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Palin's Campaign Chaperone Eviscerates Her for Lying in Book
Maureen O'Connor · 11/18/09 02:01AMKatie Couric Reveals Who Really Controls the Media
Ryan Tate · 11/12/09 07:55PMcityfile · 11/12/09 03:14PM
• John King will be replacing Lou Dobbs at 7pm on CNN. [WP, NYT]
• CNN execs had been looking to part ways with Dobbs for many months now, although CNN president Jon Klein is denying that all the anti-Dobbs fervor had anything to do with his leaving. Meanwhile, Dobbs' departure is expected to leave up to 30 people without jobs. [TDB, NYT, AP]
• Dobbs' first post-CNN interview will be with Bill O'Reilly. Naturally. [DF]
• Iconix, the apparel company that owns Candie's, Badgley Mischka, and Rocawear, among other brands, is in talks to buy Playboy Enterprises. [BN]
• Bloomberg LP is ducking out of paying severance to BW staffers. [AdAge]
• A dozen staffers were laid off at Newsweek today. [Gawker]
• Martin Scorsese will receive the DeMille award at the Golden Globes. [LAT]
• Katie Couric is assembling media power lists now, apparently. [Forbes]
Tips For Banging Hot College Sluts Is Landmark of Journalistic Freedom
Hamilton Nolan · 11/12/09 01:36PMFour Humiliating Moments from Andre Agassi's 60 Minutes Interview
Maureen O'Connor · 11/09/09 01:33AMKatie Couric Wants to Be Taken Seriously
cityfile · 10/29/09 12:03PM'How Much Can I Get for This?'
Brian Moylan · 10/28/09 09:33AMWas Gourmet's Death the Magazine Bottom?
Hamilton Nolan · 10/09/09 12:54PMVampire-Lover Kristen Stewart and Lady Gagadong Just Want to Move On
Foster Kamer · 10/03/09 10:15AMKardashian Marries, Polanski Arrested, SNL Gets Dirty
cityfile · 09/28/09 06:07AM
• The Kardashian girls continue to rake it in. Khloe Kardashian tied the knot with LA Laker Lamar Odom last night at a ceremony and reception was paid for by E!. (The event will be featured on an upcoming episode of E!'s Keeping Up With the Kardashians.) She may collect $250,000 more by selling photos of the nuptials. [People, TMZ, P6]
• After spending three decades as a fugitive on charges he raped a 13-year-old in 1978, famed director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on Saturday while on his way to attend the Zurich Film Festival. [NYDN, ABC]
• One of Saturday Night Live's brand new cast members, Jenny Slate, dropped an F-bomb on the show. [YouTube, NYDN]
Jared Kushner Will Not Let a Dollar Come Before More Dollars
Hamilton Nolan · 09/23/09 12:38PMBeck Prefers Obama Over "Weird" McCain, But Loves Hillary Best
Andrew Belonsky · 09/21/09 09:07PMNew, Improved Couric to Be More Cheery, Lady-Friendly
Andrew Belonsky · 09/21/09 03:34AMKatie Meets Britney
cityfile · 08/24/09 11:11AMWriter Fred Bernstein took his 7-year-old twins to P.S. 1 in Queens recently to take in a little contemporary art. The problem was that he missed the tiny sign at the entrance which warned that the galleries contained "graphic imagery," which meant he had to usher his sons out of the room when he realized one of the exhibits contained "a giant photo of Katie Couric delivering the evening news with her genitalia exposed." Really? No, not really. It's Couric's head attached to Britney Spears' body. But who knew the museum was home to such a cultural treasure? If you're not working today—or you are at work, but you have a boss who appreciates the boundary-pushing nature of contemporary art—the photo can be seen in all its glory here. [NYT/City Room]
Michael Jackson Asked Katie Couric Out on a Date, Using His Rabbi
John Cook · 07/29/09 12:20PMOn the Late Show With David Letterman last night, Katie Couric told the story of how Michael Jackson asked her out on a date in 2000 (two years after her husband died), using Rabbi Shmuley Boteach as a go-between.
Ben Silverman Makes His Exit
cityfile · 07/27/09 10:46AM• After two very unsuccessful years as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, Ben Silverman is finally leaving the company. He's teaming up with Barry Diller's IAC to start some sort of vague media/advertising firm. He'll be replaced by Jeff Gaspin, who headed up NBC's cable unit until now. [NYT, NYT, DF]
• Disney's G-Force topped Harry Potter at the box office this weekend. [THR]
• Remember Friendster? It's up for sale, in case you're interested. [PC]
• HBO is the most "gay-friendly cable network," according to GLAAD. [Reuters]
Katie Couric Gives Alessandra Stanley Page From Her Notebook, Tongue Lashing
Brian Moylan · 07/25/09 10:15AMThe End of Vibe, Wall-to-Wall Jackson Coverage
cityfile · 06/30/09 11:45AM• The urban/music magazine Vibe is shutting down. [Daily Finance]
• Media coverage of Michael Jackson's death is now "receding." Not that there was any other place for it to go but down: A report finds that 93% of the coverage on cable late last week was Jackson-related. [AP, Journalism.org]
• Or maybe not. Katie Couric anchors a big Jacko special on CBS tonight. [NYO]
• Fired Fox News columnist Roger Friedman has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court against Fox News, News Corp, 20th Century Fox and Rupert Murdoch. He'd like $5.2 million, please. [HuffPo]
Kate and Alex Get Closer; Kimora Settles On 'Kenzo'
cityfile · 06/03/09 06:07AM
• The romance between Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez is heating up. How does People know this? Well, A-Rod supposedly introduced Kate to some of his friends and Kate has been telling people she's a baseball fan, so it's pretty obvious, no? [People]
• Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou have come up with a name for their new baby: He's Kenzo Lee Hounsou, in honor of the Japanese designer by the same name. [P6]
• A woman is claiming she was attacked and left "crippled" by Sacha Baron Cohen (playing the role of Bruno) in 2007. [TMZ]
• Eminem had thousands of dollars worth of items stolen from his L.A. hotel room on Sunday night, including his diamond necklace and laptop. [NYDN]