• courtenay semel

    Wherein We Attempt to Comprehend Celebrity Lesbian Nexus Courtenay Semel

    Last week's debut of Defamer Answers seemed to go reasonably well, with our survey of the phenomenon that is The Jonas Brothers provoking rich discussion among fans, enemies and baffled cultural observers alike. This week's edition finds us contemplating a far less-heated subject whose profile is surging nevertheless: Courtenay Semel, an entertainment industry scion and B-list lesbian whose exploits have landed her everywhere from reality TV to the interior of Lindsay Lohan's pants over the last three years. More »
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  • the peeing gays

    Ruh Roh

    Haha. Known annoyance and suspected gay Fabian Basabe was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. For peeing. The sometimes Paper magazine blogger was allegedly going wee behind a trendytit club when some nasty old coppers (to whom he was "verbally abusive") showed up and didn't approve. Basabe, who, conveniently, had a warrant out for a previous DUI, was released on $85,000 bail. His lawyer blames a "bladder problem." Which just goes to show you that people would rather be the public face of pissing-pants disease than face John Law. Good luck with your demons, Fabian. [P6]
    05/09/08
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    Comment by onebadclam: What happened to that diplomatic immunity he was so proud of during Filthy Rich Cattle Drive? more » | Other threads

  • the suspected gays

    Fabian Basabe Is a Gay Person With a New Gay Reality Show

    Fading "It" boy and Paper magazine blogger Fabian Basabe has, in case you were wondering, been on television before. He was on the E! channel's! mega hit Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive. (::blink, blink::) Haha, yeah! Um, but he's doing it again! Being on TV, that is. And this time foreal. Reportedly he's been shooting a reality show pilot called, ahem, The Mean Boys that chronicles his hilarious misadventures with other, uh, mean...boys... Jose Ortiz (who writes for Miami's Ocean Drive magazine) and Nick D'Annunzio (who is some sort of publicist.) This is funny because Fabian, though married to a lady who has a vagina and breasts and everything, is more than likely one of those modern "homosexuals" you keep reading about, and a show called Mean Boys about boys who are mean is very, very gay. Am I right or am I right over here? Whatever. I'm just excited for the scene where Fabian tells Jose to eat those crazy Swedish candy bar things that will make him fat and then Nick feels his boobs and tells everyone it's raining. [Gatecrasher] After the jump, a fun Mean Girls related video!! More »
    02/22/08
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    Comment by Estebanleo: Liberace Redux! more » | Other threads

  • marketing

    Fabian Basabe Changes The Face Of Humanity

    Washed-up socialite Fabian Basabe is not just sitting around reflecting on his days of being a chandelier-swinging it-boy; He is "forging relationships that will forever change the face of humanity— literally and figuratively." By slapping his face on promos for Alessi Skin Care products! One of which is aptly called "Starblaster." The wildly exaggerated and hilarious press release explains the connection between Basabe and victims of gang violence—It's not what you might hope. More »
    02/15/08
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    Comment by AshleyDupree: Fabian a Queen? What about "Mrs. Deborah Alessi" aka Deborah Ferrari....soft porn videos....check out Fantasy Centerfold Girls and Hot Springs... more » | Other threads

  • julia allison

    Media Kryptonite

    Julia Allison may have finally met her match. The Star magazine talking head was seen in tears last night at Tara Subkoff's party at low-ceilinged downtown club, the Beatrice Inn. (Party photographs are on Getty Images.) Allison is pretty thick-skinned, her ambition undimmed by the abuse she's received from blogs and former boyfriends. But other party-goers, who included maybe-gay socialite Fabian Basabe, saw her traumatized by a half-hour lecture from Hud Morgan. The belligerent Men's Vogue writer accused the "craven self-promoter" of dragging other people into her bad press. The talking bosom's plaintive response? "I'm a dating columnist. It's what I do. People don't give Candice Bushnell a hard time. Why is everyone so mean to me?!" Why, indeed? (The answers, which include a red scarf, and teen starlet Leven Rambin, after the jump.) More »
    02/11/08
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    Comment by raincoaster: @Hez: Then it's Yahoo China for the cache. They never delete anything. I thought I'd seen that blog, too, although I... more » | Other threads

  • deep thoughts

    Fabian Basabe Asks: Fat Oprah or Wired Whoopi?

