Today's Evil Beet Gossip

Google Purchases YouTube for $1.65B

If you have a strange sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach about this, rest assured it's warranted. Now that corporations have someone with assets to sue for the illegal duplication and distribution of their content, YouTube is going to be a lot less fun.
If you have a strange sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach about this, rest assured it's warranted. Now that corporations have someone with assets to sue for the illegal duplication and distribution of their content, YouTube is going to be a lot less fun.So enjoy the leaked clips of Kevin Federline on CSI while you still can....

Confirmed: Jessica Simpson Looks Like Hell in Person Lately, Too

We've all witnessed the persistent stream of atrocious, what-was-she-thinking pictures of Jessica Simpson lately, but is it possible the camera just doesn't do her justice? I mean, how could she possibly allow herself to walk out the door each day looking as bad as we think she does?E! Online's Lara Morgenson attended the opening of the newest Hollywood hot-spot, Area (how is a club already a hot-spot upon its opening? How?? (Answer: Brent Bolthouse)), and had a run-in with Simpson and CaCee Cobb in the women's...

I Should Spend Some Time Reflecting upon What Has Become of My Life

Cuban dictator extraordinaire Fidel Castro was reported to have terminal cancer on Friday by Time.com. The impending death of the longtime Communist leader is an event with marked history-changing potential.I heard about it today, Sunday, on PerezHilton.com, while searching for fresh dirt on Paris Hilton. And most of you will hear about it tomorrow, Monday, here on The Beet, while searching for fresh dirt on Paris Hilton.Oh, come on, don't pretend you already knew. Unless you read Perez's blog fir...

New Artist Alert: Kim Kline

LA-based Kim Kline rocks out on her first single, "Inside." It's definitely chick rock, but it's catchy. Her manager sent me her publicity package, and I dutifully went to check out the single, fully expecting to be utterly bored and unimpressed, as I typically am with new artist packages, but I found myself listening to her single over and over again. She's not breaking new musical ground or anything, but the song's relatable with a fabulous hook. Oh, and she's real purty. You'll be hearing it on...

Saturday Night Fever

  • Jamie Lee Curtis decides she's "not an actor anymore," about 10 years after the rest of the country made up their minds on the issue.

Jamie Lee Curtis decides she's "not an actor anymore," about 10 years after the rest of the country made up their minds on the issue.Gee, Pete Doherty, you really don't figure touring with your band is the best way to stay sober straight out of rehab? Really?Candy Spelling wants you to think she has feelings just like normal people, acts like she's excited Tori's pregnant.Am I the only one totally bothered by the fact that one of Shannon Doherty's eyes is much, much higher up on her face than the ot...

Madonna Really Just Window Shopping for Orphans

Despite her publicist's insistence that she does not plan to adopt an AIDS-orphaned African child, Madonna continues her AIDS-orphaned African child sight-seeing tour in Malawi, which I'm told is kind of like an African safari, but, instead of admiring elephants and zebras and leaving them in peace in their natural habitat, you admire human children who have lost any remnant of hope for a life involving love and regular meals, briefly flash that hope in front of them, and then leave with it in a H...

Avril Lavigne is "That Girl"

No, not the "it girl." Just "that girl." You know, the one who can't walk out of the club using her own internal balancing skills, but rather must rely on those of the friends who are propping her up. Check out the video here.What's funniest to me is the running 'razzi commentary. When you watch the videos of Paris or Lindsay, the photogs are always super nice: "Paris, watch out, there's a puddle!" "Lindsay, hi, you look gorgeous, you look beautiful!" "Paris, how's your jaw? Is your jaw okay, Paris? Your fans are so worried about you!"With Avril, it's just, "Come on, you drunk bitch!"But I guess Paris has never spit on a photog....