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Perez Hilton upstaged by Saddam Hussein

by Joel Keller, posted Dec 29th 2006 11:37PM

It couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.

Perez Hilton, the annoying Internet gossip who is fond of outing people who don't want to be outed, was being profiled for a segment on 20/20's year-end program about this entire YouTube/blogging/Internet phenomenon thingy I've been hearing about ad nauseum. Almost as soon as he starts talking about Lindsay or Paris or Britney or whatever, the program breaks in to announce that Saddam Hussein has been executed. Since Perez's yapping suddenly seemed insignficant in comparison (imagine that), the show decided to stay with the Saddam story, playing segments created in anticipation of the Iraqi dictator's inevitable execution. So, at least in the Eastern and Central time zones, Perez's appearance has been lost to the winds of history.

To be fair, Harvey Levin of our corporate cousin TMZ.com was also profiled in the piece, so that site's moment was also lost. But I was more gleefully happy to see Perez's moment get pre-empted because, well... I don't think Harvey is a pimple on society's ass. Not sure what I was more happy to see: Saddam's hanging or Perez's momentus interruptus.

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Jake

sounds and looks like a complete sycophant.

December 30 2006 at 3:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Melanie

Yeah, David, but Mother Teresa got five minutes when Princess Diana died. And John Ritter and Johnny Cash died at the same time too. It happens.

December 30 2006 at 2:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ryan

Jake, you are definitely NOT missing out. In fact you're a better person for not knowing the guy.

As for him getting interrupted, couldn't have happened to a more deserved guy.

December 30 2006 at 1:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jake

In complete honesty from someone who reads Entertainment Weekly and watches a fair amount of TV: Who is Perez Hilton?

December 30 2006 at 12:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

I just want to point out to all the people bitching about President Ford...

Suddam got a whole whole of coverage on ABC, when Ford got 10 minutes. That seems really fair. Where's the outrage?

And MSNBC still calls it break news, it happened 14 hours ago.

December 30 2006 at 10:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

I certainly don't have any respect for people who try and out people when it really isn't any of their business.

December 30 2006 at 10:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Whoosh

He lost me when he drew all over a 1963 photograph of the Beatles. Who the hell is he to deface them??

December 30 2006 at 4:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Borat

For a moment I thought the headline read "Paris Hilton...", but Perez Hilton is just as annoying as her.

December 30 2006 at 1:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joseph Bua

Mr. Hilton would be ill advised to continue on the same course.

People get tired. Really tired. Of that kind of thing.

I'm just sayin'.

It has to be about the information, not watching the hit count.

From his side, it's fun to feel important and full of one's self. He's that age. I don't excuse it, but I understand it.

December 30 2006 at 12:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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