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Miranda Kerr Approves of This Naked Message

Amy Grindhouse — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:39:31 +0000

Miranda Kerr: against firing banker caught looking at her pics on live TV @ 1:05.

Miranda Kerr approves of you looking at nude photos of her. Furthermore, she approves of you looking at her naked GQ pictures while you are at work and on live television. I concur. All of the above is fine with me. Great, naked, minds think alike. I too think the banker, who was left with a red face after seemingly being caught looking at NSFW material on his computer, is getting a bum wrap.

For those who missed it, because I temporarily lost my proper hand-eye coordination for the better part of this week and therefore decided to skip posting about this, an Aussie banker was caught looking at pictures of Kerr’s bare ass. His screen was in full view of a live camera filming a news segment on interest rates, with his collegue, for Australia’s Seven Network.

[How this debacle started] “Earlier this week, Australian banker David Kiely was caught perving on Miranda Kerr’s GQ photos on his computer during a televised interview with a fellow analyst. In his defense, Kiely claims that he just happened to open an e-mail containing the photos and that it had been a set-up, citing the message, “turn around now,” at the end. Of course, the video is blasting on YouTube and the shamed bank is currently debating the future of their employee” [Complex, Pop Crunch]

Kerr says she’d sign a petition urging Macquarie Bank not to fire David Kiely, who is under internal investigation. The video above has garnered over 2,000,000 hits on YouTube (I just felt like typing out the full number as it’s so rare I get to post about viral videos), as well as Facebook groups supporting him.

“I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it,” Miranda told reporters in Sydney on Thursday. [Pop Crunch]

In the interest of being thorough, and ‘cos I ignored them the first time, you can refresh your memory of the Miranda Kerr nude, totally NSFW, GQ pictures below.

Image GQ magazine Hollywood Tuna, The Superficial. Video, quotes Pop Crunch.

Apple Fail: Mac’s iPad, Mac’s iPad, Maxi Pad

Amy Grindhouse — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:03:53 +0000

Before anyone points this out; yes, I know I’m immature and this is only funny for the cerebrally-challenged. However, it provided me with at least three minutes of LOLs. Celebrity gossip it is not, but taking the piss out of something it is. Apple is releasing some craptastical product that’s already getting slammed by the media for not living up to the hype, the Apple iPad. Given that the company chose such a retarded name and the product is a disappointment, I consider it fair game for lampooning. The good people at Jezebel/ Gawker/ Fail Blog are better at Photoshop than me, so see above for a bunch of mocking iPad parodies. Repeat after me: Mac’s iPad, Mac’s iPad, Maxi Pad. Apps, not wings.

Also, this was totally on Gawker TV first then D-Listed, but the 2005 Mad TV iPad bit is still pretty funny (if not downright prophetic of all today’s jokes).

Mad TV 2005 skit mocking a fictional iPad product (WAY before Apple’s iPad).

Selena Gomez Quit This Bish: Internet Edition

Amy Grindhouse — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:10:50 +0000

Selena Gomez has packed up her scrunchies and quit this bish. The tiny starlet has stormed off in a huff. Just like I did after I realised I’d run out of holiday candy, and the store wouldn’t sell me any more until I promised to sign up to a 12-step programme. She used to make tiny, adorable YouTube videos about how much you want to pinch her cheeks. But now she’s given it all up. She revealed she is sick of reading the means things people say about her, in her videos comments sections. So she un-friended/ un-followed the Internets, permanently.

Image credit to Juan Rico/Fame Pictures. Story & info. Contact Music.

Alicia Keys Streaming New Album On Facebook

Amy Grindhouse — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:43:08 +0000

Alicia Keys is streaming her new album, free, exclusively through her Facebook fanpage. The star has taken the unusual move of allowing people to stream the entire album, The Element of Freedom, on Facebook. This is rather than take the lazy old route of going through grandfather of the Interwebs, MySpace. Since nothing is left on MySpace but teen cutters, people who are growing out of being emo, and the profiles of people who can’t be bothered to press delete.

The Element of Freedom isn’t officially released in stores until December 15, 2009. This step allows fans to listen to the whole album (as I’m about to do now), before grabbing the CD in stores later in the month. It’s a great step away from making people wait and then being shocked when people start bootlegging your shish. This way, the album will end up being distributed against her wishes, sure. But she’s in control and the fans are the ones who get to hear her music first.

