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Why The Times Stopped Taking Your Comments On Emily Gould

When the Times shut down comments on Emily Gould's still-physically-unpublished magazine cover story Friday, we — OK, I — speculated the newspaper "might be having second thoughts" about the value of generating online buzz, "barring some kind of technical concern." Well, there doesn't appear to have been any technical concern, but, based on information from one Times source, it sounds more likely comments were closed to shift staff to newer stories. More »

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Update: Britney Spears Is Not Pregnant, Thank You Very Much!

Despite looking slightly, vaguely puffy in some recent photos, Britney Spears is not expecting a third kid. "U.S. pop singer Britney Spears says she is not pregnant for a third time despite recent photographs showing her with a bloated stomach. The 'Toxic' singer says a new medication she is taking was responsible for her recent weight gain and not a third pregnancy, the Daily Mail reported Saturday. 'I am not pregnant — it is just my medication that makes me bloated,' Spears said of recent pregnancy rumors. A source close to the 'Baby One More Time' star told the British newspaper Spears has struggled with her weight since the birth of her 20-month-old son Jayden James. Meanwhile, a friend of Spears said she is spending some time with actor Mel Gibson and his wife in Central America to help her gain some perspective in her life." More »

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Jason Preston's Correction Involves The Words "Shut Up, Bitch"

Designer Marc Jacobs' ex Jason Preston called in a correction to the earlier stalker sighting of him supposedly carrying on the subway "loads of heavy shit," including luggage. Bottom line: he was carrying only one, very small Louis Vuitton gym bag, and don't call his boots "combat boots" because they're so much better than that. Also, the former rentboy thought I was the person who spotted him on the street, so his voice mail was pretty fierce and kind of awesome. Here's the transcript: More »

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"The NYPost Will Not Be Pressured," Says Pissy Editor Col Allan

New York Post editor Col Allan does not appreciate your skepticism, goddammit. Via his flack, Allan has issued a statement in response to all the crap he's been getting today for his Mary-Kate-As-Prime-Suspect cover.
"We confirmed this story last night with an impeccable source inside the NYPD and we stand by our reporting. Almost immediately after the tragic passing of Mr. Ledger, Ms. Olsen’s attorneys began emailing us threatening letters. As has been well reported, there were a number of calls to Ms. Olsen from the masseuse before the NYPD arrived on the scene. We would find it strange if Ms. Olsen were not questioned at all. The New York Post will not be pressured and we find it odd that the chiefs at the NYPD appear to be terrified of 4-foot-11 inch, 90-pound Mary Kate Olsen.”
Did the Post just out-and-out call the New York Police Department a bunch of pussies? Yeah, they totally did.

Yesterday when we mentioned that Marquee founder Jason Strauss looks more and more like Carson Daly every excruciating second, it was because that picture was miscaptioned and actually was of Carson Daly. Jason Strauss is someone else entirely and less immediately crazy-looking. THANK YOU, GOD.