HAPPY HOLIDAYS! LOVE, AL-QAEDA "Federal authorities are warning law enforcement personnel of a possible terror plot against the New York City subway system during the holiday season. An internal memo obtained by The Associated Press says the FBI has received a 'plausible but unsubstantiated' report that al-Qaida terrorists in late September may have discussed attacking the subway system."
It would be unrealistic to say the end is near for TMZ.com, the gossip website founded by Harvey Levin that Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic tirade put on the map. But all signs are pointing to trouble for the AOL-Telepictures celebrity venture. Readership is down. So is revenue. Top staffers are leaving. The spin-off show TMZ has lost its buzz. And TMZ.com just saw People.com overtake it for the No. 2 spot of most-visited celebrity websites (Yahoo's OMG is No. 1, thanks to all of the search giant's traffic dumping).
Oh, and that's on top of growing backlash within the gossip industry, as competing mainstream tabloid outlets, bloggers, and (we suspect, if traffic levels are any indication) readers are growing increasingly disgusted for what qualifies as "content" on the site.
Has TMZ already hit its peak — and started snowballing toward implosion? From numerous conversations with TMZ insiders, Levin confidantes, industry players, and fellow bloggers, the answer is a resounding "yes."
Because average Americans can't be trusted to form their own opinions, Us Weekly trotted out a polygraph expert to explain how John Edwards may not have been completely honest during last week's Nightline interview regarding his affair with Rielle Hunter. Gee, you think?
Jack Trimarco, a former FBI Unit Chief, reported that due to John's "attempts to dodge questions" and "sketchy body language," he has come to the conclusion that Edwards is a liar. Other great revelations include a phenomenon knows as a "mixed signal," which Jack says occurs when Edwards stated he would participate in a paternity test while simultaneously nodding his head "no." This is so enlightening. Also suspect is the fact that Edwards frequently repeated questions back to the interviewer before giving an answer: "When a person is getting ready to tell a lie, they repeat the question back because they need time to formulate an innocent response."
Wow, that was extremely educational. Thanks, Us!
You know why employees shouldn’t keep blogs? Because inevitably their employers will find them, read them, and use them against their underlings. It’s the same reasoning why starlets shouldn’t keep diaries: Because federal officials might raid the home of your scandal-plagued ex-boyfriend, confiscate your journals, and then use your words to prosecute him for fraud. Such is the new saga for Anne Hathaway.
Britney Spears has reportedly been receiving threats in the mail. The messages are so bad that the Spears camp is trying to involve the FBI. Uh, where was the FBI when Britney was going insane?
Spears has been the recipient of a number of disturbing letters and packages, including at least one letter mentioning 'how to bomb' and others containing threatening language and 'weird gibberish.'
"Weird gibberish," huh? Interesting. This should be an open and shut case for the FBI then: The threats are obviously from one of Brit's other personalities. We should start getting paid for this stuff.
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