    Faded it-boy and friend to all races Fabian Basabe knows Oprah, good people, and he will not have you bad-mouthing her. From, ugh, his blog: More »
    01/11/08
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    By Pareene

    Comment by fileunder: aww, our Fabian finally outgrew his blog on Paper. here's hoping he's also still in LA... more » | Other threads

  • los angeles

    Paper magazine blogger and faded it-boy Fabian Basabe is still really enjoying his new adopted hometown of Los Angeles. Did you know that it's sunnier there? "When in New York City, people are struggling with the incoming cold weather, meetings, sirens and crowds, while everything is so pretty out here in LA! People are genuinely happier and I mean... why not? Everyone is good looking! And on my part, today I had a killer meeting about a new show concept, ate lunch outside, and came home to sit in my jacuzzi for 45 minutes and now I am watching TV while trying to focus. Not bad right? Work AND play! And did I mention everyone is good looking in LA?" Careful, Fabian: Before you put your money down and buy a car, consider that all the stars who never were are selling cars and pumping gas. [Paper]
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    Comment by katieee: This reads like a letter to his mom, without the "and THEN"s between every action. more » | Other threads

  • lifestyles of the rich and gaymous

    "Very, Very Wide Legged Jeans With Experimental, Unknown Sneakers" Appall Fabian Basabe

    Faded it-boy Fabian Basabe has left our city for his true spiritual home, Los Angeles, and he's finally stopped "furniture shopping, car shopping and well... tanning" long enough to update his Paper magazine blog. But now he's encountering some culture shock! At a recent awards show, he was confronted not only by fashion faux pas like the aforementioned "experimental, unknown sneakers" that "even the boys from 'NSYNC would have ditched," he also faced "an extravaganza of sushi next to pasta next to cookies next to caramelized apples the size of a New York studio. A selection that would make any self-respecting New York girl with body issues (and some boys — you know who you are) purge from ten feet away." He and his "posse" "took off for saner pastures." But wherever you go, there you are, Fab!
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    Comment by Freshrinse: I wonder if the apples were bigger than "his" 1st floor studio on Sutton Place? (don't ask)(and the bootleg Andy... more » | Other threads

  • lies

    From the mailbag, regarding Former "It" Boy Fabian Basabe's blog post about his dissatisfaction with his publicist, who we'd assumed was R. Couri Hay: "High priced PR man could also be Bobby Zarem, who was hired after he split from Couri Hay... But of course, it's no one's fault that Fabian Basabe is essentially a d-list y-chromosome analog of Paris Hilton... And of course, the most ludicrous part is that Fabian paid $10K a month. Not a chance. He definitely doesn't have that kind of money."
    10/02/07
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    Comment by midtown43: You mean someone with no talent and no accomplishments whatsoever can't get a job? Oh, my, this is shocking. more » | Other threads

  • bad publicity

    Fabian Basabe Slams The Publicist He Paid "$10,000 Per Month To Keep Me Out Of The Press, Unless It Was Positive"

    Hey, remember Fabian Basabe? If you do, at all, it's probably because of his lawsuit against a Bungalow 8 doorman or his drunk driving arrests or calling club employees "negroes" or that he married a woman or his appearance on a show called Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive which, can you believe that actually happened? Anyway, he now reveals on his blog that he never intended to get a lot of bad press. No, he went out of his way to try to prevent himself from being slammed repeatedly by the evil news media! More »
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    Comment by MsMuffinMcGuffin: A frontal lobotomy might help with his inability to STFU. Then again maybe not. more » | Other threads

  • hags

    Worlds collide: former "it" boy and minisocialite Fabian Basabe interviews angry right-winger Ann Coulter, 46. Coulter suggests that John Edwards is gay. Again. [Paper]
    09/18/07
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    By abalk

