| Chris Brown Vs. Rihanna: It's A Musical War! |
[Nov. 12th, 2009|01:45 am] |
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http://perezhilton.com/2009-11-11-chris-brown-vs-rihanna-its-a-musical-war 
Well we wonder who's going to win the music war?
Puhlease!!!!!
Rihanna is debuting her music video for her single Russian Roulette on 20/20 this Friday while Chris Brown will be doing this same with his music video for Crawl on the Wendy Williams Show.
20/20 and Wendy Williams. See the difference, there?
They both have spots on the Billboard Top 100 at the moment with RiRi's collaboration with Jay-Z and Kanye West, Run This Town, at #7, and Beat-Her-Down at #24 with I Can Transform Ya.
Psychologist Cooper Lawrence thinks that Chris Brown will always have fans and people buying his albums:
"True fandom is something like a cult that brainwashes you where you are unwilling to see the reality of the person you admire. His fans will keep buying his albums because they want to feel like they are helping him. Supporting him through this tough time makes fans feel like they are a part of Brown's inner circle."
Regardless, we are very confident that Rihanna will crush him when it comes to music sales.
Living well is the best revenge, 'bb!
[Image via WENN.]
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| US to become like Japan...'s "lost decade" |
[Nov. 12th, 2009|10:37 am] |
Oh this is good.
The AP reports that America is at risk for repeating Japan's lost decade:
Heavy government stimulus spending and near-zero interest rates did little to end a "lost decade" of stagnation and mushrooming debt in Japan. Some economists and lawmakers say the U.S. may wind up following the same trajectory.
Despite early signs of recovery and a strong U.S. stock market rally, fears persist that the failure to generate new jobs or ignite more consumer spending could drag the economy back into recession, or result in a protracted Japan-like period of poor economic and stock-market performance.
That would be a trip--and considering it would happen under Obama's and the Democrats' watch, it would be all the more enjoyable. But some say it won't happen here, because of "demographics:"
David Wyss, chief economist for Standard and Poor's, said a drawn-out period of economic stagnancy like Japan's is a possibility.
"But I don't think it's as likely over here. For one thing, one of the problems in Japan was the demographics. And we don't have the problem of a declining population to deal with, although the labor force is going to slow down considerably as soon as the baby boomers retire," Wyss said. He predicted "a very sluggish recovery here."
I love this guy. At once he says that demographics will make it different, and then says it will make it the same! You can't make this crap up. Boy how I love news services that cite dopes. (For the more obtuse readers, in this case, Japan's "declining population" and our "slowing labor force" work the same as we have less people working. Ergo, Wyss is a dope.)
Of course, why has it dragged on for so long? Well, "some analysts say..."
Some analysts say that Japan's example doesn't show how stimulus can be ineffective so much as it shows the dangers of spending too little up front — or withdrawing it too quickly.
Of course, its always government not doing enough. And who are these analysts, you may wonder? Why, the IMF of course! There's a guurrreeeaaatttt source right there....
It's particularly worrisome because Japan may lose its #2 GDP slot to China, and if we do the same thing we'll lose to China too. Actually, I fully expect this to happen, what with the Reserve Bank of India selling off dollars, our debt being outrageously high ($12 trillion, according to the AP article, which is almost our $13.6 trillion economy), and China openly suggesting breaking the dollar hegemony. We're headed for a fall, and we're going to have no one but us to blame. (Well, we could have politicians. And Ben Bernanke.)
Oh, and just as an aside, Japan may lose its high credit rating if it keeps up its rate of spending. Hmm...I wonder if that would ever happen to the US? Nah... |
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| Glee Showmance Confirmed? |
[Nov. 12th, 2009|01:15 am] |
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http://perezhilton.com/2009-11-11-glee-showmance-confirmed
Pretty much!
In an interview with some of the cast members of Glee, including Jenna Ushkowitz, Mark Salling and Cory Monteith, Cory unsuccessfully tries to avoid the question of a romance with co-star Lea Michele.
He doesn't confirm it, but he sure as hell doesn't deny it either! And with Jenna's laughter it seems like Lea and Cory could definitely be an item.
And if you don't care about Cory and Lea, watch the video anyway to see hunky Mark Salling in action!
