are usually the ones at the center of the most exceptional encounters with the "paranormal" like the famous jacket pulling,seeing a full bodied apparition,having his blanket tugged as he is sleeping,the lamp that moved at the Myrtle Plantation,or hearing the most clear disembodied voices. This show is damaging and insulting to the paranormal field and the people who are seeking out real evidence of something more than what we are here on earth.
Evidence of the paranormal will always be scrutinized and probably never be able to be absolutely proven,Ghost Hunters takes away credibility that is very hard to earn in this field.
Kudos to Donna for coming forward. Her allegations about the show seem to verify some of my suspicions.I have been a fan of Ghost Hunters from the beginning and I have become less so as the show has become more and more "entertainment" and less investigation. I have noticed the rise of Jason and Grant as celebrities and the crafting of the show into a predictable boring formula. Thanks again Donna for speaking out.
Never care for Donna on ghost hunters, she seem more annoy and afraid with what was going on then other people and what wrong with everyone people has the right to belive in what they want to belive in, no one has the right to tell anyone what they should belive or not belive in and i think your show, Donna and other people like you are like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so why don't you and Donna and who ever else get a life and stop trying to tell everyone what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad ghost hunters is out less like to help people unlike the show out know like ghost adventures, ghost labs and extreme par. why don't you go after them???????????????????????????
Wow...I have no clue whether TAPS fakes evidence or Donna LaCroix is lying, having onever been on a ghost hunt with either of them, but whoever is posting comments under GhostDiva's screen name is definitely not helping the credibility of this board by sounding so hateful and, might I add, slightly unbalanced. The way to influence others is by speaking with logic and maturity...not like an angry teenager.
Ok, I always knew the show (Ghost Hunters) is full of shit and is pure entertainment. But seriously Donna, you have no one to blame for your financial mishaps but yourself. You lived beyond your means. People go into debt because they feel entitled to live beyond their means. Great show ghost divas. i'm gonna check you guys out more frequently.
So your show claims to bring the truth, yet you also claim to be a "gossip" show. Thank God this was the first show I found because it's prevented me from listening to any more of your trash. The only "sheep" I see here are the ones that believe Donna regardless of her lack of evidence to her claims. The Diva kool-aid must taste great!
I second what Aimee D. about that being the most unprofessional interview I've ever heard and that I certainly will not be coming back for any more of the shows. I'd also like to add that you should not side with Donna purely based on the fact she's the only one of the TAPS 'celebrities' willing to come on your show and that you know you will get a ton of publicity for.
Sure GH and GHI has become more commercialized..its part of the 'business'. Does it make Jay and Grant sell outs? no. It makes them smart businessmen able to do something they love and still make bank for it. On the topic of bank, Donna needs to take responsibility for her own financial woes and not blame it on the 'crap' deal she got for doing the TAPS show. It was her choice to sign the contract and I'm hoping she is/was literate enough to be able to read a contract. She was not forced into the job. I'm sorry she got a bum deal, sounds like a decent lady..but we all create our own circumstances.
Also, the coaxing of Donna into saying that she witnessed TAPS falsify information was ridiculous. Though I did enjoy how she backtracked on her statement and could give you zero details on when that may have been, for legal reasons of course lol. For her to have such an 'F Off' mentality by the end of your interview I'm amazed those 'legal' reasons were of any concern to her. Really helped validate the fact that she may have been falsifying some information of her own.
At any rate...I'm a free thinker..and thats what I think about that interview haha!
One more note... the immature attitude of name calling posted by GhostDivas speaks volumes of the mentality of the show. How could anyone actually take GhostDivas as a reliable source for anything? Because someone disagrees with your point of view you result to name calling and insults? Did I miss the memo where this was a high school radio show? You state that people, like Aimee, have a problem with your show because you 'do not do what everyone else does'. Hmm..thats funny.. I bet you are part of the ever elusive conspiracy theorists as well? haha
I, being like Aimee, would have to say people like us have more of a problem with how uneducated you come off in your interviews and quite obviously your comments. You want to be out for public consumption.. learn to deal with people who have a difference in opinion. Otherwise you give the impression that paranormal investigators are a bunch of hillbillies who didn't graduate middle school.
