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Sarah Silverman on Twitter (For Real This Time)
Six months ago, someone made a fake Sarah Silverman Twitter account. But this seems genuinely to be the comedian's work, what with all the facetious jewish jokes and invented profanities. (Click for highlights.) More » -
splitsville
Again With the Sarah Silverman-Jimmy Kimmel Breakup
So the Sarah Silverman-Matt Damon "f*ckng" was for laughs, but the July breakup was real; Silverman's awkwardness on Jimmy Kimmel Live in October was staged but the couple's reconciliation was real. This latest breakup? More » -
drama
Jewish Damsel in Distress Rescued By Swashbuckling Gays
It looked touch-and-go there for a moment, but the Sarah Silverman Program will be returning to Comedy Central for another season. Who do we have to thank for this? Big old honking gay folks. More » -
kind buds
35 Celebrities Who Smoke Pot
Over the weekend, a picture of Michael Phelps smoking a bong was made public. What's the big deal? It's not like he's the first (or last) celeb to toke. [Jezebel] -
books
Sarah Silverman Wins Beauty Contest
A "beauty contest," in the publishing world, is when multiple editors within a publisher have to present themselves to an author, who then decides the best one for their project. It's seen as a nerve-wracking, slightly degrading process. Sarah Silverman, of course, just sold her book—rather, her idea of a book of "humorous essays," which are all the rage these days, from Nora Ephron to Sloane Crosley to Tina Fey—for $2.5 million to HarperCollins. As the Observer reports, David Hirshey won out as her editor. Yay! Now he—whoops, she—just has to write the book, which was supposedly pitched without so much as a proposal. More »
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By SheilaComment by jgh: Screw this no-talent ass clown. Screw her, I say! 6 Responses | Other threads
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natural birth
Creating Sarah Silverman's Demon Baby
For those of you who don't watch The Sarah Silverman Program, you missed a tender one this week. Assuming she was bloated, Sarah didn't notice she was pregnant until about 8 months into the ordeal. She begged her doctor to abort the baby by writing "Please?" on a piece of paper, but in the end she was forced to create a new life. At the end of the episode, Sarah gives birth to a stop-animation thing. What came out of her? Click to find out.
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books
Sarah Silverman to Join the 'Comedic Essay' Club
JAP-y comedian Sarah Silverman, who used to be funny and fuck Matt Damon but is now mostly obnoxious, just sold a book to HarperCollins for $2.5 million, reports the New York Observer. Silverman, who dated equally unfunny Jimmy Kimmel and who would be so much more attractive if she stopped dressing like a teenage boy, will follow the Tina Fey book-writing formula by writing a "collection of comedic essays." Fey got $6 mil, by the way, and her proposal was modeled on the "humorous essays" of the also-unfunny Nora Ephron. "A collection of comedic essays" is the new phrase when you're a celeb who wants to sell a book for a lot of money, but haven't actually started writing one yet.
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By SheilaComment by Kakapo: I just don't understand the weird rampant hatred of Sarah Silverman. Her show is pretty funny, and she seems... 15 Responses | Other threads
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Sarah Silverman Provides 'Exhibit: Defamer' As Proof She Did Not Bomb In The U.K.
While her rendition of "Bound For Fun" at the 1985 Little Miss Shayna Maidel pageant was an undisputed triumph, Sarah Silverman's more recent performance in London was slightly more controversial. The press was ruthless, calling her "overhyped," "as funny as Tay-Sachs disease," and "the worst thing to happen to England since Princess Margaret discovered Pilates." Shortly after, we located some audience video and posted it; while the audio was muffled, it seemed to us that there was genuine affection for Silverman in the room. More » -
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'Teen Sarah' Adds Extra Embarassment To Silverman/Kimmel Reunion
After taking on both Florida Jews and the entire United Kingdom, Sarah Silverman attempted her biggest feat last night: a grilling on Jimmy Kimmel Live by the on/off ex she sorta kinda lambasted at this year's Creative Emmys. And then, as though that weren't awkward enough, Kimmel had an extra surprise in store for Silverman (and it wasn't Matt or Ben). More » -
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Sarah Silverman's London Blitz: Did She Bomb Or Not?
