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This is stupid:
The vast majority of Americans believe there is too much news coverage of celebrity scandals, and most blame the media for the attention paid to the stars' trials and tribulations, a new survey has found.
Nearly nine out of 10 adults said celebrity scandals receive "too much" news coverage, according to a national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Only 2 percent said the subject receives "too little" coverage, and 8 percent said scandals get the "right amount" of press.
The survey also found that 54 percent of those who say celebrity news coverage is excessive blame news organizations. Around one-third of those surveyed found the public at fault for paying attention and 12 percent said the public and the media both are to blame.
The vast majority of Americans may tell a pollster that they believe there's too much coverage of celebrity scandals, but if it disgusts you so much, stop following it, people. The vast majority of Americans freaking love this stuff, because it's awesome, and what's the alternative? The real news? The real news is depressing or boring or both. You love this stuff, America. Stop lying.
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The vast majority of Americans believe there is too much news coverage of celebrity scandals, and most blame the media for the attention paid to the stars' trials and tribulations, a new survey has found.
Nearly nine out of 10 adults said celebrity scandals receive "too much" news coverage, according to a national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Only 2 percent said the subject receives "too little" coverage, and 8 percent said scandals get the "ri...
Oh my gosh! This has been the craziest weekend! Moving into a place in New York City is definitely one of the more challenging logistical tasks I've faced in my life. Thankfully, everyone in my new neighborhood has been unbelievably outgoing, kind, helpful and ... well ... neighborly. I love L.A. and I always will, but I don't think I've ever felt like I lived in a neighborhood before, so this is pretty cool. My roommates and I were blasting the very first Britney album tonight as we were setting the place up, and it made us long for the good old Britney days. I don't care what anyone says, that was a great album.
Anyway, I'm all moved in here, and some anonymous tenant in my building was thoughtful enough to have an unsecured wireless network, so posting will be back to normal starting tomorrow. Many, many thanks to Lars and T for covering for me while my life was temporarily insane. Now ... on to the links!
Brad and Angelina have their own stamp in Australia now. [popbytes]
Remember when Lauryn Hill was talented and crazy instead of just high and crazy? [Pop on the Pop]
Is David Beckham going to make his big Hollywood debut playing Robbie Williams' gay lover on Desperate Housewives? Not if Tom Cruise has anything to say about it, I'm sure. [Holy Candy]
I'm really excited for the Ashley Tisdale DUI. [Celebrity Smack]
The pregnant Christina Aguilera cancels the remainder of her world tour due to illness. Get better soon Christina!! You have to have a healthy, adorable little baby so that Nicole's doesn't get all the attention. [Cele|bitchy]
I didn't really need to see Leelee Sobieski in leather. [Drunken Stepfather] />Oh my gosh! This has been the craziest weekend! Moving into a place in New York City is definitely one of the more challenging logistical tasks I've faced in my life. Thankfully, everyone in my new neighborhood has been unbelievably outgoing, kind, helpful and ... well ... neighborly. I love L.A. and I always will, but I don't think I've ever felt like I lived in a neighborhood before, so this is pretty cool. My roommates and I were blasting the very first Britney album tonight as we were settin...
Hello my loves!
Well, I know we have had quite a week, with all the drama with the layout changes, new advertisers, etc. I hope everyone can view the layout properly now. If the site still looks weird to you, do Ctrl-F5 on a PC, or Apple-R on a Mac. This should fix the problem. Thank you guys so much for hanging in there while we got all of that fixed, and for providing feedback. The poll is still pretty much all tied up, so I'll be looking at it and making some executive decisions early next week.