My sense of humor also happens to be just fine..I just don't giggle everytime I hear the word 'fuck' or get a laugh out of hearing what plastic surgery you plan on getting.
If I cared enough I'd come back to see the trash talking you'll do to me..but I don't. Good luck in your 'lets start a new conspiracy against TAPS' journey lol
Well I was going to download the whole thing but after reading all the comments, I'll stick with moviedan's highlights well that and its 98 minutes long and 1am here.
I'd be very interested to know Brian and Andy's thoughts on the show.
As for Jason and Grant getting all the attention/fame/money...DUH! Is it deserved? Probably. Probably not. They certainly do work for it--whether it is honest work? I don't think so, but that is between them and Jimminy Cricket--I don't add to their ratings anymore.
I was sorry to hear of Donna's troubles, and yep she probably did get screwed or rather she listened to the wrong person and based decisions on that rather than studying the contract closely. Nobody to blame BUT herself on that respect. Jason and Grant were not writing checks on her bank account.
Amazing how quickly people will say that Donna is a fraud and defend Jason and Grant and yet say there are two sides to every story in the same line.
Hypocrisy knows no bounds.
We've heard Donna's side....and I wonder if we will EVER hear Jason and Grants? My guess would be a big NO NO for one reason and one reason only---legality. When you present snake oil as a cure, you gag your employees from telling what's really in the bottle. TV does it all the time.
The only reality of television is the entertainment value--reflected in ratings which translates to dollars and cents.
You really gotta cool it with the chat and hysterical laughter throughout the entire show. It's distracting and rude to your guests.
Hey Tonya,
In your interview with Donna you said something about a stage crew. You mentioned cables and FISHING LINE being in place. Just wondered because during a "fun" investigation at an establishment in your fair state (one that had never been investigated before - haha), we noticed fishing line running over the basement ceiling, directly underneath the 1st floor stairs. When you pulled on this fishing line it sounded like footsteps on the stairs above. Know what I'm talkin about??
Great broadcast! Donna is a sweetheart. I'm so glad someone has finally spoke up about all the douchebaggery ghost hunters perpetuates.
I listen to Donna comments already, and you did the right thing in telling the truth. But it kinda reminds Howard Stern's comments on the David Letterman Extortion Attempt, where Robin Quivers said "I always found that BS because if you cared about your wife you would never do it." check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl_5sbBQVug
In my opinion, I kinda find Donna's comments a bit bizzare and I'm starting not to trust Donna at all.
I loved the show I have only seen taps (ghost hunters) a few times but got bored quick how many times can you say " EVP stands for electronic voice phenomenon" I think I heard it 7 times in one show.
Donna is one of my faves and I had wondered why she left the show. I also had issues with the way Jason and Grant treated Brian. I don't know all of the details; but, he should have left long before he did. I would have liked to see him stand up to Jason, just once, and tell him to F**k off! We love you, Donna!
This was my first show of yours I listened to. Good for Donna for speaking up against TAPS/Ghost Hunters.
Let's get Mr. Hawes and Mr. Wilson on. ;-)
Good job Ghost Diva's keep up the mighty fine work.
I found this show from the wikipedia page on Ghost Hunters. Good interview, and I agree with what pretty much everyone said. I found the banter between everyone kind of annoying, and there was a sound effect that sounded like a strange mix between a cell phone and someone smoking a bong, which was annoying as Hell. I'll probably listen again, though.
Donna--
You are sooo awesome! Great show; thanks to all you guys.
TAPS yeah or nay...who cares...I fall asleep during the show. This interview--- even more snooze time... zzzzzzzzzzzz
This is what happens when you put regular people (with no talent) in the spotlight... On one side you have a couple of plumbers doing a TV show about fake ghosts, and on the other, you have a bunch of loud mouthed women (who can't manage their finances) on a web radio show. They think it is sooooo important to expose the evil plumbers as a bunch of fakes... but yet, they all love getting their fake boobs and face lifts (that they think makes them look hot)...One day you'll look back at this stuff and think, "God, was I really that immature?" This shit just ain't important. Do us all a favor and cool it with all the clutter...Both should just go away! Pretty please, with artificial sugar on top!
Just and FYI: those that are posting anonymously, get a backbone or sign your name. Some of ya did, but not all of ya. Just shows that you do not own your own words.
