Shawn Johnson -- The Worm Turns

So you raged at us after we saw a certain similarity between Shawn and Topo Gigio.
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We posted some of your vitriolic emails, and then, suddenly, the tide turned! You saw our point.

So which is it? Were we heinous, or do we have a point?



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46. LOL! She does look just like the mouse -- what's the big deal? No harm done!

Posted at 1:18PM on Aug 24th 2008 by Kristin

47. Is somebody puttin a gun to your head to read this site?
Don't you come here because it's free entertainment? wanna blow 5 bux on a star mag to hear bout the news a week later?
MY GOD! u NUT JOBS who have to complain bout EVERYTHING make me wanna PUKE!
I HATEEEEE you " kind" of people!
YOU
are the reason this world is sooooooooo messed up!

Get a life instead of tryin to annoy everyone elses.... seriously!

TMZ whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy r u even letting this get to you?
Tell these a$$holes to ...PISS OFF!

The damn kid looks like a rat, mouse, or whatever... who cares
The side by side was FUNNNNNY! She DOES loook like it. Valid point made.

Besides u ppl wanna sit and scream bout soemthing... why dontcha scream about these morons who beg for welfare & keep poppin out kid after kid after kid, god If I see one more grubby ass kool aide faced trailer park baby runnin around, Im gunna shoot myself.
or how about celebs servin 63 mins in the joint for DUI's or drugs.
wait, I have an idea, hey.. how bout ya worry bout ur own life & clearly how misearble it is that u have to go to a on line site and scream at a bunch of strangers posting pics about someone who resembles a damn mouse. How bout worrin how far ur a$$ is in debt, how ur gunna lose those 50 lbs u slobbed on after u popped a kid or 2, wait, how bout the whore ur hubby is sleepin w/ cuz ur so damn fat LOL I'm sure u IDIOTS have bigger & better things ya need to be worryin bout.

TMZ ur awesome! Keeeeeeep up the great work! Love ya, Summer

Posted at 3:45PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by wtf is the big deal here?

48. I can't even begin to relate to the dedication and sacrifice one must invest into a sport to earn an Olympic gold medal, but I certainly admire those who do, whether for our country as in Shawn or that Jamaican gent named Bolt who makes a gold-medal dash look effortless--and as there ever been a cooler name for a sprinter than Bolt? I agree with those who say Shawn is one adorable young lady who doesn't deserve any mockery at TMZ. Cheer her success, sure, and leave it at that.

Posted at 3:47PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by wasted days and wasted nights

49. I don't normally comment, but I have to agree that TMZ has way overstepped here. I'm not just talking about the first comment, but that they are dragging this out. Whoever is in charge of this particular story must really feel pretty low about his/herself if they not only feel that they have to attack an innocent girl (I don't care what anyone says about how "cute" the rat is, if she read the comparison it would crush her -- looks are important to a girl) but also that they have yet to apologize and are instead making a bigger and bigger production out of it. Honestly, I believe most people didn't comment on your last post because you have either lost a lot of the readers who were so angry at the original post, or they didn't feel the need to even respond because they are so sickened by it. You do the same damn thing to people like Selena Gomez, mocking her "wait for marriage" mentality. Grow the f**k up.

Posted at 2:30AM on Aug 24th 2008 by Matt

50. I agree with everyone who said this post was beyond offensive. I ask respectfully that this post be removed, because this is a 16 year old girl who has done nothing but make the USA proud. In this posts place I believe tmz should post an apology...because it was wrong, tasteless, blatantly disrespectful. If an apology isn't issued I will never return to this site again and I will make sure everyone I know is aware of your insensitivity and vulgar behavior

Posted at 3:56PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by Jessi

51. Shawn Johnson and the rest of the Amerian team are just a bunch of talented babes. Considering all the cheating it took to beat our women, we all should be really proud of them.

See you in London, 2012 Shawn!!!

Posted at 4:09PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by 9-year old gymnast

52. This is to Meagan..sorry dear...Harvey doesn't like what you got...or lack of...

Posted at 8:22PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by sorry

53. you'll do anything for a story. she does not look like a mouse, she is cute. you guys suck!!!!!!!!!




Posted at 4:10PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by karen

54. SERIUUOOOOOSLY,

Posted at 10:29PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by Kristina

55. #15 Sheri- I think they mean to be completly disrespectful. That is how it goes here. Be as vile and disrespectful as you can be. I really, really wish I could see these people when the Karma they soooooo deserve comes and slaps them right across the face. I can see their faces now:

"ME, what did I do?" Well remember when you were so cruel to people when you worked at TMZ, well here they are, payback time, BITCHES!

And somehow I don't think a teenage girl would find this so funny. My daughter did not when I asked her waht she thought.

Posted at 4:16PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by wilma

56. Give it a rest. The tide didn't turn, the bottom feeders simply showed up.

Posted at 4:17PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by Alanna

57. Oh and 1 other thing, TMZ does delete posts, the ones THEY find offensive. That is very ironic. But THEY cannot stop you from writing their advertisers.

I contacted peoples court about HL and I got back a letter that basically said we know how he is, but what are we gonna do?

Anyways if more people complain about him and his staff they will eventually have to do something or they will all lose their shirts.

Posted at 4:19PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by wilma

58. why are people so upset that shawn resembles a rat? you merely pointed out the obvious. it's not like you mentioned her thunder thighs or anything.

Posted at 4:23PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by so what!

59. Seriouuuuusly, you tinyboppers have got to give this a BREAK! This girl has now gotten more pubicitly then she would have ever (and yes no matter how many silver and gold medals) because of this site........THE TMZ writer meant IT as a jokekkkee!!! almost everything they say is out of humor and not full out hatred (because of course they dont know the celebs personally..(,,duh??) Soo honestly, you teenagers out there, get it together, and even you moms, this site is mean for ENTERTAINMENT, and even sometimes its borderline BUT thats what they are paid for so if you dont agree and see this OBVIOUS TRUTH then I forsee the makers of TMZ not given a rats-ass if you continue to log in on or not. Understand what a 'gosssip blog' is before for log on, no matter the age you are because SERIOUSLY, you mothers out there have some 'amazing mother instincts' letting your kids read celebrity gossipy when you should be teaching them about other more "life learning tasks". Mannnn, for TMZ's side you readers make me sick.

Posted at 10:35PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by kRISTINA

60. You should draw some whiskers on the girl, now THAT would be funny!

Posted at 4:28PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by sandman

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