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save the adults
Poor Kerry Washington's Sad Search for a $3,000 New York Flop House
Oh dear, whispers Page Six this morning. Kerry Washington—an up-and-coming actress who sure is taking a while to get up-and-over-here—is moving to New York to star in a play. And she can only pay $3,000 a month! More »
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Comment by TillieHarper: We the Blacks...Niggmata (I Have Holes in My Soul): She's been up and coming for like 10 years and I'm not having it. Her acting is all big eyes and... 6 Responses | Other threads
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fun with headlines
Disappointing Headline Of The Day
He then "pulled a Fredo", ate some onion rings, and gassed the audience to a Journey song. Is the other Tony listening? Method acting: in. [Page Six]
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By Foster KamerComment by get the buttah: How could someone proof-read that once, and not see "Cokes" instead of "Chokes"? I smell a rat. 2 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Eliot Spitzer Will Not Be Your Next Attorney General
Is Eliot Spitzer already planning a political comeback? Or is that total bullshit speculation planted by enemies and lapped up by the thirsty press? Either way—that's crazy talk! More »
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Comment by I.am.the.1: Others achieve the sort of forgiveness, absolution, redemption Spitzer feels he is entitled to that he thinks with enough contrition,... more » | Other threads
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books
Paula Froelich's Rejected Book Cover
Page Sixer Paula Froelich has a book coming out called Mercury in Retrograde ("chick lit"). The current cover, pictured, is rather serene. But the original cover, pictured below, was more DYNAMIC: More »
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Comment by Rumpelstilskin: The newer cover reminds me that compilation film, New York Stories. Steal! 3 Responses | Other threads
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gossip
Richard Johnson Only Had Seven Shots of Belvedere, Okay?
Page Six boss Richard Johnson went to a party in Palm Beach last week! And the local gossip columnist was there, in an amusing role reversal. Johnson's wife keeps him sober-ish: More » -
scandals
Michael Wolff's Girlfriend Costs Him His Wife
Media beef-starter Michael Wolff is getting a divorce, one month after news broke of his affair with his 28-year-old employee Victoria Floethe. More »
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Comment by El Matardillo: He would make the perfect boyfriend for JA, and together they could have a whole school of trout-pouted fingerlings. 3 Responses | Other threads
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new york post
Today's Page Six 100% Less Racist-Cartoony Than Usual
Sean Delonas, America's Favorite Editorial Cartoonist, isn't on the New York Post's Page Six today! WE WON! Or, you know,maybe he picked a weird time for a vacation, he's normally off on Mondays. More »
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By PareeneComment by AngusChiron: You find him offensive so he's unfunny. Meanwhile, Gawker can be as tasteless as it likes and cal it humor.... 10 Responses | Other threads
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new york post
Racist Cartoon Makes for Rough Day at Page Six
The New York Post has been getting angry phone calls all day because of Sean Delonas' dead monkey cartoon. Especially the people of Page Six, where the cartoon ran. It's not their fault, angry people! More »
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Comment by Stream Of Consciousness: I will concede that the cartoon may have been in poor taste but I don't really get the whole racist... 35 Responses | Other threads
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exclusive
Page Six Magazine Going Quarterly
Page Six Magazine, the glossy spinoff of the gossip column stuffed in your New York Post every weekend, is cutting back to just four issues a year. Because of money, yes. More » -
journalismism
The Classiest Goddamned Strip Club Gossip You've Ever Read
December 24 is when Page Six writers get to use ancient Greek and H. L. Mencken references to write strip club gossip. The holidays can be so beautiful in New York: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Weegee's bored: I'm sure that most Post readers think that Mencken is what you're doing with the bathroom door closed. 2 Responses | Other threads
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hal lifson
Meet Page Six's Most Frequently Wrong Hollywood Source!