Another FYI: We are not here to get more "fans" for our show. If you don't like our show, thanks for the feedback but really, it's not going to make us feel bad about our show. You are wasting your time.
Donna OWNS her words. She picked us because we are not some "big time" radio show. She wanted to share her story, we gave her the outlet. That's it. We had no agenda, she had no agenda. None of us are attempting to profit from this. (except Ron Tebo of scifake)
Vicky,
The fishing line found by your team after the TAPS production crew visited... yes, I remember it very well.
Those that believe in ghosts more than the possibility of TAPS using fishing line, we have no use for you. In fact, we don't want you to listen to our show either. We are not drinking the TAPS koolaid and we are not window lickers.
But yes Vicky,
I do recall the discovery. :) Thanks for bringing it to the surface and having the BALLS to sign your name!
Oh, one more thing.
The Ghost Divas accept constructive criticism. We have been working to improve our show. We will NEVER change our format, but we are paying attention to the complaints that are offered in an adult manner, not the typical "hate" method that so many are choosing to use.
We are not professional broadcasters. We get together,have fun and talk about it. That's what we do.
Because we are getting A LOT of people tuning in each week, we are improving. Ghost Divas Live is getting bigger.
Bashers/Haters- Each time you bash us, we get new listeners. In fact, we get more listeners (each week!) from the haters. So, HATE us, we can't stop you.
It makes me laugh to sit here and read all of this and read how everyone gets off on talking about each other. Are you listening to yourselves? It has been proven many times that there is paranormal phenomenon, something beyond what we can all see a different realm you can say. Yes Reality TV comes with some instances of fake tapings, this is obvious and it always gets viewers to watch no matter how fake or real it looks. Also as it has been stated many times, "you can not make things happen on command, paranormal activity is not always a constant thing." When it wants to be heard or seen it will definately let you know. As for Donna's exposing of TAPS "Issues", there are underlying things here that we have no clue on or what happens behind closed doors. It is a job and with every job comes crap, no matter if it is gossip, back stabbing or if you simply don't like how someone deals with things in the workplace. Being how they deal with other employees, how they want things run, etc. I'm sure we have all worked in enough places to know NO ONE is ever happy unless it is doing something they actually want to do/enjoy doing and do not have to report to anyone but themselves, simply run their own show. So no one should be sitting here and downgrading anyone, downgrade yourselves for the fact that you are all gossiping about something you have no clue. Life is life, live it enjoy it and why waste precious time worrying about everyone's negative opinions. It is obvious that none of this has had an effect on the show, if anything it gave it many more viewers who want to see for themselves if it is actually REAL. Is it you will never know unless you go there yourself and go through what they do with set up and long hours at night to figure out that other realm that DOES exist.
If you want to keep it truly "real" I've edited your description of this radio show as it should be posted. If you want to show your "balls" describe it as it truly is!
The Ghost Divas dish out the bullshit with Donna LaCroix about TAPS and their blind followers. You haven't heard one-sided crap on radio until you hear Donna speak. She proves herself to be a "True Incompetent" in every way, listen to The Ghost Divas Live every Wednesday at 11:00 p.m. eastern on http://srnlive.com You want to see how real amateurs do radio? Do you want the one-sided, one opinion view, with out an opportunity to hear the other sides explanation? Then listen!
As someone that has investigated a lot over the years (including some famous locations) I have listened to this pod cast and have read the comments... even if this one-sided opinion from Donna is true and TAPS has "faked" evidence, she has probably single handedly damaged everything we have done (after years of trying) to "legitimize" this field. Should TAPS fake evidence..Hell No!, Did they? Who knows? Chances are Jason & Grant will say "no" so it is Donna's word against theirs.. I am in no way defending them after all it is a TV show… But, this kind of crap (from Donna) just adds to all the doubt that is out there. Donna, present your "real proof" before you speak. Or shut the hell up. I'm glad you couldn't run your finances and had to give up the field. We don't need your help!! THANKS A FREAKIN' LOT....YOU’VE BEEN SOOOOOO HELPFUL! NOT!