    Comment by Elektra: I've tried to wean myself of my overuse of what one might call "the C word" by substituting the term... more » | Other threads

  • nightclubs

    Bungalow 8 Doorman To Open Socialist Club

    As Amy Sacco either A) fades into middle age and social irrelevance (soon she'll be just a Wikipedia stub) or B) plans a second legendary take-over of the world of nightlife, her underlings are graduating from beneath her. One underlord in particular, the "irrepressible" Bungalow 8 doorman Armin Amiri—protector of the realm and accused bruiser of p(r)etty boy Fabian Basabe—is set to open his own spot, called Socialista. It will apparently juxtapose Castro kitsch with Veblenian conspicuous consumption, down at Jane and the West Side Highway. "I believe in a healthy balance of capitalism and a socialism," he tells Spencer Morgan. So chin up, Amy Sacco—in case you ever need it, surely there's a dacha for your dotage in the offing. —josh More »
    04/11/07
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    Comment by veronica: Healthy balance of capitalism and "a socialism" = $15 Cuba Libres. more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    The Only Box Fabian Basabe Has Ever Visited Belongs To Simon Hammerstein

    We're already tired of newly officially opened venue The Box, theatre heiress Simon Hammerstein's jewelbox theater down in Freeman Alley. It's going to redemocratize nightlife as we know it and blah, blah, blah! But now Fabian Basabe, last year's Kristian Laliberte, has stepped inside. More »
    02/20/07
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    Comment by Jack Durden: This guy couldn't have been Perez. Sadly for me--I have the burnt retinas to prove it--I've seen Perez in person,... more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    Confidential to Fabian Basabe: Don't Quit Your Fake Day Job

    Fabian Basabe—the well-born philanthropist and television star—has seen the charges he filed against Bungalow 8 doorman Armin Amiri dropped by the Manhattan DA's office. But Basabe, being the socialroach that he is, will not be deterred—he's filing a civil suit for $1 million in "punitive and compensatory damages." Amiri's thoughtful response was, "Good luck. I guess this is what happens when you don't have a job - you have to create something to do." Or create a way to find some cash, since working 9 to 5 doesn't seem to be his cup of tea. More »
    12/13/06
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    Comment by GaryGnu: As has been said elsewhere, it is refreshing to find out that the law sanctions beating up Fab. more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    Today in Obvious: Fabian Basabe is a Liar

    More fun at the expense of washed-up former 'It Boy' Fabian Basabe: today, WWD takes a closer look at the website for Fabian's charitable organization, which has the remarkably ambitious (and remarkably vague) goal of "promot[ing] universal cooperation, and advanc[ing] human achievement through support programs in such areas as medicine, education, research and service." That sentence rings a little bit false, sure, but not as false as this sentence in Basabe's bio:
    "Fabian, who once was named one of Gotham's most eligible bachelors, is now happily married and focused on his charity work and television career while still contributing as a celebrity features editor to Glamour and Gotham magazine."
    Hmmm, really? A celebrity features editor at two major magazines? How does he find the time, in between bouts of posing for pictures with musclebound men and getting all philanthropic? The fishiness of this assertion was confirmed by a Glamour spokeswoman, who told WWD, "A celebrity features editor? No, he is not a celebrity features editor. He wrote one story." More »
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    Comment by Hops: AXA, I think you mean the one on the left. more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    Fabian Basabe's Low-Born Origins Revealed

    In WWD's Memo Pad today, we found out for sure where old-news closeted homo/socialtard Fabian came from, which had been a source of rampant speculation for people with waaaaay too much time on their hands:
    In the past, Basabe has said his father is a telephone mogul from Ecuador. The reality is, his father (also named Fabian) is a Bal Harbour, Fla., hotel owner with two failed restaurants who's been in and out of court in Florida for his apparent inability to pay bills on time . . . In 2001, Basabe Sr. filed for bankruptcy, which his son later said was part of the family's "business strategy." The business strategy must have been tough to implement; Basabe Sr. was still facing new lawsuits in 2004.
    Hey there, Socialite Rankles: you can stop knocking yourselves out flipping through the Ecuadorian Social Book. But please, don't stop making bigoted cracks about how "you need to earn at least $20 an hour" to be registered in it — that kind of thing is why we looove you. More »
    12/07/06
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    Comment by SumanolataBenz: Son and Parents TRAILER TRASH more » | Other threads

  • remainders

    Remainders: Did Someone Say Global Warming?

