Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:18 AM ET, April 5, 2009

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Sarah Palin Lashes Out at Levi Johnston for Sex Talk on Tyra  —  Levi Johnston is in big trouble at the Sarah Palin household.  —  After taking about sex on The Tyra Banks Show, Johnston - the 18-year-old father of Bristol Palin's baby - was hit with a blistering response from Bristol's mother, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
RELATED:
People.com:
Sarah Palin's Sister-in-Law Arrested for Burglary  —  The Alaska wildlife tales just keep coming!  —  Smoke has yet to settle from the feud between Levi Johnston - the former fiancé of Bristol Palin, who will appear on The Tyra Banks Show April 6 to discuss his sex life …
RADAR:
Only On RadarOnline.com: Chris Brown to Plead Not Guilty  —  Chris Brown is going to plead not guilty to two felony charges Monday, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  Chris is scheduled for arraignment in connection with the alleged beating of his girlfriend Rihanna and sources close …
RELATED:
X17 Online:
Chris Will Plead Not Guilty In Court Monday  —  Although he's never come out and denied the alleged incidents of February 8th, Chris Brown will apparently plead not guilty to two felony charges in Monday's arraignment, according to RadarOnline.  The charges of assault and making criminal threats …
Associated Press:
Anti-Chris Brown Song Hits Radios
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and lalate news
Tim Nixon / The Sun:
Rihanna ‘toasted Brown break-up’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Superficial
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Rihanna Jet-Setting, Chris Brown Seeking Counseling
Discussion: Socialite Life
Alex Tresniowski / People.com:
Farrah Fawcett Is Hospitalized  —  Farrah Fawcett has been hospitalized in Los Angeles since Thursday, the latest setback in her long battle with cancer, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  First diagnosed in 2006, the 62-year-old actress has undergone chemotherapy and aggressive alternative treatments in the past.
Discussion: RADAR and Hollywood Dame
Alex Tresniowski / People.com:
Guy Ritchie Offers Support After Madonna's Failed Adoption Bid  —  British director Guy Richie called his ex-wife Madonna “a great mum” following news that the singer's bid to adopt a second child from Malawi was rejected Friday.  —  Richie, 40, father to the couple's son Rocco, 3 …
Josh Hartnett / The Superficial:
Josh Hartnett's stomach is doing just fine  —  I don't know if this qualifies as news, but Josh Hartnett was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center yesterday, where he had been hospitalized since Monday for a gastrointestinal problem.  People reports: … Sucks for Josh Hartnett, though I can't relate.
RELATED:
Julie Jordan / People.com:   Josh Hartnett Feeling Fine After Leaving Hospital
Time:
10 Questions for Victoria Beckham  —  What made you decide to design clothes?  —  It's just always been something that I've wanted to do.  It's my passion.  I love women's bodies.  I love luxury.  I've waited a long time to do this, and I didn't want to do it until I could do it properly.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Simon Perry / People.com:
Thousands of Fans Gather for Jade Goody's Funeral  —  Thousands of fans and well-wishers gathered outside an English church about 20 miles northeast of London to pay their final respects to U.K. reality TV star Jade Goody on Saturday.  —  Like the final weeks before her death …
Discussion: Hollyscoop and EW.com
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Johnny Depp Surfs Up an Ep of SpongeBob  —  Captain Jack Sparrow is taking a detour to Bikini Bottom.  —  Johnny Depp has recorded a voice appearance on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, lending his vocal cords to Jack Kahuna Laguna, an “enigmatic surf guru,” on the April 17 episode, “SpongeBob vs. the Big One.”
PopEater:
Celebrity Tweets You May Have Missed  —  As we wrap up the week, we're pretty sure today has been the most exciting one on Twitter.  We reported earlier that actress Demi Moore saved a woman who sent her a Twitter reply threatening to commit suicide.  It's pretty crazy how the micro-blog is helping save lives now.
Discussion: Scandalist and Us Weekly
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: Fox News Fires Showbiz Columnist For “Promoting” Piracy  —  Updates FBI Joins Fox In Hunt For Stolen ‘Wolverine’ Pirated On Web  —  News Corp like all major Hollywood studios takes the crime of piracy very seriously.  Nor will the Fox parent company tolerate it if its employees don't.
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 2:18 AM ET, April 5, 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: 
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Skydance reached a preliminary deal to pay $1.75B for National Amusements and agreed to a 45-day period where other Paramount bidders can make offers

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Q&A with Adam Mosseri on Threads' first year, not leaning into political content, driving engagement, focusing on real time content, fediverse, and more

Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog:
Mastodon adds clickable bylines under article links, pointing to the author's fediverse account; The Verge and MacRumors are among the pubs using the feature

 
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