<![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, press release of the day]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, press release of the day]]> http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/pressreleaseoftheday http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/pressreleaseoftheday <![CDATA[Zac Efron Tops Something During The Listiest Time Of The Year]]> zac.jpgDuring this end-of-year, list-making bonanza time, the one chart-topper whose name we desperately wanted to see (Zac Efron), we feared we would not. We figured the Crown Prince of Tweensmanship would tumble through the Hollywood censusing cracks, qualifying him for neither Sexiest Man nor Highest Paid Actress Alive honors. Luckily, the people behind essential desk reference The Celebrity Black Book—the Gray's Anatomy for the science of celebrity stalking—have compiled a "Most Wanted" Celebrity of 2007 list ("for autographs, donations, endorsements and media requests from fans, businesses, nonprofits and the media,"), giving Efron the edge over even the likes of such hotly wanted personalities as Oprah Winfrey and Angelina Jolie:

Here is ContactAnyCelebrity.com's list of the Top 10 "Most Wanted" Celebrities of 2007:

1. Zac Efron (Actor)

2. Michael Jackson (Musician)

3. Miley Cyrus (Actress & Musician)

4. Oprah Winfrey (Talk Show Host & Philanthropist)

5. Emma Watson (Actress)

6. Avril Lavigne (Musician)

7. John Cena (Wrestler)

8. Chris Brown (Musician)

9. Angelina Jolie (Actress & Philanthropist)

10. Enrique Iglesias (Musician)

Congratulations to all in the top ten, and particularly to the breakout High School Musical star, whose "Most Wanted" Certificate of Achievement (one of those Old West outlaw posters from an amusement park kiosk featuring his smiling, pixelated face reproduced by dot-matrix printer) should already be on the way.

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=330463&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[AshleyMadison.Com Hopes To Use Woods-Boinking Namesake As Perv Bait]]> In response to a small item we posted two months ago wondering about whether there was any connection between adultery-facilitating dating site AshleyMadison.com and the early-twentysomething Ashley Madison sometimes romantically linked to father-figure/actor James Woods, a helpful publicist has just informed us of the site's new campaign to retain the real-life Madison's endorsement services, hoping that attaching the name of such a well-known celebrity to their product will cause millions of new fornicators to subscribe.

The press release—usually we encourage you to skip them, but this one is a must read—follows after the jump:

ASHLEYMADISON.COM COURTS ASHLEY MADISON

CONTROVERSIAL DATING SITE SETS IT'S SIGHTS ON JAMES WOODS' FORMER GALPAL

Extra-marital dating sight AshleyMadison.com hopes to capitalize on their namesake, actress Ashley Madison, best known for her short-lived romance with actor James Woods and cameo appearance on Entourage. AshleyMadison has prepared an offer for Ashley Madison to become their official spokeswoman and appear in their successful - and controversial - integrated marketing and publicity campaigns. AshleyMadison.com founder Darren Morganstern feels the blonde bombshell is a natural fit because, "in short, she is the type of woman that many straying married men fantasize about having affairs with."

Recently, the site made headlines when they offered a free lifetime membership to Katie Holmes as an opportunity to "free herself from Tom Cruise," and their Los Angeles billboard proclaiming, "Life is Short...Have an Affair," recently resulted in a rush hour protest by community activists.

Despite his own "happy marriage", Morganstern believes that monogamy has become outdated and discovered that through the site, there could be a modern solution to this age old problem. After featured appearances on major news outlets such as CNN, FOX News, Montel Williams, 20/20, CBS Sunday Morning, Dr. Phil, and TMZ (to name a few), Morganstern has been coined, "The King of Infidelity" by the media. Though he acknowledges subscribers may be "playing with fire" by pursuing infidelity online, Morganstern's sitting pretty knowing his company has doubled in size every year since it's inception and is estimated to gross ten million dollars this year alone.

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