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11:45 AM ET, February 25, 2008

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People.com:
Oscars Red Carpet: What You Didn't See  —  Patrick Dempsey's hair support, Miley Cyrus's lipstick routine and more from outside the Kodak Theatre  —  • John Travolta and Kelly Preston, hitting the red carpet at the same time as Miley Cyrus - creating a logjam.
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TMZ.com:
Alba to Seacrest — Suck on This!  —  Ryan Seacrest got up close and real personal with Jessica Alba on the red carpet last night — and while he didn't pull a Mizrahi and grab her boobs, he definitely asked about ‘em.  —  Just keepin’ it classy at the Oscars.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Associated Press:
Gary Busey harasses stars on red carpet  —  Gary Busey lived up to his reputation by strangely crashing Ryan Seacrest's interviews on the Academy Awards red carpet.  —  While Seacrest was interviewing Jennifer Garner and Laura Linney on the live E! pre-show broadcast, Busey repeatedly interrupted.
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Red Carpet moments - Gary Busey and Ryan Seacrest are nuts
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
Matt Donnelly / PageSix.com:
Petra's Night With Penn  —  Newly single Sean Penn and supermodel Petra Nemcova slipped out of LA's Villa nightclub at 3:10 a.m. this morning — clearly Hollywood's hottest new item.  —  The pair followed up an appearance at a CAA event two days ago with a full-on assault of coupledom tonight at Elton John's Oscar Party (above).
Discussion: Dlisted and Hot Momma Gossip
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Nturitz / PageSix.com:
New Couple: Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova  —  Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova have turned up at Elton John's Oscar party, just a night after appearing together at the CAA party.  —  Sean is hitting the town with Petra just two months after announcing the end of his 11-year marriage to Robin Wright Penn.
New York Post:
NOW THAT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU SICK  —  THE groupies who slept with Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx during their hell-raising Motley Crue years may want to have themselves dry-cleaned after reading “Rock Star Babylon.”  In his compilation of outrageous rock ‘n’ roll stories, out in June, Jon...
Daily Mail:
Katie Holmes talks about her ‘amazing’ Tom, motherhood and how being famous got her into trouble at church  —  Best known for being Mrs Tom Cruise, actress Katie Holmes, 29, first garnered fame as Joey in the hit television show Dawson's Creek.  —  Her big-screen credits include Batman Begins …
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Britney's Night Out with Dad  —  After a three-hour visit with her sons on Saturday (her first since Jan. 3), Britney Spears continued her family time Saturday night, stepping out to Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills with her father, Jamie.  —  Just before 8 p.m., the pop star and her dad …
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Traciasl / A Socialite's Life:
Britney Gets a Visit From Sean Preston and Jayden James
X17 Online:
Britney's Reunion - A Look Back
New York Post:
HOTEL HELL  —  IT looks like rehab didn't have much effect on Amy Winehouse, who is once again spiraling out of control.  The British pop sensation spent the hours before the Brit Awards in London the other day trashing her room at the Riverbank Plaza Hotel, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage, according to The Sun.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Phil / Egotastic!:
Brooke Hogan's Bikini Boobs Take Flight  —  I'm not sure exactly what Brooke Hogan is trying to prove in these bikini pictures, but I think it's either A) She can fly, 2) Her breasts are real, 3) She is not actually a man.  Sadly, on all 3 counts, she fails.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Sharon Stone Wearing A Rat's Paw  —  Sharon Stone really can't go to an event without wearing some dead animal on her.  I'm beginning to think that the animals aren't dead, but once they touch Sharon their souls are sucked into her.  It's probably what she does to stay alive.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and ecorazzi.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon Stewart Cracks Angelina Jolie Pregnancy Joke at Academy Awards  —  Oscar host Jon Stewart got a few laughs at Angelina Jolie's expense at tonight's show.  —  After presenting a fake award in honor of pregnant A-listers — including Nicole Kidman, Jessica Alba and Cate Blanchett — Stewart announced Jolie as the winner.
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez Is ‘Very Happy and Blissful’  —  Just days after giving birth to twins, Jennifer Lopez “sounds very peaceful and happy and blissful,” says her longtime friend, producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas.  “She said, 'I can't take my eyes off of them.' ”
New York Times:
‘No Country for Old Men’ Wins Oscar Tug of War  —  No film ran away with the night, however, as the 80th Academy Awards gave a bruised movie industry a chance to refocus its ever-inward gaze on laurels instead of labor strife.  Ethan Coen, left, Joel Coen, center, and Scott Rudin accepted the award for best picture.
Discussion: Gawker and Towleroad
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Hellomagazine.com:
Neck-and-neck finish sees Viggo triumph in our Oscar poll
Discussion: omg!
 
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