HA!

off of Daily Variety:

Perez Hilton blog having problems

Crucial dims site's lights after copyright claims

By PETER GILSTRAP

HiltonIn what may be the first hit against bloggerazzi star Perez Hilton's empire, his main webhost has dropped Perezhilton.com.

After numerous warnings against Hilton's (aka Mario Lavandeira) use of copyrighted celebrity images, the Oz-based Crucial Paradigm took the site off line; it was dark for a number of hours before it returned to the Internet with a different host.

Hilton is currently named in four lawsuits involving eight photo agencies for his alleged theft of photographs that appear on his site, one that's been a popular gossip destination for some 2½ years. Hilton frequently adds his own captions to the shots.

"One of the things the (Crucial) administrator in Sydney had told us the day before was if they received any more notices -- any claim of copyright infringement -- the site is coming down immediately," said Matt Lum, owner of Hoodlum Productions, the L.A.-based company that manages Hilton's site. "The action was taken, in my opinion, to insure Crucial some sort of proof if they were sued, some way to protect themselves."

Crucial Paradigm had no comment on the action.

Hilton's site is up and running, albeit on less than full power.

"He has a skeleton or temporary situation where he can still post," Lum explained. "It has limited inter-activity, his archives are not there and things like that. We've enabled him to continue to do what he does to a limited degree until we can figure how to handle the larger situation."

What he does -- limited or not -- is exactly the problem, from the agency point of view.

"It's the first victory, and we put a lot of work into trying to get this to happen," said Francois Navarre, co-owner of L.A.-based X17 agency. His company has filed a suit against Hilton, claiming that Hilton has been using X17 images for nearly a year. "It's a precedent that's huge. When we were talking to Crucial Paradigm they were saying they were not responsible, dragging their feet. We had to threaten them and show them they were liable. His new host is Blogads, and we're contacting them already."

"If it's correct, it's a very important event in our client's lawsuit," stated Nick Penkovsky, a member of the legal team representing five agencies suing Hilton. "It's always been our position that this lawsuit is not simply about protecting our clients' work, but that copyrighted work is not free to be poached for posting on the Internet without permission and compensation."

Hilton, who has contended that his actions fall under the fair use provision of the Copyright Act, did not respond to Daily Variety.

And in other news....

Blohan cancelled her big birthday bash at Pure.....what about the parties we didn't know about?

Off of the National Enquirer:

Lindsay Lohan’s 21st birthday bash, scheduled for July 2 at PURE Nightclub, will not be taking place. “We were confused why PURE was even still promoting it,” said LiLo’s peeps, “But Lindsay will not be having the birthday party at PURE and is focusing on her recovery 100 percent.” The club, which had planned to open especially for the soiree, told “People” that they “wish her the best as she is taking care of personal matters at this time.”

Such Bullshit!

Let's see, she already hit the trifecta with claiming 1) she's found Jesus (what cell block cuz I hear a lot of bitches are lokkin for that guy), 2) promised to clean up and 3) learned from her experience. Whatever. Ever the capable liar, now Pari$ has this to tell from TMZ:

Paris Hilton has sent a message to TMZ -- she ain't no one special in the pokey.A rep who visited Paris today said Hilton wants TMZ to know she's being treated like any other inmate, emphasizing she's getting no special breaks.We're told Paris is spending time reading "The Secret" and "The Power of Now." She's also reading lots of "fan mail" that has been sent to the jail. She says most of the letters are favorable and it's helping her. She's written responses to some of the letters.

Lainey sums it up:

I couldn't have said it better:

Pregnant for Freedom?

Rumours have been swirling for a week or so now – that Nicole Richie is pregnant, based first on a photo of her with a bulgy belly (always a reliable indication) and then because some tabloid pushed the story forward.

Ever the clever publicity whore, Nicole has remained silent on the issue, much in the same way she remains silent on most of her issues knowing more people will talk about them if she doesn’t talk about it them herself. Now Page Six is jumping into the fray claiming that Nicole is indeed with Joel Madden’s child and that she is keeping it to avoid prison time stemming from her own DUI incident during which she drove the wrong way on a freeway.

No idea whether or not it’s true. Smutty sense is curiously radio silent on this one. Having said that, she did have a nice glow about her at the YSL event the other night, not that that means a lot. Or anything at all. Because predicting pregnancy through bump watch is highly unreliable.

So far this year the following should have given birth by now if based on that unscientific speculation:

Halle Berry, Demi Moore (ongoing), Angelina Jolie (3 times), Jennifer Lopez (2 times), and the mother of all mothers-not-to-be: Nicole Kidman… none of whom turned out to be expecting.

Besides, can someone as malnourished as Nicole even get pregnant? Or ovulate? Thoughts?

Drink up!

I found this on female first:

Some good news for drinkers - a little tipple regularly may halve the chance of developing rhematoid arthritis.

These results, were presented at the annual European Congress of Rheumatology on Friday, suggested that at least three units of alcohol per week had protective effects and ten units furthered this protection.

Rhematoid arthritis, which affects more than 20 million people all round the world, is a degenerative inflammatory condition where the body's own immune system attacks joint tissue.

But this isn't the first study that has show the health benefits of alcohol when drunk in moderation, previous research has highlighted possible benefits against heart disease, strokes, some forms of cancer and maybe Alzheimer's.

Henrik Kallberg, who conducted the research, from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm said: "These data now show not only that alcohol can protect against RA and reduce the risk conferred by smoking or susceptible genes, but also give an idea of the relevant doses necessary."

However more research is required to unravel the science that exists behind the connection

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on a related note, here's a beauty tip: mix a glass of red wine with one pint of plain, whole yogurt, keep in the fridge. Use this on you face to cmobat wrinkles, it's an inexpensive AHA cream! Be careful if if itches though.

*Cartman voice* Sweeeet!

off of OK! magazine:

When Paris Hilton was dropped by her agents at Endeavor on June 8, the powerhouse agency would only confirm that the jailbird celebutante was “no longer a client.” However, OK! has learned that Endeavor was pushed by a number of the other A-list stars on their roster to kick the Simple Life star to the curb. “They were getting a lot of pressure from bigger clients to get rid of Paris,” an insider reveals exclusively to OK!. “None of them wanted to have the same agents as Paris; she’s an embarrassment to any real artist.”

And, according to the insider, it was Jessica Alba who tipped the scales against the hotel heiress. “Jessica is the anti-Paris — a real star who hates the silly L.A. party scene that Paris reigns over,” explains the source. “She made it clear to the folks at Endeavor — either Paris goes or she goes.”

I wondered about this!

Should we believe her? Or is it Hurray! KFool really hasn't spermed off more fucktrophies! Off of TMZ:

Shar Jackson, K-Fed's baby mama numero uno, quelled rumors that she's preggers with another little K-Fed junior. Earlier this week her reps denied the story, and Jackson came out personally to deny the claims, too, with a little TMI. "There's absolutely no action going on in my uterus," she told reporters. "I'm no expert, but I hear you have to actually have sex," and that, she said, "hasn't been happening." Okaaaaaay.

Plus, Jackson has no desire to have another baby, with K-Fed or anyone else: she just had a tummy tuck. "I'm not trying to ruin my body," she said.