celebrity-science
Soledad O'Brien Hates This Dog
Ryan Tate · 01/19/09 04:27AMJet-Crash Tapes Show Instant Disaster, Calm Crew
Ryan Tate · 01/19/09 01:48AMThe Rules For Interviewing Tom Cruise
Ryan Tate · 01/19/09 12:46AM
Like many celebrities, Tom Cruise tries to control journalists. He hates talking about his heavy involvement Scientology, for example. But who knew he'd try to force his interviewers to like Valkyrie?
What Is the Co-Pilot, Chopped Pâté?
Ryan Tate · 01/18/09 10:00AM
"Hero of the Hudson" this, "Pilot Saved Them All" that. Did everyone around here forget the co-pilot usually has the harder job in a crash-landing?
Let Rachel Maddow Bully You About Cocktails
Ryan Tate · 01/17/09 06:30PMMSNBC's Rachel Maddow once said that if she wasn't a broadcast host she'd "try to find a way to professionally bully people about what they drink." She'd be good at it!
Oprah Winfrey's Personal Trainer Fails His Way to the Top
Ryan Tate · 01/15/09 07:58AMFrom TV Star to Bell Boy: Gawker Stalker Golden Globes Edition
Ryan Tate · 01/13/09 10:27PM
There's been plenty of talk about celebrity decadence at various Golden Globes-themed parties. But one trusted tipster caught a glimpse of the dark side of Hollywood amid the awards-show buzz.
Celebrity Vacations of Doom: Bonnie Fuller Explains
Hamilton Nolan · 01/07/09 12:40PM
Oh hey, former celebrity magazine editor Bonnie Fuller is still writing some of the internet's columns most inexplicable columns, about celebrity issues. Today she answers the secret question: Why do celebs always die on vacation?
How Gwyneth Paltrow Takes Craps
Ryan Tate · 01/06/09 05:07AM
It was inevitable from the moment Gwyneth Paltrow named her website "Goop" that it would come to this: advice from the movie star on bowel movements. Stop reading now.
Richard Simmons Psychotically Grateful For TV Time
Ryan Tate · 01/05/09 11:41PMInvite Richard Simmons on your morning show, and he will not only bring the flair/"issues," but will also become your devoted manservant.
Tom Cruise Says 'That's It, No More' Scientology Evangelism
Ryan Tate · 12/28/08 08:27PMPeaches' Hipster Williamsburg Marriage a Sham! Duh.
Sheila · 12/23/08 02:35PM
New Williamsburg It girl, the Nylon-'working' 19-year-old Brit tabloid smash (and washed-up rockstar daughter!) that is Peaches Geldof, has so pulled the second-oldest trick in the book:
Will Smith Pours More Money Into Scientology
Ryan Tate · 12/18/08 06:43AMStoned Phelps Trashed Hotel Room, Says Not-So-Blind Post Item
Ryan Tate · 12/17/08 06:57AM
It was supposed to be a blind item, but the accompanying picture of Anderson Cooper helps answer the Post's question about a reefer-mad "Olympic champion."
Tom Cruise Laughs About Being Insane Scientologist
Ryan Tate · 12/16/08 09:46PMThis clip of Tom Cruise on David Letterman later tonight, in which he laughs about his fear of psychiatry and his insane, megalomaniacal tendencies, is one piece in a set: Scientology Prince asserts normalcy.
Michael Phelps Confirms He's Getting Fat
Ryan Tate · 12/12/08 03:30AMOn the Colbert Report tonight, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps confirmed the NIGHTMARE scenario Anderson Cooper only hinted at: He's letting his body go, and soon will be the trashiest Greatest Athlete Ever... ever.
Trembling Paula Abdul Runs From Letterman
Ryan Tate · 12/11/08 04:46AMDavid Letterman, who was harassed by a stalker through the early 1990s, was partly serious when he told American Idol judge Paula Abdul she should sue Idol producers and Fox for toying with her and a longtime stalker, who ultimately committed suicide near Abdul's home.
Oprah Balloons to 200 Pounds, Convenes Emergency Summit
Ryan Tate · 12/09/08 06:42AMTouchy Artist Flips Out On 60 Minutes
Ryan Tate · 12/08/08 05:08AMPerhaps the imploding real estate market is getting under the skin of Julian Schnabel, the artist turned film director turned high-end condo developer. The auteur's movies are widely admired and his smashed-plate paintings were at least big in the 1980s, but his hot pink ("Pompeii red") Palazzo Chupi has turned into a controversial icon for angry neighbors, gauche celebrity speculators and tumbling prices. And though Chupi didn't come up during Schnabel's 60 Minutes interview, the thin-skinned artist didn't take this blessing to heart, instead lashing out at Morley Shafer for daring to ask about art critic Robert Hughes, one of his most prominent detractors.