Perez Admits 'Mistakes,' Not Sorry

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»

Deadline Hollywood Daily is insiders' first call, for good or ill

(NEWSER) - Nikki Finke works out of her apartment in Hollywood, surrounded by six phones, a laptop, and a cat. Although she doesn’t go out and mingle with her contacts, she certainly has them. And their desire to be on her good side—or stay out of her sights entirely—has made Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily blog a fearsome news source in Tinseltown. “She’s very, very, very accurate,” an exec says. “You have a supposedly private conversation with two other people, and it’s on her site within an hour.” More»

(NEWSER) - Turns out Perez Hilton didn't just bring down the wrath of Demi Moore when he linked to pics of daughter Tallulah Willis, 15, in skimpy clothes last week: He broke his promise to Tyra Banks, the Daily News reports. On an episode of her talk show that airs today—but was filmed last month—the gossip blogger promised not to bash celebs under 18 for six months. "I feel they should be protected," Banks said. More»

Gossip blogger Perez Hilton linked to photos of Tallulah WIllis

(NEWSER) - Demi Moore has threatened to sue gossip blogger Perez Hilton over photos of her 15-year-old daughter, E! reports. Hilton didn't actually post the pics, which show Tallulah Willis in revealing clothes, but he linked to them and made snarky remarks."Clearly Perez Hilton isn't taking violating child pornography laws very seriously," Moore tweeted, adding that he'll hear from her lawyer. More»

Manager charged with assault after awards show

(NEWSER) - The scuffle between Perez Hilton and the Black Eyed Peas has only just begun. Polo Molina, the band’s manager, “is being prosecuted for assault in Toronto” after Sunday’s alleged assault on Hilton, Hilton’s lawyer tells the New York Daily News. Hilton “intends to take immediate action to make sure that Mr. Molina and Will.i.am understand very clearly that physical violence is unacceptable on any level.” More»