It's been far too long since we last checked in with flack-to-the-nobodies/frequent Page Six source Hal Lifson, who last showed up on our radar for pushing the absurd "scoop" that Sarah Palin would be joining Desperate Housewives (like Marcia Cross would ever let that happen!), which he somehow got into a major newspaper. Imagine our delight, then, when Lifson appeared in today's Page Six with his newest outlandish story: -
issues
Cindy Adams' Hilarious Gambling Problem
Cindy Adams, Page Six's also-ran aging gossipeuse, got scooped about ten years ago by the internet, but hasn't let it stop her or slow her. No, she's pressing on, writing columns about topics like the weather today and her insidious celebrity gambling problem. It's true! She has so many famous friends and so many dark impulses to throw her money down a well of anxiety and despair. And she's not betting on ponies. No, she's wagering on strange, ineffable things. Like home repair and Broadway musicals. More »
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Comment by Iceland Spar: Is Cindy posing as Young Frankenstein in that picture? 4 Responses | Other threads
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gossip
Daily News Gossip Shakeup: Jo Piazza Out, Gatecrasher Returns
The New York Daily News has trailed the Post's Page Six in the New York gossip wars for a long time. Now the paper is blowing up its gossip columns and starting over. Two major changes went down today. First, husband and wife gossip team Rush & Molloy announced this morning that they'll be moving from a daily column to a Sunday-only schedule, after more than 13 years. Second—and more dramatic—we hear that Jo Piazza, who wrote the paper's Full Disclosure column, has resigned. More » -
photo follies
Which Arab Leader Just Broke Up With Paris Hilton?
This Oops! screenshot is from the always delightful Page Six Sightings section. It's a little blurb about Paris Hilton's former boyfriend, a fellow named Benji Madden (who actually looks like this). The picture, though, is of a fellow speaking into microphones with Arabic letters behind him (in green! He must be Hamas! Right??). Sadly we couldn't rack our meager brains (and Googles) well enough to name him. Can you please do that for us? Who is this mysterious bespectacled fellow, and why is he being associated with Ms. Hilton?
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Comment by AliyaBabasaur: why is it assumed that this man is Arab and that the words behind him are Arabic. This man... 6 Responses | Other threads
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neel shah
Neel Shah To Page Six
We hear that Neel Shah—former Gawker intern-turned prolific (and recently laid-off) Radar writer and occasional magical berry salesman—is joining the staff of ever-grinding gossip machine Page Six next week. Thus marks the completion of Neel's whirlwind full circuit through all of the stages of the gossip-based media, leaving spinning social vortexes in his wake that scientists assure us will not create universe-eating black holes. Upon reaching P6 he will receive a banana, a bottle of water, a blanket, a winner's ribbon, and the last media paycheck in New York.
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Comment by izzyrowlands: This dude looks like Ahmadinejad or the some Pakistani prime minister. 5 Responses | Other threads
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society
Page Six Mag Finds Lydia Hearst Replacement
Now that modelheiress Lydia Hearst has quit her Pulitzer-worthy Page Six magazine column in an "I didn't write that" snafu concerning alleged criticism of her family's publishing empire, they've been on the hunt for a new—and hopefully equally vapid—kid kolumnist. Who's been chosen to top Lydia's "I just bought banana-scented scratch-and-sniff wallpaper for my kitchen" musings? Liam McMullan, boy-about-town and 20-year-old son society photog Patrick. He's apparently the godson of Village Voice gossip Michael Musto, who broke the news. More »
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By SheilaComment by ineffable.me: sometimes I don't understand how I can stand to live in this city. 7 Responses | Other threads
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gossip
Lydia Hearst's Page Six Costume PWNED by Britney
Lydia's Halloween costume is what's killing print. The publishing heiress and model referenced her recent little scandal of quitting her "column" in Page Six magazine by dressing up as the tabloid for a party last night. Cute, Lydia—but Britney Spears wore this exact same costume years and years ago: More »
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By SheilaComment by BookishLookish: Ouch. But Brit didn't think up the fakey press pass in the hat so Lydia wins. 3 Responses | Other threads
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lydia hearst
Lydia Hearst Claims Krispy Kreme Invented In New York
After it was revealed that she doesn't write her own column for Page Six Magazine, socialite and self-styled "Freelance Journalist" Lydia Hearst took to her Facebook to announce she would devote her "eighteen-hour days" to a "new beginning." What will this fresh new start for the model entail? She's not really sure, but it's going to be awesome, because anything can happen in New York. After all, Krispy Kreme donuts were invented here! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by get the buttah: How do you know what you could be if you don't know what you are? I think she's high on the... 9 Responses | Other threads
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page six magazine
Lydia Hearst's Column Written For Her
We were thoroughly confused yesterday by the feud that erupted between model/heiress Lydia Hearst and the Post. Why would the tabloid's gossips alter Hearst's Page Six Magazine column to make it look like she was trashing her family, then release a column preview exposing their fabrication to the world?Something seemed fishy. And indeed it was: The self-proclaimed socialite "journalist" has had her columns ghost-written all along. SHOCKER!
