At least one person still believes in MySpace -- because Justin Timberlake just purchased a considerable stake in the sinking ship.
Timberlake has not revealed how much he's invested in the company -- which News Corp. sold off today for somewhere between $30-40 million.
According to the official announcement, Justin -- who starred in "The Social Network" -- will "play a major role in developing the creative direction and strategy for [MySpace] moving forward."
JT released his own statement -- saying, "There’s a need for a place where fans can go to interact with their favorite entertainers, listen to music, watch videos, share and discover cool stuff and just connect ... MySpace has the potential to be that place."
Has ... had ... what's the difference?
It sounds sweet -- a song for Audrina Patridge, proclaiming:
"I came back to let you know. I got a thing for you and I can't let go."
Turns out it's a sad song, because it's the brainchild of Audrina's alleged stalker.
A month ago, Zachary Loring approached a guy on MySpace named Boogie the Mann -- who takes requests from MySpacers and makes songs for them free of charge.
Boogie tells us Loring said he wanted a song in honor of a girl named Audrina whom he was "madly in love with." Boogie says Loring's only demand -- that the ditty was named after her.
The song was completed a week ago -- Boogie says he had been trying to get in touch with Loring to unveil his work, but the guy didn't answer his MySpace messages.
Little did Boogie know ... Loring has been busy lately. He was busted Tuesday night for two outstanding warrants -- then served with Audrina's restraining order while sitting in the pokey.
Boogie says the song is kinda "creepy" now -- check it out and see for yourself.
Blink-182 just canceled their concert tonight at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in New York, citing DJ AM's death as the reason for pulling out of the gig.
Here's the statement the band just put up on MySpace:
"Due to circumstances surrounding the unfortunate and untimely passing of our dear friend Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, blink-182 will not be playing tonight in Saratoga, NY at SPAC ... We thank all of our fans for their support in this tough time."
It sure is expensive fighting charges you beat up your girlfriend -- that's why the guy who played Yeah-Yeah in "The Sandlot" has taken to asking for a little financial help from his friends ... on MySpace.
Marty York was arrested on Easter Sunday for allegedly beating up his girlfriend. He pled not guilty and even showed up to court with his girlfriend, who has forgiven him and stands by him 100%.
He wrote a bulletin on his MySpace that explained his situation, which said in part, "I'm asking anyone on here friends and fans that have supported me through the years or I have helped, to please make a donation, and I promise to anyone that helps I will provide you with a signed autograph and give you a shout on my page."
Sounds like a good deal.
NBA star Derek Fisher, a point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, got a judge to issue an order of protection against a woman who's been harassing him and his family for a long time -- and the danger is escalating.
We've learned the woman is a stranger who may have mental issues. She claims to be in an ongoing relationship with him for years. She started showing up at his home, scaring his wife and kids.
She changed her last name to Fisher ... Her first name is Symone.
Derek Fisher is playing tonight in the playoff game against Utah.
Fisher says Symone has been harassing him for years. They have no relationship of any kind. She believes they are either married, or parenting children together -- she's claimed both. She has said she felt God wanted them to be married.
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department -- Major Crimes Unit -- is investigating the matter and recommended that Fisher get a restraining order. The Sheriff filed a declaration with the court, claiming her threats were escalating and a matter of concern.
On her MySpace page, Symone calls herself "The REAL Mrs. Fisher." The court papers include love letters she sent him. "If I give your sexy ass my new # r u going to call me or will u send the po po after me? Meanie." And another: "Yes, I do want to have your babies - the ones you keep showing me. Our beautiful sons. Place them in my womb now."
In Derek's declaration, he says Symone "has repeatedly expressed anger and hostility towards me and my family." He adds, "Given this harassing and stalking behavior, I believe that any sort of further escalation at this point would put me and my family in danger."
According to a declaration from Fisher's security guy, Symone "began sending unsolicited and unwanted packages of compact discs of love songs to Mr. Fisher at the [Lakers] practice facility."
This has been going on for a long time -- We found that Derek applied for a restraining order against Symone back in 2005 but it was dismissed because he didn't follow through in court.
It's painfully obvious from her MySpace page, the woman who was found dead in front of Paula Abdul's house had an obsession with "American Idol" -- and was seriously affected by her embarrassment on the show.
On Paula Goodspeed's page, which hasn't been updated since April 2007, Goodspeed posted a picture of Paula Abdul licking her lips with a caption that reads, "My secret crush, shhhhh."
Goodspeed also blogged about her "American Idol" rejection, saying how hard it was to deal with the "awful things" being said about her, "just because I made the mistake of trying out for a singing competition before I was ~even~ ready vocally, emotionally and physically."
Some cheesy weight loss company claims Kim Kardashian lost tons of weight using their colon busting super-pill, but there's one huge problem -- the company is completely full of crap.
The ads, which are plastered all over MySpace, feature Kim's image surrounded by what appears to be actual testimony. Sources tell us Kim is furious because she never agreed to anything -- and now she's getting her lawyers involved.
We tried our best to track down who's behind the ad -- but for some crazy reason, we couldn't find anyone willing to take responsibility.
Brooke Hogan's makeup has never looked better! The un-incarcerated, married or divorced Hogan just changed her MySpace photo to this.
Looks like Brooke feels life behind bars with little brother Nick would be better than dealing with the shenanigans of her family on the outside. We might have to agree with her on this one.
Not that Ron Paul needed any less momentum, but now he's got a Holocaust-denier and noted religious freak Hutton Gibson -- that's Mel's dad -- stumping for him on MySpace.
Mel's daddy is dragging Prez candidate Paul -- yes he's still in it to win it -- into his fray, doing a seriously earnest ad for him on his homepage. He also says wants to be friends with "Catholics and patriots."
We called MySpace to see how they felt about a known Holocaust denier being on the site -- and we also contacted Ron Paul to see how excited he was for Daddy Gib to be on his team. We haven't heard back yet.
Britain's Daily Mail has issued a public apology to Lisa Marie Presley for saying she was "growing just like her dad," but Elvis's daughter ain't so impressed with their effort. For the record, Lisa Marie is growing, but more like Jamie Lynn Spears.
In a blog post on her myspace page, a pregnant Lisa Marie gave her two cents:
"The Daily Mail in London jumped the gun in the middle of discussing our settlement agreements and posted this in their paper this past Friday...It never ceases to amaze me how hard it is to get an apology and when you finally do it is NEVER in the same context or magnitude as the original slanderous story. Regardless, I accept their attempt at redemption."
Lisa Marie goes on to say that any money she makes from the initial statement or the apology will go directly to Xenu the Presley Charitable Foundation.
