celebs

How Not to Send Things to Gawker Stalker

Jessica · 10/03/06 01:30PM

We've said this before, but the proliferation of painfully obvious PR plants, poorly disguised as Gawker Stalker sightings, continues to make our mailbox cry. So maybe it's time for a refresher on how these things work. This morning, we received the following sighting, boldface and all:

Quality Celebrities Would Never Be Nice to You

Jessica · 09/29/06 11:01AM

Because Fridays are about feeling good (in the neighborhood, if you will, and we do hope to see you at the 'Bees for after-work drinks!), a heartwarming story about actor Edward Norton at an unnamed NYC restaurant:

TimesSelect Desperately Panders to the Desirable 'Us Weekly' Demographic

Jessica · 09/19/06 08:30AM


This all looks wildly complicated, but what you're looking at is the Sundem/Tierney Unified Celebrity Theory, a collaboration between formula-happy Garth Sundem and Times op-ed loverboy John Tierney. The equation is designed to predict the odds that a given celebrity marriage will last; according to the STUCT, Renee Zellwegger and Kenny Chesney didn't stand much of a chance, while Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have maybe a 10% likelihood of lasting a year (if they ever get married, that is). As for Britney and Kevin? 0% chance that they'll make it to the five-year mark.