Morning Reading List, 04.03.08 - Posted April 3, 2008
Good morning Washington. Perez Hilton is a WHCA guest! And Donatella Versace, too! And it's the birthday of Politico's Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen's Mom. Speaking of Jonathan Martin's b-day, Mike Allen has this to say: "Without J-Mart, Politico readers would know a lot less and the campaign trail would have... [FishBowlDC]

Perez Hilton To Make Deal With Warner Records - Posted February 26, 2008
The music business really must be in dire straits. Warner's wants to throw money at Perez Hilton so that he can find them worthy artists to exploit. Jeff Leeds, in the NY Times, dips into the handy pool of anonymous sources: Mr. Lavandeira has been negotiating a deal that would provide him... [FishBowlLA]

WGA 07 Strike Week 4: Talk Amongst Yourselves - Posted November 26, 2007
Call United Hollywood Live at 12-1:30 p.m. Pacific (3-4:30 p.m. Eastern) Vote for the Striking Writers as I Want Media's media personality of 2007. (Perez Hilton? Are they high?) The NY Times tells all: about Nikki Finke. She's an alternative journalist? Bloomberg also pays attention. TV Guide's Online Video Award winners announced, which is... [FishBowlLA]

Perez Hilton Steals--What Else is New?-- from Striking Writer - Posted November 13, 2007
Perez Hilton stole Liz Feldman's letter defending her old boss, Ellen DeGeneres, from writer Pamela Ribon's blog. Of course, Perez's short-lived show was non union. ... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA Goes to the Party: The Advocate's 40th - Posted September 19, 2007
The Advocate celebrated 40 years with an splashy cover and a much splashier party last night at Republic. Ann Cooper, Kimberly Pierce, T Cooper, and Felicia Limas posed for the camera. Perez Hilton might think about dyeing the chin rug to match the drapes. We looked around for Rex Lee, but no luck.... [FishBowlLA]

Costner Makes Blogger's Dreams Come True - Posted September 6, 2007
Listen up celeb bloggers! You don't have to be bitchy like the self-proclaimed "Queen of All Media" Perez Hilton to get bold-faced names to read your random fan musings on news, pop culture or celebrity life. Just ask Evan Kessler. He's the celeb-friendy brain behind "If I Blog It They Will... [FishBowlLA]

Costner Makes Blogger's Dreams Come True - Posted September 6, 2007
Listen up celeb bloggers! You don't have to be bitchy like the self-proclaimed "Queen of All Media" Perez Hilton to get bold-faced names to read your random fan musings on news, pop culture or celebrity life. Just ask Evan Kessler. He's the celeb-friendy brain behind "If I Blog It They Will... [FishBowlLA]

Harris Opens Up to LA Times - Posted August 13, 2007
Neil Patrick Harris gets a nice pat on the back from LA Times' staff writer Scott Collins on the heels of his Emmy nomination for the CBS laffer "How I Met Your Mother." And it just so happens to come in the same 12 months that Harris, a beloved TV star... [FishBowlLA]

Harris Opens Up to LA Times - Posted August 13, 2007
Neil Patrick Harris gets a nice pat on the back from LA Times' staff writer Scott Collins on the heels of his Emmy nomination for the CBS laffer "How I Met Your Mother." And it just so happens to come in the same 12 months that Harris, a beloved TV star... [FishBowlLA]

Perez Hilton--Up like the Rocket, Down Like the Stick? - Posted July 31, 2007
Perez Hilton continues his domination of the celeb blogosphere. And of course, he was the first to share the happy news yesterday by letting readers know that he set another traffic record to his PerezHilton.com with 8.82 million page views in 24 hours. In his post, he credited the high volume... [FishBowlLA]

Whoopi To View - Posted July 27, 2007
Mark it down: Whoopi Goldberg will be named the new co-host of The View, FishbowlNY has learned. Sources close to the decision say the announcement could come in a matter of days. The move has been rumored since Rosie's departure in May, while boldfaced names from Paris to Perez have been... [FishBowlNY]

Perez Hilton Makes It His Own, Even Other People's Photos - Posted July 15, 2007
Perez Hilton continues to try to find a basis for his claim of fair use of photographs on his blog. In the NY Times, Virginia Heffernan quotes him: When I look at a picture, I go through the same process as when I look at a news story. How can I process... [FishBowlLA]

Breaking: Perez Hilton To Be The 'Gay Barbara Walters Of VH1' - Posted July 13, 2007
Perez Hilton's not going to The View. He's going to VH1: Perez is coming to television!!!!! Perez is coming to television!!!!! Perez is coming to television!!!!! Perez is coming to television!!!!! Perez is coming to television!!!!! We are just so incredibly happy! It is with great pleasure that we can finally announce ... VH1 has picked up a show... [FishBowlNY]

