Perez Hilton

Perez Hilton

Yep, I’ve had enough.  I’ve always disliked this guy and any other paparazzi/tabloid reporter who goes beyond “getting the picture”, but this week I finally decided to Take A Jab at those that inflict pain and unnecessary intrusions on people simply for their own personal (usually financial) benefit.

At Twitter I’ve seen his posts and have gasped many times at the audacity of his rudeness.  But what hit me this week , is that many celebrities follow this guy on Twitter.  As far as I’m concerned these same celebrities will never have the right to complain the day their photo ends up scribbled on over at the Perez website.  They are after all supporting him.  This guy is nobody unless we enable him to be somebody.  By visiting his website, following him on Twitter , and yes even posting this rant, we enable his celebrity status and push it beyond what he ever deserves.

This person has no qualms about bashing people simply for the way they look.  He has his favorites that he never bashes and I assume that is the only reason they remain in contact with him, to prevent themselves from being the subject of his daily bashes.  Lady Ga Ga is reportedly friends with him, follows him on Twitter. Nothing bad said about her at his blog, wonder why.

Josh Groban following Perez at Twitter? You’ve got to be kidding me! Okay, never liked him either.  I absolutely refuse to support any celebrity that endorses this guys behaviour.  You’re telling everyone you support him.  You’re saying “I am interested in watching him bash others”.

This week upon hearing Michael Jackson had been taken to hospital he immediately wrote on his blog that MJ was basically faking it in order to get out of his concert deal.  He bashed him even stating that his mother was on the way to the hospital to visit him.  After realizing, or being told, that in fact MJ had passed away , he removed the post.  This isn’t good enough.  Let’s say MJ had just had a heart attack and did not pass away. This then makes his post okay?  Don’t think so.  He heard he was on his way to hospital, possibly had a heart attack, and all he could think to do was to scribble on photos of him and bash away at him and his family.  Just because he did in fact remove the post after realizing it was a very serious situation does not excuse his initial behaviour.

He claims he is an advocate for gay rights and openly calls out anyone he suspects is gay on his website.  Yet upon becoming angry in a recent altercation with The Black Eyed Peas his first thought was to call Will.I.Am a “f****t”.  That’s how you support your cause Perez…that’s the way to handle a situation.  Does he honestly think he can continually attack these people and then mingle with them at parties and they will be kissy kissy with him.  Only those that are the Hollywood fakes will do so. Those that continue to follow him on Twitter and be-friend him knowing what he does for a living. Holly Madison,Shakira,Boy George, Josh Groban, David Hasselhoff and Sharon Osbourne all follow this guy on Twitter. Shame on all of them.  I’m sure there are plenty more celebs that follow this guy. Don’t come crying to the public when you’re next on his bash list.  There is no sympathy for those that support this guy.

I think the #unfollow Perez trend at Twitter is the best thing people can do. 

Recently Ashton Kutcher had a Twitter contest with CNN to see how fast he could reach 1 million followers.  I wonder how fast Perez can lose 1 million followers.  Would be interesting wouldn’t it?

I realize by even posting this blog with his name in it is giving him a form of advertising and I wish I could just sit back and not mention his name.  I think we’ve done that for too long.  I’m hoping by calling him out and making others aware it might encourage some to hit the unfollow button at Twitter and visit a more reputable celeb site instead of his.