Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:50 PM ET, February 14, 2009

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Pete Samson / The Sun:
Winehouse in hol isle collapse  —  The drug addict star, 25, was said to be “a shaking mess” as she was rushed in.  —  Sources on the Caribbean isle, where she has been staying while battling heroin and crack cocaine addiction, said she had been drinking heavily.  —  One said: “She looked in a terrible state, a shaking mess.
RELATED:
PopEater:
Amy Winehouse a ‘Mess,’ Taken to Hospital  —  Amy Winehouse was admitted to a hospital on Friday after collapsing while struggling with addiction on her never-ending vacation in St. Lucia, the singer's rep tells The Sun.  —  Sources described the ‘Rehab’ soulstress as in a “terrible state …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Siobhan Morrissey / People.com:
Rihanna's Father Speaks to PEOPLE  —  Rihanna  —  In an interview with PEOPLE, Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, said that when he first heard that his daughter had been attacked by Chris Brown, “I didn't believe it.  —  “I know my daughter,” said Fenty, 55.
Discussion: Dlisted and Just Jared
RELATED:
RADAR:
HOW DID CHRIS BROWN LEAVE SCENE SO FAST?  —  One of the big questions surrounding the alleged altercation Sunday night between Chris Brown and Rihanna was how did Brown get away from the scene so quickly?  —  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that after Rihanna threw the keys …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Rihanna's Dad Speaks Out: “She's Doing OK”  —  On Saturday, Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, spoke to Usmagazine.com in Barbados about his daughter, 20, who was allegedly attacked by Chris Brown a week ago.  —  “She's doing OK,” he tells Us.  “She has support from both sides of the family …
TMZ.com:
“American Idol” Top 36 — Only One Ex-Con?  —  It seems as though you can count on every group of fresh-faced “American Idol” finalists to harbor at least a few hardened criminals.  But surprisingly, it looks like only one of this year's Top 36 has spent time in the slammer.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Adam / Showbiz Spy:
Cyrus Banned From Leaving Home  —  Miley Cyrus has been banned from moving out of her family home - until she's 18.  —  The Hannah Montana star - who recently celebrated her 16th birthday - reportedly believes she is mature enough to get her own place and live with her best friend Mandy Jiroux.
Discussion: oceanUP and Backseat Cuddler
blogs.myspace.com:
T O F A N S F R I E N D S O N F A M I L Y .  M Y B A B Y I S H E R E  —  HAPPY VALENTINES!  —  SUNDAY NITE I CA M E HOME FROM THE GRAMMY'S STILL IN THE MOOD TO PARTY , I COUDA EASILY GONE OUT BUT I WENT HOME INSEAD , LUCKY I DID!!  COZ MY EARLY STAGE LABOUR KICKED IN AROUND 2 AM .
Discussion: Dlisted and Evil Beet Gossip
RADAR:
OCTO MOM SIGNS EXCLUSIVE NEW $$$ DEAL  —  Nadya Suleman told RadarOnline.com exclusively that she has signed an exclusive representation deal with noted Nashville agent Wes Yoder.  —  “I'm dealing exclusively with Wes,” Nadya told us.  He is handling everything for me, and if you want anything you have to call Wes.
Jose Martinez / NY Daily News:
Madonna and Guy Ritchie play nice for the children  —  Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie can agree on this much: They want a New York court to declare their child-custody deal official.  —  The Material Girl Friday night filed papers in Manhattan requesting that their joint-custody deal be declared legally binding in the U.S.
People.com:
James Franco Finds Harvard a Real Drag  —  James Franco (right) with Harvard student Chris Schleicher, dressed as a cow  —  Tradition calls for him to have received a fountain pen, but what James Franco certainly did get was a good ribbing at his fake bar mitzvah Friday as part of his Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year ceremony.
Discussion: Socialite Life
OK! Magazine:
Britney Spears is 50 Cent's Muse  —  It seems that Britney Spears is the unlikely muse for 50 Cent's new album.  —  The rapper has told OK! that he was inspired to write Before I Self Destruct by watching the singer's massive, head-shaving, umbrella-attacking meltdown in 2007.
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 10:50 PM ET, February 14, 2009.

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: 
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Mandy Moore Says Ex DJ AM Could Play at Her Upcoming Wedding
New York Post:
TAXING TIMES FOR LOHAN MOM
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Erin Carlson / Associated Press:
Jimmy Fallon Breaking In The ‘Late Night’ Chair
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
 Earlier Picks: 
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise: I've “Got Surprises” for Katie on Valentine's Day!
Rolling Stone:
Sir Dave Grohl?
BBC:
Street celebrates two new babies
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Octuplet Mother: “The Babies Are Good!”
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ann Telnaes / Open Windows:
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer-winning WaPo editorial cartoonist since 2008, quits after she says her cartoon criticizing CEOs currying favor with Trump was killed

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Apple offers Apple TV+ for free to anyone with an Apple ID this weekend, the first time it has offered such a promotion

 
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