Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:00 PM ET, August 20, 2010

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
TMZ.com:
Adderall May Have Unhinged Lindsay Lohan  —  Lindsay Lohan's Adderall dependence — the result of a medical misdiagnosis — may have been the reason she went off the rails.  —  As we first reported, the docs at the UCLA rehab facility believe Lindsay was misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit …
RELATED:
Us Weekly:
Source: Paris Hilton Flies Into Rage Over Kim Kardashian  —  Best Frenemies Forever!  —  Paris Hilton flew into a rage at Las Vegas hotspot Lavo on August 13 — when her childhood pal and protegee Kim Kardashian ignored and publicly mocked her, witnesses say in the new Us Weekly.  —  The icing on the cake?
Ian S. Port / All Shook Down:
Updated: Man Dives onto Stage in Suicide at Thursday's Swell Season Concert  —  A man jumped from a roof onto the stage at the Swell Season concert at Mountain Winery in Saratoga tonight in an apparent suicide, according to news reports and witnesses.  —  Several witnesses say that the man climbed …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Spends $7.2 Million Each Year On Living Expenses; Tells Court Oksana Only Deserves 1%  —  Scandal might have cost Mel Gibson his reputation, but not his lifestyle.  —  The foul-mouthed actor, who will soon learn if he'll be charged for allegedly punching …
X17 Online:
Jennifer Aniston Gets Dolled Up For ... Jon Stewart?!  —  Who the heck gets dressed up like this for Jon Stewart?!  Well Jennifer Aniston just can't help but look good — she knows nothing less when it comes to public appearances (and even her everyday look is casual fab).
Discussion: PopEater
RELATED:
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Demi Lovato's Gift to Family: a New House  —  They say it's better to give than receive - and Demi Lovato was living that maxim this year.  The teen star gave her family a gift on her 18th birthday.  —  “I just bought a house,” Lovato tells PEOPLE of a Mediterranean style home she purchased outside of L.A. …
RELATED:
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Demi Lovato Wishes She'd Kept Relationship with Joe Jonas a Secret
PopEater:
Seriously?!  Megan Fox Wears Stepson's Shirts  —  Megan Fox obviously isn't ashamed of hand-me-downs.  The actress has taken to transforming her wardrobe by borrowing T-shirts from hubby Brian Austin Green's 8-year-old son, Kassius.  And she's been doing it for years, according to the Daily Mail.
Discussion: EarSucker and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Montana Fishburne Threatens Sex Tape Partner  —  Montana Fishburne claims she got screwed by her sex tape partner ... over footage of some eXXXtra-curricular work they did on the side — and now she's hired some lawyers to clean up the mess.  —  TMZ has obtained several letters …
TMZ.com:
Courtney Love's Daughter — Free At Last!  —  TMZ has learned ... Frances Bean Cobain is officially and legally a free woman.  —  The guardianship she was under automatically ended by law Wednesday, on Frances Bean's 18th birthday.  Prior to that — and over the strong objection of her mom …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
RELATED:
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
READ THE THREATENING LETTER JOE FRANCIS' LAWYER SENT OVER ‘PIRANHA 3D’  —  How mad is “Girls Gone Wild” mogul Joe Francis at Jerry O'Connell's coke-snorting, kid-filming character who loses his penis to ravenous fish in this weekend's “Piranha 3D”?  —  “I believe Mr. O'Connell may lose more than his penis …
RELATED:
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Madonna sued over “Material Girl” clothing line  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna has been hit with a lawsuit over her new “Material Girl” fashion line for teenagers by a California clothing company that says it has been using the name since 1997.  —  L.A Triumph filed a lawsuit …
Discussion: X17 Online
RELATED:
Anna Nicole Smith / TMZ.com:
Larry Birkhead — Do You Swear to Tell the Truth ... ?  —  Larry Birkhead returned to an L.A. County Superior courtroom this morning to continue spilling his guts about Anna Nicole Smith's prescription drug use.  —  On Thursday, Birkhead testified that he saw Smith take numerous prescription drugs …
Discussion: Associated Press
RELATED:
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Mariah Carey Still an Option for American Idol  —  American Idol could end up glittering next season after all.  —  Mariah Carey is still in negotiations to sign on as a judge, a source exclusively tells E! News.  —  “She wants it,” says the source.  “She's seen what America's Got Talent has done for …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Taylor Swift and Kanye West to Reunite on VMAs?  —  Kanye West and Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards  —  Chelsea Handler promised fireworks when she hosts MTV's Sept. 12 VMA Awards, but who knew she would light the fuse so quickly?  —  Speaking to Ryan Seacrest …
