Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:20 PM ET, April 18, 2008

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
New York Post:
‘HILLS’ LOVERS WANT OWN SHOW  —  AS if the “reality show” disaster of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt couldn't get any more ridiculous, the fame-hungry duo of “The Hills” is now in talks with MTV to hawk its nuptials to the network for a “Newlyweds"-type series.
RELATED:
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Report: Heidi and Spencer Want Their Own Show  —  Is America ready for Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's extreme close up?  —  The on-again Hills couple are pitching a reality show on their journey to the altar to MTV, according to a report in the New York Post.
Daily Mail:
Where did you learn THAT, Cruz Beckham?  —  He may be just three years and two months, but the littlest Beckham is already showing a rebellious streak.  —  A cranky Cruz certainly gave onlookers a piece of his mind as he arrived with his family to celebrate his mother's 34th birthday in LA yesterday.
RELATED:
TMZ.com:   Finger It Like Baby Beckham
People.com:
Victoria Beckham's Birthday with New BFF Kate Beckinsale
Discussion: POPSUGAR
3am:
Beyonce attacks new husband Jay Z at Barack party  —  They've been married 14 whole days, but there's already trouble in paradise for Beyonce and Jay-Z.  —  The newlyweds have had their first lovers' tiff - and naturally we were there to see the sparks fly.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Allie Is Wired and Bossip
RELATED:
New York Post:
NOT HER FAITH  —  JASON Beghe isn't the only former Scientologist who wants nothing to do with the church.  Nicole Kidman , a Catholic, has limited contact with her adopted kids by Tom Cruise, Isabella and Connor, who are deeply entrenched in Scientology.  At the New...
RELATED:
Star:
The Truth Behind Jessica's Hospitalization  —  Jessica Simpson's recent hospital stay was triggered by more than just an “infection.”  A source tells Star the singer was hospitalized after months of hard drinking with beau Tony Romo.  Even more shocking, Jess asked for a pregnancy test!
RELATED:
Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Simpson's hospitalization triggered by booze, claims Star Magazine
Discussion: Geno's World
Sara McCorquodale / Daily Mail:
Oops I did it again: Britney picks up a K-Fed lookalike  —  She may have divorced dancer Kevin Federline, but Britney clearly has a soft spot for this type of guy.  —  The singer and her assistant were spotted picking up a shirtless, K-Fed lookalike at a petrol station in LA on their way to a Beverly Hills' beauty salon.
Peter G / Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Ashlee Simpson Hints About Pregnancy: “Time Will Tell”  —  Ashlee Simpson continued to shrug off questions about her pregnancy on the Today show Friday.  —  “Only time will tell,” she told Matt Lauer.  “[Rumors] have been going on for about a year now.”
RELATED:
What Would Tyler Durden Do?:
TYLER EXCLUSIVE - THE CAST OF GI JOE  —  I said these were exclusive but I'm not entirely sure that's true.  I haven't seen them anywhere else, but to be fair, I spend most of my nights updating my computer dating profile to say that I like to “have fun”, and then give examples of different ways we could have fun together.
New York Post:
TRUCE IS OVER  —  Lindsay Lohan is not talking to her dad again.  They had a brief rapprochement after Lohan was in rehab, but she's furious that Michael Lohan is again contacting the press to talk about her and spreading untruths.  “Lindsay was never going to do anything he said she was, like going to India,” a friend told us.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and F-Listed
RELATED:
NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: (D)advice for Lohan
Discussion: Dlisted, iVillage and Hollyscoop
RELATED:
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Ordered to Pay Lawyers' Fees
Discussion: iVillage and That Other Blog
Tiffany McGee / People.com:
Ashanti: I'm Not Slamming Nelly in My Video  —  Is sexy songstress Ashanti's new video for her song “Way That I Love You” a kiss-off to rumored boyfriend Nelly?  After all, in the video, a knife-wielding Ashanti gets sweet revenge on a cheating ex.  —  Ashanti says, “It's not!”
Discussion: STRAIGHT OUTTA NYC and Bossip
Telegraph:
Vladimir Putin ‘to wed Olympic gymnast half his age’  —  By Harry de Quetteville  —  He is the president of a resurgent superpower.  She is a rhythmic gymnast less than half his age.  —  Now all Moscow is ablaze with rumours that Vladimir Putin, 56, and the flexible 24-year-old Alina Kabaeva have decided to tie the knot.
Discussion: Blowing Smoke and Gawker
RELATED:
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
CNN's Kiran Chetry Has A Baby Boy  —  This just in: It's a boy for CNN's Kiran Chetry!  The American Morning co-anchor and her husband, CW weather forecaster Chris Knowles, welcomed their second child, Christopher, at 10:45 p.m. last night.  —  “Dad and baby are sleeping soundly,” Chetry, 33, tells PEOPLE of the 7 lb. bundle of joy.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Heidi Klum, Lauren Conrad Hit Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood Bash  —  Lauren and Heidi partied together last night in Hollywood.  —  Lauren Conrad and Heidi Klum, that is.  —  The two were among the throngs of celebs — including Gerard Butler, Danity Kane, Nicky Hilton, Rumer Willis …
Daily Mail:
It's long way from Malawi for David Banda as he dines at ritzy San Lorenzo with mum Madonna  —  He may have moved from poverty-stricken Malawi just two years ago, but little David Banda seemed non-plussed by the attention when mum Madonna showed him off to waiting paparazzi last night.
Discussion: Pink Is The New Blog
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Solange Knowles' Message to Jamie Lynn Spears  —  Solange Knowles knows the challenge of being a famous teen mother.  —  Knowles, now 21, welcomed son Daniel in 2004 at the age of 18 (she split with husband, former college football player Daniel Smith, after the baby was born).
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 1:20 PM ET, April 18, 2008.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
WeSmirch: site main
WeSmirch River: reverse chronological WeSmirch
WeSmirch Mobile: for phones
WeSmirch Leaderboard: WeSmirch's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
WeSmirch RSS feed
WeSmirch on X
 
 
 More News: 
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Cynthia Nixon lets slip ‘Sex and the City’ death
Just Jared:
Rumer Willis @ Hot Hollywood Party 2008
Discussion: OH NO!!
FITSNews For Now:
FITSNews Exclusive - Gyllenhaal Throws Hissy Fit
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Brett Ratner in talks for ‘Shrinking Man’
Patrick MacDonald / The Seattle Times:
Kanye West puts KeyArena into orbit
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Perez Hilton
KTVX-TV:
Brown wants fans to greet her outside prison
Discussion: Vh1 Blog, Jossip, Dlisted and TMZ.com
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
New Couple Alert! Cooper & Mitra
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Just Jared
 Earlier Picks: 
Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Winehouse ‘close’ to marriage break-up
Just Jared:
Katie Holmes Loves Billy Elliot
The Sun:
DEAR Blake, Happy 26th birthday, old chum.
TMZ.com:
Kelly Ripa to Priscilla - Oh No You Di'nt!
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  Mischa Barton and Taylor Locke
Discussion: Love B. Scott and POPSUGAR
People.com:
Jessica Alba in Frantic Nesting Mode
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lars Lofgren:
How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake

Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
As part of a settlement with journalists, the NYPD must stop kettling and expand its definition of “press” to include those without city-issued press passes

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix's most-watched licensed content in H1 2024: CoComelon led in TV series with 124M+ views and The Super Mario Bros. Movie led movies with 80M+ views

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now