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Tue Feb 9
57 posts in the last 24 hours

#traderoundup

Zooey Deschanel to Play Promiscuous Rock and Roll Lady

Zooey Deschanel sleeps with bands, stars react predictably to Oscar nominations, Hugh Jackman goes to 19th century China and Ben Silverman teams with a Murdoch. You'll catch cold out there! Come inside and have a hot glass of Trade Roundup. More »

02/03/10

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By Adrian Chen

#gossiproundup

Heidi Montag's New Song Is the Apotheosis of Gross

"Eat my panties off me," Mrs. Pratt rhythmically coos. Vogue threatens Anna Wintour's town car, Elin Nordegren invests in another house, Ryan Seacrest cries over Simon. Come, plumb the depths of Wednesday's gossip. More »

01/13/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#dealornodeal

Ben Silverman to Take Down Celebrities in His Quest for Internet Domination

The disgraced former NBC chief who left the network to become the Something-something of Somewhere Online has enlisted Arrested Development's Jason Bateman and Will Arnett to create a new digital production company, called DumbDumb. An apt title. More »

01/08/10

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By Brian Moylan

#gossiproundup

Michael Lohan and Jon Gosselin Actually Formed a Coalition of the Azzwizzards

Kind of like a Harry Potter book, right? Michael Lohan's now Jon Gosselin's contracts expert. Nothing but squares at the Daily News. Robert Pattinson hates his life. Carrie Prejean: monumentally stupider than previously imagined. Here's your Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup: More »

11/21/09

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By Foster Kamer

#television

Is Ricky Van Veen Spending Too Much Time with Ben Silverman?

Ricky Van Veen announced the production schedule for his brand-new TV studio, and it would appear the CollegeHumor founder believes the future of the small screen lies in the past, because he's unleashing a mess of game shows. More »

11/18/09

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By Ryan Tate

#moguls

Ben Silverman's New College Buddy

As an NBC chairman, Ben Silverman once mingled with true media titans. But now the fallen mogul rolls with a different crowd; we hear he's besties with CollegeHumor editor-in-chief Ricky Van Veen. Now they might be in business together. More »

11/05/09

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By Ryan Tate

#nikkifinke

Nikki Finke Now Addicted to Self-Unawareness

Nikki Finke officially crosses the Forgetting Who She Is Rubicon in one groundbreaking headline.

10/26/09

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By Richard Rushfield

#television

NBC Chief Says He's Not Playing to Lose While Leno Loses to Cable

You've got to feel for NBC TV's newish chairman Jeff Gaspin; not only does he take the wheel amid the Mother of All Media Typhoons, but he inherits it from a Captain hell bent on steering directly into an iceberg. More »

10/22/09

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By Richard Rushfield

#siftingthrough

Ben Silverman, We Will Miss You

That NBC chair Ben Silverman is flying/being pushed out of the peacock coop isn't really all that surprising. He's always been kind of a disaster. A blowhard (in more ways than one) party boy with streaks of ego and irresponsibility. More »

07/27/09

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By Richard Lawson

#departures

Wunderkind Ben Silverman Out at NBC

Once-celebrated, now-beleaguered NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman is leaving the company, it was announced on Ryan Seacrest's Twitter this morning. (Yes.) Well, OK, the New York Times has confirmed. So what the heck happened? Is this good news or bad? More »

07/27/09

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By Richard Lawson

#whitehousevistors

Dear Mr. President: Please Stop Palling Around With This Man

Barack Obama's bizarre alliance with NBC continued last week when the White House invited network chief/seasoned clubrat Ben Silverman over for a highly publicized meeting just in time for the launch of Silverman's shitty new show, The Philanthropist. More »

06/30/09

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By John Cook

#trapezoidoflies

Heidi Pratt's 'Hospitalization' Is One Giant Reality TV Mess

Heidi Pratt was rushed to a hospital in Costa Rica last night for some kind of stomach infection while filming/quitting I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. Our source calls the entire thing out. More »

06/07/09

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By Foster Kamer

#twinpeaks

Dallas Woman Births Twins Fathered By Different Men

Well here's a story sure to give pause to any father of twins who's ever heard anyone utter the words, "Gee, your kids don't look very much alike at all!" More »

05/18/09

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By The Cajun Boy

#bensilverman

Why Does Ben Silverman Still Have a Job?: The Bill Carter NYT Profile Edition

Times TV reporter Bill Carter's profile on NBC co-chairman and Executive Bong Smoker Ben Silverman ran today. To put it lightly: Carter takes Silverman by the collar, beats him, and stuffs him in a locker. More »

05/17/09

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By Foster Kamer

#nightmares

Dane Cook Shares 'Romantic' Rape Role Play Fantasy With Oprah

Today Oprah, noted fast food terrorist, took a short break from destroying America with diabolical chicken riots to welcome Dane Cook on her show, who promptly horrified the world with details of his sex life. More »

05/14/09

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By The Cajun Boy

#tvexecutivesgonewild

Ben Silverman, NBC's Boy King, Freestyles Topless in Aspen's Swanky Locker Rooms

NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman, half man, half fraternity sergeant-at-arms, has long been a bit of an enigma, and now his "How Does He Have His Job?" quotient is going to skyrocket. You ready for this? More »

05/13/09

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By The Cajun Boy

#comebacks