Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
5:10 PM ET, April 11, 2012

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Richard Palmer / Daily Express:
HAS PRINCE HARRY FALLEN FOR POP STAR MOLLIE KING?  —  HE'S a Prince, she's a pop princess called King - and they are said to be “head over heels”.  —  Prince Harry, third in line to the throne, is enjoying a blossoming friendship with singer Mollie King of girl band The Saturdays.
RELATED:
Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
Pop princess Mollie King finds her Prince in Harry: Royal ‘completely smitten’ with The Saturdays singer  —  She was left heartbroken when she split from Dolce & Gabbana model David Gandy two months ago.  —  But it seems Mollie King has wasted no time finding herself a new man - in the form of Prince Harry.
Simon Perry / People.com:   Prince Harry Dating Mollie King, Pop Singer: Report
Alan Peppard / Pop Culture Blog:
Peppard: First Photo of Candice and Tony Romo's baby, Hawkins Crawford Romo  —  It's hard to assess his throwing arm through swaddling clothes, but Candice Crawford Romo and Tony Romo's one-day-old son is a handsome young man.  Here is the first photo of Hawkins Crawford Romo with mom and dad.
RELATED:
Michael K / Dlisted:   And Yet, Jessica Simpson Is STILL Pregnant
Stephanie / X17 Online:   TONY ROMO AND CANDICE CRAWFORD WELCOME BABY BOY!
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Tony Romo, Candice Crawford Welcome a Baby Boy
Discussion: I Need My Fix
Us Weekly:
Cover Story: Kanye West Thinks Kim Kardashian Is “His Beyonce”  —  Imagine it: A double date between Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z and Beyonce (with Blue Ivy in a stroller!).  —  Stranger things have happened.  A pal tells the new Us Weekly, out now, that Jay-Z's close friend and collaborator West …
Melanie Bromley / E! Online:
Britney Spears Will Get Record $15 Million Payday to Be X Factor Judge  —  Jason Merritt/Getty Images; Ray Mickshaw / FOX  —  Britney Spears and Simon Cowell are about to become TV's next power couple.  The pop princess is thisclose to signing a big-bucks deal to become a judge on X Factor …
RELATED:
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Britney Spears Nears Deal For ‘The X Factor’  —  I hear that Britney Spears is close to a deal to join Simon Cowell on the judging panel of The X Factor in Season 2.  Spears had been in talks for the gig for over a month, but I hear that the two sides are now headed for the final stretch …
Discussion: In Case You Didn't Know and TVgasm
People.com:
Chris Noth Is Married  —  Mr. Big is officially off the market.  —  Sex and the City heartthrob Chris Noth married his longtime fiancée, Tara Wilson, on April 6, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The couple - engaged since 2009 and already parents to 4-year-old son Orion Christopher - wed on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Maureen O'Connor / Gawker:
Courtney Love Accuses Dave Grohl of Seducing Her Daughter (UPDATE: Dave Grohl's Publicist Getting Pissy)  —  Last night on her private Twitter account @cbabymichelle, Courtney Love accused 43-year-old Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl of putting the moves on 19-year-old Frances Bean Cobain, whom she claims went home with Grohl.
Discussion: Dlisted, msnbc.com and Stereogum
TMZ.com:
Whitney Houston's Death — No Foul Play According to Beverly Hills PD  —  No Foul Play in Death  —  Accidental Drowning  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Whitney Houston died from an accidental drowning, and there was no foul play involved, according to the Beverly Hills Police Dept. which just closed the case.
RELATED:
TMZ.com:   Whitney Houston — The 911 Call
Laurie Sandell / Marieclaire.com:
Salma Inc.  —  Though she's best known as a spitfire actress with va-va-voom curves, Salma Hayek also oversees a growing entertainment, beauty, and wellness empire that's made her one of Hollywood's unlikeliest moguls.  —  1 of 2  —  »  —  Salma Hayek has seen it before …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Lawrence guts squirrel, says “screw PETA,” and PETA cries about it  —  In Jennifer Lawrence's recent Rolling Stone cover interview, she was discussing her breakout performance in 2010's Winter's Bone.  The role scored Jennifer a Best Actress Oscar nomination, and everything has been uphill in her career since then.
Discussion: Yeeeah!
RELATED:
Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lawrence: “Screw PETA!”
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Gary Ross Decides NOT To Direct ‘Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire’: Lionsgate Shocked  —  BREAKING... Lionsgate executives and reps around Gary Ross for weeks have expressed confidence that The Hunger Games director would helm the second installment of the book trilogy, Catching Fire.
RELATED:
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:   ‘Hunger Games:’ Gary Ross won't direct ‘Catching Fire’
Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics!  Alec Baldwin Returns Home After His Stalker Is Arrested  —  We caught up with an understandably stressed-looking Alec Baldwin as he returned to his apartment yesterday after his stalker, Genevieve Sabourin, was arrested.  —  Sabourin is an “actress” (I use the word as loosely as possible …
Discussion: PerezHilton, omg! and Digital Spy
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Exclusive: American Horror Story Casts French Actress in Major (and Mysterious) Season 2 Role  —  Season 2 of American Horror Story is going to have a French accent.  —  After an exhaustive search that spanned multiple continents, French actress Lizzie Brocheré has won the pivotal …
Discussion: PerezHilton and TV Fanatic
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Devastated Sherri Shepherd Skips Interviews After DWTS Ouster  —  After Sherri Shepherd's surprise Dancing With the Stars elimination Tuesday, all The View cohost wanted was some alone time.  —  Skipping her post-show interview duties with media outlets including Us Weekly, Shepherd …
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 5:10 PM ET, April 11, 2012.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
WeSmirch: site main
WeSmirch River: reverse chronological WeSmirch
WeSmirch Mobile: for phones
WeSmirch Leaderboard: WeSmirch's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
WeSmirch RSS feed
WeSmirch on X
 
 
 More News: 
Pam / Nameberry:
Baby Names 2012: The Hottest New Choices
Discussion: Crushable and PopWatch
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Strange fate for Kim gifts
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
See Brad Pitt, Age 14, in Dorky Basketball Team Photo
Rachel Felder / New York Times:
A He-Wax for Him  —  YEARS after the word “metrosexual” …
TMZ.com:
Miss USA Rima Fakih — Strikes Plea Deal in DUI Case
Discussion: Starpulse and Associated Press
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Demi Lovato: I'm Not Getting Back Together With Joe Jonas!
 Earlier Picks: 
People.com:
Pregnant Reese Witherspoon Steps Out for a Ladies-Only Lunch
Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Khloe Kardashian reacts to Lamar Odom being dropped from NBA team
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Jordan Zakarin / Hollywood Reporter:
James Van Der Beek's Famous ‘Dawson’ Cry Wasn't in the Script
Discussion: Gawker, The Blemish and PerezHilton
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
GLAAD to Honor Chaz Bono With Equality Award
Discussion: Celebs.com
Boringpostername / RADAR:
Chevy Chase Attacks His Own Show, Calls Community ‘A F*cking Mediocre Sitcom’
Jane / X17 Online:
ROONEY MARA MAGICALLY GROWS LONGER LOCKS
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney and WBD announce a streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu, and Max, with ad-supported and ad-free plans, beginning this summer in the US, with pricing to come

New York Times:
Sources: if Sony and Apollo acquire Paramount Global, they plan to sell off CBS, cable channels like MTV, and Paramount+, while keeping Paramount Pictures

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now