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Mon Mar 30,2009,
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Courtney Loves Double Peep
Posted by Hal
Here’s an example of one of my favorite (new) media phenomena: the Double Peep. In the Double Peep, someone—usually a celebrity—peeps him or her self by revealing far too much about their thought process through some online format. Then the mainstream media takes over and does the rest: relentlessly promoting an overshare barely anyone noticed until it takes on a life of its own.
Here are the details as culled from an article in the Independent which managed to twist this mindless tidbit of celebrity gossip into a very serious sounding 700 word piece titled: “Love’s online spat sparks first Twitter libel suit”.
Basically, Courtney Love has been obsessively tweeting (is there any other kind of tweeting?) on the subject of the character of her former fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir. The Austin, Texas designer (now the recipient of millions of dollars of free publicity as countless media outlets run this news story accompanied by a pic of Love in one of the dresses she designed…see below..) has launched a lawsuit for, among other things, accusing her of being a “nasty, lying, hosebag thief.” Nice tweet Courtney!
Apparently all this has to do with a $4000 bill for clothes received Love never paid, which caused the designer to…ah…stop sending her clothes.
Hey I wish I could parlay a dispute over four grand into a multimillion dollar publicity campaign - I mean lawsuit, sorry - that will probably benefit both these women far more than hurt them.
Double Peep strikes again. This isn’t the first time, and it definitely won’t be the last, that somebody entertains us by offering an unfiltered portal into their thought process (however addled) and, in the process, offers the media a ready-made story peeping the peep. Consider the lawsuit is a bonus for everyone involved.
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Courtney Love lived a full life. She was blond, beautiful, troubled and a superstar. Everybody knew her, ever tabloid wanted to say something about her, and they didn’t always say the nicest things about her. Still, Courtney Love was famous, not only because of the outrageous things she did, like appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman, climbing on his desk and flashing him several times, but also because of her look. The costume that was Courtney Love.gemstone jewelry
23:33
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Nomrally I’m against killing but this article slaughtered my ignorance.
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Hey, I’m Hal Niedzviecki. I’m a writer/thinker who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with my wife and daughter. Up till now I’ve always considered myself a private person. But at the same time I’m fascinated by people who effortlessly open themselves up to the whole world. So I’ve… more...
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I am trying to figure out what color jewelry and what makeup works best for my prom look. I have a dark turquoise prom dress with allover turquoise/green/purple beading. I have very fair skin, blond hair, and blue eyes. Looking for what color bracelets/earrings/rings would go with my dress and features…I’m not planning on wearing a necklace because my dress has a criss-cross style neck. Any help is appreciated!
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