Today's Evil Beet Gossip

MCSTEAMY IS BACK!

Jessica Coen is leaving Gawker for Vanity Fair, where she'll be their "deputy online editor." In my mind, the "deputy" part of this keeps conjuring up an image of a wide-eyed Coen staring up at Graydon Carter, who's pinning a bronze star on her lapel and saying something along the lines of "Welcome aboard, pard'ner."Here's a Paris Hilton nip slip. Britney Spears either fired publicist Leslie Sloan Zelnick or she didn't. As long as the kid's still named Sutton Pierce, I don't see what difference ...

Someone Might Want to Update The 12 Traditions

"We need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films."They should probably try to get blogs in there for the next edition.An observant blogger realizes that Nicole Richie was photographed leaving the West Hollywood Recovery Center as a Crystal Meth Anonymous meeting was ending. Maybe she never had an eating disorder after all. Update: I thought about this more, and the only CMA/AA meetings on a Wednesday (when these photos were taken) end at 8 pm, and there's no way it was this ...

Catching Up: Luckily Nothing Happened Today Except that Anna Nicole Wedding Thing

  • Avril Lavigne spits at photogs at her 8th 22nd birthday celebration.
  • Ivanka Trump may be the new face of Tiffany & Co.
  • Jessica Simpson is not in a very good mood lately. [The link also includes a video of Ashlee performing -- to rave reviews -- in Chicago...possibly a source of big sis' jealousy...er...grumpiness?]
    Avril Lavigne spits at photogs at her 8th 22nd birthday celebration.Ivanka Trump may be the new face of Tiffany & Co.Jessica Simpson is not in a very good mood lately. [The link also includes a video of Ashlee performing -- to rave reviews -- in Chicago...possibly a source of big sis' jealousy...er...grumpiness?]Is Arizona the new Hollywood? Because I can assure you that Janet Napolitano was at no point Miss Universe.Hey, Jenny McCarthy, we can handle pictures of you sitting on the toilet, w...

Anna Nicole Marries Howard K Stern!

Star magazine reports that Anna Nicole Smith married her lawyer and constant companion, Howard K. Stern, in the Bahamas on Thursday morning. The ceremony took place on a yacht off the coast of Nassau, and Anna Nicole wore a pink bikini for the event.Update: According to Perez, this quickie marriage may be an attempt to prevent a paternity suit by Larry Birkhead, a former fling of Anna's who is claiming to be the father of the baby. Perez's source says:"I am positive that the reason they got marr...

Today in Believe It or Not: Daniel Smith’s Death Drug-Related

Cyril Wecht -- the man who single-handedly taught a nation what "pathologist" means -- announced Wednesday that Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel died from a combination of methadone, Zoloft and Lexapro.
Cyril Wecht -- the man who single-handedly taught a nation what "pathologist" means -- announced Wednesday that Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel died from a combination of methadone, Zoloft and Lexapro.The Zoloft and Lexapro are commonly prescribed for depression -- a disease from which Daniel reportedly suffered -- but they're from the same class of drugs, and it would be unusual for them to be prescribed for concurrent use. Methadone is an opiate sometimes used to treat chronic pain in cancer pati...

Clips from the Screech Sex Tape!

Watch it here!
Watch it here!A lovely quote from Screech himself:"If you freeze-frame right at the blue jelly double-cock, um, I believe there's poop on the end of it...I can't wait to see what Mark [I assume -Paul Gosselaar] does to top this. He won't be able to come close, I'm sure, because poop was involved in mine."I'm sure Mark-Paul Gosselaar is thrilled beyond words to know that he is referenced in Dustin Diamond's scat-tastic sex tape.Also, the kids at Best Week Ever have put together this list of other Scre...

Quote of the Day

"Your research in phytoplankton ecology intrigues me, and I’d love to learn more about it. I have always been interested in harmful algal blooms."
"Your research in phytoplankton ecology intrigues me, and I’d love to learn more about it. I have always been interested in harmful algal blooms."From my sister's letter of introduction to a university professor whom she hopes will sponsor her as a Ph.D. candidate in marine biology.It's so true. Back when we were little kids, I always wanted to dress up Barbies and ride bikes and play M.A.S.H, but all she ever wanted to do was play with harmful algal blooms. It was a real point of content...

Lunchtime Quickies: Nick Carter Would Like You to Hate Paris Hilton, Watch His Television Program

God bless the British press. They've got a pic of cocaine in its natural habitat -- the inside of Kate Moss's nose. If the standard blow-up doll isn't doing the trick anymore, you can bid on an actual Fembot on eBay.Nick Carter: "Paris Hilton is a psychotic evil whore blah blah blah blah hey by the way I have a television show coming out."Jamie Pressly gets engaged and Kate Hudson files for divorce. Do you want a George W. Bush butt plug? Perhaps for use in conjunction with your Fembot? Okay, okay. Ju...