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Celebrity Tweets
Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver Tweets Fury After Restaurant Smashed Up In Riots
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has taken to Twitter to vent his anger after one of his restaurants was smashed up in a riot. Over the last few days, riots that began in London have spread to other cities throughout England. The riots began after a man named Mark Duggan was shot dead by police in the Tottenham borough of London on Thursday. A peaceful protest began... Read more » Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Rose Pinned Against Each Other In Twitter Challenge For Most Worthy Tweets
Did you ever wonder how much influence celebrities really have on Twitter? In March, a study showed that celebrity messages on Twitter are 50 percent more effective than regular display ads, but does this still hold true? Fab.com set out to find the real statistics by putting actor Ashton Kutcher and Digg founder Kevin Rose against each other to see who could get the... Read more » Twitter User Threatens Celeb Duncan Bannatyne, Demands Money For Daughter’s Safety
Duncan Bannatyne, star of the hit U.K. show Dragon's Den, has found himself at the end of a sick Twitter plot to extort money. The actor was directed from Twitter to a cryptic message on Pastebin, a service that specializes in storing pasted content from the Internet. The tweet, which was sent by user @YuriVasilyev_, asked Bannatyne to read a message regarding... Read more » DJ Kaskade Promotes Block Party On Twitter, Leads To Riot In Los Angeles
Chaos erupted outside of a film premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a DJ's tweet prompted thousands of people to attend an impromptu block party. The Associated Press reports that an estimated 2,000 people were already gathered at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood to watch the premiere of a documentary about the Electric Daisy Carnival rave where a... Read more » Singer Keri Hilson Apologizes For Tweeting Picture Of Amy Winehouse Look-alike
Talks of Amy Winehouse have been flooding Twitter since the weekend as friends, fans and family mourn the 27-year-old's tragic death. Many celebrities have taken to their Twitter accounts to express their grief after the singer was found dead in her London apartment; however, not all of those tweets are well-received by other users. R&B singer Keri Hilson made... Read more »
Justin Bieber Joins Instagram, Tweets ‘La traffic sucks’ Photo To 11M+ Followers
Pop sensation Justin Bieber -- a Twitter megastar with more than 11 million followers -- has joined Instagram. The “Baby” singer joined the photo-sharing service Thursday and has posted one photo so far. The relatively straightforward photo of traffic is captioned “La traffic sucks.” There's not anything special about the photo itself, but the fact that it... Read more »
Steelers Rashard Mendenhall Sues Hanes For $1M After Losing Endorsement For Twitter Comments
In May, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall made some controversial statements about Osama bin Laden on his Twitter account. After receiving a lot of negative feedback from his Twitter followers, the NFL star attempted to explain his tweets, in which he denounced the outpouring of joy for bin Laden's death after the U.S. army raid. As good-natured... Read more »
Jerry Seinfeld Joins Twitter
Jerry Seinfeld, the king of comedy, has finally joined Twitter! The comedian sent out his first 3 tweets on Friday. Instead of using his full or last name, Seinfeld went with @seintime, a nickname that famed comedian Chris Rock penned for him years ago. The first tweet was a typical introduction and read "Greetings Tweetarians! I have just landed on your... Read more » ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Creator Slams Emmys On Twitter, Attacks ‘Glee’
Kurt Sutter, the creator and executive producer of FX Network's “Sons of Anarchy,” has slammed the Emmys on Twitter after his show failed to receive any nominations. Before the nominations were revealed, Sutter predicted that neither his show nor his wife Katey Sagal -- who stars in “Sons of Anarchy” -- would receive any love from the Emmys. “I will... Read more » Rapper Xzibit Tweets About Planking, Says Game Is Racist
We first reported on Planking when it rose to popularity in Australia and hadn't yet become popular in the U.S. Now the craze has officially swept through our nation. Hundreds of Planking related videos have been uploaded to YouTube and celebrities have adopted the trend faster than botox and Prada bags. Stars like Rosario Dawson, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry have... Read more » 