  • Hearst has no fucking clue who should edit Seventeen. That's because the 'Toos is irreplaceable. [Radar] More »
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Comment by zibby: Cripes, you people are wearing me down with this Atoosa thing; she's like a girl you would see every day... more » | Other threads

  • team party crash

    Team Party Crash: Beaver Bar Grand Opening

    Last night was the opening of the unfortunately-named Beaver Bar, the lobby/sales office/bar of what will eventually be William Beaver House, which is real-estate god Andre Balazs's new luxury condominium set to open in Lower Manhattan at some undetermined point in the future. Apparently, when one is looking to sell ridiculously expensive condos to the oversexed power-hungry Wall Street demographic, your marketing scheme should center on an adorable cartoon beaver. We know, we wouldn't have thought it either, but the guy has a ton of money, so who are we to argue? Instead, we sent Gawkslave Erica, photog Nikola Tamindzic, and videographer Richard Blakeley to cover the festivities. Enjoy a beaverlicious display of photos, plus Nikola's extra-adorable full gallery, plus dancing near-naked ladies on fire and the textual rundown after the jump. More »
    11/29/06
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    By Chris Mohney

    Comment by Sigerson Holmes: It's like Blue States Lose for old people! more » | Other threads

  • team party crash

    Team Party Crash: Svedka Erotica @ Gramercy Park Hotel

    Last time we checked, the Gramercy Park area was the epitome of everything that is wrong with Manhattan. This means it's the perfect place for Sex and the City scribe Candace Bushnell and screenwriter Jay McInerney to read steamy sexcapes in front of a gaggle of media folk, socialites, and debutards. We sent GawkSlave Stephanie along with photographer Kate and tipsy videographer Richard Blakeley to make an official record of the blatant debauchery. Waste an additional 20 minutes of your nonproductive day by checking out the Gawker gallery of love, plus Kate's full gallery. After the jump our "I'm only here for the free drinks" trio enter a roomful of a Blue States Lose, with bonus Paula Froelich naughtiness transcription feature. More »
    11/29/06
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    By Chris Mohney

    Comment by KarenUhOh: A worthwhile read. I now know that shitbuggers are holy, even though I don't know what shitbuggers are. more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    Fabian Basabe Gets Yet Another Moment in the Sun to Say Idiotic Things

    So, Fabian Basabe. Just arrested for drunk driving, which made us hopeful that the poster child for male debutards would finally lie low for awhile. Alas, wishful thinking. Over the transom comes a press release about the edition of 20/20 that John Stossel & co. will be broadcasting tonight, with a segment featuring our very own Mr. Basabe. Let's see what we have in store:
    He thinks he crashed two BMW's in one weekend, and is not even clear on how many boarding schools kicked him out. "I don't know, maybe seven? Six, seven, nine?," he said.
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    11/29/06
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    By Doree Shafrir

    Comment by SwatiDike: Saw Fabian on filthy rich cattle drive. SO DAMN SPOILED!!! Call 9-1-1- just because a guy wanted to throw... more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    Fabian Basabe's Filthy Rich Cattle (Drunk) Drive

