Celebrities (Subscribe to this feed)

Harvard Students Live-Stalk Harry Potter's Hermione
When they're not busy playing croquet, stroking their egos, or hemorrhaging their endowment, Harvard students apparently find the time to squeeze in some quality stalking, as well. Their latest target? Hermione. Actress Emma Watson, who plays the ... Read more →
Fashion Week on Twitter Gives You Front-Row Coverage, in Real Time
1 month ago on SwitchedSkip the lines, the hassle, the irritated guest list protectors, the paparazzi, the underfed and the overdressed. Fashion Week in New York is a rollicking good time, as long as you aren't actually there. Thanks to Twitter, though, blooming ...
Lil Mama, Kanye Set the Internet Abuzz With VMA Antics
1 month ago on SwitchedThe MTV Video Music Awards (or, VMAs) haven't really been terribly interesting or exciting over the last decade or so. But last night, thanks to a couple of crazed celebrities with no sense of boundaries, and an Internet thirsty for a new meme, the ...
Newest 'Two and a Half Men' Regular Uses Un-Hollywood PC and Pre
1 month ago on SwitchedUnless you're a big fan of 'Two and a Half Men,' you probably haven't heard of Jennifer Taylor (pictured). But if you're one of the millions of viewers who watch the hit Monday night sitcom on CBS, or on countless local stations in syndication, ...
Boxer Picks Fight With Facebook Over Anti-Fan Clubs
2 months ago on SwitchedPart of the deal when you enter the limelight is that you have to accept that some people are going to hate you. Not only that, but they might say some pretty mean and horrible things, especially on the Net. In fact, somethings might be down right ...
Courtney Love to Sue 'Guitar Hero' Maker Over Lame Cobain Avatar
2 months ago on SwitchedAs unbelievable as it may sound, some of the Switched office's 20- and 30-somethings aren't, and never have been, Nirvana fans. Even the ambivalent among us, though, find the above video -- an excerpt from 'Guitar Hero 5' -- to be cringe-inducing, ...
Allen Iverson Breaks NBA Signing News on Twitter
2 months ago on SwitchedBasketball player Allen Iverson has been detailing his arduous return from a back injury, and his hopes of landing on a new NBA team, with almost daily updates on Twitter. Today, he scooped ESPN, FOX Sports, and every other sports media outlet by ...
Danny DeVito Makes Late, Awkward Arrival to Twitter
2 months ago on SwitchedNot long ago, when Twitter was still a Net nestling, giddy fans would flock to the micro-blogging site just to see if any new celebrity tweeters were providing voyeuristic glimpses into the exclusive, decadent, and lavish lifestyles of the world's ...
Classic Rockers Bash 'Rock Band,' 'Guitar Hero'
2 months ago on SwitchedDays before the release of 'The Beatles: Rock Band,' some musicians are speaking out against video games that allow folks to live out their rock and roll fantasies with the press of a button. Bill Wyman, former bassist of the Rolling Stones, and ...
Twitter's Models Bring 140-Character Style Tweets to Fashion Week
2 months ago on SwitchedSeptember in New York. The leaves begin to turn, shorts are traded for pants, and the entire city stops for one week -- Fashion Week, that is. The yearly chic charade keeps bloggers in business, but it's not only writers who take to the Net. Models ...
Sing Like T-Pain With New Auto-Tune App For iPhone
2 months ago on SwitchedYou can't turn on the radio without hearing the impact Auto-Tune, a software program that corrects a singer's pitch. Whether that's good or bad is up for debate, but that hasn't stopped both schools of thought from cashing in on the craze. Jay-Z ...
Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Doesn't Hate MP3s
2 months ago on SwitchedWe live in an age when the fidelity of our music is seemingly less important than our ability to easily access, transport, and share it. As vinyl records were eventually replaced almost entirely by CDs as the predominant music format, MP3s and ...
Rob Zombie Hates Your Cell Phone
2 months ago on SwitchedPerhaps it should come as no surprise that Rob Zombie--rock star, screenwriter, film director, gore-fetishist--has little free time for messing around with all the electronic goodies the rest of us take for granted. But we get it. After all, his ...
Andy Roddick Lambasts US Open Over Twitter Clamp-Down
2 months ago on SwitchedAs is the case with many other sports, tennis is struggling to get hold of Twitter, the microblogging phenom, and understand just how to regulate it. At this year's U.S. Open, it appears the tweets have hit the fan. Andy Roddick, for one, isn't too ...
Corporate-Sponsored Celebrity Tweets on the Rise
2 months ago on SwitchedIf you spend much time on Twitter, you might have noticed an increasing number of celebrities tweeting their love for particular products and brands. Former Playmate Holly Madison and reality TV star Kim Kardashian are two noteworthy participants ...
DJ AM's Death Reveals Twitter's Spooky Side
2 months ago on SwitchedTwitter has limitless possibilities, and with the numerous celebrity deaths this past summer, micro-blogging has been flush with messages of condolences and mourning. DJ AM, aka Adam Goldstein, died of an apparent drug overdose on Friday, and his ...