Fay Schlesinger / Daily Mail:
William and Kate are already engaged and will marry next year royal cousin tells magazine  —  A cousin of Prince Charles has claimed Prince William is already engaged to Kate Middleton and the pair have invited him to their wedding.  —  Prince Julius Eduard von Anhalt, the Duke of Saxony …
english.eastday.com:
Cops confirm that, at bottom, patient stitched  —  Police in southern Shenzhen City confirmed a patient's claim that her anus had been sewn by a midwife suspected of taking revenge during the patient's labor because she failed to receive a good tip.  —  A medical report by the police showed …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Snooki's New Beau Caught With Strippers Amidst Breakup Rumors  —  The same day RadarOnline.com reported that his romance with Jersey Shore's Snooki had hit a road bump, Jeff Miranda was spotted living it up at a New York City strip club.  —  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Snooki's New Beau Caught At Strip Club
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Eclipse Director Likely to Helm the New Wolverine Movie  —  Insiders tell Vulture that it's come down to two directors vying to call the shots on Fox's sequel to Wolverine: Twilight: Eclipse director David Slade, and Robert Schwentke (Flightplan, The Time Traveler's Wife).
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Will one of these women be Spider-Man's love interest? (exclusive)  —  The narrowing down for the female lead in the upcoming Marc Webb-directed “Spider-Man” movie has begun.  —  Starting today and heading into the weekend, select actresses are meeting with Webb and new Spidey actor Andrew Garfield.
Reuters:
Wyclef Jean reportedly excluded from list of Haiti presidential candidates  —  An electoral official says the hip-hop artist fails to meet several legal requirements for candidacy, but does not elaborate.  —  Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Haitian American hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is not on the list …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Tim Burton Reunites With ‘Ed Wood’ Scribes For ‘Addams Family’ And ‘Big Eyes’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Tim Burton has reunited with his Ed Wood screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski on a pair of projects.  They will write The Addams Family, the stop-motion animated film that Burton …
Cele|bitchy:
Kendra Wilkinson: “I will 100% have liposuction”  —  This week's Star Magazine has a new interview with reality star Kendra Wilkinson, who is talking about her body after baby yet again.  Kendra lets us know that she wants to have another baby within the next year with her husband …
INF Daily:
Drew Barrymore & Justin Long Glow While Promoting Going the Distance  —  What's going on with Drew Barrymore and on-again, off-again boyfriend Justin Long?  The two have been in London together promoting their latest movie, Going the Distance - and looking freakishly happy whenever they're in each others' presence.
Discussion: omg!
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 4:00 PM ET, August 20, 2010.

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: 
DailyFill.com:
PIC: See Britney Spears and Her “New BFFs” on Glee
Discussion: PopEater and Us Weekly
Amy Chozick / Wall Street Journal:
Revenge of the TV Writers
New York Post:
Baldwin's star re-'Born'
Discussion: Perez Hilton and New York Magazine
Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood: Elevators, Bathrooms Used to Freak Me Out
Jody Thompson / Daily Mail:
Heidi Klum and husband Seal drag up to join cast of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert
Discussion: Socialite Life and Tabloid Prodigy
Access Hollywood:
Snap! Janice Calls Foul Over Tyra's Apology
Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Is Justin Bieber the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Proactiv?
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 Earlier Picks: 
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Carla Gugino could be a bad bad mother
Discussion: The Playlist and The Wrap
PopEater:
Scarlett Johansson Gets Wild for Dolce & Gabbana
Discussion: X17 Online
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Miranda Kerr: Yes, I'm Pregnant!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who has mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, readies a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer expects Google's share of the US search ad market to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, Apple, and others make gains

 
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