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Has The Internet Ruined Your Life? Let Tyra Banks Help You!

Richard — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:58:00 EDT

Hey internet trolls, troll-victims, and other people whose lives have been ruined by the buzzy, robotic forces of the internet! Would you like to go on television and share your woes with millions of Tyra Banks fans? If so, we have good news for you. Producers for the Tyra Banks Show, a talk show of sorts in which a thirty-something former model bellows about herself and her bowel movements for an hour, are looking for people to appear on an episode about the various wicked pitfalls of the web.

"Have you or anyone you know had their life ruined because of the internet? Have something with blogs, myspace, facebook affected your entire life in a negative way? We want to hear your stories ASAP," the casting call pries. Yay! Now you can ruin your life all over again, in front of a larger audience! Here's hoping our dear old friend John Fitzgerald Page makes an appearance. Full casting notice is below.

[RealityWanted via Maura]

Amy Winehouse Slugs Fan, Falls Down

ian spiegelman — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:41:32 EDT

For a gal who supposedly has emphysema, singer Amy Winehouse sure is feisty! The troubled little drug machine was performing at the Glastonbury Music Festival the other day when a fan annoyed her and so she had to lay the smack down. She first threatens the bounder with a very jagged elbow, and then reaches through the crowd with her deadly talons to exact bony justice before being led away by her guards and then nearly collapsing. See it after the jump!

[via IsThisHappening]

Christie Brinkley's Awesomely Ugly Divorce

ian spiegelman — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:11:51 EDT

Former supermodel Christie Brinkley—and her lawyer—want you, me, and everyone else to know what a prick her ex, teen-screwing architect Peter Cook, really is. "The couple, who are due in court to hammer out custody issues on July 2, went to New York's supreme court on Thursday in an attempt to settle an escalating argument over whether their case be held in private. Interestingly Brinkley, 54, is fighting to have the proceedings open to the media—a tactic, sources say, designed to embarrass the 49-year-old architect who two years ago was discovered having an affair with his 18-year-old assistant. 'Only the full and unfiltered truth may restore to Christie and her family their reputation,' her lawyer, Robert Cohen said last week, adding: 'Frankly, his long affair with a teenaged girl is only the tip of the iceberg.'"

"Sources who have seen some of the files report that Brinkley will accuse Cook of trawling porn sites, including swinger sites, in search of sex partners. He also regularly logged on to swinger sites in search of women, the source claimed.

"Cook's attorney is arguing that the emotional damage of airing these complaints publically would be devastating to the couple's two children—Sailor, 9, and Jack, 12—whom Cook legally adopted.

"'The father obviously wants this closed,' said his lawyer Norman Sheresky. 'There are two young kids in this case... I don't know what they know and I don't know of any parent who has made an appeal to keep the court open.'

"The judge's ruling is expected early next week." [Independent]

Tyra Banks May Have Had An Unfortunate Accident

Richard — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:58:52 EST

Former New York "It" boy and Paper magazine blogger Fabian Basabe writes on his blog today that the supermodel turned TV personality, um, soiled herself at Fashion Week. Basabe was filming an interview in the W suite at the tents, and suddenly a whole cadre of people barged in and kicked him out. The reason? Tyra needed to change her clothes. Because of the incident. Apparently they had a spare change of clothes all lined up which makes him wonder if it's happened before. Obviously we have no real confirmation on this. I'm not really sure if Tyra Banks pooping herself is newsworthy, but maybe Basabe's continued usage of the icky term "messed herself" is? Apologies. [Fabian Basabe Blog]

Columbia Won't Cough Up Security Tapes That Show Noose Incident

Maggie — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:55:15 EDT

While the campus is in full uproar, Columbia University is refusing to give the NYPD security videotapes of the office of Madonna Constantine, an African-American professor who found a noose hanging on her office door Tuesday morning. The police began asking for the footage yesterday, but Columbia administrators have turned them down, forcing the police to seek a court order for the tapes. An odd choice for the school to make. Two explanations come to mind!

The first is that, having leaned on the First Amendment as rationale for Iranian prime minister Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent speech at the school (the controversial spotlight of which they so thoroughly enjoyed!), the school's administrators may be wary of the appearance of being selective constitutionalists by folding too easily on the Fourth. Hmm. Possible! Unlikely!

The second, (cue swelling conspiratorial background music), is that there is something on that tape that Columbia doesn't want in the public arena. What could it be? Some on the Internets have suggested that Prof. Constantine may have left the noose herself: Making a vague point about the Jena 6? Livening up the stunningly dull academic discourse on diversity and tolerance? Ensuring that the tenure committee will tread lightly come decision-making time?

That's pretty far-fetched. Maybe the tape just happened to catch Columbia president Lee Bollinger in a compromising position with a graduate student. Kidding! Regardless, we're curious about this one. Send your thoughts, hate mail and inside information here.