Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:05 AM ET, August 14, 2009

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin to Throw a Las Vegas Pool Party  —  Jon Gosselin is throwing a pool party in Las Vegas.  —  MGM Grand's Wet Republic sent around an announcement Wednesday that read: “Jon Gosselin, America's favorite father (Jon and Kate plus 8), is coming to Las Vegas for a little R&R and will be hosting poolside.”
RELATED:
Mark Gray / People.com:
Get Ready for the Jon Gosselin Pool Party  —  Jon Gosselin is going to take the plunge in Vegas.  —  The star of Jon & Kate Plus 8 - now minus Kate, having filed for divorce - is set to host a pool party at MGM Grand's Wet Republic on Aug. 29.  —  An announcement was sent saying …
X17 Online:
Jon Gosselin To Host Pool Party In Vegas!
Discussion: omg!
Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
Hailey Glassman to Break Her Silence in New Interview
Discussion: Perez Hilton
RELATED:
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian Reveals Father's Identity  —  Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian revealed the identity of her baby's father on the Today Show this morning: ex boyfriend Scott Disick.  —  The E! reality star and Disick called off their engagement in February.  —  Kim tells Usmagazine.com she can't wait to be an aunt.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Khloe Kardashian Is A Graduate Of The Blohan School Of Excuses
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jerry O'Connell Enrolls in Law School  —  Jerry O'Connell has gone back to school, his rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  The actor, 35, recently enrolled at Los Angeles' Southwestern Law School.  —  “He is very excited to be starting his law school education here at Southwestern,” …
PopWatch:
This week's cover: ‘New Moon’ and our Fall Movie Preview  —  Categories: ‘Twilight’, This week's cover  —  With a new director, a new level of fame for stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, and a new set of washboard abs for Taylor Lautner, the second film in the Twilight series …
RELATED:
Janet Mock / People.com:
Kristen Stewart Says She'd ‘Kill’ for Taylor Lautner  —  Move over, Robert Pattinson, it seems Taylor Lautner is taking over your Twilight spotlight - and your leading lady.  —  “I love that kid,” Lautner's New Moon love interest Kristen Stewart, 19, says in Entertainment Weekly's Fall Movie Preview issue, on newsstands Friday.
Kevin West / Wmagazine.com:
Dear Abbie  —  IN JANE CAMPION'S NEW FILM, BRIGHT STAR, ABBIE CORNISH SHINES AS POET JOHN KEATS'S INSPIRATION.  —  If home is where the heart is, as the saying goes, then for the past year, Australian­-born actress Abbie Cornish's home has been in Los Angeles, where she shares a house …
Perez Hilton:
Jennie Garth Confirms R-Patz Dating Co-star!!!!  —  Uh-oh!  Guess there won't be anymore Twilight pillow talk for Jennie Garth and vampy husband Peter Facinelli.  —  Not after she opened her big mouth and revealed that Robert Pattinson is dating a co-star!!!  —  Say what, Kelly Taylor???
RELATED:
RADAR:
Melbourne Meltdown: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Exchange Words On Movie Set  —  Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and their daughter Suri Wednesday were snapped by paps on the Melbourne, Australia set of Holmes' thriller, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.  —  Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes in Melbourne: See more photos
TMZ.com:
Michael Phelps Involved in Three Car Smash Up  —  UPDATE: Cops tell TMZ alcohol was NOT a factor in the crash.  We're told cops interviewed Phelps after the accident and determined that a field sobriety test was not necessary.  —  We're told Michael refused medical treatment and left in a “personal vehicle.”
Nicole Sperling / Hollywood Insider:
Bryan Singer to direct and produce ‘Battlestar Galactica’ movie  —  Battlestar Galactica is getting the big-screen treatment.  Universal Pictures has confirmed blog speculation that Bryan Singer, director of Valkyrie, will take on directing and producing duties for a BSG movie.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Heidi Pratt Claims to Have Had “20-30 Orgasms” in a Single Day  —  T.M.I. alert!  —  In September's Playboy, Heidi Pratt credits husband Spencer for helping her enjoy sex.  —  “You know, I was never very sexual before I met you, Spencer,” she tells Spencer, who interviews her for the issue.
Perez Hilton:
Playboy Sebastian From NYC Prep Is Bored & Offensive  —  We have no idea what is so hysterical about this but that tool Sebastian from Bravo's NYC Prep seems to think it's brilliant!  —  We were sent these pictures of the spoil, rich dick, probably cruising around in a town car with his buddy …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gawker
ComingSoon.net:
Exclusive Zombieland Poster!  —  ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the new poster for Columbia Pictures' Zombieland, hitting theaters on October 9!  —  Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the horror-comedy stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin.
Discussion: FirstShowing.net and SCI FI Wire
Fox News:
FOX411 Exclusive: Rosie O'Donnell calls Elisabeth Hasselbeck a word that rhymes with ‘swat’ … It's back on.  —  Rosie O'Donnell can't seem to stop talking about her ugly departure from “The View,” and the famous feud she had with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jon & Kate Ratings Continue to Plummet  —  Ratings continue to decline for TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8.  —  Monday's show - in which Jon complained that Kate's yelling is “constantly annoying” - attracted only 3.5 million viewers.  —  That's down nearly 4 million viewers from the week …
RELATED:
omg!:
Kate Gosselin Tells Regis She and Jon Won't End Up “Happily Ever After”
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Us Weekly
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 9:05 AM ET, August 14, 2009.

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: 
The Sun:
Kasabian Tom has swine flu
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
McQuarrie to pen ‘Wolverine’ sequel
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Victoria Beckham Signs On for More American Idol
Discussion: Dlisted
Access Hollywood:
Exclusive: La Toya Jackson: 'I Won't Be Doing' 'Dancing With The …
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
COUPLED UP: KANYE & AMBER WALKING HAND-IN-HAND IN NYC
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Brad Pitt to Run for Mayor of New Orleans ... Not
 Earlier Picks: 
Perez Hilton:
MiMi Postpones Again! Possibly...
Discussion: Lifeline Live
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi have agreed to part ways following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him

New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months

 
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