Matthew Shepard - FishbowlLA http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla LA Media News, Unspooled Copyright 2013 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Entertainment Weekly Hires New LA Bureau Chief Jon Barrett has just been hired as Entertainment Weekly‘s new LA bureau chief, managing editor Jess Cagle announced to staff today. Barrett comes over to EW from The Advocate, where he had been editor-in-chief for the past three years. Back in 2009, he also collaborated with Matthew Shepard‘s mother Judy on the book The Meaning of Matthew.

Barrett officially starts his new gig April 4.

Cagle’s memo to staff after the jump:

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]]> Matthew Fleischer http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/entertainment-weekly-has-new-la-bureau-chief_b24313#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/entertainment-weekly-has-new-la-bureau-chief_b24313 http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/?p=24313 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:42:09 +0000 Is Michael Jackson Making Trouble for Perez Hilton? perez-hilton-heart-attack-or-cold-feet-20345-1245976392-11.jpg
How Perez Hilton managed to get himself nestled in with Michael Jackson news is dumbfounding. Anyway, the toady gossip after a week of sobbing about being punched in the face for talking smack to Will.i.am and his manager. That “smack,” of course, getting him denounced by GLAAD. Hilton then announced all the money from his upcoming lawsuit against Will.i.am and his manager would go to the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Cough. In a statement Judy Shepard said they are “unable to accept any funds obtained in such a manner.” Good.

Anyway, yesterday Hilton posted Jackson’s reported heart attack was an attempt to get out of his upcoming tour. The full post is here. Jackson fans and general Hilton haters/don’t carers started a Twitter hash tag #unfollowperez. When the trend started, Hilton had 1.8 million followers on Twitter. As of this morning, it’s down 800,000.

The irony here is – we’ve never cared nor covered Perez Hilton but now because of this story we’re forced to – so if all else fails, at least two humble grumpy bloggers are watching. Grumble.

Previously on FBLA:

  • Perez Hilton and the First Amendment

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    ]]> Tina Dupuy http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/is-michael-jackson-making-trouble-for-perez-hilton_b8946#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/is-michael-jackson-making-trouble-for-perez-hilton_b8946 http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/is-michael-jackson-making-trouble-for-perez-hilton_b8946 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:23:32 +0000