Thursday, September 17, 2009
People
Which Actress Hired Her Younger Boyfriend?
11:42PM Brian Moylan | He’s just a gigolo and everywhere he goes, people know the part he’s playing. At least now they do. Do they know the role of the actor with herpes or the actress who dissed the Real Housewives of New York? More »
Online
Twitter’s Journey To $1 Billion
11:40PM Ryan Tate | Twitter is poised to close a $US50 million funding round that values the microblogging startup at a staggering $US1 billion, according to TechCrunch and AllThingsD. Since closing its last venture round in February, the startup’s value has grown fourfold. More »
People
Taylor Momsen Tops Lindsay Lohan
7:00PM Andrew Belonsky | Lindsay Lohan tried to pull rank on Taylor Momsen—and failed. Megan Fox successfully summed herself up. And Princess Margaret burned Princess Diana. Oh, yeah! It’s your Thursday Gossip Roundup! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Not Naming “Australian Fritzl” Good, But Futile, Game Plan
5:32PM Andrew Belonsky | Good grief! Australian authorities have arrested a man who stands accused of imprisoning his daughter for 30 years and repeatedly raping, and thus impregnating her. Unlike some similarly disturbing cases—Josef Fritzl and Phillip Garrido—he remains anonymous. More »
Small Screen
4:15PM Andrew Belonsky | Now here’s a Big Apple-based show we could love. Spike Lee and Robert De Niro are coming together to bring Showtime a new drama series about the nitty-gritty 80s-version of the once-fearsome Alphabet City. It’s called Alphaville. [THR]
Lee And De Niro Learning ABCs For Showtime
4:15PM Andrew Belonsky | Now here’s a Big Apple-based show we could love. Spike Lee and Robert De Niro are coming together to bring Showtime a new drama series about the nitty-gritty 80s-version of the once-fearsome Alphabet City. It’s called Alphaville. [THR]
Flotsam & Jetsam
3:40PM Jess McGuire | Chris Kennett suggested the following video for our Clip Of The Day feature by sending me a link to another site’s YouTube Clip Of The Day feature. Sorry, Bossip, but I needed to give the people something. More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
3:40PM Jess McGuire | Chris Kennett suggested the following video for our Clip Of The Day feature by sending me a link to another site’s YouTube Clip Of The Day feature. Sorry, Bossip, but I needed to give the people something. More »
Music
3:26PM Jess McGuire | Here’s a clip of pop star Pink talking to Matt Lauer about what happened at the MTV Video Music Awards. She says that she kinda wishes she’d won the award because her amazing handbag had brass knuckles (now I kinda wish she’d won, too!), and then calls Kanye a few safe-for-work names. More »
Pink Thinks Kanye Is ‘A Toolbox’
3:26PM Jess McGuire | Here’s a clip of pop star Pink talking to Matt Lauer about what happened at the MTV Video Music Awards. She says that she kinda wishes she’d won the award because her amazing handbag had brass knuckles (now I kinda wish she’d won, too!), and then calls Kanye a few safe-for-work names. More »
People
3:03PM Jess McGuire | Keeping track of LiLo on Twitter? If so, you’d be aware that last week she totally spazzed out at on-off girlfriend Samantha Ronson. I think I speak for Lindsay’s 321,138 followers when I say we were worried. More »
Lindsay Lohan Is No Longer Upset With Samantha Ronson
3:03PM Jess McGuire | Keeping track of LiLo on Twitter? If so, you’d be aware that last week she totally spazzed out at on-off girlfriend Samantha Ronson. I think I speak for Lindsay’s 321,138 followers when I say we were worried. More »
Small Screen
2:07PM Jess McGuire | I do hope that Sunrise weather presenter Fifi Box represses the urge to say naughty words when she chats to the stars of AFL and their couture-clad WAGS on the red carpet at the Brownlow Medal ceremony. More »
Fifi Box To Host Brownlow Red Carpet Arrivals Special
2:07PM Jess McGuire | I do hope that Sunrise weather presenter Fifi Box represses the urge to say naughty words when she chats to the stars of AFL and their couture-clad WAGS on the red carpet at the Brownlow Medal ceremony. More »
Radio
1:22PM Jess McGuire | As someone who has spent a fair amount of time behind a microphone, I am always looking at ways to become a better broadcaster. After all, we all know what can happen once you stop caring about the quality of your radio work! Next thing you know, you’re questioning underage girls about their sex lives and making jokes about concentration camps. Not good! More »
Interesting Pieces Of Trivia Acquired From Wikipedia VII
1:22PM Jess McGuire | As someone who has spent a fair amount of time behind a microphone, I am always looking at ways to become a better broadcaster. After all, we all know what can happen once you stop caring about the quality of your radio work! Next thing you know, you’re questioning underage girls about their sex lives and making jokes about concentration camps. Not good! More » 