You can check out the Alicia Keys The Element of Freedom album stream.

Image credit to Fame Pictures. Story Alicia Keys FB Fan Page, Tech Crunch.

Alicia Keys Concert Streamed Live on YouTube

Amy Grindhouse — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:48:08 +0000

Alicia Keys performing a concert streamed live on YouTube December 1, 2009.

Alicia Keys is to follow in the footsteps of U2 and perform a concert streamed live on YouTube. In October, YouTube streamed a live U2 concert watched by approximately 10 million people across seven continents.

Alicia Keys is promoting her own live concert. The Alicia Keys live concert will be taking place December 1, 2009 at 8pm ET. It’ll be at the Nokia Theatre in New York City, and aims to draw attention to World AIDS Day. It’s not certain, but there will probably be pre/ post-roll, or overlay adverts throughout the stream encouraging people to donate to the singer’s chosen charity, Keep a Child Alive.

Video and story the Alicia Keys YouTube Channel via Mashable.

Zach Braff on YouTube Refuting Suicide Claim

Amy Grindhouse — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:52 +0000

Zach Braff was forced to create a new YouTube video, to show his fans that he is still alive. The actor was plagued by persistent rumours of having committed suicide, thanks to social-network link-sharing and news agencies who don’t like to attempt to fact-check before declaring someone dead.

The Scrubs star was the victim of one of a series of hoax deaths, this year. Most were believed, after a Summer that saw some of the biggest names of the 70s-90s pass away. The rumours of a suicide were started after a joke page, created in 2007, was picked up and circulated. The page was made to mimic a CNN news page. Despite the URL obviously not being the same, that didn’t stop people taking the story and running around the park with it.

The page has now been replaced with an apology. But Braff still had to let people know he was really okay, and that the news was just a rumour out of control.

Video of Zach Braff dispelling rumour, and then wandering off the subject, below.

Zach Braff, JD of Scrubs TV show, is not dead and had to make the above video.

Image credit to ER/ Flynet Pictures. Story, info. and video Mashable and 3am.

You Can Now Retweet Posts on Amy Grindhouse

Amy Grindhouse — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:28:13 +0000

For a while now, at the bottom of each post, there has been a Share This button that allowed you to share posts you enjoyed with friends across several social networks.

Now, there is another button in each post that allows you to share content on Twitter more easily. You will notice in each post that you can now click Reweet. See the above post screen cap with a red circle, for an example. This Retweet feature is available on the site and also when you view the site feed in a reader or recieve the daily feed by email.

Clicking on this button makes sharing AG.com posts that you enjoy a lot easier, as it now only takes one click to share a link. Make sure you try this feature out if you find a post that you enjoy. Thanks y’all.

Celebrity Twitter Reaction Kanye VMA Outburst

Amy Grindhouse — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:36:33 +0000

Following all of the controversy on Sunday, after Kanye West interruped and ruined a moment onstage for Taylor Swift as she accepted an award, celebrities have taken to their assorted Twitter accounts and blogs to react.

The celebrity Twitter reactions to the Kanye West VMA outburst are brutal and frankly I agree with most of them. Kelly Clarkson took to her official blog and reeled off a very long entry where she called West an a-hole. The celebrities who reacted on Twitter were slightly less brutal about what they thought of West’s actions, but they were still critical of his horrid storming of the stage and humiliating of a 19-year-old girl.

Swift’s own reaction after the incident was to leave the stage and cry. Later, after she had composed herself, she was given a second chance at making her acceptance speech by none other than Beyonce.

Taylor said after the show, “I was standing on stage and I was really excited because I’d just won the award and then I was really excited because Kanye West was on stage. And then I wasn’t excited anymore after that. “I don’t want to start anything. I had a great day. I’ve been sent so many text messages and everyone’s been really nice. I’ve had a really, really fun night.”

The celebrity Twitter reactions to Kanye West’s outburst can be found below.

