Honestly it is totally my secret love to follow a bunch of celebrities on Twitter. I'm way unhealthy about it. But it's just such a cool way to get to know what these people are like behind the PR-generated image. I respond to Taylor Swift's every tweet. She never writes me back, but one of these days I just know she will, and then we'll be BFF and I'll adopt her as my sister and she'll come over to my house and we'll eat chips and drink Dr. Pepper and wear matching cowboy boots and write songs together. I'M SO EXCITED!
One of my Twitter buddies, DownUnda2008, pointed me to a very cool site that has verified a shitload of celebrity Twitter accounts, and alphabetized them, from 50 Cent to Yoko Ono.
The site is called Valebrity, and you can check out celebrity Twitterers here. One celeb they don't have listed, and who I'm pretty sure is real, is Courtney Love. Because you just can't make up that kind of crazy. You're born with it.
If you join Twitter, or you're currently a member, you should totally add our very own Wendie (account here) and OF COURSE you should follow my Evil Beet Twitter (account here). />Honestly it is totally my secret love to follow a bunch of celebrities on Twitter. I'm way unhealthy about it. But it's just such a cool way to get to know what these people are like behind the PR-generated image. I respond to Taylor Swift's every tweet. She never writes me back, but one of these days I just know she will, and then we'll be BFF and I'll adopt her as my sister and she'll come over to my house and we'll eat chips and drink Dr. Pepper and wear matching cowboy boots and write songs toge...
A couple days ago, I posted a link to a leaked Tori Amos track from her new album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin. A second track leaked yesterday but was quickly pulled from YouTube, and I can't track it down now -- does anyone know where I can find "Fire to Your Plain"?
Anyway, today we have yet another -- it's called "500," and you can listen to it above.
Tori's performing at SXSW TONIGHT, so I'm hopeful that we'll have a ton of video leaks from that to watch tomorrow. Woot woot! />
A couple days ago, I posted a link to a leaked Tori Amos track from her new album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin. A second track leaked yesterday but was quickly pulled from YouTube, and I can't track it down now -- does anyone know where I can find "Fire to Your Plain"?
Anyway, today we have yet another -- it's called "500," and you can listen to it above.
Tori's performing at SXSW TONIGHT, so I'm hopeful that we'll have a ton of video leaks from that to watch tomorrow. Woot woot! ...
I suppose this was just a matter of time. The kids over at DoSomething.org have released a video re-enactment of the violence that took place between Chris Brown and Rihanna on that fateful Grammy eve, based on the detective's notes. To be fair, it's nowhere near as cheesy as it could have been.
To help raise awareness about teen dating abuse, DoSomething is giving away a free set of three bracelets -- one blue, two black, to demonstrate that one in three teens is the victim of dating violence. You can order yours here.
And while I certainly commend anyone for doing anything to speak out against domestic violence, the most powerful action you can take here is to end a relationship the very first time your significant other shows signs of violence or emotional abuse. Don't put up with that shit, not ever. You're worth more than that. />
I suppose this was just a matter of time. The kids over at DoSomething.org have released a video re-enactment of the violence that took place between Chris Brown and Rihanna on that fateful Grammy eve, based on the detective's notes. To be fair, it's nowhere near as cheesy as it could have been.
To help raise awareness about teen dating abuse, DoSomething is giving away a free set of three bracelets -- one blue, two black, to demonstrate that one in three teens is the victim of dating violence. You ...
Oh, Lord, how I love American Idol season. The drama behind the scenes is always better than the on-camera dramz!
Up now: A group of former employees of Fremantle Media, which produces the show, have filed a class action suit against Fremantle, alleging that the company systematically overworked employees without paying the required overtime, falsified time cards and denied staffers meals and rest periods.
"There's no Hollywood glamour for the below-the-line people who work on 'American Idol' and other reality shows who are grossly underpaid, worked 24/7 and receive no rest or meal breaks and no health coverage -- contrary to California labor laws," said the plaintiffs' attorney Jonathan Biddle.
The complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court strongly resembles a class-action suit against reality companies and broadcasters that recently was settled for $4 million. The earlier suit was launched in conjunction with the Writers Guild of America, which has been going after reality production companies and networks in an attempt to organize the writers who shape the story lines of reality shows.
"For each reality television series subject to this suit, defendants hired plaintiffs based on a flat weekly or daily pay rate," the suit reads. "Plaintiffs were required to falsify their time cards ... worked in excess of 40 hours per week during virtually every week of their employment, but they never received any premium overtime play ... plaintiffs were routinely denied appropriate meal and rest periods as required."
You go get 'em, kids! If anyone has cash in this economy, it's the Idol producers! />Oh, Lord, how I love American Idol season. The drama behind the scenes is always better than the on-camera dramz!
Up now: A group of former employees of Fremantle Media, which produces the show, have filed a class action suit against Fremantle, alleging that the company systematically overworked employees without paying the required overtime, falsified time cards and denied staffers meals and rest periods.
"There's no Hollywood glamour for the below-the-line people who work on 'American Idol' and other ...
According to Wikipedia, and I find this so hard to believe, Tom Sizemore has six movies being released in 2009. I can only imagine how quality they are. But work is money and I predict that Sizemore is going to need a lot of it to pay for his defense for the newest in a long string of Tom Sizemore trials.
Tom Sizemore's parole obligation stemming from previous crack charges ended in January 2009. Looks like he'll be back at it, and by "it" I mean "jail", now that he is under investi...
I guess the main story here is that Marilyn Manson has been contacting his ex-wife, Dita Von Teese, since he split with Evan Rachel Wood. To refresh your memory, Marilyn and Evan's relationship began while he was still married to Dita. Now that he's single again, Dita claims that Marilyn has been in touch. "He's been in touch a little. The apologies come, and he was like, ‘I made a big mistake’. And I’m like, ‘Yeah, yeah, I know. Go ahead and say what you need to say to feel better a...
The always needy Lisa Rinna hit the corner of (where else?) Melrose Avenue and Melrose Place, with the help of her friend Ross Matthews, to plead her case. Looks like Lips Rinna is desperately angling to be cast on the CW's new Melrose Place.
I'm all for it! Everyone needs a job and hey, injections of copious amounts of Restalyne can get expensive!
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I was never a big fan of Alexis Grace. She just didn't do anything for me. I don't think she's a bad singer or anything, but nothing about her ever really popped for me. But, ya know, my mom adores her. And I've realized that the single best mother-daughter bonding activity we have is watching American Idol. I really think this is part of the reason that the show is so successful -- it's such a great family activity. For some reason, it's like the only show on television that she and I can bo...
There had been some rumors circulating that perhaps Natasha Richardson died of a brain aneurysm that just happened to coincide with her ski tumble, but the autopsy report indicates otherwise. They say she died from bleeding in the skull caused by the fall.
The medical examiner ruled her death an accident, and doctors said she might have survived had she received immediate treatment. However, nearly four hours elapsed between her lethal fall at her admission to a hospital.
The Tony-wi...