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Is Candy Spelling HuffPo’s Most Useless Celebrity Columnist?

7:48AM Kyle Buchanan | Back when Arianna Huffington founded the Huffington Post, she promised a blogging free-for-all where Washington D.C.’s best and brightest would rub virtual shoulders with megawatt Hollywood movie stars. Three years later, the site’s political promise has been fulfilled, but HuffPo can boast little in the way of celebrities aside from ponderings written by the other brother on Wings, pre-emptive “I Didn’t Do the Nanny” missives from Rob Lowe, and the occasional drop-in by Charlotte’s husband from Sex and the City. And then, for some reason, there is Candy Spelling. More »

Paris Hilton Update! Thirty Minutes In And She’s Doing Very Well.

3:35PM Jess McGuire | Should we be expecting Paris Hilton state of mind updates constantly now that she’s finally checked into jail for her 23 days of punishment introspection and contemplation? It seems to us that she’s only just walked through the barred doors – surely we should wait at least a couple of days before checking in on her emotions? She’ll probably be out before Lindsay Lohan finishes her stint in rehab, after all. Nonetheless, those at home going out of their mind with worry* will be relieved to read the following. US socialite Paris Hilton has begun serving her Los Angeles jail sentence for violating probation, her lawyer said. “She’s doing very well under the circumstances,” Richard A Hutton told People today. “The staff here have reported that she has been gracious, polite, and thankful for helping her.” And she’s going to grow from this too, we can feel it. Hilton was quoted as saying: “Although I am scared, I am ready to begin my jail sentence.” “I am ready to face the consequences of violating probation. During the past few weeks I have had a lot of time to think and have come to realise I made some mistakes,” Hilton said. “This is an important point in my life and I need to take responsibility for my actions. In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make. I want to thank my family, friends and fans for their continued support.” We suspect she’s not referring to you, Candy ‘Big Fan Of The Open Letter‘ Spelling. * These people do exist, you know. We received a text from a dear chum this morning which said “I can’t believe I’ve woken up this morning and Paris Hilton’s in jail… it just feels so surreal; like something’s off-kilter with the world. Sorry, just needed to connect. Sometimes it’s easier to get through these things together.” WE SUSPECT YOU ARE BEING SLIGHTLY TONGUE IN CHEEK, MS FITS. More »

Bravo’s Andy Cohen Writes Open Letter Calling For More Candy Spelling Open Letters

5:24AM Defamer Hollywood | Instead of merely regurgitating this weekend’s escalating war of words between First Widow Candy Spelling–who has found a late-in-life calling penning epistolary diatribes directed squarely at Hollywood’s high profile, reckless youth – and fallen flashcore mogul Joe Francis (quick recap: Candy: “You’re a boy gone wild!” Joe: “You’re a crazy cat lady!”), we thought we’d turn to one of the web’s leading opinion-havers on celebrity matters of little-to-no import – Bravo’s blogging executive wunderkind, Andy Cohen: Open letters are all the rage. Candy Spelling has written several (to Paris Hilton and Joe Frances [sic]) and posted them on TMZ.com. I feel the time has come for Candy, our nation’s conscience, to retire to her wrapping room with a bottle of pinot and write one to Amy Fisher. More »

TMZ Helps Courier Candy Spelling’s Words Of Support To A Troubled Paris Hilton

7:06AM Defamer Hollywood | Throughout Paris Hilton’s recent travails, it often occurred to us that all the convicted socialite might really need is a just swift kick in the ass-goiter – preferably from a voice of experience who could sympathise with a life steeped in nearly unfathomable Hollywood affluence. We speak, of course, of Candy Spelling, mother to Tori and Randy and widow of billionaire TV producer Aaron. Her fully authenticated open letter to the embattled heiress was posted yesterday by TMZ.com, having now expanded their mandate to include soapbox services for bored celebrity widows: Paris, I’m very worried about you. The last week has not only been an obvious roller-coaster for you emotionally, but your strategy went from blaming employees and stating silly excuses like, “I don’t read,” to your new lawyer’s tactic to have you sound mature and take some responsibility. In between, the paparazzi continue to follow you shopping and taking self-defence classes (to protect yourself in jail?), and some over-zealous friends staged embarrassing protests (three people?), and wasted taxpayer funds with a petition to pardon you. [...] More »