...Perez Hilton

Adopting his name from a certain socialite, Perez Hilton has literally become famous for berating celebs such as Sienna Miller, Mischa Barton and Kirsten Dunst. He ‘outed' gay boy-band singer Lance Bass and was one of the first media outlets in the world to report Fidel Castro's alleged death, all the while participating in celebrity culture himself, mixing and mingling with the stars he writes about.
Perez's blogging style is brash and un-apologetic .Take one look at the site and you'll see Perez's trademark hand-drawn captions over paparazzi photos, accompanied by crude white dots coming out of celebs' noses and nether regions. ‘Get Better' is scrawled over a photo of Britney Spears, whereas Pete Doherty is simply labeled ‘Wack'.   

Despite an adoring public - the website attracts seven million hits daily - Perez has been called out by much of Hollywood for his salacious remarks. An altercation with Desperate Housewives' Jesse Metcalfe ensued at a club last year when Metcalfe threatened to kill Perez due to the website's insinuations that Metcalfe was gay. Likewise, Nicole Ritchie wanted an explanation for his ‘zombie hands' critique when she spotted him at a Sunset Boulevard coffee shop he regularly writes at. The Chateau Marmont has banned him from their upscale Hollywood hotel on the basis of "principle". The blogger is also continuously juggling lawsuits from a bevy of news agencies and photographers for allegedly publishing copyright material.

Somehow though, this doesn't impede Perez's own star. Listed under ‘Personally Perez' are dozens of photos with the blogger cosied up to celebs like Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Kelly Osbourne and even Paris Hilton herself. Incidentally, Paris is one of the few people that Perez openly refuses to degrade, reportedly because they have become good friends.  

Currently, Perez has been given his own show on American channel VH1 titled ‘What Perez Sez' which entails his hobnobbing with celebs. Ask Perez about his own celebrity status though and you'll find he doesn't like the term. He recently told Rolling Stone magazine, "I'm not a celebrity. These days, a celebrity is someone who is famous just for being famous. It's got negative connotations. I'm an entertainer, I'm a worker, I'm a busy bee, dripping honey everywhere."