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rumors
Guys, We Were Just Kidding About that Jamie Foxx as Frank Sinatra Thing
Last week we made a joke that Jamie Foxx should play Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese's upcoming biopic about the singer. Well, now Brit tabloids are making the same joke, except they call it "reporting." More » -
internal memos
Hachette: Outsourcing Departments, Cutting Freelance Pay
Just last week, Hachette cut pay across the board and increased work hours. Today employees got the memo below, telling them that "certain functions" in IT and finance are going to be outsourced by the end of the year. We also got a tip that Hachette is notifying freelancers that it's cutting their rates—by 3% in one case, although it may vary. More »
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Comment by elinorwhyme: Back in the days when companies still gave employees Christmas gifts (the mid to late '90s), Hachette gave us all... 2 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Eliot Spitzer Will Not Be Your Next Attorney General
Is Eliot Spitzer already planning a political comeback? Or is that total bullshit speculation planted by enemies and lapped up by the thirsty press? Either way—that's crazy talk! More »
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blind items
Which Star Loves Underage Thai Hookers?
Blind items—on the weekend?!? Why not, god damn it? Today: a chain-smoking, clothes-scamming actress, a 'spiritual' weedhead actor, and a party boy addicted to too-young Thai girls: More » -
rumormonger
Ars Technica Slammed in Condé Nast Digital Layoffs
The layoffs at Condé Nast Digital Wednesday included not only Wired.com but also Ars Technica, the website known for its in-depth, computer-related technical articles. We're told fully seven of roughly 17 staff were cut. More »
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media
Wired.com 'Gutted' in Conde Layoffs
More detail on the layoffs at Conde Nast Digital today (which is not an April Fool's joke, okay): Wired.com was reportedly hit hard. Internal turf war? More » -
Media Crack
More Layoffs at Conde Nast Today
In your troubling Wednesday media column: layoffs at Conde Nast and the Boston Globe, Bill Keller fights back, King's officially dead, North Korea's still mean to journalists, and more: More »
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gossip
The Great Conde Nast Receptionist Purge
Earlier we heard a rumor that struggling Conde Nast was planning to lay off its full-time receptionists. And we've received more corroboration that it's (kinda?) true! What sort of bootleg operation is this?
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Comment by metoometoo: Receptionists aren't always the lowest-paid employees. When I worked at an ad agency that had just lost a major client,... 6 Responses | Other threads
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rumormonger
New York Times Asks For Pay Cuts Today
Updated: We've heard solid rumors that editors and managers at the New York Times are being told they will be taking a 5% pay cut and the paper is asking for similar cuts from newsroom employees. More »
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Comment by Nic Fit: Doesn't matter. They already start people out at salaries that only trust fun babies can manage anyway. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Fauxcialites
New York's Most Vapid Feud May Be Escalating
Socialgay publicist Kristian Laliberte may or may not be locked in a feud with "rival" fauxcialites. If so, it may or may not be escalating! Kristian's calling people out; and a (fake?) Manhunt profile's emerged: More »
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Comment by slainte_pants: Why do poppers sound like the lamest drugs around? I'm imagining those things you have a Christmas dinner with little... 4 Responses | Other threads
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updates
Vapid Fauxcialites Victim of Vapid Feud?
It's New York City's most vacuous feud, maybe! Chuckleworthy fauxcialites Adrien Field and Alexandra Alexis deny they placed a "ridiculously bombastic" internship ad. Is a rival self-worshiping socialgay out to get them [UPDATED]? More »
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Comment by billyc: Adrian Feld, no matter what else, is a fantastic kisser. 7 Responses | Other threads
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advice
How to Handle a Media Sex Scandal
Last month, news broke of a rumored affair between Michael Wolff and a younger employee. A week later, rumors came out about CNN's Jeff Toobin having an affair. Now, all is quiet. Technique is everything: More »
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Comment by FormerEnglishMajor: Isn't Toobin going to have some news being birthed any minute now? 2 Responses | Other threads
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Media Crack
Is Viacom Screwing its Vendors?
In your rumormongering Thursday media column: rumors of layoffs and shenanigans at Viacom and Sesame Street (updated), Felix Salmon jumps the Fort Polio ship, Jay Carney flackery, and a journalism grad is broken: More »
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Comment by MrInBetween: Jay Carney's secret: He was swept up in Bidenmania. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Media Crack
Wisconsin Football Dads Think Reporting is Illegal
In your muddy Thursday media column: the grownup version of 'Jocks vs. School Newspaper Nerds,' a blogger passes away, everything is too sexy, and rumors of magazine troubles: More »
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Comment by econdave: You mean a face like that doesn't sell magazines? Shocker! 6 Responses | Other threads
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affairs
CNN Reporter's Love Child Due March 25?