If you believe what you read in the papers, Sarah Silverman's first full-length performance in the U.K. last night was a disaster unbefitting the Matt Damon-Fucking Jewess Queen of Hollywood. The BBC reports the crowd of 3600 at London's Hammersmith Apollo—who had paid somewhere in the vicinity of $70-$100 a seat for the privilege of hearing Silverman's fishy-smelling-gym-shorts stories—"slow hand clapped and shouted they wanted their money back" at the end of a 40-minute mini-set, then heckled "you're over-hyped Sarah" and "I've seen longer clips on YouTube" until she came back out for an encore. Appropriately enough, we have YouTube video of said encore, and it suggests Silverman wasn't quite as reviled by the inquisitive Limeys as the reviews said. It's after the jump. More » -
jonah hill
8 Dos and Donts For Making the Perfect Celebrity PSA
We're 15 days away from arguably the most culturally charged election of the last 50 years, and it's not just David Letterman's outrage or Sarah Palin's SNL cameos moving the needle. In fact, the celebrity PSA crop of 2008 is as ripe as it's ever been — literally so, in fact, with every encouraging offering on the air giving way to three or four smug, pretentious, condescending or otherwise botched campaigns elsewhere. It happens every four years, as sure as the primaries; just when we think we'd seen it bottom out, along come Leonardo Di Caprio, Blake Lively, Carlos Mencia to knock us back to the Clinton era. More » -
the jews
No One At Sarah Silverman's Obama Schlep, Including Sarah Silverman
So of the seven million people who watched Sarah Silverman's Web video promoting "the Great Schlep" to Florida to convince Jewish grandparents to vote for Barack Obama, how many do you think actually made it to the kickoff trek? Try 100, and from the sound of things in the Times this morning, half of them didn't even have any relatives down there to begin with, so they ended up just lecturing random elderly people, like this guy. What is Sarah Silverman, chopped liver?? Actually, it doesn't matter, since the comedian didn't even show up herself, so you can't exactly blame her fans for doing likewise. There are three more weekends left, prospective schleppers, assuming your grandparents haven't already mailed in an absentee ballot. If you do make the trip, don't forget to bring the official talking points, including the ones about how Obama is a very safe type of black person: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Bulkington: Come on, it's the 21st Century! The question is how many Floridians watched the video and how many of them... 1 Responses | Other threads
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gossip roundup
Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnant Again
- Three months after giving birth, 17-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears is said to be pregnant. Everyone's freaking out, "pals are begging her to abort." If only there was a national political leader, preferably experienced with teen pregnancy, who could guide the celebrity family in these trying times. [National Enquirer]
- The boyfriend of 15-year-old Miley Cyrus might be 20 years old, but he's "a good kid," according to Cyrus' dad. He's "searching for the dream," whatever that might be. [People]
- Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel are hoping groping each other in public will lead to a more meaningful reconciliation. Apparently "taking it slow" includes ass grabbing. Fair enough. [People]
- Is it really surprising to hear Angelna Jolie had a tummy tuck after giving birth to twins? The real question is whether she got the French government to pay for it. [Star]
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By Ryan TateComment by ZiggyStardust: Nothing wrong with searching for the dream. I am 30, and still looking for the damn thing. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Befuddled Endorsements
Confused Jackie Mason Starts Jewish Civil War
Last week, Sarah Silverman made a funny video encouraging Jews to vote for Barack Obama. This has old timey comedian Jackie Mason striking back with a video of his own, which he made for the Republican Jewish Coalition. In it, he bashes Obama as having "done nothing" and Silverman as a "yenta" while urging Americans to vote for McCain. But, gee, in January Mason posted a video in which he calls McCain "filthy, disgusting." Which is it, old man? Both sides of Jackie's mouth after the jump. More »
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Comment by Midwesterner in NYC: I remember passing him on the street in downtown St. Louis, of all places, in 1998. He stopped right in... 7 Responses | Other threads
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sarah silverman
Jackie Mason Thinks 'Sick Yenta' Sarah Silverman Oughta Shut Her Punim
Just as British funnymen Ricky Gervais and Simon Pegg have resolved to patch up their "fat idiot" feud, along come Sarah Silverman and Jackie Mason to fill the void with their own bit of culturally specific warring. Perhaps you'll recall Silverman's recent video for thegreatschlep.com, an organization designed to coax young, Jewish Obama supporters to travel to Florida and convince their grandparents to vote Democrat. Creaky comic Mason is not a fan of this idea (to put it mildly) and in an ad paid for by a Jewish Republicans group, he tears into both Obama and Silverman, calling the latter a "sick yenta." Careful, Jackie — if Silverman can handle talking shit about her ex-boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel, she's not going to be daunted by your dated patter. More » -
