OMG! Perez Hilton Expands His Unlikely Empire

Gossip blogger may not look the part, but he's America's 'morals cop'

(NEWSER) - Somehow, Perez Hilton—a flamboyantly gay gossipmonger whose “favorite hobby is drawing dribbles of semen on pictures of celebrities”—has become “our leading morals cop.” He’s quick to deem Miley Cyrus “trampy” and Sienna Miller “slutty,” and this week—after posting a picture of Ke$ha apparently covered in, um, love juice—the high-profile blogger labeled her a “trashy whore.” Yet, writes Mary Elizabeth Williams for Salon , Hilton is actually a “prude” who “out-conservatives the conservatives.” More»

Admits 'mistakes' in Will.i.am debacle

(NEWSER) - Perez Hilton has gone from “celebrity watcher” to “quasi-celebrity.” Public scuffles with Carrie Prejean, Dustin Lance Black, and Will.i.am have thrown the bitchy blogger into the spotlight—but who is he really? He’s happier than ever, on a quest to get healthy, and “gay. I’m very gay. And I like sucking cock. A lot. Put that on your cover!” he tells Benoit Denizet-Lewis for a profile in the Advocate. More»

Plus, Speidi quits reality show, for real this time

(NEWSER) - Lindsay Lohan’s acting career is on the rocks, so she wants to try out fashion. But the head designer at House of Emanuel Ungaro—in talks with Lohan—threatened to quit if she comes aboard, the New York Post reports. Elsewhere:

• Reality couple Spencer and Heidi Pratt has quit I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! for real this time, a source confirms to Us.

And other fashion travesties...

(NEWSER) - TMZ has a theory on the ridiculous hairstyle Tom Brady was sporting last night at the Met Costume Institute Gala: It must have been Gisele Bundchen's idea. Or perhaps what People describes as "a freshly slicked semi faux hawk that slanted to the right" is just the kind of fashion statement one believes he can make when accompanied by a supermodel. Click for more less-than-flattering looks from the red carpet, with extra snark from the Daily Mail and The Frisky . (See The Frisky for even more looks, from the "totally WTF" to the "borrrrrring.") More»

Plus, daughter Kaia wants to be a model because...

(NEWSER) - Cindy Crawford is known for her mole, and she doesn't want it erased. In an interview with the Fashion Week magazine The Daily picked up by the Telegraph , Crawford recalls one of the worst cover campaigns in her past. "The one that makes me cringe the most is British Vogue. The first time they put me on the cover, they airbrushed off my mole," says the supermodel. "Whenever they mess with the mole, I cringe!" More»