Posts by Owen Thomas
Online
Sony Moviemakers Banned From MySpace
7:16AM Owen Thomas | A tipster tells us that when Sony employees in L.A. try to log onto MySpace, “it directs you to google.com.” Bizarrely, Sony’s IT staff is saying it’s MySpace’s fault. More »
Online
Perez Hilton Wins Ruling That Says His Blog Is Illegal
1:42AM Owen Thomas | Color us confused: Hollywood gossip Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavandeira, the queen of the knockoff disguised as parody. So why is he suing PerezRevenge to get it to change its name? More »
People
Bea Arthur, Beloved Gay Icon, 1922-2009
10:12AM Owen Thomas | Golden Girls star Bea Arthur, née Bernice Frankel, died at home in Los Angeles at the age of 86 today. She passed away surrounded by family members. She will be loudly mourned by the gays. More »
Small Screen
Jay Leno Hospitalised, Giving NBC A Heart Attack
8:07AM Owen Thomas | The Tonight Show is a no-show tonight. Host Jay Leno has checked himself into the hospital, and NBC is airing a rerun instead of the planned lineup featuring actor Ryan Reynolds. More »
Online
5:54AM Owen Thomas | Hackers have broken into Salma Hayek’s email, revealing the actress’s iPhone-app obsession, designer-clothes habit, travel plans, and more. (Her billionaire husband, François-Henri Pinault, who’s throwing a second wedding for her this weekend, pays the bill!) More »
Salma Hayek’s Hacked Emails Reveal Quotidian Existence
5:54AM Owen Thomas | Hackers have broken into Salma Hayek’s email, revealing the actress’s iPhone-app obsession, designer-clothes habit, travel plans, and more. (Her billionaire husband, François-Henri Pinault, who’s throwing a second wedding for her this weekend, pays the bill!) More »
Online
Oprah’s On Twitter, Twitter’s On Oprah, And Everyone’s So Excited!
5:01AM Owen Thomas | We think we’ve figure out Twitter’s big news tomorrow: Oprah Winfrey is joining Twitter. Here’s the evidence. More »
Big Screen
Lindsay Lohan’s Worst Dude Pal Revealed On Twitter
3:40PM Owen Thomas | Who is Lindsay Lohan turning to after her breakup with girlfriend Samantha Ronson? Patrick Aufdenkamp, her stylist pal, looks to be making his move. More »
Online
E! Comedienne Falls For Twitter’s Fake Dina Lohan
6:40AM Owen Thomas | Boy, that Chelsea Handler really nailed scary Twitter-using celebrity mum Dina Lohan on Chelsea Lately! Except for one small problem: Lohan doesn’t actually use Twitter. More »
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How Twitter Saved The Celebrity P.R.
8:22AM Owen Thomas | Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter were supposed to liberate famous people from old-media gatekeepers. But John Mayer, Courtney Love, and others are teaching us that public figures are terrible at shaping their own image. More »
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