Lleyton Hewitt has never been afraid of cashing in on his fame but charging fans to receive a text message of the name of your third child? This could be a new low in the sordid commercialisation of celebrity.
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Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to… Lleyton Hewitt’s SMS baby name service
A day in the life of a paparazzo
They can be some of the most reviled people in the media, but what happens when the tables are turned and the paparazzi get followed? Well, quite a bit actually, if you can stand all the waiting around…
Goodbye to Hello founder: Junco dies, age 67
Eduardo Sanchez Junco, the man behind Hello magazine - one of Britain’s most widely read celebrity rags - has died, leaving behind the legacy of a shrewd businessman with a hefty checkbook.
You are not going to be famous. Deal with it.
Surrender the fantasy, says Jim Hanas: you will almost certainly never be famous; and he’s done the maths to prove it. Your chances of becoming as famous as Lindsay Lohan? 1 in 1,574,638.
Beautiful brainiacs
Jeremy Taylor rounds up the Hollywood starlets who’ve plucked greedily from the genetic pile, grabbing both beauty and brains.
Oprah: Forbes’ most influential woman in American media
When you got it, you got it. Forbes lists the top ladies in the American media, from Oprah to Ellen DeGeneres, to Tyra Banks and Diane Sawyer — success measured in money, fame, audience and power.
What draws celebs to comic conventions?
There are four main types of Comic Con Celeb, explains Rich Johnston, from film stars to E-graders to genuine geeks.
Guy Rundle: Michael Jackson, we can only hope, was just the first
The death of Michael Jackson need not be the end of the line for celebrity termination.
Jackson’s death is not A Diana Moment
The outpouring of grief over Michael Jackson’s death is just false emotion, spawned from the public’s desire to be part of a community and a big event, writes Hadley Freeman.
Naomi Wolf: Why women want to be Angelina Jolie
Is it because she’s beautiful, rich, dates Brad Pitt or swans the globe? Naomi Wolf explores the sheer ostentation of being Angelina.
Hell is other people on Twitter
140 characters really can bring out the worst in a person.
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Christian Bale ruinsTerminator Salvation
There were warning signs that actor Christian Bale was taking Terminator Salvation a wee bit seriously. And it’s exactly what’s wrong with the movie.
Lars gives Cannes the smack it needed
Cannes is like some superannuated uber-fan, goggle-eyed, dribbly and in need of a good slap. Thankfully, Lars von Trier has shaken things up with his controversial film, Antichrist.
Celebrity international adoptions: good or evil
Madonna wants to adopt a second child from Malawi. Rather than reducing it to pap fodder, The New York Times asks six experts about the pros and cons of international adoption.
Fame, Celebrity, Self Abuse –
It can go on for years…
Reality check: And it’s bad luck for Kevin
Some bad luck for Kevin Rudd tonight - or perhaps we should call it bad planning - but his policy speech is going to be overshadowed no matter how many billions he spends or doesn’t spend.
Gyngell’s mission impossible at Nine
After three days back working at the Nine Network, David Gyngell should know by now that is facing an almost impossible task. He should be able to get the network back on track with some fairly simple programming and management initiatives, but can he get it back into a winning position? asks Glenn Dyer.
Reality check: You need to s-x up politics to get eyeballs
‘Give me some gossip please’ should be the instruction to political journalists from editors interested in giving readers more of what they actually want to read. A study of news web sites over he last five week days shows that stories about the habits, frailties and foibles of celebrities are what the visitors turn to, writes Richard Farmer.
