Both Tina Fey and Sofia Vergara came up short last night in the Best Actress in a Comedy category, losing to Betty White (see our full list of 2012 SAG Awards winners ). Consider this their chance at redemption. The 30 Rock star is best known for being one of the funniest people on earth, but she’s no style slouch, either. Sofia Vergara? She wows us with her dresses almost as much as she causes us to double over with her Modern Family quotes . Vote for your favorite style star in THG’s Fashion Face-Off below!
Is Twitter about to start widely censoring and withholding Tweets for content? That’s the implication of a new blog post – by the social network giant itself. Twitter claims it will “reactively withhold content from users in a specific country – while keeping it available in the rest of the world. We have also built in a way to communicate transparently to users when content is withheld, and why.” With those words earlier today, in a blog posting titled “Tweets still must flow” the management of Twitter may be heading down a slippery slope indeed. Twitter’s management believes that there is value in being able to filter in this way, but the problems with this course of action are too numerous to list. Will filtering software be able to detect irony and sarcasm, for instance? How will they decide when it should be employed and when to let it slide? Doesn’t it cause legal issues? By essentially taking on a newfound editorial responsibility and therefore become a lightning rod for lawsuits? Twitter is cool because it serves all of humanity equally in real time. By allowing politics to triumph over freedom of speech, it loses relevance. In response to negative news coverage, Twitter said in a statement to Forbes : “What’s new today is that we now have the ability, when we have to withhold a Tweet in a specific country, to keep that Tweet visible for the rest of the world. We hold freedom of expression in high esteem and work hard not to remove Tweets.” The key is that this is reactive only. It’s on a case-by-case basis, in response to a valid request from an authorized entity. This is not a change in philosophy. Twitter does not mediate content, and we do not proactively monitor Tweets.”
Singer opens up about his split from supermodel wife as he promotes his album Soul 2. By Jocelyn Vena As Seal preps the release of his album, Soul 2, he isn’t shying away from answering questions about his split from supermodel wife Heidi Klum . In two new interviews, the singer opens up about the breakup. “I think we were shocked,” Seal said on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in an episode airing Tuesday (January 24). “You go into these things with the greatest intentions when you say ‘I do’ and you say ‘Till death do us part.’ Those vows hold value. They are not just words. These things happen. We pretty much said how we feel and made it clear in the release statement.” With regard to the fact that he’s still wearing his wedding ring, Seal added, “I think it’s just pretty much a token of how I feel about this woman. We have eight years, eight wonderful years together. Just because we have decided to separate doesn’t necessarily mean you take off your ring and you’re no longer connected to that person. “We will be connected in many ways till the rest of our lives … through our children and also through this tremendous admiration, respect and love that we have for each other,” he continued. “Will we wear the ring for the rest of our lives? Who knows? But right now it feels really comfortable on my hand, so I have intentions of taking it off anytime soon.” In another interview for the PBS chat show “Tavis Smiley,” set to air on Friday, Seal continues to gush about his ex, and notes that the couple are hardly the first to have a much-publicized split. “In terms of our love and respect for each other, it hasn’t changed at all,” he says. “When two people feel that way about each other, it is easy — it is easier to make that transition. What one has to do in this situation is remain civil and to retain one’s dignity and to be professional and to understand that we are not the only people on this planet that go through this,” he said. “It is just unfortunately a chapter of life.” Were you surprised to hear that Heidi and Seal are splitting? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page. Related Photos Heidi Klum And Seal: A Look Back Related Artists Seal
Now that Vanessa Bryant is divorced from Kobe Bryant, she’s become the prime target for the executives of VH1′s “Basketball Wives.” TMZ reports that Vanessa Bryant will be made an ”offer she can’t refuse” to join “Basketball Wives LA.” Vanessa Bryant Has Three Mansions Here Producers will intend on making her the lead cast member for the Los Angeles edition of the show. If she accepts, it will be interesting to see how that affects the rest of the cast. Get the rest of the details at TMZ . RELATED POSTS: Kobe Bryant’s Wife Vanessa, Cashes In Big With Divorce Settlement: Gets $75 Million! How Kobe’s Wife Found Out About His Alleged Cheating
Now that Vanessa Bryant is divorced from Kobe Bryant, she’s become the prime target for the executives of VH1′s “Basketball Wives.” TMZ reports that Vanessa Bryant will be made an ”offer she can’t refuse” to join “Basketball Wives LA.” Vanessa Bryant Has Three Mansions Here Producers will intend on making her the lead cast member for the Los Angeles edition of the show. If she accepts, it will be interesting to see how that affects the rest of the cast. Get the rest of the details at TMZ . RELATED POSTS: Kobe Bryant’s Wife Vanessa, Cashes In Big With Divorce Settlement: Gets $75 Million! How Kobe’s Wife Found Out About His Alleged Cheating
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