Oh, and Ghost Divas… When you say you are not professional interviewers and journalists, you can sure say that again… Do us all a favor if you insist on continuing this “radio show” please actually research your guests and their claims so you can at least present the other side’s point of view…or present “real” (your favorite word) proof!!! You just add to the disbelief of any thing paranormal!!! And you totally hurt the field!!
Dont get me going here.. I will remain nameless.. but there are many stories that I can tell.... Trust me here...
Listen.. Sorry here but there is more going on behind these scenes then what you all know about here.. I have proof emails etc.. and to be honest Donna walked into something that she had no knowledge of.. OK plain and simple.. call me out here that is fine but I will tell you I Have emails.. can be proven out .. from years ago..
The only thing i can see being important right now would be Donna's Health,i hope she gets better and i know she tries everyday to fight this thing,like me i have osteoarthritis at a young age and have to deal with it everyday,so i feel for her on the same common things she's going through and have only the best wishes for her to get better,i sense her spirit being kind and i get a feeling if i was with her i would be in bliss but i dont know her that well, only from the show but so far i was impressed with her :) best wishes
This is the problem with the world today, Mean spirited people who think just because they have a right to add their opinion, they can be rude jerks and talk such crap to everyone on the web. Donna is a victim of the new paranormal community where no one has respect for anyone. everyone knows everything about the paranormal. No one is any kind of expert. Until all negitive fools who sound so stupid and mean go to the other side you should all SHUT THE FUCK UP :)
Way to go Ghost Divas....I took all TAPS interviews from your MySpace blog and blastered it all over my Twitter account. Woo Hoo!! You ROCK this world!!
because unlike the young guys from ghost hunters,(i'm not talking about grant,steve,jason or joe), ghost lab or extreme paranormal probably have respect for ladies. i have a suspious feeling that half the girl's that left ghost hunters were properly emotionally or sexually abused but can not prove it because ghost hunters is so popular and grant and jason are wealthy like o.j simpson, that they would get their way with murder!. i'm just thinking but can not prove it. i knew donna didn't leave gh and ghi because of her crohn's disease. i knew there was something wrong because lisa d,donna lacroix,paula d all left for unexcuse reasons. now figure that all out. i feel so sorry for donna. she is such a wonderful,beautiful girl.
and one more thing from 12:23 am, thats why jason and grant had half their guys go to ghi to cover there asses but remain friends with them to keep it quiet and keep ghost hunters alive and kickin.now kris williams,another hot chick joins ghost hunters but nothing happening to her? unreal but true from behind the scenes
Donna needs a better therapist.
Her financial woes are from her own foolish choices,don't blame the show.
Ha ha, these comments are funny. This was the first show I listened to, got the link from a GH skeptic website.
Obviously the Divas are not professional analysts (for lack of a better word). They put out a show which is fun, and are pretty dang up front on their faults. Seems like most people are more concerned about their language than anything else.
The TAPS rabid supporters are funny by saying "Why don't you just have Jason and Grant on!" I'm gonna guess that a couple of guys with a national TV show would "slum" (no offense) down to a "mere" (again, no offense) internet show. And do you think they would say anything other than "All are stuff is real"? "No, we fake our show all the time, F U Syfy!" Please.
By the way, way are Grant and Jason automatically more credible than Donna? Were the execs at Enron more credible than the underling whistle-blowers? Oops, sorry about the flip side of logic.
For the record, I don't know these people. I've only listed to 3 shows. I find GH and Ghost Adventures fun to watch (espceially love GA when the guys freak out like 9 year old girls and run away from... whatever). Paranormal State was embarassing since that is my alma mater, though it's neat to see my old stomping grounds on the campus.
I find the TV shows entertaining. My wife and I will often watch it together and at times simultaneously look at each other with that "are you kidding me?" look. But it's fun, like a movie with (somewhat) less of a script. Maybe someday they might actually catch a real shadow figure without sneakers! Sometimes even fools get lucky.
-Philly Bryan
Personally I believe it took great courage for Donna LaCroix to come on out and expose the fabrications of Taps.
However TAPS is considered by many to be a credible source for assitance with paranormal activity.
It is unfortunate that these stories are now coming to light.I believe Donna is being honest and straight forward with this information.A weekly show like Ghost Hunters lives and and dies by it's evidence.
The producers of GH are aware of this and I'm sorry to say will continue to mislead the masses that watch.I for one will not tune in.Ghost Adventures anyone?
