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People

Cindy Crawford Blackmailed With ‘Sexy’ Picture Of Daughter, 8

10:09PM Azaria Jagger | Cindy Crawford presses charges in the most horrifying extortion case ever, Nicole Kidman’s new face is turning heads, Daniel Radcliffe “laughs his head off” when he’s high. Today’s gossip ranges from the depths of depravity to the pleasantly banal. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Balloon Boy’s Parents To Plead Guilty To Hoaxing The Whole World

1:52AM John Cook | Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents of that cute vomiting boy who did not get lost in the air in a balloon, will plead guilty tomorrow to charges that they concocted the story in order to become famous, which happened. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Bronson Pinchot Thinks Tom Cruise Is Weird

11:41PM Hunter Walker | Onetime TV star Bronson Pinchot has some bad not-so-nice things to say about Tom Cruise. Fate will bring Octomom and Jon Gosselin together. Salman Rushdie is still pining for Padma. Presenting your Tuesday Gossip Roundup! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Six People Whose Quest For Fame Was Worse Than Richard Heene

9:02AM Brian Moylan | Yes, right now everyone is pissed off at Richard Heene, the man behind the Balloon Boy hoax, but there are some people whose need for fame has ended in with much worse collateral damage—including death. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Psychic Wife Swap Lady: Richard Heene’s Balloon Plan May Not Work

12:55AM Hamilton Nolan | In case you were wondering, Sheree Silver—Florida-based psychic adviser and Wife Swap spouse of Balloon Boy dad Richard Heene—has updated her psychic reading of the tragic case. More »
Small Screen

Deflated: Balloon Boy’s The Story Of Our Ugly, Sorry Era

6:15AM Foster Kamer | Richard Heene has spoken out after Sheriff Jim Aldernan’s press conference. He’s currently “seeking counsel” and got teary as he told the AP that “this thing has become so convoluted.” He’s pretty on point in that regard. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan A Balloon Hoax

8:00AM Robert Thomas | For the first time, 25-year-old researcher Robert Thomas reveals to Gawker how earlier this year he and Richard Heene drew up a master plan to generate a massive media controversy using a weather balloon. To get famous, of course. More »