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more about #mediameltdowns more comments → krudd: S0...getting mugged was worse than "The City?" #scientology more » Matt Cherette: I still maintain that my description of Ms. Hundley -- The Mouthwatering Manatee -- has the best ring to it. #scientology more » DahlELama: Also, Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen got married. Thought that deserved a mention. #scientology more » goetz: On the topic of Scientology, I was once taught by an anthropologist of religion who repeated again and again: ‘Only the nonbeliever believes that th... more » resipsaloquacious: Screencap Open Caption: "You want to smell Tom? Sure, Martin, you sick bastard." #scientology more » Altaira: All the "Bradley Cooper dates famous women" reports seem like really blatant attempts to get people to forget the "Bradley Cooper was dating Victor Ga... more » Oy Veh (Informality Reigns): How about Slovenly Slattern? #scientology more » DennyCrane: Flip-flops but no commemorative yarmulkes? For shame. #scientology more » Mo MoDo: In order to remain as Bradley Cooper's girlfriend, Renee will have to move to Canada. #scientology more » son of spam: Too late, Justin's stalker realized that she should have concentrated on Steve Phillips. #scientology more » AndIAmTellingYou: Martin, you're so glib. #scientology more » sweetbeans: "So, Mr. Spielberg, is it true that you have horns?" "What do you mean, you don't want to answer that question? Do you or do you not have horns? Becau... more » Island of Misfit Toys: I believe the facility he's checking into is the: Reputation-Repair-Through -Addressing-My-Flaws Center located in Publicrelationsville, CA. #stevephi... more » xyzpdq: As a recovering sex addict myself, I really hope Phillips gets the help he needs to address his sex addiction. #stevephillips more » Tattertotter: The time for legitimizing Scientologists by giving them any media forum--even while ridiculing their insanity--should stop. They thrive on attention ... more » -
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Scientologists Are Persistent, Diane von Furstenberg's Fashionable Mugging
The Scientology flack who walked out on Bashir came back and tried to have Nightline cut, Steve Phillips' ESPN squeeze is, inevitably, also fired, Timberlake's stalker is cheating on him, while Diane von Furstenberg's Madrid mugging was tweeted. More » -
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If You're Going to Sleep With a Co-Worker, Do It at CBS Not ESPN
Baseball analyst Steve Phillips was fired by the sports network for having an affair with a co-worker the Post cruelly refers to as "a portly production assistant." More » -
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Scientology Leader Can't Handle the Heat On Xenu, Storms Out on Martin Bashir
ABC's Nightline ran a special on Scientology this weekend. It was typically strange and disconcerting, but nothing necessarily new. Except: What could provoke their spokesman to storm off the set of an interview? We get to learn. Paging Lord Xenu. More » -
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ESPN Twitter Memo: The Remix
So now that the infamous memo has been passed around to everyone, ESPN has reworked their guidelines for those individuals still confused or incensed by the policy and what they can and cannot do. [Deadspin] -
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Malfunctioning Teleprompters Will Be the Undoing of Fox News
God bless Shepard Smith, every non-wingnut's favorite Fox News personality. Today he almost murdered a "fill-in director" with his eyes for not knowing how to correctly work the teleprompter or something. More » -
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The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
Pity the poor reporter dispatched to the Vegas strip to get "man on the street" reactions from drunk tourists on the death of Michael Jackson. Steve Ryan of "ABC13 Action News" was one such reporter, and he struck back hard. More » -
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Liberal Blogger Ambushes Fox News' Griff Jenkins
Poor Griff Jenkins. He got all decked out in a tuxedo to harass whatever sort of Godless Americans attend ACORN conventions, only to get into a scuffle with one of those dang liberal bloggers, and we're all better for it! More » -
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CNN Doesn't Like Talking About Internal Twitter Shakeup
Rick Sanchez made news defending CNN's Iran coverage against a Twitter mob on the air Monday. But it turned out he had a less flattering story to tell behind the scenes. More » -
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Bill O'Reilly Still Lashing Out Madly at Everyone
Joan Walsh's dismantling of Bill O'Reilly must be eating at him, because tonight he dedicated almost his entire show to defending himself, even attacking an anti-abortion journalist who recently defended him in her column for not defending him strongly enough. More » -
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CNN Debates Twitter's Relevance While Ignoring Important World Events Being Reported on Twitter
Over the weekend CNN's Howard Kurtz asked America the burning question, "are we going overboard with this Twitter business?" Meanwhile, CNN virtually ignored an event overseas with the potential to alter world history, an event reported extensively by Twitter users. More »