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By Ryan TateComment by smithhimself: Gosh, I'd hate to burst the sweet innocence of the Gawker world, but 25% of the non-fiction books I handle... 7 Responses | Other threads
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gossip
Lydia Hearst Quits Page Six in a Snit Over Item She Didn't Write
Model/publishing heiress/socialite Lydia Hearst—who once proudly listed "journalist" among her occupations (presumably with a straight face)—just quit her column in Page Six Magazine. "The Hearst Chronicles" was full of zeitgeisty revelations like "I just ordered banana-scented scratch-and-sniff wallpaper for my kitchen," but the porcelain-skinned model did win points with us for slamming Hearst Publications for not canceling their Christmas party amid layoffs and a recession. But wait—Guest of a Guest reveals Lydia's resignation letter, in which she says she didn't even write the item criticizing Hearst: More »
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By SheilaComment by eXXX: Paris Hilton appears in Repo! The Genetic Opera! and for this reason I think I might actually like her a... 6 Responses | Other threads
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michelle obama
Michelle Obama's Terrorist Meal Fake, Admits Page Six
Wow, who would have guessed??! It turns out Michelle Obama didn't order Iranian caviar, two whole lobsters, a lobster hors d'oeuvres and champagne from room service the other night, as the Post's Page Six claimed. The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama ate an entirely different treasonous elitist meal (probably) somewhere else. In fact, she wasn't even staying at the Waldorf-Astoria, as Page Six had it. Whoops. The gossip section so did not see this coming, because why wouldn't you run with something so plausible? "We regret the mistake, and our former source is going to regret it, too," it said today. To really make up for it, the paper went ahead and smeared conservative Ann Coulter, by way of trashing McCain: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by SinisterRouge: Will Coulter's blond hair explode into fiery rage once Michelle is First Lady? Hee hee. 5 Responses | Other threads
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barack obama
Obama 'Tainted' By Gay Porn
Hot naked man-on-man pornography supports Obama! Not that there's anything wrong with that. But Page Six would like you to know that one of Obama's big donation "bundlers" is Terrence Bean—a real estate developer who owns a holding company that receives revenue from the sale of a gay porn company. Why, Obama himself is practically sucking cocks on camera, with connections like that! The important thing to remember in the midst of this pornographic—and gay—journalistic bombshell, is that the word "taint" must always receive prominent placement: More »
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Comment by thegleaner: Speaking of untainted, msnbc.com is currently running this headline: "Palin Preempts State Report; Clears Self."I know I feel better. 3 Responses | Other threads
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important news
'Page Six' Knows How Much You Love Ted Nugent
You know who's awesome and relevant? Ted Nugent! Which is exactly why we are writing about him, now. Because literally dozens of people care a great deal about what he has to say. Us and Page Six, we know a good story when we see it. The non-embarrassing-relic rocker has a book out soon, you see. And Page Six is excerpting it, because you care about Ted Nugent's new book. It's about what Ted would do if he were president. He'd "take appropriate gas and oil from Mexico and the Middle East as payment for all debts we are owed by them," because he's thought long and hard about complex issues and we should take him seriously. He wrote "Stranglehold"! Did you write "Stranglehold"? No, you didn't. Aren't you glad you learned about this book, from Ted Nugent? [NYP] -
new york post
Page Six Lies About Lie
Page Six is gloating this morning. Talent agency William Morris just sold its Beverly Hills headquarters for $143 million and the Post gossip section totally called it, even in the face of William Morris' heated denials. "We told you," brags Page Six. But here's the thing: It took three and a half years for Page Six's gossip to come true. So for their scoop to be valid, you have to believe the headquarters sat on the marker for several years, even though it listed during one of the most frenzied commercial real estate markets ever, only to find a buyer in the worst office downturn in four years. Or maybe a company "desperate... to raise cash" (according to Page Six) took three years to organize a fire sale. Not likely.
