It has been a long time since I’ve talked about anything celebrity related on dingoRUE, and I think even longer since I’ve had a sponsored review request from Review Me, and wouldn’t you know it, I get to kill two birds with one stone today.

I received a review request from CelebrityGossip.com the other day and, though I was hesitant to actually accept the offer, I checked out the site and decided it would be worth a review. So let’s get down to business.

Though I don’t like to admit it, I’m some what of a celebrity news addict (I blame my work 100%), so I spend a lot of time cruising the celebrity news sites, blogs, etc. Things like PerezHilton, E! Online and the likes, so getting a review request from a new celebrity gossip site actually peaked my interest a bit.

At First Glance

CelebrityGossip.com comes across as another in a long line of Digg clones and, upon further investigation, that is exactly what it is. Although that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Digg is a great resource for technology news and the likes, but when it comes to television news and celebrity gossip, Digg is sorely lacking. In fact, the entertainment pages of Digg see next to no traffic or interest compared to the tech and computer related pages. This is where the Celebrity Gossip site has the opportunity to shine.

Being a Digg style site 100% focused on celebrities and celebrity related news, Celebrity Gossip will most certainly fill an as yet untapped niche. Given, the site is in its infancy and doesn’t appear to have a great deal of traffic, it does however have promise.

The Look

The overall look of the site is simple and clean, which keeps it easy to navigate and makes the purpose of the site clear the moment you look at it. Like many celebrity gossip sites, pink is the color of choice and as much as I hate the color, it befitting of the sites content.

My one initial complaint about the look of the site is how massive the header image and top ad are. You actually have to scroll down to view the entire first article, which is a big issue in my eyes. Standard web design and general usability practices say your first article or piece of interest should always be above the fold (halfway mark) of the page, and Celebrity Gossip has failed to do that. I think with a little reworking and resizing of the header image, tabs, ad, etc. it could end up with a much tighter look and feel.

Overall

I like the idea behind the site, though the amount of Digg copy sites out there now-a-days makes it hard to really pay a lot of attention to any new ones. The content on the site is good and, with more traffic, should only get better. Overall I think the site has a lot of promise and I’ll certainly be keeping an eye on how things progress.

Check it out for yourself at CelebrityGossip.com.

Wow… All I can say about this is… wow. As much as I hated Anna Nicole Smith, my heart has to go out to what is left of her family. Things have been incredibly rough for her entire family in recent years and this is only going to make things worse. She apparently collapsed in a hotel in Florida and was rushed to a hospital where doctors were unable to revive her. Wow…

From CNN:

“Reality TV star and former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith was pronounced dead Thursday after being found unconscious in her Florida hotel room, a law enforcement source told CNN. Five months ago, Smith’s son, Daniel Wayne Smith, died just days after the birth of her infant daughter.”

Thanks to my wife, who’s watching the press conference right now, I can tell you that: Anna Nicole Smith was in her hotel room at 1:45 with her nurse when she collapsed. Her bodyguard began to give her CPR and sent her to the hospital at 2:20. Doctors tried to resuscitate her, but were unsuccessful and she was officially pronounced dead at 2:49. Her husband, Howard K. Stern was with her but her daughter was not. The police are now investigating the crime scene to gather further evidence.

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise Dance (Image Source: ImNotObsessed.com)

Like the saying goes “White man can’t dance” and, even though that’s not always true, there could be no more accurate a saying to describe Tom Cruise’s efforts to scale Katie Holmes like a spider monkey. Not only was it a disturbing and plain weird thing to watch, it also further cements the fact that Tom’s reputation and career are going down faster than a white house intern.

The good people over at TMZ.com have released a nice little video of Tom Cruise attempting to dance with Katie Holmes on the side of a stage, while Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony sing. It really is a sad and pathetic thing to watch, and for the first time ever, I actually feel confident in my dancing skills, and that’s really saying something.

From the looks of the video, Tom can’t even sway back and forth in rhythm, and the way he wraps his arms around Katie is just plain weird. Sort of like a midget trying to ride a giraffr.

Watch Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes dance!

Well, it’s official, if Britney Spears baby daddy Kevin “K-Fed” Federline had any credibility left, what-so-ever, he has officially flushed it down the toilet now.

It’s been known for a few weeks now that Kevin Federline has been working on a primetime Super Bowl commerical for Nationwide, and the illusive commercial has finally been leaked online!