Perez Hilton Gets Specials on VH1: World of Wonder Produces - Posted July 13, 2007
Perez Hilton--finally--is getting his own show on VH1. While the reality show fizzled, the screaming Queen of All Media will have a series of one-hour specials, starting in Sept. World of Wonder is producing, and Hilton is thrilled.... [FishBowlLA]

Perez Hilton To View? - Posted July 13, 2007
Perez Hilton to get Rosie's View slot? That's the rumor that has been presented to us by multiple sources. Here's one reason for the persistent rumormongering — posted by the Queen of All Media himself yesterday: Only one day to go!!!! Perez is going to be a guest on The View tomorrow!!! Perez is... [FishBowlNY]

Perez Hilton Vs. X17: Lawsuits Galore! - Posted June 28, 2007
Perez Hilton fires back in his war with photo agency X17, claiming that he's been hurt by "illegal and unethical business practices" and that they exploit the company's photographers, many of whom are "from Brazil or other countries" and are "believed to be illegal aliens." He also charges that the... [FishBowlLA]

Perez Hilton ISO Paparazzi with a Grudge, Good Sense of Humor - Posted June 27, 2007
Perez Hilton is seeking disgruntled photogs: Does X17 owe you money? If you feel that you have not been adequately compensated by X17 for your time (including overtime) or your photographs, please contact us at help@perezhilton.com immediately. We look forward to hearing from you. Didn't Perez recently say something about criminal backgrounds and/or gang affiliations? Most... [FishBowlLA]

Perez Hilton Blogs His Birthday - Posted March 26, 2007
Weekend Discussion Question: A blue-haired Perez Hilton got The Gossip and Amy Winehouse to play at his birthday party Friday at the Roxy, where he was sporting a freebie Ben Sherman jacket and give-away Joe's Jeans ... and we got to thinking, has Perez Hilton finally officially replaced Paris Hilton as... [FishBowlLA]

RADAR LOVE: FBLA Goes to the Party - Posted February 22, 2007
FBLA went to Radar's party at the Standard Hotel last night and had a surprisingly good time. There's always that moment, when fully dressed, one thinks, "To hell with it", and decides to climb out of the pumps and stay home and eat in front of the tv. But we went... [FishBowlLA]

RADAR LOVE: FBLA Goes to the Party - Posted February 22, 2007
FBLA went to Radar's party at the Standard Hotel last night and had a surprisingly good time. There's always that moment, when fully dressed, one thinks, "To hell with it", and decides to climb out of the pumps and stay home and eat in front of the tv. But we went... [FishBowlLA]

In The Trades: British TV, Irish Boxers, Argentinian Families, Hollywood Law - Posted February 14, 2007
Garth Ancier will head BBC Worldwide Americas, based in NYC. He's done everything: cable programming (Turner), news (CNN), broadcast production (NBC, Fox, the WB), created The Ricki Lake Show and new media (In2TV). He's expected to help BBC America to develop a signature series, besides raiding the BBC library for... [FishBowlLA]

In The Trades: British TV, Irish Boxers, Argentinian Families, Hollywood Law - Posted February 14, 2007
Garth Ancier will head BBC Worldwide Americas, based in NYC. He's done everything: cable programming (Turner), news (CNN), broadcast production (NBC, Fox, the WB), created The Ricki Lake Show and new media (In2TV). He's expected to help BBC America to develop a signature series, besides raiding the BBC library for... [FishBowlLA]

LA Observed Predicts Top Stories of 2007/No Pop Culture - Posted January 26, 2007
Over at LAObserved, the results are in for the top news stories of 2007. No, that's not a typo--Kevin Roderick invited readers to predict the future. Winning entry: Eli Broad buys LAT The top vote getter in the "Longshot I'd love to see" category: Joel Stein embeds in Iraq FBLA was disappointed that there was... [FishBowlLA]

LA Observed Predicts Top Stories of 2007/No Pop Culture - Posted January 26, 2007
Over at LAObserved, the results are in for the top news stories of 2007. No, that's not a typo--Kevin Roderick invited readers to predict the future. Winning entry: Eli Broad buys LAT The top vote getter in the "Longshot I'd love to see" category: Joel Stein embeds in Iraq FBLA was disappointed that there was... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA Interviews The Woman We'll Be Stealing Photos From Next Year - Posted December 29, 2006
Celebrity Babylon, a new "Internet magazine" created by Sunset Photo and News, was supposed to have an official launch at the start of the new year. With a press release and planned interviews and all that neat stuff. But founder Jill Ishkanian realized right quick that that wasn't... [FishBowlLA]