Sylvester Stallone: Twitter Gets Me in Trouble
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Sylvester Stallone avoids social media because it gets him into "trouble."
The legendary actor found himself in hot water last year for criticizing fellow Hollywood star Bruce Willis on Twitter - after Bruce dropped out of his movie The Expendables 3 over a pay dispute - and he now chooses to be very "careful" about using social networking websites.
"Every time I use social media I get really in trouble! I think George Clooney said it best when he said you've got to be an idiot to be celebrity and use Twitter. You wake up in the morning when you're sober and your career is over! You've got to be really, really careful. You think you're a genius up there in the middle of the night and you wake up an idiot," he explained.
The 67-year-old star admits he isn't technologically savvy and doesn't quite understand the purpose of photo sharing mobile app, Instagram. "Everyone keeps wanting me to get on Instagram. Is that for younger people, Instagram? For, like, pervs? 'Here we are at the hospital getting our back checked' or 'I'm on dialysis... here we are!' I'm really basic with the iPhone. I think I've figured out how the camera works and that's about it. I keep it very simple," he quipped.
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Quote of the Day: Chris Pine on Twitter
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Rants, Features,
"No, f--- no. What am I going to tweet about? My sneakers? Or, 'I have 140,000 friends on Facebook.' What does that even mean? I find it to be a waste of time. The Internet is so caustic; just a place where people get to spew nonsense and bullsh--."
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit star Chris Pine explains why he will never join Twitter.
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Celeb Chatter: Lena Dunham Hates Twitter, T. Swift Angers Neighbors
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: D-List, Movies, Music, Sports, Television, Engagements, Weddings, Celebrity Babies, Rivalries, Photos, Paparazzi Photos, Features,
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+ Despite having written over 7,000 tweets and uploaded nearly 1,000 Instagram photos, Lena Dunham says that social networking puts her "under great duress." Cry me a river and delete your Twitter and Instagram accounts already.
+ Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas were spotted for the first time together in New York since news of their separation. It's nice to see a Hollywood couple making it work!
+ Real estate mogul Taylor Swift has had her people busy building a wall around her Rhode Island beachfront castle, and her neighbors and surrounding surfers are not too pleased with the construction.
+ Modern Family star Ty Burrell attended a surprise lesbian wedding at his bar in Utah, going so far as to sign as an official witness for the couple.
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Celeb Chatter: Stars in X-Mas Onesies, New Couples, Beck’s Landlord Troubles
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+ She may be one of the most famous and successful former SNL cast members these days, but Kristen Wiig still appreciates her privacy and expects fans to respect it, too. Even if you're a star from The Real Housewives of New York, Wiig will apparently still ask you to not put your fan photo with her on a social networking site.
+ What do Taylor Swift, Jessica Biel, Jamie King, Jessica Alba, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner all have in common? Their love of holiday onesies, naturally.
+ Has Keri Russell moved on from her husband of 7 years, Shane Deary? Sources who spotted Russell with her Americans co-star Matthew Rhys in New York City recently say that the pair looked to be more than just friends.
+ Beck is tied up in a heated lawsuit over a $11,000 security deposit on a Malibu location he rented from German Inglorious Basterds star Til Schweiger.
Vin Diesel Says Facebook Owes Him Billions of Dollars
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Vin Diesel believes Facebook should pay him for having millions of followers.
The Fast and Furious actor - who has over 41 million likes on his page on the social media site - joked he should receive the money from the company because he has so many fans and he believes the key to his popularity is he takes the time to talk to his followers.
"So, when I had started my page, the only person that had a million fans was Barack Obama. Because it was first-quarter 2009, and he'd just got elected as President, because of social media. So, when I started talking to the fans, I became the No. 1 page in the world. Over Coca-Cola, over huge companies. And it was only because I said, 'Hi, guys, I love you.'"
The 45-year-old star insists he updates his Facebook page himself and he admits the social network giant was shocked by how many followers he has gained. "Facebook used to ask me to come up to their office to explain what the f**k I was doing, and why I had so many fans. What was unique was: I never let anyone do a post, I never let anyone post for me in the last four years. My audience knows me so well on the page that if my producing partner's in the room when I post, they'll know somebody was around me. That's kind of cool, that's how sophisticated they are. Facebook really owes me billions of dollars. But whatever," he told Entertainment Weekly.
Kristen Stewart Worries She’ll Be Killed
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Kristen Stewart is worried her stardom might lead to someone killing her one day.
The Twilight actress fears someone will log on to a social networking site to find out her location, then travel to where she is and murder her. In an extract from new e-book Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner -- In Their Own Words by Talia Soghomonian, she told interviewer Sian Edwards, "Nowadays it's harder because everyone is on Facebook and everyone knows where you are all the time, and everyone's Twittering. Like I'm going to die because somebody is going to say where I am and somebody is going to kill me. Someone's going to Twitter my location and then it's going to be like, boom."
While the 22-year-old star fears sites such as Facebook and Twitter can be harmful in terms of her safety, she admits the communication possibilities on the webpages are "really great." She added, "I actually think too much of anything can be scary, but at the same time it's also an opportunity. I mean mass communication is a good thing. It's actually a really great thing, it's just scary."
Why Elton John Will Never Join Twitter
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music,
Elton John thinks he'd end up in prison if he joined Twitter.
The 65-year-old singer refuses to sign up to the social networking site as he knows he would get into trouble almost straight away: "It would end my career. I'd be in prison after about two days. I mean, no, God almighty. Me and my big mouth, no thank you. That would be the end of the career."
Even if he did decide to join Twitter, Elton - who has an 18-month-old son, Zachary, with husband David Furnish - admits he would find it difficult because he struggles with the latest technology.
"You won't see me doing a disco record or a dance record or anything like that, because I don't know how. I'm technically a Luddite. I have an iPad but I don't have a phone. I'm not great on a computer, I don't even have one. I write everything down - I come from a different era. I accept the change and I know that it is the future with the way it's going, but I don't know how to do it," he explained to The Sun.
Edward Norton Not Big on Social Networking
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Edward Norton thinks social networking sites are like “torture.” Unlike many other celebrities, the Leaves of Grass actor has never written an internet blog because he hates the idea of people cyber stalking him.
“I haven’t personally really engaged in a lot of this new kind of social networking stuff like Twitter or Facebook or MySpace,” the 40-year-old star explained. “I mean, the notion of people following what I am doing every day is like torture for me. It’s absolutely the last thing that I’m looking for. It seems to me to be really just about social chatter.”
Despite his web worries, Edward agreed to sign up on Twitter to help raise money for his favorite charity, the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust.
“It’s a good example of a way that you can turn that platform into something where you actually can accomplish something good,” he added to Parade magazine. “It’s my first attempt. We’re putting our running training log on Twitter. You can see can see pictures too on the site there. The trust conserves the wildlife and culture of the Maasai tribe of Kenya, Africa.”
(FYI - You can also follow VIP Breakdown on Twitter.)
Rome Sanctifies…YouTube?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Rumors,
Vatican City, home to the Pope and seat of the Holy Roman Empire, has launched it’s very own YouTube channel. Many of those in the media say this is as good as an endorsement from His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
You can read all the press releases and view the videos here.
Google managing director of European sales and media solutions, Henrique de Castro, was in Vatican City for the announcement of the agreement between the search engine and the Holy See.
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