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Jews for Obama
So are the Democrats going to have Florida stolen from them again? Not if everyone's favorite Jewey homegirl Sarah Silverman has anything to say about it (Okay, actually, a lot of people can't stand her anymore, but I still like her a lot). Sarah is stumping for Obama by urging folks to use emotional coercion against their aged relatives in Florida in order to get them to vote for the Illinois Senator. Silverman points out that rather than fearing black males, elderly Jews should realize that they have much in common with them. And if they still won't vote for Barack, well, she guesses they won't get any visits from the grandkids anytime soon. And, yeah, I know it's a couple days old, but it deserves a post. Clip after the jump. More »
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Comment by Fishnets and Cigarettes: You think Barack Hussein Obama is a weird name? How about Ian Spiegelman? OY! 10 Responses | Other threads
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awards
'I'm Fucking Matt Damon' Doubly Honored, And Other Creative Arts Emmy News
The Emmys, Oscar's Paste-Eating Cousin™, will broadcast live on ABC this Sunday, presided over by a Frankenhost monster conceived in a test tube by devious tinkerers from the science wing of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Creative Arts portion of the awards, however, were held Saturday at the Nokia Theater. It was an evening for some of the year's more specialized TV achievements—from those of Matt Damon-fornicating singer-songwriter Sarah Silverman to the hairdo Michelangelos of Mad Men, spinning beehives into gold—to receive their due. Kathy Griffin took best reality program for her second year in a row, this time eschewing acceptance speeches commanding the Prince of Peace to "suck it" in favor of less blasphemous shows of appreciation. From Gold Derby: More » -
pot psychology
High Times: Sarah Silverman And The Best Of Pot Psychology
I just got back from my Tennessee vacation yesterday morning, which was kind of a bummer because I had so much fun, but the blow of returning to reality was softened by something kind of surreal. Last night, Pot Psychology was part of a comedy event in Brooklyn that also featured Sarah Silverman! I could not have been more stoked about it. That is, until I got stoned to the bone right before I got there, which turned out to be a horrible idea because when I arrived, the tiny venue was packed, which sparked a paranoia that made me totally spazz out, and I thought I might have to leave. But then I managed to calm down and was able to get on stage with Rich to introduce this "Highest of Pot Psychology" reel that he put together (which can be viewed after the jump). And I also got to talk to Sarah! [Jezebel] -
sarah silverman
Defamer Matchmaking: Who Will Sarah Silverman And Jimmy Kimmel Be F*cking Next?
Whenever a long-standing couple like Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel hit the skids, we feel the need to play Emma and set the lovelorn kids up with someone new ASAP. And since we were the ones who debunked the news that Jimmy had already rebounded with one of his writers, we feel like we should continue our tradition of suggesting a few paramours for the pair of funny people. See our suggestions after the jump. More » -
emmy awards
Emmy Nomination Hell! 10 Plots and Subplots to Watch After Today's Big Announcements
The world awoke this morning to the chirping of little birds resembling Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris, perched at a podium in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, announcing nominations for the 60th Emmy Awards. While most rolled over and tried to get back to sleep, we sat bolt upright as usual and sprinted to the window, our furious note-taking chronicling a few snubs, surprises and plenty of the conventional wisdom we've come to expect from the annual ritual. More » -
jimmy kimmel
Source: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Head Writer Not F**king Jimmy Kimmel
Yesterday, we noted a Gawker item suggesting that Molly McNearney, who swiftly ascended the Jimmy Kimmel Live! ranks from lowly Chinese Theater Chewbacca-wrangling assistant to that show's head writer, had been the woman who came between Kimmel and Sarah Silverman. A Defamer tipster who knows McNearny wrote us to say this couldn't be further from the truth: More » -
defamer
A day after the world learned that Jimmy Kimmel would teabag Sarah Silverman no more, are we glimpsing the face of the other woman? A tipster to Gawker writes: "Her name is Molly McNearney...and she's been promoted all the way (with one stop in between) from assistant to head writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The last time someone ascended from the trenches so quickly, it was Merv Griffin's topiary-manicurist, Ryan Seacrest. Which doesn't necessarily mean they are doing it—just that someone saw a great deal of potential in someone else, and made all the necessary arrangements. [Gawker] -
rebounds
Meet Jimmy Kimmel's New On-The-Job Girlfriend
Jimmy Kimmel, low-rated late nite host and our bestest bud in the whole wide world, has broken up with his longtime girlfriend, comedienne Sarah Silverman. And now we're told by an anonymous tipster that he has already taken up with a new lady. And not just any lady. Her name is Molly McNearney (Holly Johnson's just a character she played in a skit) and she's been promoted all the way (with one stop in between) from assistant to head writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! by the sex problem-having former Man Show (ugh) host. No word yet on which aging Hollywood It boy she's fucking, but I'll bet it's Cole Hauser. Another picture, plus a larger version of the one above, await you after the jump. More »
