Perez Eyes Lawsuit in Will.i.am Melee

Singer denies attack; Twitter activity flurries

(NEWSER) - The Twitterati are aflutter with reports that Perez Hilton was allegedly assaulted early this morning by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, the Huffington Post reports. But the Peas’ general manager is the one who turned himself in to police, according to TMZ. Celebrity gossip blogger Hilton tweeted a series of messages asking followers to call the Toronto police to his hotel after the incident. Will.i.am set up a Twitter account to deny Hilton’s accusations. More»

Some, like Perez Hilton, are always good for a cyber-scuffle

(NEWSER) - It’s hard to believe that until recently, we were forced to get our news of celebrity stupidity secondhand: Thanks to Twitter’s booming popularity, now it comes straight from the horse’s mouth. The Frisky selects the top 10 celebrity Twitter feuds of 2009:

• Ashton Kutcher vs. CNN: When Kutcher bet he could reach a million followers first, Larry King predicted, “CNN will bury you.” It didn’t.
• Miley Cyrus vs. Justin Gaston: As teenagers tend to do, this ex-pair vented at each other post-breakup…via Twitter, for all the world to see.

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»

Singer kept demos extremely private

(NEWSER) - Michael Jackson plotted his comeback album with Will.i.am, and the Black Eyed Peas frontman now tells the Mirror it was going to be “something Michael has never done before—a dance music album.” The King of Pop kept the demos “under lock and key,” but Will.i.am heard them. “It was going to be out of this world," he said. More»

(NEWSER) - Celeb blogger Perez Hilton has apologized for using the "F word" gay slur in his dust-up with the Black Eyed Peas. Band manager Polo Molino has been charged with assault for allegedly punching Hilton after the gossip maven dissed Will.i.am after a video awards show in Toronto. GLAAD called on Hilton to apologize for his anti-gay slur. More»