publicists
Hilton Flack Elliot Mintz Elicits Angry Statement From Nat’l Assoc. for the Advancement of Oompah Loompahs
6:52AM Seth | Ringing in her 27th birthday a little early this weekend–plus the recent addition of a new litter of 13 pomerhuahuas to her ever-growing doggie menagerie–Paris Hilton celebrated by indulging her inner wild-child, throwing on a tiara, pink hair extensions, and a pair of varicose-vein-patterned tights, and table-dancing the night away at a party virtually devoid of pissy rap stars. What inspired off-again/on-again grenade-jumper Elliot Mintz to show up with a face smeared in a brownish-orange substance isn’t entirely clear, however. While Mintz initially insisted the look was the result of having tripped and landed face-first into Lisa Rinna’s back on his way into the festivities, the meticulous, ear-to-ear coverage suggested something else entirely:
Judd Apatow Humbly Accepts His ‘Publicity Whore of the Year’ Award At The Flackies
9:45AM Mark | At yesterday’s ICG Publicists Awards at the Beverly Hilton, Hollywood’s most accomplished dissemblers not in the direct employ of the major talent agencies gathered for their annual luncheon celebration, handing out handsome Flackie statuettes (a clipboard-wielding thirtysomething woman hurling herself upon a grenade, cast in the finest bronze) to 2007’s most distinguished practitioners of their reality-distorting craft, as well as the grateful celebrity beneficiaries of their skills. Accepting his “Showman of the Year” prize, ubiquitous comedy monopolist Judd Apatow thanked his PR pimps for so effectively turning him out during a busy year in which he had to promote projects like Knocked Up, Superbad and Walk Hard. Reports THR: “It’s an honour to be up here and to be honoured as publicity whore of the year,” Apatow deadpanned. “And you’re all my pimps.” More »
4:50AM Defamer Hollywood | At the tail end of a story announcing the nominees for this year’s Flackies, the honor handed out by Hollywood publicists to recognize special achievements in the dark arts of spin and punitive client-access withdrawal, clear evidence that the awards season is an utterly exhausting stretch run for reporters forced to cover every last kudos-related press release: “Noms were also announced for the Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showman Awards for Television and Motion Picture, which honors union publicists for achievements in publicity and promotion during the previous calendar year. I could add those noms here but I thought this was getting long.” [Fishbowl LA Photo: ICG] More »
Adrian Grenier’s Aussie Reign Of Terror Continues
1:54PM Clem Bastow | First he was embarrassing innocent ironwomen by not returning their (PR manager’s) calls, now it seems Hollywood hunk Adrian Grenier – visiting our shores to promote Entourage – is at it again: bustin’ up defenceless publicists’ engagements!
Will there be no end to this cad’s mistreatment of our country’s women? Somebody call Border Security!
Fashion publicist Kellee Cruse may have lost an important member of her entourage following her late-night nightclub antics with visiting US star Adrian Grenier last week.
It is believed Cruse’s fiance, Melbourne-based publicist Steve Rainey, has called off their engagement after news of Cruse’s brush with Hollywood broke.
Confidential understands Rainey made a mercy dash to Sydney on Saturday to confront his girlfriend, who – along with her gal pal Amba Eggleton – spent Thursday night getting up close and personal with Entourage star Grenier at Hugo’s and Hemmesphere.
Jeez, they won’t let Snoop Dogg into the country, but they let in this seedy-eyed pin-up cad?
He clearly has no regard for our Australian way of life, i.e. knowing that engaged women are off the market, every backyard has a Hills Hoist made of wattle and Vegemite, and that kangaroos are for riding to work. More » 
AshleyMadison.Com Hopes To Use Woods-Boinking Namesake As Perv Bait
4:30AM Defamer Hollywood | In response to a small item we posted two months ago wondering about whether there was any connection between adultery-facilitating dating site AshleyMadison.com and the early-twentysomething Ashley Madison sometimes romantically linked to father-figure/actor James Woods, a helpful publicist has just informed us of the site’s new campaign to retain the real-life Madison’s endorsement services, hoping that attaching the name of such a well-known celebrity to their product will cause millions of new fornicators to subscribe. The press release–usually we encourage you to skip them, but this one is a must read–follows after the jump: More »
Pat Kingsley Spins The Torch At PMK/HBH
3:30AM Defamer Hollywood | As we know there’s nothing quite as fascinating as discussing the internal reorganisation of publicity firms, we note that Pat “The Iron Flack” Kingsley, the celebrity enforcer once so feared it was rumoured that she could crush the windpipe of a too-pushy journalist from across a junket venue with a mere pinch of her fingers, is “stepping down” from the chairman and chief executive roles at PMK/HBH after three decades of leadership. But how will the legend and the troika of mouthpieces rising to fill her place in the corporate hierarchy spin the move? With a self-deprecating “I’m getting too old for this management crap” torch-passing, according to the LAT: “Business projections and financial reports are not what I enjoy doing most,” Kingsley said. “I took accounting in college and my instructor suggested that I not continue the course. We are now a conglomerate and it’s daunting. I want to be involved in the creative aspects of working with clients. That is what I enjoy.” [...] More »
Unwanted Publicist Pitches, Served Piping Hot
6:30AM Defamer Hollywood | “Wanted to make sure you had information about the news today regarding “Live with Regis and Kelly” – the top-rated talk show will celebrate its 20th season beginning September 3rd, culminating in an hour-long retrospective on September 14th with special guest Kathie Lee Gifford (please find the press release pasted below). We hope you will include a mention of the special programming in an upcoming column. Please let feel free to contact me for further information, artwork or for anything else you may need. More »Flack Alert!
1:10AM Defamer Hollywood | According to an e-mail obtained by LA Observed, the LAT has sounded their flack siren upon discovering that a reporter-turned-Sitrick-operative might be trying to sneak back into the building. If he does make his way in, we suggest they shoot for the head, the only reliable way to stop the PR undead in their shambling tracks. [LA Observed] More »
