Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:55 PM ET, April 24, 2009

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
New York Post:
PARADISE LOST  —  PAMELA Anderson (above) has looked a little down and out lately — maybe for good reason.  Courtney Love told us, “Pam Anderson doesn't even have a credit card.  And she lives in Paradise Cove — which is in Malibu, but it's a trailer park in Malibu.”
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Reunites With Ex Samantha Ronson  —  Lindsay Lohan stopped by ex Samantha Ronson's Hollywood Hills home Thursday afternoon.  —  It's the same mansion where Lohan, 22, used to live with Ronson, 30, — before the DJ had the locks changed following their breakup and Chateau Marmont blowout fight.
RELATED:
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Samantha Ronson on Relationship With Lindsay Lohan: “It's Complicated”
Discussion: PopSugar, Queerty and Socialite Life
Simon Perry / People.com:
Susan Boyle Debuts New Hairdo  —  Newly brunette Susan Boyle  —  Not content with tweaking her frumpy wardrobe, overnight success Susan Boyle took her style evolution a step further Thursday.  —  A few days after she was pictured in a brightly-colored print dress and black …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and SavvySugar
RELATED:
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Susan Boyle Shows Off New, Darker Do  —  It's official: Susan Boyle got a makeover.  —  The Britain's Got Talent singing sensation — known for her frumpy look as well as her beautiful voice — dyed her hair and showed off a sleeker style on Friday.  —  Boyle, 47, had her graying …
NY Daily News:
Miley Cyrus in can't decide between boyfriend Justin Gaston and ex flame Nick Jonas  —  Actress Miley Cyrus arrives at the UK film premiere of ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie.’  —  Miley Cyrus has some bad news for boyfriend Justin Gaston: She wants to get back together with her ex, Nick Jonas.
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Leno hospitalized with illness, cancels taping  —  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - Jay Leno checked into a hospital with an undisclosed illness Thursday and canceled the taping of the “Tonight” show, but was doing well and planned to return next week, his publicist and NBC said.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
RELATED:
Access Hollywood:
UPDATED: Jay Leno Cancels ‘Tonight Show’ Tapings Over Illness
Discussion: The Blemish and omg!
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Will Ferrell Drinks His Own Urine on Man vs. Wild Adventure!  —  Will Ferrell has done some crazy stunts, but nothing could top his adventure on the Discovery Channel's Man vs. Wild.  —  For the first time, the show's host Bear Grylls — an ex-Special Forces soldier and survival expert …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Heidi and Spencer wedding pics?  Who cares?  —  Plus: Mike Rowe wants ‘Dirty Jobs’ in the stimulus package  —  Tepid interest in Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's wedding might be a sign of tough economic times in the magazine world, according to sources.  Even though the new season of …
TMZ.com:
Heidi & Spencer's Ridiculous Wedding Plan  —  This is rich.  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are getting married tomorrow, and they are deeply concerned about safety — so they are trying to keep the paparazzi at bay.  Of course, we're not buyin' what they're sellin'.
RELATED:
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lauren Conrad Jokes About Selling Heidi, Spencer Wedding Invite on eBay
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Patrick Foster / Times of London:
Music millionaires suffer huge losses in Sunday Times Rich List  —  Simon Cowell, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the producer of the Mamma Mia musical are some of only a handful of music millionaires to have weathered the economic storm and protected their wealth this year.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Idolator
RELATED:
Simon Perry / People.com:
Simon Cowell Lives Large as Musicians Lose Millions in Downturn
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Billboard:
‘Gossip Girl’ Star Leighton Meester Signs Record Deal  —  ‘Gossip Girl’ star Leighton Meester will release her debut album with an “electro-pop edge” this fall.  —  Monica Herrera, N.Y.  —  Leighton Meester, star of the CW Network's teen drama “Gossip Girl,” has signed a deal …
RELATED:
Access Hollywood:
‘Gossip Girl’ Star Leighton Meester Inks Record Deal
Discussion: The Blemish, Blahgirls and Perez Hilton
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Wasting Away: Experts Say Lindsay Lohan Has Reached a Dangerous 95 Pounds  —  Wasting Away: Experts Say Super Skinny Lindsay Lohan Has Dropped to a Dangerous 95 Pounds  —  Lindsay Lohan's fragile frame has been a cause of concern for quite some time now, however photographs of the actress shopping …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Lane Garrison to be released from jail  —  Lane Garrison to be released from jail  —  Lane Garrison isn't making a break for it — he's being released!  The former actor from the Fox hit drama Prison Break just got his walking papers and will become a free man on April 29.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
RELATED:
Access Hollywood:
Lane Garrison Settles Lawsuit With Victims Of His Drunk Driving Crash
Cintra Wilson / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
(Mc)Queen Beth Ditto: The Gossip Fronter's Alexander McQueen Shoot & Interview  —  Perhaps once a decade, an unconventionally beautiful (read: not thin) artist exerts such an irresistible magnetism as to blow the deadbolts off of the fashion world and disrupt production of the beauty myth.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Showbiz Spy
Alicia Quarles / Associated Press:
Mary-Kate Olsen excited to be Tribeca juror  —  NEW YORK - Mary-Kate Olsen is taking her duties as a juror at the Tribeca Film Festival as seriously as an A-student getting ready for the first day of school.  —  “I wish there was a class.  It is a huge honor to be a part of it and I was asked …
Discussion: ArtsBeat and INF Daily
Videogum:
Don't Tase The Naked Wizard, Mortal  —  So this video of a naked guy who was previously dressed as a wizard getting tased by cops at Coachella last weekend is getting pretty big (contains wizard nudity):  —  The naked wizard should go on late night TV to plead his case (I'm thinking Kimmel).
RELATED:
The Huffington Post:
Naked Wizard Taser Brawl At Coachella (VIDEO NSFW)
Discussion: #gay and Gone Hollywood
POPWRAP:
Ashton Spreads His Love To Anne  —  In Ashton Kutcher's new movie “Spread” we are introduced to a new term that I plan to use with reckless abandon: “sexual grifter.”  It refers to a person who sleeps with people to get gifts, clothes, apartments, cars and Herpecin prescriptions for free.
Oliver Coleman / OK! Magazine:
Beyoncé Fine with Jay-Z's Playboy Past  —  Before he hooked up with wife Beyoncé, hip-hop impresario Jay-Z was famous for boasting on his hit “Girls, Girls, Girls,” that he'd had “girls all over the world.”  And while you'd think that Jay's past might rub his significant other the wrong way …
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 1:55 PM ET, April 24, 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: 
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Pedro Almodovar on ‘Verge’ of TV series
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Chloe Director Calls Liam Neeson ‘Heroic’
Taylor Swift / Time:
10 Questions for Taylor Swift
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Matthew Rettenmund / boy culture:
Pitchfest  —  National Enquirer (May 4, 2009) files …
Discussion: reality blurred and #gay
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Mike Comrie: “It's Always Fun Watching” Hilary Duff
Discussion: INF Daily and The Hollywood Gossip
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins ‘Inception’
 Earlier Picks: 
LIVENEWS.com.au:
Fans in frenzy as Twilight stars hit Sydney
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Producer: Rihanna Is Confident and Strong
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
15 New Star Trek Photos
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 19% YoY to $14.33B, vs. $14.25B est., amid its push to insert ads into Prime Video, and subscription sales up 11% YoY to $11.3B

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google

 
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