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By Ryan TateComment by Greasy Thumb Guzik: Oh, give the Posties a break! Everyone there is under orders to dump on Obama & his supporters & probably the... more » | Other threads
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page six
Chaunce Hayden's Imaginary Gossip Factory
We have some natural sympathy for anybody locked in a battle against Page Six. Although that sympathy recedes when the P6 opponent is Chaunce Hayden, the rad tat-sporting editor of Jersey gossip rag Steppin Out who was denounced by P6 boss Richard Johnson for feeding him bad tips. Because Chaunce's rage is now leading him to send out mass email blasts about "news" that he, uh, just kinda made up! Or maybe he's always done that? Either way, now he's pissed off the Post even more. Here's the full story of one errant shot in the gossip war: More »
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Comment by Mike Jahn: Herewith the future of print gossip:[www.steppinoutmagazine.com] 1 Responses | Other threads
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dick morris
Post Pulls Punch On Prosty-Patronizing Poll
Dick Morris's political career ended when a British tabloid busted him sucking the toes of a prostitute and allowing her to listen in on his calls with then-President Bill Clinton. That was 12 years ago and would be of little consequence now except that Morris has reportedly just taken a job writing a weekly column called "Political Animal" for Playboy.com. One would expect a salacious gossip section like the Post's Page Six would make a fun little jab over the new gig and the way it recalls Morris' racy past. But then one would remember that Morris leans conservative, appears regularly on Post corporate sibling Fox News Channel and writes a weekly column for the Post itself. Then the tabloid's tame little item about the job makes perfect sense.
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By Ryan TateComment by mustardpony: why don't any of these wives ever leave??? please, just one!!! 3 Responses | Other threads
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jared paul stern
Jared Paul Stern, A Manhattan Media Tragedy
I never thought the day would come when I might feel sympathy for Jared Paul Stern. When he was busted for trying to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from Ron "I'm a billionaire, baby" Burkle back in '06, I wrote a dismissive piece about how Stern was such a scumbag in a scumbag industry that nobody should really be surprised. I would sum up my appraisal of him at the time with this word: "Scumbag." But times change! Stern's dogged pursuit of doomed lawsuits against the chuckling billionaire and a painful sex scandal have softened my heart. I may have been too harsh on poor JPS, after all. More »
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Comment by punchyourself: you are a gossip columnist yourself, so it's a little strange to be so pious ("you deserved it stern!" repent... more » | Other threads
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amy sacco
Good Night, Amy Sacco
There was a time in New York City's history, back in the heady days of "a few years ago," when nightlife queen Amy Sacco's life was a worthy item of gossip. She was at the center of an entire universe of celebrities at their most glittering. Today, she's worth chronicling mostly as the living embodiment of the transience of nightlife fame. And a new profile of her in Page Six Magazine (by former Gawker-er Joshua David Stein) can be seen as a grand requiem for Sacco and her Bungalow 8-driven empire. Nothing lasts forever...