Jeffrey Toobin, the married CNN legal reporter, could very soon have a child with his rumored mistress, if the woman's friends are correct. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by BookishLookish: Another poor, unloved child born into the cutthroat world of the media elite. Choate or St. Albans, which will it... 5 Responses | Other threads
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facebook
Jeff Toobin Updates Status to 'Married'
CNN analyst, New Yorker writer, alleged affair-haver, and big Facebook fan Jeffrey Toobin recently updated his Facebook status to "married." He's actually been married for years! Click through to see the outpouring of interest: More »
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Comment by BadUncle: Irrelevant to this post, but relevant to me-glorious-me: I hate Facebook status notification. After simply turning off my relationship... 13 Responses | Other threads
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gossip
Rihanna Allegedly Back With Swingin' Chris Brown
People magazine is reporting that bubblegum pop star/ monster Chris Brown is back together again with battered (by him) woman/ superior singer Rihanna. I see only three possibilities, concerning this story: More »
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Comment by Gawkchalk: I believe it... Battered Wives Syndrome. There are some women in this world that believe they can "Save a Guy" 10 Responses | Other threads
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Media Crack
Rumor: Newsweek Closing Bureaus?
In your bracing Tuesday media column: rumors of Newsweek closing a bureau [UPDATE: or maybe more than one], Barbara Walters tells the truth, questions are wrestled with, and Flex sells: More »
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blind items
Which Famous People Crave Sex and Fame?
Today in shockingly vague celebrity gossip: a "disturbed loser" with a kinky ex, a divorcing TV actress, a singer who enjoys sex, and an actress who wants publicity. Get right out of town! More » -
rumors
George Clooney Dating Slain Pakistani Leader Benazir Bhutto's Niece?
That's what the National Enquirer is claiming. The political salt-n-pepper actor has apparently been wooing Fatima Bhutto, a 26-year-old poet and journalist. Let's learn more about her. More »
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Comment by blix: But where does George Clooney stand on the subject of Kashmir? 7 Responses | Other threads
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Media Crack
Sara Nelson Out, Sharon Waxman In
In your sobering Monday media column: Publishers Weekly editor laid off, scrounging for dollars and cougars, former New York Times Hollywood reporter Sharon Waxman's web site cometh, and more! More »
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Comment by Solomon Grundy: I'm still waiting to get paid for a review published in PW six years ago. 1 Responses | Other threads
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rumormonger
Ben Widdicombe Out at Star? (Yes)
Ben Widdicombe wrote his last Gatecrasher column for the Daily News last April. Three months later, he replaced Julia Allison as Star's gossip maven. Is he already leaving? [UPDATED BELOW: Yes.] More »
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Comment by bnbnbn13: I love how hilariously snarky Ben is -- I hope he abuses the socialites in his new gig! more » | Other threads
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politics
Time to Drag Caroline Kennedy Through the Mud
Oh boy, now that Caroline Kennedy will officially not be New York's senator, the real fun begins: time for Gov. David Paterson's people to trash her anonymously! He never liked that bitch anyhow, sources say: More »
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Comment by scarletmenace: I liked Paterson at first. But between his speech to the raving Zionist mob at the UN two weeks back... 14 Responses | Other threads
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retrospectives
The Anna Wintour Rumor Saga
Cityfile today publishes a long post saying, essentially, that the ongoing rumor war between Anna Wintour and Conde Nast is the product of both sides using the media during tough contract negotiations. Let's look back: More »
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rumors
Sundance Rumor: Ewan McGregor Sacks Stephen Huvane
Ewan McGregor seemed perfectly fine at last night's I Love You Phillip Morris after-party (when he wasn't accosted in the coat check room), but the juicy new Sundance rumor is that things went down afterwards. More » -
Media Crack
Bankruptcy, Layoffs, Shutdowns, and Spinoffs
Your cold (double meaning) Friday media column: Star Trib goes bankrupt, layoff rumors, and you can watch Al Jazeera instead of reading book reviews, which will soon be nonexistent: More »
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Comment by Muggs Bigglesworth: K, I don't care how bad the economy gets, I am not working for fucking Al-Jazeera. 5 Responses | Other threads
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rumors
Leah Remini Ready to Drag J-Lo Away from 'Suppressive' Marc Anthony
America's favorite love affair between a former Fly Girl and a Puerto Rican skeleton may be coming to a tragic end. That is, if Leah Remini has anything to say about it! -
magazines
Forbes: No Deal
Forbes has "absolutely" denied last night's rumor that they were going to be bought by a Russian oligarch's private equity firm. They add that Forbes Russia isn't for sale to the firm, either. [Alley Insider]
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will smith
Why Would The World's Biggest Movie Star Arrange Gay Dates Through a Madam?
A rumor circulated on Friday that most-popular-actor-in-the-world Will Smith once employed the services of a discreet Hollywood madam. A madam who supplied him with men. The Will Smith gay rumors have been tossed around for years, his entree into professional closet-locker religion Scientology the latest to fuel the whispers. But this particular tidbit? We're not so sure about it. Why would Smith bother to create a paper trail like this? More »
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Comment by Werrick: Is it me or are his nipples lop-sided in that photo? 7 Responses | Other threads
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steve jobs
What Have We Learned From That Fake Steve Jobs Rumor?