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Comment by BIGHOMO: I have had many dealings with Molly and she's smart, gorgeous and hilarious. She's also kind and clever, and very... more » | Other threads
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sarah silverman
'Us Weekly' Liveblogs Sarah Silverman's Post-Jimmy Kimmel-Breakup Brunch Of Despair
We don't know how many more young Hollywood power-couple breakups our hearts can bear: Days after learning that Drew Barrymore would never again look the Mac Guy in his built-in iSights, cooing, "You're so unbelievably special and have a huge, amazing heart. You really do have the soul of a manatee—free and strong and beautiful," out of the side of her mouth, comes word now that Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel's open-fucking-relationship is no longer. (Sure, this seems like Matt Damon's perfect opportunity to swoop in and bag the potty-mouthed Jewess of his dreams, but we'd argue that it was the illicit nature of their mini-bar rendezvous that really fueled the affair. Now that she's available, we doubt we'll be hearing any musical odes to fat Damon moustache rides.) While their flacks would only offer, "Jimmy and Sarah will have no further comment," usmagazine.com spotted Silverman with "a male friend" at WeHo bruncherie Hugo's, where they obsessively chronicled her every menu choice, facial expression, and A-list tableside condolence: More » -
splitsville
Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel No Longer F*cking
Well, they may be fucking Matt Damon or Ben Affleck respectively, but comedians Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel are no longer fucking each other. A spokesperson or whatever for the couple tells Us that they've amicably parted ways after five years of snide, poop-joking bliss. Silverman was spotted eating at a restaurant shortly after the announcement came through. More »
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Comment by YG2012: Pure comic genius if she was really f'ing Matt Damon when she made the video. PS-- Anyone try Bob Saget... more » | Other threads
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deals
Congratulations are in order this morning for Wayne McClammy, the first director ever to parlay a pair of unprintably named viral videos into a movie deal at a major studio. McClammy, whose Variety-redacted, Sarah Silverman-starring I'm Fucking Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel follow-up I'm Fucking Ben Affleck blew up earlier this year, was handed the reins for the Fox comedy Cool School, about "ad executives in their early thirties who are sent back to high school to learn how to be cool again." We'll reserve judgment for the time being — the script isn't even finished, and any way you slice it, it could be worse: At least Kevin Smith didn't wind up with a feature deal tied to that ill-advised Elizabeth Banks parody I'm Fucking Seth Rogen. What? He did? All right, well, no pressure, McClammy! No, literally — no pressure at all. [Variety] -
fashion
Anna Wintour's "Curious" Dress At The Big Ball
All of the important pretty people got dressed up for the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala, which was themed "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy." Vogue editor Anna Wintour wore the Karl Lagerfeld Chanel dress on the left. Of this creation, Australia's Age said Wintour "got it horribly wrong;" one blogger said it was "one of a kind... which is good because we don't need two of those;" and the diplomatic Times said it "had curiously curling crescents attached at the hips and the shoulders, giving Ms. Wintour... the fuller-bodied appearance of Botticelli’s Venus on her clamshell." Ah, "curious," not the highest of compliments. Anna could use a break, what with the LeBron James King Kong cover, the Rodarte weight thing, getting dissed by European fashionistas, etc. etc. Sad, pitiable Anna. Laugh (at a few more media celebrities' outfits, starting with Katie Holmes, pictured right) through tears (for sad monster Wintour) after the jump. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by trilbylane: Ow. Scarlett needs to give her breast tissue a break, let gravity do its thing, and stop hoisting everything she's... more » | Other threads
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hollywood privacywatch
'Bulimic Coke Whore' Janice Dickinson Sure Loves Her Popcorn
PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week (depending on volume), so send them in early and often—without them, global warming will surely accelerate at an even faster rate! Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line so we don't lose them) and tell everyone about the time you watched Janice Dickinson eat two buckets of popcorn during the course of just one movie. More » -
bottoms
Jimmy Kimmel Is Fucking Ben Affleck
We take a breather from all things Oscar to celebrate another star-filled reacharound: The premiere of "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck" on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. It was, of course, the response song to "I'm Fucking Matt Damon," Sarah Silverman's danceable, genre-hopping paean to cuckoldry, delivered as a Valentine to her sweetie on the 5th anniversary of his show. More » -
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Jimmy Kimmel Is Fucking Ben Affleck