    Fabian Basabe, that dude who first attracted our attention by being on a rich-people reality show, marrying a lady even though he is obvs gay, suing Bungalow 8 for not letting him in, and calling a doorman a Negro, has gone and done something stupid. (Please take a moment to take a few deep, calming breaths if you need them.) Apparently Mr. Basabe ran a red light at CPW and 65th — which, hey, who hasn't run a few red lights? Like Fab (we're going to call him that now)'s lawyer Mark Heller says, "Sometimes [the light] changes while you're in midstream." However, running a red light drunk in a Hummer without (probably) a license is kind of asking for it. Of course, Heller blames the "bumbling" cops who tested Fab's sobriety with "antiquated and faulty equipment." We hope that Fab didn't encounter any more of that pesky stuff during the time he spent in jail! More »
    11/27/06
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    By Emily Gould

    Comment by GaryGnu: I think Fab should blame it on the rain that was falling falling on Wednesday. more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    Fabian Basabe Sues Bungalow 8 for Not Being Fabulous Enough

    Has it come to this, people? Has it really gotten so inauspicious out there that the beautiful people must take to hurting one another? Apparently so. Reformed bachelor (ha, we love writing that) Fabian Basabe has filed suit against exclusive den of sin Bungalow 8 and its alpha-doorman Armin Amiri, claiming that Amiri clocked him when he tried to bring a group of friends past the pearly gates. Bungalow headmistress Amy Sacco denies any such incident took place, but that's not stopping Basabe, who says, "I'm not going to let them get away with it." And honestly, the $2 million Basabe's seeking barely covers the cost of his pain at never having a chance to call Amiri a "sand negro." More »
    08/08/06
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    By Jessica

    Comment by Oh No I Di'n't.: Coincidentally, most of America has sued Fabian for not being able to personally punch him. more » | Other threads

  • williamsburg

    Remainders: Williamsburg Water Taxi Brings Cookies, I-Bankers, Terror

    • The Water Taxi comes to Williamsburg, bringing with it a level of comfort for Wall Streeters and a newfound terror for the hipsters who've fought so hard to delay the inevitable. [NYS] More »
    07/18/06
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    By Jessica

    Comment by stubar: Yeah, a simple (though arguably not that funny) joke that results in money going to an AIDS clinic. Sad -... more » | Other threads

  • media

    Media Bubble: Bad Vibes

    • Is new Vibe president Ari Horowitz as much of a dick as Nicholas Boston makes him out to be? 'Cause, man, he makes him out to be a dick. [NYO] More »
    07/12/06
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  • fabian basabe

    Day 2 of Fabian's Return to Public Consciousness

    Rush & Molloy report today that male socialite and Advice Diva Fabian Basabe has committed the ultimate sin: complaining about Bungalow 8 doorman Armin Amiri. Basabe has told police that during an argument over how many friends he could bring in, Amiri punched him, resulting in a third-degree assault charge. Amy Sacco, Bungalow's grand dame, denies the charge, insisting Amiri would never hit a lady. More »
    05/18/06
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    By Jessica
  • fabian basabe

    Fabian Basabe's Guide to Oozing Confidence

    The Miami Herald's advice column, the Advice Diva, rescues socialite "it" thing Fabian Basabe from obscurity and dubs him "Guest Diva" (good to see that they're honest enough journalists down there to do away with any masculine pretense). Some of his tips for self-confidence: More »
    05/17/06
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    By Jessica

    Comment by jash: 2. Know what you want. Are you sure of what it is you want? If you want something badly enough,... more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    Fabian Basabe Has Also Been More of a Euro, Anyway

    Just one more reason why fabulous Fabian might well be happier spending his time on Capri than in East Hampton: More »
    12/06/05
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    By Jesse

    Comment by the earl grey: I came across a Page Six item from 2 or 3 years ago today wherein Fabian was knocked off... more » | Other threads

  • time magazine

    Gawker's 'Time' Person of the Year Results: You're Boring

    Well. Look at that. For all your (and our) pretensions of a transgressive, avant-garde, subcultural existence, turns out we're all burdened with quintessentially lumpen taste in our Time Person of the Year nominees. More »
    11/16/05
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    By Jesse

    Comment by AppleChamp: Fabian Basabe needs to die. It may be harsh but it's true. more » | Other threads

  • paris hilton

    Gossip Roundup: Paris Hilton Gets Her Rings From Vending Machines

    • Paris Hilton's engagement ring from ex-beau Paris Latsis is 24 carats of cubic zirconia. Because when Paris does pathetic, she does it big 'n glitzy! [Page Six] More »
    11/11/05
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    By Jessica

    Comment by jash: seriously, why is this poor [not] it boy on the gossip pages? anyone? anyone? he should just... more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    'Boysroom' Could Be a Sports Bar, Right? Right?

