Remember How E! Online Totally Stole Beet’s Idea?
June 24th, 2009 by Wendie
E! Online came up with the completely unoriginal idea to conduct a poll to see if they should ban news stories regarding a certain couple from their website. Beet made that call last year, but whatever.
Anyway, the poll results are in and a resounding 94% voted in favor of no more news about them. Of course, network executive Suzanne Kolb isn’t willing to draw the line at not reporting about them unless they die. “If her album went to No. 1, that would be a newsworthy thing. If they were to become parents, we’d see that as worth noting. If something did happen to them, physically, we’d probably cover that. But ultimately, we were looking at it more like avoiding stories about them walking down Robertson or going to dinner. It will affect the various news shows on E! and it will affect online.”
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Get Oprah on board if you want to effectively end their careers. She should be using her powers for good!
She is a scientologist. She doesn’t do anything for good.
what? oprah’s a scientologist? i thought she was a “spiritual” person.
hahah she’s not a scientologist!
since i last posted, i’ve been totally OCD over learning about scientology. those people are raving lunatics!!
No, she’s not. I’m writing a paper on Scientology. It’s a fascinating religion.
Now if we could get the rest of the media to fallow your idea, The world would be a better place.
YES! THE REIGN OF BARBIE AND HER PIECE OF ROTTING MAN MEAT IS ENDING!
So 94% of people don’t want to hear about them but this genius CEO says Nah who cares what the people want we’re going talk about them anyways. Idiots!
Uh, no, sweetie, she’s saying she WON’T report about them unless something huge happens, for example, if they perish in a freak plastic surgery routine. I actually would like her to report on their deaths so I can have a party. Wow, that was mean of me…
US magazine needs to stop giving them cover stories.
How is their ability to breed mutant spawn news worthy? That’s not something I would want to hear. It would be just as interesting as a news piece on them having another reality show. Which would happen if they WERE expecting… a reality show about their upcoming “little blessing”.
Let’s tell Caroline of The Real Housewives of New Jersey that Spencer has attacked her family. Maybe then this horrible couple will “sleep with the fishes.” A girl can dream, can’t she?
Can we please make our next petition to be Jon and Kate????????????? PLEASEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
What about Audrina Patridge? The other morning I flipped to a radio station and heard someone giving an interview. Since they could hardly string 5 words together, I figured it was some kid actor from DIsney or Nick or something . . . but NO! It was her!! No grown person should be this stupid.
Exactly, at least the Gosselin’s are literate.
Plus, they’ll slowly fade from the spot light themselves now that their divorce has been announced.
yes, pleeeease!!
Yes please!!!!!!!!!
@ tako — YES, PLEASE. no more john & kate news, EVER.
now that’s what i have been waiting for.
Well, holy shit! Butter me and call me a biscuit! I was having the WORST day and this news has me seeing rainbows. Thanks, Beet. I lurve you!
Lindsay Lohan
never again
pleeeease!!
Here’s my list in order of urgency
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Jon and Kate
Lindsay Lohan
Paris & Lindsay,
pretty please with sugar on top.
Let’s boycott all of the Hills/Laguna Beach people because they’re not really anything other than MTV pseudo-celebs. Covering them is like covering the people on the Real World.
Let’s boycott Paris Hilton because she’s boring and stupid.
Let’s boycott all Disney tween idols because they’re hacks and dull. Seriously the fact that the Jonas brothers are being treated as real musicians is a total joke. Hanson didn’t get that much respect and they could actually play their own instruments. Besides, Disney stars grow up to be Justin Timberlake (puke), Britney Speaks (snore), Stacie Ferguson (yuck), and Lindsay Lohan (fascinating but sad).
i highly doubt E! knows about this site
Giuliana Rancic personally mentioned this site when Beet commented about her and her husband.
New here, aren’t you.
Beet stalked Rancic on Twitter and linked her page to this site. THATS THE ONLY reaseon she got a hit from Rancic.
Jesus Christ
Hello. That’s not the point is it. The fact of the matter is (i highly doubt E! knows about this site) SOMEONE at E! knows about this site!
Plus, when you look celeb pics up in google, Evil Beet has a really high listing for some reason.
Please no more Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and any Hills cast member. Please, please, please.
get perez hilton in on the boycott, and i guarantee these two will disappear off of the face of the earth!
Ah but Perez has liked the last two of her songs, so he’d never boycott them.
NO MORE JON & KATE.. THEY ARE NOT CELEBRITIES. I REPEAT THEY ARE NOT CELEBRITIES. AND I DON’T NEED TO SEE HER IN A BIKINI ANY LONGER. thankyouverymuch