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Posted May. 22, 2008,
We Hear... Asia Argento's Preggers!
By PAPERMAG Editors
We hear that actress/director Asia Argento is pregnant with her second child, thanks to her new husband, filmmaker/long-time Sean Lennon collaborator Michele Civetta. Woo!
Posted Jan. 18, 2008,
So, About That Andy Samberg Dating Joanna Newsom Rumor...
By PAPERMAG Editors
It's true true true!
Let's just say, we have our sources...
Posted Dec. 18, 2007,
Nicholas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni Sitting in a Tree...
By Whitney Spaner
Posted Oct. 22, 2007,
What's a Gawker?
By Ann Magnuson
Wow, am I ever glad I got the hell out of New York City! Now it's time to get the hell out of L.A. At least until next week. Off to the desert again! Hopefully I'll see some of the ophan llamas, emus and burros who hang out near Landers at this ranch right off Old Woman Springs Road. The photo above was taken at that particular private animal refuge which is run by a woman we only know as Tammy. Last year she had a pen full of baby goats. Cutest damn things you ever saw! And an excellent antidote to our current Culture-of-Bile.
Posted Oct. 11, 2007,
MC Hammer: Not Dead
By David Hershkovits
Appparently this post on the PAPER magazine http://www.myspace.com/papermagazine">MySpace page isn't true: "MC Hammer ( Kirk Burrell), Pop Rap icon of the 90's, passed away today in a Baltimore hospital room outside a Tribe Called Quest show in New Jersey last night, the singer was struck by a car passing by the front of the Ventura Theatre. Brunswick police say that the driver allegedly stopped, but then fled the scene. There is now a police investigation underway.
"Hammer was rushed to St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, where he was pronounced dead this morning at 6am. This is a tragedy for the underground music as a whole and we need to stand together at this time of loss."
Instead yahoo news reports
"MC Hammer is not dead, his representatives have insisted, after reports of the star's untimely demise swept the media."The well-being of the infamous '80s pop singer turned rapper has been the subject of some speculation in recent days.
However, it has now been confirmed that the recent death of a man with the same name -- Stanley Burrell -- has prompted the uncertainty.
A spokesperson for Hammer, who enjoyed little chart success after his breakthrough debut single, "U Can't Touch This," has insisted he is very much alive and well.
He is apparently set to make a new stab at fame with an internet project called DanceJam, which will see him judging videos of people dancing."
Posted Jun. 6, 2007,
Savanna Samson: Setting the Record Straight
By Alexis Swerdloff
Last week, PAPER managing editor Rebecca Carroll interviewed Savanna Samson, one of Vivid's most prolific and popular porn starlets. In said interview, Samson indicated that she was endorsing Rudy Giuliani for President. Fast forward to today, and both the New York Post and New York Daily News picked up this item, but neither attributed it correctly!
First the NY Post claimed that Samson told this directly to Page Six:
Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign just got sexed up with an endorsement from porn queen Savanna Samson. "I fell in love with Giuliani years ago, before and during 9/11," Samson, star of "Anyway You Want Me," told Page Six. "I like how he cleaned up the city, even though I was a victim of it. I don't want to be walking down the street with my daughter and stepdaughter and see smut in the window - even though I'm part of it." Would she stump for Rudy? "Absolutely! It would be an honor," she gushed.
And then, in a weirder move, the Daily News claimed that Savanna Samson told this to drag king Murray Hill:
Porn stars say: Rudy for President! "I fell in love with Giuliani years ago - before and during 9/11," adult actress Savanna Samson tells (drag king) Murray Hill in Paper magazine. "I don't think he would turn down my vote because I'm a porn star!"
Wha??? It seems like both papers actively got the information wrong! Anyway, to set the record straight, Samson told this to PAPERMAG.com, y'all!
Posted May. 21, 2007,
Eight Items or Less: Banksy Looks Like a Dude, Britney Goes to the Bathroom "80 Times" and Audrey Tatou Takes on Coco Chanel
By PAPERMAG Editors
1. Breaking news: Banksy looks like a dude.
2. On Sunday night, (as we warned you) Britney Spears played a short concert in Miami. Here’s what happened (via the Miami Herald):
- She requested two corsets from Frederick's of Hollywood for her dressing room.
- She drank "Purple Hooter" shots (vodka, Chambord and 7-up).
- She asked the DJ to play songs by Nelly Furtado.
- She "danced around like a crazy lady" and went to the bathroom "80 times."
- Her limo was ticketed for illegal parking
3. Meanwhile, on that same day in Miami, Amy Winehouse got married to her boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil and didn’t make him sign a pre-nup…
4. Audrey Tatou has been tapped to play Coco Chanel in a new biopic, slated to begin filming early next year. An odd choice, but we’re rolling with it.
5. According to Eater, the Second Avenue Deli is reopening in five months, just a hop, skip and a jump from PAPER HQ, on 162 E. 33rd St.
6. We know you were wondering who porn star Jenna Jameson would be endorsing for president. The wait is finally over! She’s backing Hillary.
7. So glad that How I Met Your Mother is being renewed for a third season! We hear that following Robin and Ted’s break-up there’s going to be a lot of dating going on come season three. Adding some new characters to the mix will be good –- not that we don’t like the old characters, but by the third season, it’s always a good idea to throw in some varie-tay.
Posted May. 18, 2007,
Post's Page Six Scadalizes Itself
By David Hershkovits
Today the New York Post's widely read Page Six covers itself in the growing Page Six scandal. With the threat of a law suit by the former contributor Jared Paul Stern looming over its head, the Post decided to preempt the story before any of its competitors -- most specifically the Daily News with whom they are waging a fierce circulation war -- got their hands on a four-page list of embarrassing allegations about former Post colleagues that Stern is prepared to make public.
Instead, it appears as though the Post has made it public for him, running it prominently in today's edition under the headline -- "Lies and Smears Aimed At Post." (What's the saying about the pot and the kettle...) Stern, you will remember, was investigated (and subsequently cleared) by the FBI after looking into accusations of extortion filed by Bill-Clinton-crony/supermarket mogul Ron Burkle who had set up a sting operation to trap Stern. Calling him a "rogue former freelancer" at Page Six, the Post goes on to list chapter and verse of the email that was written by Ian Spiegelman, another former Page Sixer, who was fired by the paper three years ago.
Posted May. 10, 2007,
David Gest Wants to Kiss Amy Winehouse's Mole
By Alexis Swerdloff
Via Stereogum via Tittle-Tattle, we recently learned that Liza Minelli punching bag, David Gest wants to get him some Amy Winehouse. Apparently he said:
I would kiss the mole on Amy Winehouse's face and every tattoo on her body, and I'd stick my tongue in the gap where her tooth is missing.
"I love her."
What a truly icky thing of Gest to say!
Stay away, Amy.
Posted May. 9, 2007,
Word Up Live! Paris Hilton Edition
By PAPERMAG Editors
Oops, she did it again! Paris Hilton was caught -- by the paparazzi -- driving around L.A. earlier today, but apparently this time her license was valid. When we hit the streets of New York this week, we had an easy time getting reactions to Paris' 45-day sentence but a hard (impossible) time finding anybody with something good to say. Everybody in our random sample thought she got what she deserved. Then again, none of our interviewees had spent any time in the slammer.