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Early Facebook Investors Want Out

Ryan Tate · 04/27/11 06:33PM

The Facebook investment bubble is apparently too inflated for some investors. Owners of close to $1 billion in Facebook stock are slashing their asking price as they push toward the exits, sources tell Reuters.

Paris Hilton's Bodyguard Subdues an Attacker

Maureen O'Connor · 04/27/11 05:21PM

Paris Hilton took a trip to the Van Nuys courthouse today to testify against the armed home invaders whose attack she tweeted last year. Boyfriend Cy Waits was there to lend emotional support. But then—Paris, look behind you!

The Underwear Model Who Became Levi Johnston

Richard Lawson · 04/27/11 05:01PM

Or rather will become. The role of Levi has been cast, and the actor who will play him, like Levi, enjoys taking his clothes off for money. Also today: Superman casting, Piranha casting, and movie awards hosting news.

Britain's Version of Jersey Shore Is Trying Way Too Hard

Brian Moylan · 04/27/11 04:47PM

We've only seen the first "Meet the Cast" teaser of Geordie Shore the MTV UK version of Jersey Shore and already we're disappointed. Just like you can't make soccer happen in the U.S., you can't make guidos happen in the U.K.

'Harvardian's Guide to the Real World' Is Exactly What You Think It Will Be

Maureen O'Connor · 04/27/11 04:21PM

Ah, springtime in Cambridge! The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and the Harvard seniors are wetting their beds on a nightly basis at the prospect of entering "the real world." (As opposed to the elaborate hologram that is life on campus. You thought you lost your virginity in college? Guess again! That wasn't reality, it was a lucid dream.)

Star to Katie Holmes: Sorry for Calling You a Drug-Addicted Zombie

Maureen O'Connor · 04/27/11 03:40PM

Katie Holmes' $50 million libel lawsuit against Star magazine has ended. In today's issue, Star apologized for a January story about how Tom Cruise and Scientology control Katie. Star says it "did not intend to suggest that Ms. Holmes was a drug addict or was undergoing treatment for a drug addiction." And Star's parent company, American Media, has made an "substantial donation" to an undisclosed charity in Katie's name.

Gabby Giffords En Route to Husband's Shuttle Launch

Jim Newell · 04/27/11 03:05PM

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is making her first public outing since being shot in the head in Tucson this January. She boarded a NASA jet in Houston today that's flying to Florida's Kennedy Space Center, the spot from where astronaut husband Mark Kelly will launch into space on Friday as part of the shuttle Endeavor's last mission. You can check out some raw, hazy AP footage of Giffords boarding the plane up top. She walked from her car and up the ramp without assistance.

A Virtual Party Report from the 'Time 100' Gala

Brian Moylan · 04/27/11 02:50PM

Last night Time magazine had their big fancy shindig for its "100 Most Influential" list and many of the anointed showed up to Jazz at Lincoln Center to be rich, famous, and beautiful together.

Our invitation must have been lost in the mail, but we did send fictional freelancer Betsey Morgenstern to ask everyone some questions. No one responded to her querulous queries, but we have to print something, so here is what she asked everyone.

Apple Redefines 'Location' to Justify Stalking

Ryan Tate · 04/27/11 01:58PM

To refute intense criticism that iPhones track their owners' every move, Apple today announced that "the iPhone is not logging your location," just what Wi-Fi stations you're near. Too bad Apple already admitted there's no difference.

Fast Food Brawls: Now at IHOP

Adrian Chen · 04/27/11 01:47PM

America's worst trend, YouTube videos of fast food patrons fighting, continues. Now it's happening at an Atlanta IHOP, where an off-duty police officer punched a woman in the face, kicking off a melee. It's unclear exactly why the cop was struggling with these people in the first place. The lawyer representing three of the women in the video accused the police officer of "excessive force."

How to Respond to Media Criticism

Hamilton Nolan · 04/27/11 12:55PM

If you're a member of the media—and aren't we all, thanks to [platitude about Twitter]?—chances are that you're going to be the subject of some "media criticism" sooner or later. Will you let it destroy you? Why? Handling it like a pro is surprisingly easy!

Glee: Hit It on the Nose

Brian Moylan · 04/27/11 12:20PM

Oh Glee. Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee. What ever are we going to do with you? Last night you were bigger or badder than ever. Or was it just big? Or was it just bad? I can barely even tell anymore.

Facebook Keeps Deleting Kate Middleton's Account

Adrian Chen · 04/27/11 11:42AM

It's got to be a difficult time to be named Kate Middleton, what with the constant royal wedding jokes and people talking to you in fake British accents and stuff. Worse still, Facebook keeps deleting accounts of women who share the name of the Most Important Bride of All Time.

The Voice Hits a High Note

Richard Lawson · 04/27/11 11:30AM

Much to a beleaguered network's joy and relief, last night many Americans pressed their big buttons and swiveled their space chairs around to watch The Voice, the Peacock's needlessly elaborate new singing competition.