Last Friday a rumor went up on CNN's "Citizen journalism" site saying that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had had a heart attack. Apple stock plunged momentarily, but the posting was debunked within the hour. The suspicion now is that the rumor was planted by a short seller looking to capitalize on the skittish reaction of the market. So that means don't trust crazy internet rumors because the internet is lies! Right? No: More »
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anne hathaway
Insert 'Brokeback' Joke Here
Mia Thermopolis likes it up the butt. Well, at least Anne Hathaway, the actress who plays Mia in The Princess Diaries movies, does. According to a recent rumor, the act "makes her feel feminine in a very special way." Like, in a gay way? -
newspapers
'Sun' Probably Dead
We're told the New York Sun—the right-leaning pro-Israel daily newspaper that was more or less doomed by the final, complete death of East Coast intellectual conservatism (thanks, Bush administration!)—will cease publication after all, with a final issue running on Monday. Probably. Former and current Sun staffers are invited to confirm/deny.
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By PareeneComment by BadUncle: Interns go wilding, shucking their ties. 3 Responses | Other threads
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rudderless brooklyn
Is Anderson Cooper's Supposed Ex-Boyfriend On The Real World: Brooklyn?
Earlier today we brought you a little digest of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper's rumored romances which included a man by the name of J.D. Ordonez, a Floridian dolphin trainer (srsly). Now we get word from a tipster that this same J.D. may be a current cast member on the now-filming new season of MTV's ugly reality show. You know, if the tipster's gay bar drinks-clouded mind can be trusted. Decide for yourself after the jump. More » -
rupert murdoch
Does Rupert Murdoch Want To Buy The New York Times?
"Whoever wrote that crap, it's nonsense," Murdoch said. "I'm not interested. We're not interested in buying any more newspapers." [Politico]
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ben silverman
When Does "Fantastic job" Mean "You're getting canned"?
Lately the internet has been "abuzz" with rumors that NBC wants to dump its golden boy chief programmer Ben Silverman. So of course NBC itself has been equally "abuzz" assuring everyone that it wants no such thing! Are they telling the truth? Oh boy, it's time to do some serious parsing of corporate spin: More »
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the panic of '08
The Rumormongers Who Brought Down Lehman: Heroes?
Rumors: did they take down Lehman? This was one of those nagging questions to which we were too overwhelmed to answer yesterday. Now we know: Yes and no! On the one hand, as both rumormonger David Einhorn and pretty stiletto-wearing former Lehman CFO Erin Callan could tell you, that is how capitalism works. You short a stock, you start a word-of-mouth marketing campaign about how, say, "Lehman is the new Bear," which translates roughly to "Lehman is the new venerable investment bank whose demise those terrible short-sellers and their malicious rumormongering will turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy," and, lo and behold, the shit happens. Of course…
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By MoeComment by ineffable.me: "pretty stiletto-wearing former Lehman CFO Erin Callan" sexist! 5 Responses | Other threads
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Darren Aranofsky
After Saving Mickey Rourke’s Career, Darren Aronofsky Sets His Sights On That Old Chestnut Known As ‘The Bible’
Even though The Wrestler hasn’t even come out yet, isn’t it about time we started discussing what Darren Aronofsky’s gonna do next? Rumors have circulated that he’ll be helming the Robocop reboot, but according to a recent interview with /Film, the director has set his sights on far nobler pursuits—namely a huge religious epic about the story of Noah. More » -
philip seymour hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman on 'Batman' Rumors: Why So Erroneous?
In recent weeks, rumors that Philip Seymour Hoffman would play the Penguin in the next Batman installment have become so widespread that even Michael Caine began to repeat them as fact (claiming that he first read of them in a newspaper, then confirmed the rumors with a WB executive). However, if Hoffman is soon to don a monocle and top hat, this is the first he's heard of it (and he's totally going to miss his call time). Speaking to MTV News at the Toronto Film Festival, Hoffman said that much like a persistent archvillain, the Penguin rumor is one that reappears to torment him every few years: More » -
tina fey
'SNL' Wants You To Want Tina Fey as Sarah Palin
When we mused last week that this 2004 cover of Life was the closest we'd ever get to our dream of seeing Tina Fey playing Sarah Palin, we thought we were speaking practically. After all, Saturday Night Live already has at least two performers capable of the role (the Palin-resembling Casey Wilson and the Phelps-derobing Kristen Wiig), and Fey's hands are too tied as a full-time Baldwin wrangler for her to keep making cameo appearances at her old stomping grounds. Today, though, we stumbled on this Vulture interview with 24-year-old SNL scribe Simon Rich (son of NY Times political columnist Frank Rich), and while the writer is perfectly chatty about most matters, he clams up provocatively when asked about rumors that Fey might return to SNL for this Saturday's season premiere: More » -
raffaello follieri
Follieri May Plead Guilty To Swindling
Oh, how the fake mighty have fallen. Raffaello Follieri, who just months ago was a high-flying "investment" operator with Ron Burkle's money and Anne Hathaway on his arm, "is near an agreement to plead guilty to fraud and money-laundering charges," according to the Wall Street Journal. Follieri hasn't previously admitted guilt, but the charges against him were fairly damning. Follieri would join his father as a convicted swindler. But his decision to settle (if he actually does) doesn't mean that he couldn't have constructed a defense for himself: More »
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