    This falls into that famous we're-not-endorsing-we're- just-passing-along category. But we'll note that we received more than one seemingly identical missives on this topic today. Here's one of the more felicitously phrased: More »
    11/07/05
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    By Jesse

    Comment by manhattanitester: oh and by the way, I'm a dude. more » | Other threads

  • fabian basabe

    Gossip Roundup: Fabian Basabe's Sexuality Is Hardly as Important as His Money

    • Once-It boy Fabian Basabe has no problem with the suggestion that he's a complete flame-thrower. But suggest that he doesn't come from money, and he'll sue you for defamation of social class. [Page Six] More »
    11/03/05
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    By Jessica

    Comment by BoHan: The LA.Comfidential blog reported the Demme Las Vegas story on 10-20-05. Methinks Page 6 owes them some attribution. more » | Other threads

  • olsen twins

    Gossip Roundup: Mary-Kate Will Kick Your Ass

    • This might be the most inconsequential gossip item ever, but still one of our favorites. After hearing that model May Anderson supposedly hit on her ex, David Katzenberg, Marlboro woman Mary-Kate Olsen was on a street corner, screaming into her cellphone, "I'll kill that fucking slut!" Awesome: What we wouldn't pay to see MK get violent. It'd be like watching a rabid squirrel decimate an acorn. [Page Six] More »
    09/09/05
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  • tara reid

    Remainders: Taradise, We Knew Thee Not

    • Farewell, soon, to the Tara Reid self-loathing index: Looks like the show's been canned and E! has sent the troops home. Poor Tara. She can't even have a career as an alcoholic. [Defamer] More »
    09/08/05
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  • fabian basabe

    NB to Long Island Minorities: Brace Yourself

    After berating "negroes" for not fetching his Navy Blue Prada Sweater, Fabian Basabe wisely fled to Bologna, Italy. The PR Life Cycle© having now completed its most recent rotation, we're happy to note that the Basabe is back in town. More »
    07/26/05
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  • paris hilton

    A Love Letter, From Musto to Hilton and Basabe

    Michael Musto's column in today's Village Voice is an exercise in delicate karmic balance, managing to both praise celebrities (if not in a backhanded manner) for their foibles, as well as deride others for their offenses. Naturally, we find the latter much more relevant: More »
    07/26/05
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  • culture

    Gawker's Week in Review: Fabian Looks Toward the Future

    • Fabian Basabe gets shitfaced in the Hamptons, identifies "negroes," swings like Tarzan, loses Navy Blue Prada Sweater, apologizes to no end, and hides out in Italy until this passes. More »
    07/15/05
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  • culture

    Fabian Basabe on Fabian Basabe

    Apparently wearing his Reporter costume (as opposed to his usual Blogger footie pjs) and motivated to strive towards legitimacy, Jossip has directed his journalistic gaze towards he of the Navy Blue Prada Sweater, professional raft-swinger and friend of the "negros," Fabian Basabe. Some of the long-suffering "it" boy's more illuminating quotables: More »
    07/15/05
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  • culture

    Fabian Basabe: Never Forget

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    07/14/05
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  • culture

    Profiles in Gymnastic Courage: Fabian Basabe

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    07/12/05
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  • culture

    Gossip Roundup: Jonathan Cheban Wounded in Fabian Fallout

    • We forgot to mention that amidst Fabian Basabe's Hamptons Racist RageFest 2005, he shoved Publicist of Destruction Jonathan Cheban. Someone give the Basabe a medal! [Page Six] More »
    07/12/05
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    By Jessica