An alternative to Facebook has been gaining momentum in recent weeks and has its sights on reaching 400 million users by the end of 2012, Bloomberg reports. Google’s answer to Facebook, Google+, saw almost one-quarter of its total consumer base…
A Christmas Eve tweet from comedian Bill Maher that poked fun of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s religious beliefs has prompted calls for a boycott of HBO, the home to Maher’s show "Real Time," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show…
A former writer on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" was found dead yesterday in a Los Angeles hotel room, and police suspect it was a suicide, reports TMZ.com. The body of Joe Bodolai, 63, was found by a cleaning crew, the…
A tweet by Bill Maher in which he offered his perspective on quarterback Tim Tebow’s highly visible religious beliefs put the comedian in the middle of a Twitter war, Entertainment Weekly reports. Maher tweeted about the pounding Tebow’s Denver Broncos…
Disney came under fire from one of its former stars after a hit Disney Channel show made fun of eating disorders, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Sonny With a Chance" actress Demi Lovato, who left the Disney Channel to get…
An unnamed actress who is suing IMDb for listing her real age won’t be able to move forward with her case unless she reveals her name, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog, citing a federal judge’s ruling. U.S….
A former ‘N Sync singer uttered a transgender slur on "Access Hollywood Live," which he was guest hosting, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lance Bass was talking with guest Billy Eichner, a comic, about the best places to talk to…
The annual stock-option allowance for Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings has been slashed, reports Bloomberg. The allowance was cut in half, from $3 million to $1.5 million, the story reports. Hastings will receive the same salary for 2012 as for…
With a string of controversies hammering her media empire, and with her talk show plans dashed because no major TV stations were interested, 2011 was a tough year for Bravo reality star Bethenny Frankel. So what’s her next move? She’s…
What do Roundsearch, Facebranch and Bockmail have in common? They’re all websites that appeared during 2011 on TV shows, and they’re all fake, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Television shows had a field day with creating fake website names…