Cardinal Roger Mahony Tweets, But Not About Deposition
Eric Thayer/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Cardinal Roger Mahony is clearly excited about his trip to Rome.On the eve of the cardinal’s sworn deposition in a lawsuit over a priest accused of molesting 26 boys in his archdiocese in 1987, Mahony sent…
NYPD Identifies Source of Threatening Tweets
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The New York Police Department has identified the person whose Twitter account issued threats of an attack “just like in Aurora” on the Broadway theater where Mike Tyson’s one-man show is playing.”We have identi…
Olympic Rules: One Bad Tweet and You’re Out
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — A tweet insulting athletes from another country has cost a second Olympian a spot at the games.Michel Morganella, one of the players on Switzerland’s Olympic men’s soccer team, sent out such a tweet fo…
David Axelrod Tweets Hit Romney for ‘Bermuda Tax Shelter’
Riccardo S. Savi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senior Obama strategist David Axelrod on Wednesday offered something of a fireworks display on Twitter, launching a barrage of messages meant to draw attention to two reports that highlight Mitt Romney&rsquo…
Twitter’s Expanded Tweets Now Include Article Excerpts and Video
Twitter’s new expanded view. Image credit: Twitter(NEW YORK) — On Wednesday Twitter made it a lot easier for you to see just what might be in those links before you click. Its expanded tweets, a feature which has already shown YouTube videos or Instag…
Racist Tweets Target ‘Hunger Games’ Stars
Eric Charbonneau/WireImage(NEW YORK) — While The Hunger Games has been a huge box office success, there are a few fans who have tweeted racially-insensitive complaints about the film.The tweets specifically targeted Lenny Kravitz, who plays Cinna, an …
Spike Lee Retweets Incorrect Address of Trayvon Martin Shooter
Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic(ORLANDO, Fla.) — An elderly Florida couple has been caught in the crosshairs of the Trayvon Martin shooting case due to an inaccurate retweet by Spike Lee and others.The director retweeted an address said to belong to George Zim…
Spike Lee Retweets Incorrect Address of Trayvon Martin Shooter
Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic(ORLANDO, Fla.) — An elderly Florida couple has been caught in the crosshairs of the Trayvon Martin shooting case due to an inaccurate retweet by Spike Lee and others.The director retweeted an address said to belong to George Zim…
Miley Cyrus Wants Twitter to Monitor Threatening Tweets
ABC/KAREN NEAL(LOS ANGELES) — Miley Cyrus isn’t going to stand by and let anonymous people wish her harm via Twitter. After one such person tweeted that that they wished the singer/actress dead because she “dresses like white trash&r…
Roland Martin Suspended by CNN Over ‘Offensive’ Tweets
Joe Kohen/WireImage/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — CNN has smacked the “ish” out of Roland Martin.The commentator has been suspended indefinitely for tweets he sent during Sunday’s Super Bowl that were criticized as being anti-gay, accordi…
Most Tweeted Ex-Couple? It’s Not Who You Think
Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage(NEW YORK) — For all of Demi Moore’s recent troubles, she might take comfort in knowing that her headline-making November breakup with Ashton Kutcher was NOT the recent celebrity split that attracted the most attention on …