Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
3:15 PM ET, June 1, 2008

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Martyn Palmer / Daily Mail:
'I've got my Tomb Raider guns - and I'm not afraid to use them,' says Angelina  —  Angelina Jolie has revealed she owns real versions of the guns she toted in the movie Tomb Raider - and she and partner Brad Pitt wouldn't be afraid to use them.  The actress, who is rumoured to have given birth …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Fire Engulfs Universal Lot  —  UPDATE: Today's MTV Movie Awards are still on.  —  “The show will go on as planned,” an MTV rep says.  —  A horrific fire tore through Universal Studios this morning.  —  Breaking out just before dawn on a backlot soundstage, the blaze destroyed …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Defamer
RELATED:
Geoff Boucher / Los Angeles Times:
MTV Movie Awards will broadcast from Universal Studios despite fire  —  Firefighters battle a blaze that broke out in the early morning at Universal Studios.  More than 100 firefighters were battling a huge fire on the backlot at Universal that has destroyed several movie sets.
TMZ.com:
Massive Fire at Universal Studios!
Discussion: Dlisted
Shari Weiss / People.com:
Dina Lohan Says Lindsay Went to ER for Asthma  —  Ronson and Lohan at Century City Hospital  —  Lindsay Lohan went to the hospital on Thursday night because she was having an asthma attack, her mom tells PEOPLE.  —  “She was losing oxygen.  She couldn't breathe,” Dina Lohan …
RELATED:
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Ashlee Simpson Postpones Summer Tour  —  Pregnant singer Ashlee Simpson's summer tour is on hold.  —  “After careful consideration, Ashlee Simpson has decided to postpone her summer tour,” her rep said in a statement.  “She is committed to giving her fans the best show possible …
Discussion: Dlisted
RELATED:
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson Postpones Summer Tour  —  Just days after confirming her pregnancy, Ashlee Simpson has postponed her summer tour.  —  “After careful consideration, Ashlee Simpson has decided to postpone her summer tour,” the singer's publicist said in a statement Saturday.
Discussion: ParentDish
Cathy Horyn / On the Runway:
Where have I seen that dress before?  —  Left, Sarah Jessica Parker at the New York premiere of “Sex and the City” in a Nina Ricci gown designed by Olivier Theyskens.  Right, Lauren (Davis) Santo Domingo at the Met ball with Olivier Theyskens.  (Photos: Joshua Lott/Rueters, left; Billy Farrell/PatrickMcMullan.com)
Discussion: Perez Hilton
New York Post:
SOURED DEAL  —  BRITNEY Spears' sideline career as a furniture designer has been sidelined.  Her dad, Jamie, had worked out a deal with Danish entrepreneur Claus Hjelmbak where she would endorse a line of shabby-chic Scandinavian furniture - specifically, creating a piece called a “Woofy.”
Just Jared:
Brad & Maddox: Go, Go, Grand Prix!  —  Brad Pitt and son Maddox, 6, both put on earplugs for hearing protection at the starting grid before the MotoGP Italian motorcycling Grand Prix on the Mugello circuit in Italy on Sunday.  —  It was the third consecutive victory for Valetino Rossi, who also won in France and China.
Michael K / Dlisted:
LaToya Jackson Is Every Woman  —  Seeing pictures of LaToya Jackson always brings a smile to my face.  My smile quickly turns into a grimace, because I don't understand how a plastic surgeon is still able to eff with her face.  I would think that even the slightest touch of a scalpel would make her entire head deflate.
Discussion: WOW Report
Jovie Baclayon / E! Online:
Ronson Hits Rewind on Perez Lawsuit  —  But what she really wants to do is sue!  —  Six months after the case was thrown out of court, Lindsay Lohan's attached-at-the-hip BFF Samantha Ronson wants to reinstate her defamation lawsuit against gossip blogger Perez Hilton.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Disappoints at Comeback Show  —  Amy Winehouse kept 90,000 fans at the Lisbon music festival waiting almost an hour at the first concert she has given since leaving rehab.  —  “Hey Lisbon, I'm sorry I'm late,” the Grammy winner, 24, told the sold out crowd …
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Charlie Sheen & Brooke Mueller Get Married  —  Charlie Sheen married real estate investor Brooke Mueller at a private estate in Los Angeles on Friday, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  “They're well matched and incredibly happy,” says a friend of the couple.  —  Mueller, 30, and Sheen, 42 …
RELATED:
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Charlie Sheen Marries Brooke Mueller
Discussion: omg!, Candy Kirby and TMZ.com
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 3:15 PM ET, June 1, 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: 
oceanUP:
Miley Ray Cyrus Wants To Launch Own Fragrance & Clothing Line …
Discussion: That Other Blog and OH NO!!
Thor Nystrom / MLB.com:
Twins have a new daddy on their team
Darren / Buzz Foto LLC:
Dean And Tori Play Dress Up
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
David Lasky / OK! Magazine:
Lydia Hearst: I'm No Paris!
Discussion: Just Jared
 Earlier Picks: 
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
‘Sex’ Shocks: $60M Plus
Daily Mail:
Forget to floss?  Jon Voight flashes his toothy grin... and a bit of leftover lunch
Discussion: WOW Report, OH NO!! and Defamer
Contactmusic.com:
BRITNEY SPEARS - SPEARS' MANAGER: ‘BRITNEY NOT COMING TO VEGAS SHOW’
Discussion: OH NO!!
People.com:
Jessica Alba: Getting Ready for Baby
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Anna Marie de la Fuente / Variety:
NBC News launches its 24/7 streaming service NBC News Now in Latin America in two of its biggest markets, Mexico and Brazil

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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