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Comment by modelbehavior: Bye bye. Everyone I know that's met her never had nice things to say. Maybe she can retire and make... more » | Other threads
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page six
Page Six's Favorite Restaurant
Page Six is not just a gossip column; it's the ultimate favor trading tool. Boss Richard Johnson can (within reason) make the in-crowd believe that a particular restaurant is a great place to see and be seen—whether true or not. We took a look back through all of Page Six's coverage for the first six months of this year, and put together the chart you see above, tracking the most-mentioned restaurants. It conforms to one's mental list of New York hot spots, with one exception: Cipriani, whose 21 mentions (for three locations) took the top spot. Now, Cipriani is prestigious in its own musty old way, but it hardly fits in with the rest of the list, which is full of buzz-worthy celebrity nightspots and the odd mogul hangout. Favor trading illustrated? Below are some of the more press release-like Cipriani "gossip" items P6 saw fit to print this year; judge for yourself: More »
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Comment by Carol Gardens: @BadUncle: Isn't the Rusty Knot trying really hard to BE Montero's? (Okay, so they make much more money but do... more » | Other threads
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chaunce hayden
Gossip Skirmish Escalates Into Gossip War
Chaunce Hayden, the random dude from Jersey who publishes the little-read but often-stolen-from gossip rag Steppin' Out, is really learning to play the retribution game! Page Six boss Richard Johnson angrily told off Chaunce after Chaunce gave him a bad tip about a radio shock jock fiancee's sex tape that got the Post sued for millions. But now Chaunce has gotten his revenge the gossip way—by giving rival gossip hack Shallon Lester from the Daily News a chance to trash Page Six as a dirty place that's out to "smear people and ruin people's lives." People like Chaunce Hayden, for example! Then Shallon talks about how everyone takes bribes. "Everyone" like Page Six (yes)? We haven't quite sorted out who we're backing in this war of too many words: More »
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Comment by BlinkyMcChuck: Also, "neckless"...Jersey...I mean...this writes itself. more » | Other threads
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gossip
Lydia Hearst and the Art of the Subtle Neg
Writes socialtwit and model/publishing heiress Lydia Hearst in her Page Six mag diary this week, "We shot [a short film] o the grounds of Bette Davis' legendary L.A. mansion, which is now owned by actress Carrie Fisher. She was home while we were filming, though she never came out to say hi." If you don't think that's an under-the-radar neg, you don't know socialites very well... [Page Six Mag] -
keith olbermann
Keith Olbermann Savors His Fleeting Moment Of Revenge Against Page Six
Keith Olbermann and Rupert Murdoch's media empire keep adding to their illustrious history of mutual hatred. Last month, the Murdoch-owned Post's Page Six accused the broadcaster of valuing ketchup more than the memory of the newly dead Tim Russert. Earlier this week, Page Six ran a particularly provocative item accusing Olbermann of being, uh, too nice to the departed Tony Snow. And last night, Olbermann had his revenge for that; he was forced to call Page Six "sick, sick people" and big liars for all their lying lies. Click to watch his righteous thunder. We report and you decide, ha ha!
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Comment by BowlingAlleyLawyer: he needs to get back to doing what he does best- commenting wryly on games he never watched but the... more » | Other threads
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keith olbermann
Olbermann Smeared By Post, Future "Worst Person In The World"
As you are likely painfully aware, MSNBC Countdown host Keith Olbermann is in a big feud with the entire News Corporation, since he picked a fight with thin-skinned Bill O'Reilly on Fox News. This feud recently grew to include News Corp.'s Post. When Post reporter Paula Froelich researched an item for Page Six on Olbermann supposedly demanding Tim Russert's old job, Olbermann preemptively called the reporter "the worst person in the world" on his show. When the Post did a story on Olbermann supposedly demanding to fly first class, he called Page Six-er Corynne Steindler "the worst person in the world." And now someone else at the Post is about to be called the "worst person in the world," because Page Six just ran some more bullshit gossip, this time about how Olbermann was way too nice in eulogizing former Bush press secretary Tony Snow. Wait, what? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by WasatchMan: Now I have the image in my head of Keith Olbermann with a big, brown nose. Thanks, Gawker. more » | Other threads
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lawsuits
Jared Paul Stern Will Sue Ron Burkle Forever
Former Page Sixer Jared Paul Stern's defamation suit against billionaire creep Ron Burkle was recently tossed out, as we all know. But his nutty lawyer Larry Klayman promised an appeal! Unfortunately, that appeal can't go forward in New York just now. Klayman, who is insane, is not allowed to practice law in New York, and Stern's New York attorney just quit, saying his "military service is complete." Yeesh. Still, they'll hire a new guy and fight on. Why? Why continue embarrassing himself further? Stern explained why in a terse statement: "I've got nothing better to do than bury the fucker if it takes 20 years." Enjoy your gadfly, Ron!