In personal news, I am moving from beautiful, sunny Los Angeles to beautiful, sunny, sticky New York City today, which is very exciting but also enormously stressful. I won't be around much the next few days, but you'll have Evil T and Spiteful Lars around to keep you company, and I've invited a few other friends to join the mix, so we'll just see how that goes. Make sure to heckle them lots, as they're plenty nervous to begin with and should be easy targets. If all goes well, I'll be back to spew my nonsense on Monday.
xoxo
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Well, I know we have had quite a week, with all the drama with the layout changes, new advertisers, etc. I hope everyone can view the layout properly now. If the site still looks weird to you, do Ctrl-F5 on a PC, or Apple-R on a Mac. This should fix the problem. Thank you guys so much for hanging in there while we got all of that fixed, and for providing feedback. The poll is still pretty much all tied up, so I'll be looking at it and making some executive decisions early next...
There seems to be some difference of opinion on which background we should use moving forward.
The old one, with the faces of all the celebs, was popular, but it made for slow load times for people with slower connections (and on mobile viewers). The new one is definitely less interesting, but it loads a lot faster. Or maybe some of you like the solid color background, but you don't like the pink. So we're putting it to a vote. Let us know what you think.
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Update: If you are still having trouble viewing the new layout, hit Ctrl+F5 (if you're on a PC) or Apple+R (if you're on a Mac). This will force a refresh in your browser and should resolve the problem. />There seems to be some difference of opinion on which background we should use moving forward.
The old one, with the faces of all the celebs, was popular, but it made for slow load times for people with slower connections (and on mobile viewers). The new one is definitely less interesting, but it loads a lot faster. Or maybe some of you like the solid color background, but you don't like the pink. So we're putting it to a vote. Let us know what you think.
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Update: If you are still having tro...
The folks at Elle had the good sense to schedule an interview with La Lohan just 36 hours before her (first) DUI over Memorial Day Weekend.
"I was glad I went [to rehab]," she says, "because I needed to get away from everyone and I didn't know how to do that. And I learned a lot there. A bunch of my friends — I was with them last night — they're in AA for, like, years."
But this is absolutely my favorite part:
In the Elle interview, Lohan asks her assistant Jenni Munro...
D'oh!*
The Bourne Ultimatum knocked The Simpsons movie out of the top box office spot with a vengeance, claiming the biggest August opening of all time ever. The film brought in $70.2M this weekend, far better than either of the previous installments of the series. I guess audiences were just dying for a good action flick this weekend.
"The reviews and audiences rated this one the best one yet," said the head of distribution for Universal Pictures. "Matt Damon is the new James Bond."
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Lord only knows what Mary-Kate Olsen is wearing to the premiere screening of Weeds. I actually like the T-shirt a lot, I just don't think it's appropriate at a red carpet event, and those pants aren't appropriate anywhere ever. And the cross is just gaudy, MK. Would you dress like that for church? But her hair and make-up are great, and the head shots are stunning.
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Seriously, how often does a WireImage photog just show up on the set of an Adam Sandler movie on the same day that his wife and kid are there?
Okay, you guys don't look through every photo on WireImage like three times a day, so trust me when I say this is really random.
In the aftermath of rumors earlier this week that there was trouble in Sandler-dise, Adam's wife Jackie and their one-year-old daughter, Sadie, showed up on the NYC set of You Don't Mess with the Zohan to pose adorably t...
Although ABC realized that critical darling The Nine's title was a better description of its audience size than its premise, they plan to have the Party of Five star back on your television screen quicker than you can say "Neve Campbell who?"
Wolf just signed a talent holding deal with ABC; the goal is to develop a project around Scott, or to cast him in one of the network's 2008-09 pilots.
I have a better idea: bring back Party of Five! I mean, come on, what's Lacey Chabert doing these day...
I know, I know. It's shocking.
But with LiLo in hiding, we're forced to dig deep for gossip on the starlet.
National Enquirer, in their usual fall-back plan, got a bunch of Lindsay's "friends" to talk shit about her in exchange for a paycheck. And what do we learn from them? Lindsay, it turns out, is kind of a bitch, especially when she's drinking.
After throwing back a few cold ones, Lindsay was known to exclaim: "I’m the greatest actress in the world! No one’s even c...