Donna did not see evidence faking or she would not be a part of gh. So what did she expose?
THIS GIRL IS TOTAL BULLSHIT!!! And guess what "Divas" Howard Stern has been there done that!! You sound like your trying to be female Howards! Whatever!! Donna, you need major help!!
Poor Donna. From her admission she feels exploited from TAPS (which without any perspective might or might not be true); I find it hard to believe that when she was abroad doing GHI, that she wasn’t given a livable wage. Whether or not that wage was within her means is something we have little perspective over. I have a good middle class job, making good middle class wages, and I don’t have money for plastic surgery.
However, listening to this show it is clear to me that the Ghost Divas are in fact exploiting Donna; this posting was worse than a Hollywood gossip show, and by them telling her they ‘got her back' came off as faux-apathy they'd extend to her just so she would go on and on about her problems with the show's producers and editors. If this was really about Donna and supporting Donna, why is the picture linked with the show about busting TAPS.
Poor Donna caught in the cross fire. She sounds like an honest and sweet person, and slightly naïve.
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First time I had a chance to listen. Great show! I am wondering when someone else comes forward. I have a feeling Donna is pissed because all the new team members are making so much money. I live in RI and the GH/GHI team members are driving around showing off their new cars. Maybe that is why she let loose on your show. They are making money and she didn’t. They must have better agents. Well one day it will end (not soon enough)
The show is entertainment. That's all. I enjoy it and I like Jason and Grant and the regulars on the show. Donna, IMO, has done herself a disservice by going on a radio show and trash talking Ghost Hunters like she did. She is not well-spoken and she comes across badly. It would have served her better if she had just kept her mouth shut and her memories to herself if she couldn't have expressed herself any better than she did.
Well, I believe this video explains alot about what happened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opwZ3hN6B1U
Donna, I have always admired you after I listened to that interview, I admire you even more now. The truth can be difficult to speak, but at least you know that you were brave enough to have spoken it. You have support, girl!
Like someone else here said, without listening to the other side this quick criticism is pointless. She obviously has hard feelings and wants to get them back, so how credible is she? There is a lot of reaching on this program; calling them control freaks for running their own show, making the majority of the money off their own show, and for being more involved in their own show! I want and expect them to do the reveal, because I (and other watchers) like them!
The BS about implying them to be sexist for having attractive women on the show, again, reaching...going on about women who get a boob job, and then they say about getting a boob job together? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense! And this crap about a paranormal Mafia, ridiculous! Yet these ones go on and on about their 'intelligent viewers' (smart enough to 'get' their version of truth, they mean.) People who are intelligent aren't so easily conned.
Donna sounds like a liar when she says things like: "I-I-I, you know...I...I know they get a lot of viewership...I don't choose to watch the show...you know..."
What is TAPS' side of this? What about 'innocent until proven guilty'? At LEAST we should hear THEIR side before casting judgement! THINK. BOTH sides. Peace.
Wow... Anyone who didn't already think portions of the show were enhanced or "fake" must have mental issues. You all sound like what you are, girls. Girls who want to do a gossip show. You try to make others sound bad when it's YOU who are doing a NINETY EIGHT minute podcast about nothing but gossip. Keep bitching while Jason and Grant make money and gain fans. I'm sure they don't really care. Enjoy your website. Jealousy will get you nowhere. You little girls are more fake than Jason or Grant will ever be. Hicks.
DUMBASS PIECE OF SHIT. You dumb bitches didn't "expose" ANYTHING! That was the least revealing piece of "evidence" I've EVER HEARD. You idiot women ramble on shitless about absolutely nothing. When you asked Mr. La Croix (She doesn't deserve the privalage of having her name written) to explain what exactly TAPS did wrong, she hesitated for ten seconds before settling for the excuse "I don't feel comfortable talking about it". Idiots. This shit is so fake. You girls are so fake. This is why Jason and Grant are making a fortune on tv and you little girls are doing podcasts over skype. Keep having fun while your ten fans listen to you. This website, show and "evidence" are all the biggest jokes ever. Listening to you people talk was about as hard to do as listening to finger nails on a chalk board. You are all inarticulate, make moot points and can't stay on topic to save your lives. Go drop a duce in your outhouses dumb hicks.
