Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:30 PM ET, December 30, 2010

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Racial, Gay Slurs in Twitter Feud  —  So much for anger management ... Chris Brown just unloaded an offensive, scathing Twitter attack on a former member of the R&B group B2K ... and it had to do with comments about Rihanna.  —  Brown got into it with singer Raz B …
RELATED:
Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Death Threat in Raz B Twitter Feud  —  Chris Brown's Twitter feud with former B2K singer Raz B took a violent turn last night — when Raz's brother posted a video threatening to put a “mother f**king pistol” in Brown's mouth.  —  The threat came after a scathing exchange between Brown …
The Huffington Post:
Chris Brown In Homophobic Twitter Rant?  —  What's Your Reaction: … UPDATE: Ricky Romance, Raz-B's brother, got himself into the middle of the scrum last night, as well.  He sent out threatening tweets and posted a video on WorldStarHipHop and YouTube threatening the singer and alleging that he is gay.
Jett Wells / PopEater:
Chris Brown and Raz-B Get Into a Homophobic War of Words Online  —  Chris Brown and Raz-B engaged in a nasty tit-for-tat of homophobic and other insensitive put-downs on Twitter this week after the former B2K singer called out Brown over the abuse incident with ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
TWITTER LOOP: RAZ-B CALLS OUT CHRIS BROWN, OMARION CHIMES IN
Discussion: TMZ.com and Perez Hilton
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Snooki's New Year's Eve Ball to Drop in New Jersey  —  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will drop inside a ball on New Year's Eve in a location where she has fallen before: The Jersey Shore.  —  Although it was reported earlier this month that the MTV reality star would ring in 2011 in New York City's Times Square …
Discussion: TVgasm, Inside TV, OK! Magazine and PopEater
RELATED:
Bryan Alexander / Hollywood Reporter:
'Jersey Shore's' Snooki Denied New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Times Square
Discussion: The Marquee Blog
TMZ.com:
Snooki's Ball to Drop at Jersey Shore
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: J.Lo's Husband Marc Anthony Hit With $3.4M In Unpaid Tax Bills  —  The husband of superstar Jennifer Lopez has been slapped with demands for $1.8 million in unpaid taxes, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  PHOTOS: J.Lo & Family Celebrate Her Birthday In Cabo
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom Get a Spinoff  —  Keeping up with Khloe Kardashian will soon be easier: A source says the star, 26, and her hubby, L.A. Laker Lamar Odom, 31, are set to start work on their long-rumored Newlyweds-type reality show.  —  “It shoots in the spring,” says an insider.
RELATED:
Perez Hilton:
Brit Brit's New Single Is Coming!  Hold It Against Me Drops January 7th!  —  YES!  We've FINALLY got a release date!  —  Britney Spears will officially drop her new single, Hold It Against Me, on January 7th!  —  And Sharon Dastur, the program director for New York's Z100, who has heard the track, and reveals:
RELATED:
Daniel Sperling / Digital Spy:
Britney Spears single to debut next week  —  The new single by Britney Spears will premiere on US radio next week, it has been confirmed.  —  Entertainment Weekly reports that ‘Hold It Against Me’, the lead single from the star's as-yet-untitled seventh album, will receive its first radio play on January 7.
Shari Weiss / NY Daily News:
Ryan Phillippe: 'I'm very happy' for Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth  —  Reese Witherspoon's first husband more than approves of the man about to be her second.  —  Ryan Phillippe, who was wed to Witherspoon for seven years until 2008, is praising the actress' recent engagement to CAA agent Jim Toth.
RELATED:
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Natalie Portman: Everyone Loves Lesbian Sex Scenes  —  How do you get both men and women to reach into their pockets to see a movie?  The answer, at least for the moviemakers behind Black Swan, was simple: girl-on-girl action.  —  “Everyone was so worried about who was going to want to see this movie …
RELATED:
TMZ.com:
David Beckham: I Didn't Have Sex With That Prostitute  —  David Beckham swears under oath, he never had sex with the prostitute who claims she had a threesome with him in 2007.  —  Beckham filed a declaration in his $25 million lawsuit against Irma Nici and the publishers of “In Touch Weekly,” which ran the story.
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka: Thrilled to Be Raising Twins  —  It's double diaper duty and sleepless nights for How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris and actor/chef David Burtka - but the couple wouldn't have it any other way.  —  “Everyone says that it's such a blur after it happens …
RELATED:
Amber Portwood / TMZ.com:
New ‘Teen Mom’ Audio — Gary's Cover-Up Call  —  Amber Portwood's baby daddy, Gary Shirley, desperately tried to get his other chick to cover up another alleged Amber beating that occurred just two weeks ago ... according to a recording obtained by TMZ.  —  The audio — recorded Dec. 15 …
RELATED:
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Brett Favre Fined $50,000 for Failing to Cooperate in Photo Scandal Investigation  —  Brett Favre, who was accused in October of sending graphic photos and sexy text messages to a female Jets employee in 2008, was let off the hook by the National Football League Wednesday …
Sara Hammel / People.com:
French Model Who Suffered from Anorexia Dies at 28  —  French model and actress Isabelle Caro, whose anorexia-ravaged body was featured in a shocking 2007 advertising campaign, has died.  —  The young woman's acting coach, Daniele Dubreuil-Prevot, revealed Caro died on Nov. 17, at the age of 28, according to reports.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
RELATED:
Perez Hilton:
NPH Wants To Setup A Playdate With Elton John's Kiddie  —  Neil Patrick Harris ain't the only famous papa of twins anymore.  —  Upon hearing the news that Sir Elton John and David Furnish had a baby boy via surogate, similar to how Neil and his partner welcomed their twins …
Discussion: X17 Online
RELATED:
People.com:
Elizabeth Hurley: Elton John Will Be a ‘Wonderful’ Dad
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Locks Down Kanye for Music Video  —  Kanye West teamed up with Kim Kardashian and Hype Williams for a music video shoot in L.A. yesterday — but it wasn't for his own album ... it was all for Kim's upcoming single.  —  Sources connected to the video tell us ... Hype …
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 2:30 PM ET, December 30, 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: 
Us Weekly:
25 Things You Don't Know About Me: Adam Levine
Bryan Alexander / Hollywood Reporter:
Rupert Everett: I Never Got a Job in Hollywood After Coming Out
Stacy Jenel Smith / PopEater:
Avril Lavigne ‘Anxious to Get Out There Again’
Discussion: Digital Spy and Hollywood Hiccups
Cele|bitchy:
John Travolta went on a 3 day guys only ski & spa trip right before Christmas
Discussion: Celebs.com
Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
Williams: ‘Daughter will watch Brokeback’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Us Weekly:
Shenae Grimes Denies Dating John Mayer
Discussion: PopEater, Cele|bitchy and Famecrawler
Associated Press:
‘Spider-Man’ Actor Leaves ICU For Rehab Center
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 Earlier Picks: 
Jo Piazza / PopEater:
What's Up With All The Holiday Engagements?
Jamie Schram / New York Post:
Swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay's death ruled a homicide
Discussion: Bossip and Gawker
Ben Todd / Daily Mail:
Keep it under your hat but Gordon Ramsay's had a £30,000 hair transplant
Carlton Banks / Tabloid Prodigy:
Is this rapper T.I. naked?
Discussion: Allie is Wired
JillS / tooFab.com:
“Bad Girls Club” Member Gets Engaged!
Discussion: Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Teena Marie 911 — ‘My Mom Is Dead’
Discussion: Sandra Rose and omg!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lars Lofgren:
How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake

Kylie Robison / The Verge:
Email: Linda Yaccarino announces X is launching a “video tab” feature and an X-exclusive women's soccer reality show, The Offseason, produced by Alexis Ohanian

Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
As part of a settlement with journalists, the NYPD must stop kettling and expand its definition of “press” to include those without city-issued press passes

 
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