The long-running "feud" between Matt Damon and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel reached new heights earlier this month when Damon shot a video in which Kimmel's comedian girlfriend, Sarah Silverman, declared she was "fucking Matt Damon." Immediately after the Oscars last night, Kimmel fired back with a truly epic effort called "I'm fucking Ben Affleck," which included appearances from celebrities like Harrison Ford, Cameron Diaz, Don Cheadle, Robin Williams and Huey Lewis, to name just a few. The Kimmel-Damon fight is, of course, wholly manufactured, but at least has been consistently funny, starting with Kimmel's regular end-of-show gag, "Apologies to Matt Damon, we've run out of time," and extending through to Damon's on-air tantrum about getting bumped and two gags involving Kimmel's special correspondent, Guillermo. Kimmel's latest Ben Affleck video takes the joke to new lengths — and new heights in the art of free PR: More » -
defamer
Paris Hilton Under Investigation For Severe Case Of Puppy Love
Perhaps as some sort of karmic payback for forcing thousands of Americans to endure Ellen Degeneres' terrible dance moves each and every weekday, it seems that The Ellen Degeneres Show is attempting to make things right by playing a part in getting Paris Hilton busted for overzealously breeding dogs. After Paris admitted to Ellen last week that she owns 17 dogs and likes to sleep with "all of them," the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services paid a visit to the Hilton home to investigate. While it's too early to learn this offense will land Paris back in the slammer (or, for that matter, the pound), we can't help but be reminded how similar this storyline is to a Season Two episode of The Sarah Silverman Program. More » -
marketing
Snapple Lets No Tie-In Escape Its Grasp
You didn't think that two-second mention of Diet Snapple in Sarah Silverman's "I'm F*cking Matt Damon" video would get away without being turned into a crass PR ploy, did you? Today Snapple's PR firm finally got around to watching the the thing, and put together a faux-apologetic letter to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, Silverman's boyfriend. Given that the video came out five days ago (which is ten YouTube Years), they should have moved quicker. Or had a better idea. The beverage corporation's full note to Jimmy— and the world—after the jump. More »
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hollywood strikewatch
The Strike, Day 10: Blacklists, Fear, And Tiny Penises
As the writers strike creeps into double digits (we wish we had a photo of the WGA Ring Girl defiantly holding up a DAY 10 sign, but we suppose one of Kathy Griffin with a dick joke will do for now), here's today's morning round-up of news: More » -
yom kippur
Dear Devorah Rose, Dear Tricia Romano, Dear Internet
Each year (or really, every 11 months and two weeks or so, kinda), the Jews observe Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, during which leather shoes and doing it are totally forbidden. Then there are many apologies. Let it begin with us! While Emily is biologically only half a Jew, the theme of her Bat Mitzvah was "New York, New York," and her Mom did convert eventually. More » -
the fall season
New Season Of Sarah Silverman Show Actually Really Good
There were two careers we worried about after MTV's Video Music Awards last Sunday. Obviously, we (and others) were concerned about Britney Spears, but Sarah Silverman's equally listless performance also gave us pause: Had she lost it? Was she no longer funny? (If, you know, you ever thought she was.) Well, we've seen a few episodes from the new season of "The Sarah Silverman Program" and you'll be happy (or sad, if you hate her) to hear that the show is pretty goddamn hysterical—career crisis averted. And we found the first season to be wildly uneven, so we came with eyes open. Take this clip, where Sarah looks back at her three abortions. We can't wait for the Bill Donohues of the world to start fulminating.
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By abalkComment by Livddisaster: I am sick and tired of people thinking Sarah Silverman is funny. 2nd graders can regurgitate a dick or fart... more » | Other threads
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never forget
The Truth About Britney Spears: A Nation Reflects
Britney Spears' performance at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards show remains the nation's only important topic of conversation. The poor thing was exploited by MTV, says Kanye West, who certainly has no axe to grind with the network even though they haven't given him one of those idiot moonman statuettes for two years. While her performance has been compared to a variety of both natural and man-made disasters, including "a catatonic reenactment of an Ambien overdose," a "partial-birth abortion as performance art," and "The Holocaust," the singer still has some defenders.
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Sarah Silverman expresses remorse over hurting Paris Hilton's feelings at the MTV Movie Awards, where Hilton was just innocently sneaking in one more chance at free camera time before heading off to jail: "I thought, 'She's got to know there's going to be a joke about her,' so I went for it. But then I looked down and saw a man in her face with a camera. I was there to be funny and I was, but that doesn't mean I can't feel bad about it." We hope Silverman is just setting up Paris for a gag where she shows up at her house with a jail cell made up of penises instead of iron bars. [FemaleFirst]
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