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By PareeneComment by HattieCarnegie: @ Rumpelstilskin Back at you, Swifty Lazar more » | Other threads
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academia
Late Columnist Gets Own Ivy League Building
Here's a good argument for marrying rich: buildings named after you! If you are rich you can get big libraries and stuff, but the spouses of billionaires have to settle for century-old class buildings on Ivy League campuses. Ronald Perelman, recently in the news for his bitter divorce from Ellen Barkin, was once married to Page Six editor Claudia Cohen. Cohen, who more or less invented the mercurial and biting Page Six house style, was married to Perelman from 1985 until 1993. Perelman bought the naming rights to the University Pennsylvania's Logan Hall in 1995. Cohen died last year of ovarian cancer, and now Perelman has exercised those rights. You can probably imagine how academics feel about this! More » -
chaunce hayden
Entire New York Gossip Agenda Shaped By One Dude in Jersey
Recently, Steppin' Up editor Chaunce Hayden got himself banned from tipping Page Six because of an inaccurate item he sorta sent them about a sex tape involving the wife of radio morning show host Opie. Does that sentence confuse and upset you? It should, because there's no fucking reason you should've ever heard of Chaunce Hayden, Steppin' Out, or "Opie," as Chaunce Hayden more or less admits in a Radar profile today. The unread free New Jersey magazine is actually just a vehicle for Mr. Hayden to meet famous (or "famous") women and land his name in the columns. More »
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By PareeneComment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: Didn't he used to be an occasional Stern show guest? That seems to be the first place I ever heard... more » | Other threads
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chaunce hayden
Opie's $10 Million Page Six Suit: The Source Denies All
Chaunce Hayden (pictured: his back tat), the editor of marginal gossip rag Steppin' Out, was named in a $10 million lawsuit yesterday for being the source who provided Page Six with a false item about a sex tape featuring Bam Margera and the fiancee of radio shock jock Opie. The Post already tried to pin all the blame for the mistake on Hayden (which is rather ungallant, whether accurate or not). And Page Six editor Richard Johnson even told Hayden he would never use another item from him again. But Chaunce has his own story, which can be summed up as: I just said this was a rumored sex tape, jerks. And I didn't start the rumor. It was some dude named, uh... Ben!: More » -
rafaello follieri
Anne Hathaway's Ex Linked To "Waste Management"
Gawker's own Josh Stein has a big article coming out in Page Six Magazine Sunday about Anne Hathaway's scuzzyupstanding ex-boyfriend, Italian con mangentleman philanthropist Rafaello Follieri. The Post gave a brief preview of the article today, stating that Follieri Group vice president Vincent Ponte used to co-own of "one of the largest waste-management firms in New York." Not sure why the Post picked that particular fact to highlight. So Follieri's associate came from waste management. Sounds like just the gig for a legitimate businessman looking to make an honest living, at least until he is convicted of racketeering due to being unfairly stereotyped as an Italian American. From the same article, but surely unrelated: Follieri's "friend" says Hathaway should come pick up her pretty little dog from Follieri's apartment, because it would be a shame if something nasty were to somehow happen to it. [Post]
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By Ryan TateComment by riskybusiness: Can anybody say whether this Vincent Ponte is related to Zoo York skater Vinny Ponte (who's family, from what I... more » | Other threads
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opie
Opie's Fiancee Sues Post, Richard Johnson For Millions
Remember when Page Six published a story in April about a purported sex tape featuring Bam Margera and the fiancee of radio shock jock Opie? And Opie immediately denied it, and then the Post admitted it probably wasn't true, and blamed it on a bad source? Well Opie is not the type to let them off that easy—his fiancee has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Post, Page Six editor Richard Johnson, and the source, Steppin' Out editor Chaunce Hayden. It's a bottom-of-the-barrel multimillion-dollar legal slapfight! Highlights of the lawsuit: More » -
followup
Olbermann Update!
Turns out Keith Olbermann was on top of today's Page Six item about him. A clip from yesterday's show of him insulting Six-er Corynne Steindler has been appended to our original post.
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