Heidi Montag Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Congrats @taylorswift13 on your vma!!! You deserve it more than anyone!! I saw the devil in action when kanye west stole your mic! U rock!!!”
Adam Lambert Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Kanye needs to chill. He freaks out every year. It ain’t that deep man.”
John Mayer Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Big love to my girl @taylorswift13. A class act.”
Shaq Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Dat was real nice of beyonce [to give Taylor a moment]”
Katy Perry Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Vma’s we’re amaze sack but why every1 gotta go ruin the top & bottom of it all, Kan** 2 Lil M*** get OFF DA STAGE IT AIN’T YO TIME 2 SHINE!”
Donnie Wahlberg Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “MTV had one of its least classy and one of its most classiest moments in the same night”
Kellie Pickler Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Tator Tot, you handled yourself with grace. Kanye go grow some f-ing balls bitch! Don’t mess with my lil sis!**********”
Ricky Martin Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “@taylorswift13 has sold more than 10 million cds in the last 2 years u deserve the award 10 million fans cant be wrong. enjoy ur night!…Kanye what an asshole dude.”
Michelle Branch Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Like school in the summertime….no class… or as the French like to say douche (re: Kanye)”
Jimmy Fallon Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “#KanyeTaylorduet make it happen”
The annoying celebrity blogger who shall not be named Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Yeah, I almost started crying when Beyonce brought Taylor back up on stage! They are both class acts!”
Kathy Griffin Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Thanks Kanye. Love, Kathy”
Spencer Pratt Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Kanye should be banned for life from anything MTV!!!!! @MTV!! SO MAD SO MAD!”
Jenna Jameson Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Being talented doesn’t give people the right to rob a little girl of a life highlight. I hope Kanye gets over himself…picking on children?… I’m starting to just pity Kanye”
Pink Twitter reaction to Kanye West VMA meltdown: “Kanye west is the biggest piece of shit on earth. Quote me.”

Seems the apology left on Kanye’s official blog didn’t make much difference.

See also the full list of winners, see also the MTV Awards arrivals and scandal.

Michael Beasley Rehab After Twitter Breakdown

Amy Grindhouse — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:40:03 +0000

Michael Beasley, the star forward for the Miami Heat NBA team, has checked into rehab. The admission to a rehabilitation hospital this weekend was reportedly for substance abuse and depression. If the contents of some of his now deleted tweets from his official Twitter were anything to go by, it was not a moment too soon.

Beasley is probably better off in rehab than on social media worrying his family, friends and fans. The sportsman will stay in rehab for at least 30 days and spend time with John Lucas, a well-known former NBA player and coach who works with troubled players.

Some are saying that the worst of his breakdown was shown on Twitter. The drug use was one thing worrying people. Beasley twittered a photo of himself that has gotten tongues wagging. The Beasley Twitter photo shows the star’s back in the mirror and a SupercoolBeas graphic newly inked across his back. If you look closely down to the bottom right of the image, you can see what appears to be drug paraphernalia. There are some suspicious bags on the table that may be narcotics.

The Beasley rehab trip is somewhat unusual as it was preceded by some odd Twitter messages, two deletions of his Twitter account and the above thoughtless Twitter photo. The tweets started late last week from the now deleted @GorillaBeas account.

Of course, this is a celebrity with followers who are going to take note. The signs of depression are somewhat clear in the messages, as Beasley speaks of losing hope and hinting strongly at feeling suicidal. Talk of life not being worth living is going to freak anyone out. That and comments about unnamed people being against him were just too much. The nutty messages did not go unnoticed and some of his worried fan’s reactions can be seen here.

Let’s hope that the NBA star makes a recovery and stays off of damn Twitter. Twitter has become a mirror for celebrity’s personal problems and in many cases a quick fix to a PR booboo, where once a spokesperson would have done their dirty work. Whether we like it or not, a pattern has been set. This is not going to be the last social media breakdown we see online.

Twitter Down Following DDoS Attack

Amy Grindhouse — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:57:50 +0000

Twitter was down and not working following a DDoS attack. Twitter suffered a few hours of down time and is still down now for some, following a malicious attack that left users unable to even load the site at all. As a backup of course, many people tried to log into Facebook, only to find it sluggish and struggling to cope with all the people attempting some form of backup access to their social networks. Twitter used their status blog to placate their apoplexy-ridden users.

“Denial of Service Attack On this otherwise happy Thursday morning, Twitter is the target of a denial of service attack. Attacks such as this are malicious efforts orchestrated to disrupt and make unavailable services such as online banks, credit card payment gateways, and in this case, Twitter for intended customers or users. We are defending against this attack now and will continue to update our status blog as we continue to defend and later investigate.” (via Twitter Blog)

While this isn’t entertainment news, it is the reason I turned to drink in lieu of chasing actual human company, this afternoon. Twitter is back for some and should recover fully soon. You can follow me once access is restored and see what crack addicted tweets you have totally been missing out on.

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