Since the King of Pop’s passing on Thursday, Times Square has been turned into an impromptu memorial spot for droves of stunned fans, some of whom have been watching Michael Jackson videos on MTV’s enormous television while holding a tissue in one hand and a “Michael R.I.P.” sign in the other. The FABlife‘s Kate Spencer [...]
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Tourist Trap: Remembering Bea Arthur
Oh sweet, sweet Bea Arthur, how we miss watching you from our grandmother’s couch, curled up with a bowl of supermarket brand ice cream and a blanket from 1952. But we’re not alone – we visited Times Square to chat with other people mourning the lose of one of the greatest actresses of all time. [...]
Tourist Trap: President’s Plane Traumatizes New Yorkers
The city was buzzing this week about a low-flying plane that terrorized New Yorkers in downtown Manhattan, right near where terrorists took down the World Trade Center almost eight years ago (check out a home video of the panic that ensued here). Turns out, the jet belonged to none other than the White House and [...]
Tourist Trap: Madonna’s Adoption Debacle
Madonna was desperate to adopt a three-year-old girl from Malawi last week, but her plans fell through when the court denied her request, based on the belief “that waiving an 18-month residency requirement would set a dangerous precedent.” We took to the sweet streets of NYC to chat with people about what they thougth of [...]
Tourist Trap: Diddy’s Tantric Tweets
Diddy just started Twittering a few weeks ago, and he’s already attracted over 96,000 followers. His secret? Posting obsessively about his tantric sex habit and detailing his attempt at a 36-hour bone marathon on his Twitter site. We asked people on the streets of NYC if they thought the hip-hop mogul’s Twitters are TMI or [...]
Tourist Trap: American Idol‘s Latest Sexy Scandal
Last week, Scandalist told you about American Idol front-runner Adam Lambert, who became embroiled in a bit of a sex scandal after pics of him dressed in drag and kissing cute guys leaked onto the web. We took to the streets of NYC to ask people what they thought of the latest off-stage Idol drama. [...]
Tourist Trap: Jessica Simpson Splits Her Pants, But Is She Overweight?
“I’ve had times when my pants split right down the middle when I bent down to reach a note,” Jessica Simpson confessed to fans at a concert on Thursday in New York City. The singer seems to be taking the silly tabloid-fueled controversy about her weight in stride, but we wanted to know what real [...]
Tourist Trap: Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Welcome to Tourist Trap, where we hit NYC’s Times Square to talk to regular folk about what’s hot in entertainment. In this episode: we hit up the streets to see what people think of the rumor that Michael Jackson may be turning his hit album Thriller into a Broadway show. After all, gossiping is human [...]
Tourist Trap: American Idol
Welcome to Tourist Trap, where we hit Times Square in NYC to talk about what’s hot in entertainment. In this episode: Scandalist‘s Kate Spencer finds out how people feel about American Idol‘s new judge Kara DioGuardi — and, of course, bikini girl!