I have to admit, as much as I hate K-Fed, the Nationwide Super Bowl commercial is by far the best thing he has ever done - maybe he’ll realize that and stick to making an ass of himself in commercials - at least one can dream.

Watch Kevin Federline’s Nationwide Commercial after the jump!

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I’m a few days behind on this one, to say the least, but I still had to post about it anyways ’cause I get such a kick out of the comparison.

On January 17th, the folks over at the US Weekly blog threw this picture up, no text, no nothing, just the picture and a title: “Hollywood Look-Alike: Britney Spears and Garth From Wayne’s World”

Britney Spears has certainly been looking pretty rough lately, and when she does make an attempt at looking good, it’s so blazingly obvious that she had to put far to much effort into it. Sure, she’s a good ‘ole southern girl, or so she says, but she could at least put a little effort into looking decent. Britney used to look fantastic, but things have sure changed, and at the worse time possible. With a custody battle between her and 2nd former husband Kevin “K-FED” Federline looming, she’s going to have to make some big changes to convince any judge that she deserves custody.

Continue Reading: (”Britney Spears is the new Dayna Carvey?”)

People say a picture is worth a thousand words, and they couldn’t be more right.

This little gem comes compliments of the gossip gangsta himself, Perez Hilton.

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Thanks Perez and Best Week Ever!

• What idiot thought it would be a good idea to have Prince as the Super Bowl Halftime Show act? For some reason the sexually ambiguous “rock star” Prince doesn’t strike me as the kind of entertainment millions of middle-aged men lounging in their recliner’s drinking Bud Light and eating Nachos will be looking for. Way to TOTALLY miss your target audience guys, nicely done.
• Apparently Bette Midler is as much a fan of Britney Spears‘ Beaver as I am. In fact, she’s even trying to make up for Britney’s shortcomings, but maybe she’s overdoing just a little? ‘I’m wearing underwear, in fact a lot of underwear.’ she said. ‘In fact I’m wearing all the underwear that those girls are not wearing - at least two bras and several pairs of panties.’
• Mel Gibson’s newest venture into the film directing business, entitle “Apocalypto”, gets some much needed translating. Best. Translation. Ever!
• The Simple Life star and disgustingly skinny Paris Hilton sidekick, Nichole Richie was nailed with DUI at 4:50am this morning. Stupid isn’t the only thing Paris and Nichole have in common anymore. The worst part of this entire thing is Nichole’s weight on the rap sheet. My cat’s had turd’s that weigh more than her. Come on, 85lbs is NOT a healthy weight for a kid, let alone a fully “matured” (and I use the term very loosely), woman. Oh, and yes, that pun was very much intended. Zing!

Amy Poehler of Saturday Night Live gives Britney Spears a few tips on how to prevent accidental beaver slippage in this video. Enjoy!

For those of us in Canada, this weekend is Remembrance day long weekend, which is basically the Canadian equivalent of Veterans Day in the U.S. Since it’s a long weekend, my wife and I are taking the opportunity to head to Vancouver Island, more specifically Port Alberni, to visit with some family and, it just so happens, said family has no computer. So, there will be no more updates until Monday night, maybe Tuesday morning.

I really need to get myself a laptop for just such occasions.

Since I won’t be updating, and I know you’ll be wanting your Reality TV and Celeb dirt fix, I highly recommend checking out the following:

Reality TV Links:
TVGasm.com
RealityTVMagazine.com
RealityBlurred.com
RealityTVWorld.com

Celebrity Gossip Links:
PerezHilton.com
CelebritySmack.com
TMZ.com
PinkIsTheNewBlog.com
SocialiteLife.com

Have a great long weekend everyone! And take a moment to remember all the soldiers that have given their lives in the line of duty. I personally don’t agree with the war, or any war, for that matter, but I do recognize that soldiers are giving their lives everyday for what they think is right. Pay some respects for past and present fallen soldiers. Canada alone has lost over 40 soldiers to the “peace keeping” mission in Afghanistan. Don’t forget them.

Hot on the heels of Britney Spears filing for divorce are rumors, naturally, of a sex tape.

Though no one seems to know for sure whether or not the tape is actually of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, or of Britney with anyone else for that matter, it’s quickly doing it’s rounds on the celebrity blogs.

Watch the Britney Spears sex tape after the jump.

Continue Reading: (”Britney Spears Sex Tape”)