I thought the pettiness of teenagers acting out on Facebook was enough. But celebrities aren’t ones to miss out on all the fun either. Singer Katy Perry offended pop star Lily Allen when she referred to herself as a “skinnier version” of Allen, reports Celebuzz. The war of the words continued when Allen called Perry “crass” but only got nastier when Allen threatened to post Perry’s phone number on Facebook.
Now this is just my personal opinion, but wouldn’t it be easy enough for Perry to change her number? It might be a pain in the rear end, but such a threat from Allen doesn’t seem all that dangerous. I suppose we should be thankful that the celebrity war has only gone this far.
Of course, we tend to find the fact that Allen used Facebook for her threat’s conduit to be the most interesting aspect of the story. It really demonstrates the social pull that Facebook can have, on even a celebrity’s life. Way to go, Facebook. You’ve become a social staple in the lives of public figures around the world, and have become powerful enough to make Perry’s life a living hell, if only for a day. Then again, having one’s phone number publicized could be a good thing–it worked for Mike Jones.
At any rate, we don’t condone this type of behavior. Facebook, while a reflection of true human nature at times, should not be used for threats. Especially not in the public sense. Allen should read up on the stories of a few teenagers that have been arrested for harassing others on social networks before she actually goes through with this.
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Even though I'm a fan of Katy Perry.. how stuck up do you have to be to call yourself a "skinnier version" of anyone? Lily Allen is cuter anyhow.
Comment by Amanda — January 6, 2009 @ 12:59 pm
Come on! can anybody really gain access to Lily Allen's face book page? NO! that is exactly why, people write that that's where the information comes from! Lily Allen wrote in her blog last May, that she hates Face book page and has never used it, this was after people started writing about her supposed, get together/break-up whatever with Ed Simons, because she was angry about what was written after they had lunch. Where she said no one knows anything about me!
Comment by kevin — January 7, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
I think its great. Good for facebook!
Any platform is good in my book!
Comment by evanmonaco — January 10, 2009 @ 11:39 pm
Lily Allen is a psychopathic troll (and I'm being quite insulting to trolls by saying this). Her skanky history speaks for itself. Perry had better watch her back; that cell phone threat (so far just an empty threat) could easily escalate into something more serious. If I were in Perry's shoes, I'd slowly back away and avoid eye contact (metaphorically speaking). As it is, Allen is a misdemeanor away from being a criminal nut job (the crankcase is already a few quarts low, IMHO). Her current sugar daddy needs to put her on some serious meds, fast!
Comment by anonymous — January 12, 2009 @ 1:48 am