After reading some of the comments..people sure take Ghost Hunters seriously. One said Donna's financial situation was her own fault. How the fuck would he or she know? Were they there? Jason and Grant are plumbers. They only have to know two things. 1. How to change the oil on their Mercedes 2. Shit runs downhill. Donna is a doll. I believe her and I wouldn't say terrible things about TAPS either. I'm sure they have a team of lawyers, chomping at the bit. Fuck people..it's a tv show! You know they doctor things for the ratings. Jason and Grant are just honest ghosthunters. My ass! If they actually came face to face with a demon they would shit their pants and go catatonic. I know. When I was young one used to stand at the end of my bed at night. I'm still not normal. But I digress... divas get a bottle of Crown Royal and take a slug after every idiot calls in. Keep putting a fire under their asses.
I am a huge fan of TAPS and I was bummed to see Donna go. But I will say this:
1) You have to be stupid if you think the show is 100% factual, it's on SYFY, it's obviously going to try and get people to watch the show by editing the crap out of a lot of stuff
2) I didnt mind listening to the interview, but when you guys starting saying how much everyone on TAPS was a POS and blah blah blah, it made me feel like I was in a highschool mudslinging contest
3) I really admire that someone came forward, and yes I will still watch the show- it's entertainment, I do think that Donna handled herself well, but guys, whats with all the name calling? It just made you guys look trashy :(
Okay, so you got fired. We understand that you're mad about it... But C'MON! I agree that their ego's have grown, but I believe that they are honest. They didn't tell you anything because your big fat mouth would spew all the shows up coming evidence. Jay and Grant = awesome Donna and other soar quiters = lame.
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I thought the in studio conduct of the hosts and callers was immature and uncalled for. Donna LaCroix gave an emotional interview though it was sometimes over dominated by the constant childish laughter and antics that went on in the studio. Very unprofessional!! You had an a-list guest in the paranormal field and a great interview. But your immaturity is what the skeptics and non-believers will see. Your show has done as much harm to the integrity of the field than Ghost Hunters.
Doesn't Donna get any money from the sales of the dvds?
2 Words... Ghost Lab.
This is absolutely disgusting. Poor Donna, Andy and Brian. Especially Brian. Yes he had issues but in my opinion I do not believe half the crap Jason and Grant and Steve said about his losing stuff, also what if Steve lost stuff and it looked like Brian did it? Seems to me Steve was the guy that was Jason and Grants favorite and Brain was the scape goat. But anyways I hated the episode where Brian is told that they were leaving the stuff on all not and Brian says okay and goes and tells Steve. STEVE is the one who starts whining about having to come back in the morning and Jason overhears this but when he yells he looks at BRIAN like it was Brian doing the whining. GRRR..
But anyways Brian got his act together and came back and everything was good, last time we saw him was when his fiance had their baby girl this was on ghost hunters anyways I guess he went to Ghost Hunters International.
But I don't understand why Dustin and Brian were chose to go there when they just had newborn babies? Should it not have been Steve and Tango?
Anyways, I am tired of this bs of a show. There was a lot of backstabbing from the beginning the ONLY reason I watched because I liked Brian(he was funny) and Donna.
But now they are gone. I do like Tango and Dustin but are on both different shows.
I can't stand Steve anymore at one point in watching Ghost Hunters I realized he did a lot of ass kissing. And if anyone did not see this Steve WAS Jason and Grant's favorite.
But I hope Brian or Andy speaks up I would like that show to blow up for real.
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Donna says what I have believed for quite awhile - Ghosthunters is a purely made for entertainment. Donna can rest assured that many viewers are not "sponges" and are capable of thinking for themselves.
Another thought, I don't understand how Steve can be so credible when he had so many fears ie; spiders, heights and flying. Very confusing.
Donna is a really sweet person and I think people have taken advantage of that. Glad she is standing up for herself and telling those jerks to F off!
got a lot of mixed feeling about this interview. i have respect for her, but i also STILL have some respect for grant. i would love to hear his side of the story. to some extent, i believe donna. GH has become much more commercialized. but i just can't take this interview seriously when they all sound like a bunch of middle school aged kids bitching about someone they hate. if im not mistaken, what you have here sounds like a cult.