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| Taylor Lautner Despises His (Fake) Hair |
[Nov. 12th, 2009|01:00 am] |
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http://perezhilton.com/2009-11-11-taylor-lautner-despises-his-fake-hair 
Taylor Lautner was more than happy to ditch his long-haired wig while shooting New Moon!
Lautner complained about his luxuriously long, faux locks during a recent press conference for the upcoming Twilight flick.
"It was very itchy, hot, and and annoying," said Lautner. "It not only was uncomfortable… But when i looked at myself in the mirror, I wouldn't be able to recognize myself."
And you look much seksier without it, Tay!
So how did Jacob Black celebrate his newfound follicle freedom?
Lautner remembers: "The last day of filming with the wig, we ripped it off, put it up in the air, and the whole crew gave a standing ovation… It was amazing to take that thing off."
Cute!
[Image via WENN.]
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| Shanna Moakler Is Back As Miss California Co-Director |
[Nov. 12th, 2009|12:22 am] |
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http://perezhilton.com/2009-11-11-shanna-moakler-is-back-as-miss-california-co-director 
Former Miss USA 1995 Shanna Moakler left her position as Miss California co-director when the Carrie Prejean incident got pretty heated earlier this year.
But Shanna has now returned to the organization she's announced.. Her love for pageantry brought her back.
Moakler explains:
"I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for pageants. And the reason I got involved is because I wanted to give back to girls, and I really believe that girls that are involved in pageants are ambitious, driven women who are trying to set themselves apart from the pack."
Right!
Shanna stood by the Miss California organization's decision to strip Carrie Prejean of her Miss California title after Prejean missed public appearances and a nude photo scandal.
Though Carrie is flouncing around all over town claiming she lost her title due to her shiteous opinion of gay marriage, Shanna declares it was because of her shady behavior under her contract:
"Well the thing for me, like I said before, it was never about her opinion. And this is something, I repeat, there has never been a beauty queen - and we have tons of religious conservative beauty queens around the country - there has never been a beauty queen that has been dethroned because of her religious views. But, there have been many that have had their crowns taken away for breaching their contract."
Shanna posed for PlayboyAFTER her time as Miss USA!
See, Carrie, your crown wasn't stripped because you're a hateful bitch, but because you're flaky and slutty!
Regardless, you're still ALL of the above!
[Image via RK / WENN.]
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| Swine Flu Takes Down T-Boz! |
[Nov. 11th, 2009|11:52 pm] |
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http://perezhilton.com/2009-11-11-swine-flu-takes-down-t-boz 
The latest celeb to be struck down by the infamous swine flu???
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, formerly of TLC!
T-Boz has already had her fair share of medical problems: the R&B singer was diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia as a child as well as undergoing brain surgery in 2007 due to a benign tumor growing on her brain.
"My daughter and I had sore throats that lasted about three days, so we went to see an ear, nose and throat specialist," Watkins explained to reporters.
She continued: "After examining us, he told me my daughter had the flu - and I had swine flu… I made arrangements right away for my daughter to stay with my mom… I had to stay in the house and away from everyone."
But the H1N1 virus became more severe!
"It hit me really hard," said T-Boz. "…I had a bad cough, and my ear was infected too. I got up to go to the bathroom and became winded."
Watkins called her doctor immediately, who urged the singer to check herself into the hospital. The docs wrote T-Boz a prescription and gave her some fluids, and 12 days later, she was back in tip top shape.
Thank goodness!
[Image via WENN.] |
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| Americans Watching TV More Than Ever! |
[Nov. 11th, 2009|11:37 pm] |
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http://perezhilton.com/2009-11-11-americans-watching-tv-more-than-ever 
According to the Nielsen ratings, the 2008-2009 TV season has seen record-breaking numbers of Americans parked in front of the tube!
The average person spends about four hours and 49 minutes per day watching TV, which is up four minutes from last year and an increase of 20% from 10 years ago.
Also at an all-time high, the average household watches eight hours and 21 minutes a day!!!
Primetime viewing has remained the same as last year, but it is still at its highest peak since 1991.
The factors contributing to a country full of mindless zombies include more TV sets in the home along with more channels and content. Not to mention, DVRs have become quite handy!
Read a book Browse the internet, peoples!
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