On another note, I recently checked out some gossip on blekko, and I found out that all the gossip stories originated from one source all the time - usually Us

On another note, I recently checked out some gossip on blekko, and I found out that all the gossip stories originated from one source all the time - usually Us Weekly or People Magazine. (Both stories seemed like conjecture or hear-say, but no surprise there.) It's incredible how frail your reputation and brand as someone in the entertainment industry can be. It's like there's a superficial need for gossip and its ilk, but no desire for "good journalism", when celebrities are involved. I know it seems a little orthogonal to the concept of journalism, but maybe there's a void to be filled for gossip that is well-written and -researched. Gossip is all completely alike, and I don't know why you would need to get it from one of your regular news sources like, say, NYT or CNN. Especially since so many just parrot the rumour-mongerers.