Dlisted
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Dlisted is a celebrity gossip blog written by Michael K. The site originally started on January 23, 2005 as the D-List, but changed its name to Dlisted due to copyright issues with Kathy Griffin
's: My Life on the D-List, a Bravo reality series following comedian Kathy Griffin.
Michael K, a 30-year-old New Yorker, started blogging semi-anonymously, leaving out his last name because he held a full-time job at an Internet company and would perform much of his blogging from the office. Due to the success of the website, he was able to make enough money through advertising that he quit his job and began working on the site full-time. The blog had more than a million hits a day in 2007.
In an October 2008 interview with SheWired.com, Michael spoke about the creation of Dlisted. "I worked at a job for M, which is like a Manhunt type thing. I wrote the letters and stuff and I kind of just started writing there on my down time. At lunch when I had nothing to do I would write about stuff. I didn’t think it would become anything. It was just stupid fun and then, it was about six months to a year later when I realized there were people reading it and that's when I had to decide where I was going to go with it."
In the same interview with SheWired.com, Michael K was asked to name the reason for the blog's success. He said, "I don't know. I never promoted it. I never advertised. That was never my goal. I think it was that my friends would read it and they'd send it to their friends. I used to post personal pictures and stuff because I saw it as both a personal blog and a blog about just things that I like. So that's when I decided I wasn't going to make it personal. I was just going to cover this and focus on that."
While Michael K posts general celebrity gossip, Dlisted is known for covering the exploits of particular celebrities in detail, including Britney Spears
(AKA Brit Brit or Our Lady of Cheetos), Madonna
(AKA Vadge), Angelina Jolie
(AKA Saint Angie), Lady Gaga
(AKA Lady Caca), UK "glamour model" Jordan, media personality and model Phoebe Price (AKA Chicken Cutlets), former Playboy model Shauna Sand (AKA The Empress of Lucite), and Cynthia Nixon
's girlfriend, Christine Marinoni, whom Michael K calls "Rojo Caliente." Dlisted also includes regular features, including "Hot Slut of the Day" (which culminates in a vote for "Hot Slut of the Year") and a "Caption This" contest. Michael K's distinctive style and humor have been described as "snarky" and "unforgiving," which fit the blog's tagline: "Be Very Afraid."
Michael K is of Mexican, Chinese, English, and Danish descent and is openly gay.
Kathy Griffin
Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin is an American actress, stand-up comedienne, television personality, New York Times best-selling author and an LGBT rights advocate. Griffin first gained recognition for appearances on two episodes of Seinfeld, and then for her supporting role on the NBC sitcom...
's: My Life on the D-List, a Bravo reality series following comedian Kathy Griffin.
Michael K, a 30-year-old New Yorker, started blogging semi-anonymously, leaving out his last name because he held a full-time job at an Internet company and would perform much of his blogging from the office. Due to the success of the website, he was able to make enough money through advertising that he quit his job and began working on the site full-time. The blog had more than a million hits a day in 2007.
In an October 2008 interview with SheWired.com, Michael spoke about the creation of Dlisted. "I worked at a job for M, which is like a Manhunt type thing. I wrote the letters and stuff and I kind of just started writing there on my down time. At lunch when I had nothing to do I would write about stuff. I didn’t think it would become anything. It was just stupid fun and then, it was about six months to a year later when I realized there were people reading it and that's when I had to decide where I was going to go with it."
In the same interview with SheWired.com, Michael K was asked to name the reason for the blog's success. He said, "I don't know. I never promoted it. I never advertised. That was never my goal. I think it was that my friends would read it and they'd send it to their friends. I used to post personal pictures and stuff because I saw it as both a personal blog and a blog about just things that I like. So that's when I decided I wasn't going to make it personal. I was just going to cover this and focus on that."
While Michael K posts general celebrity gossip, Dlisted is known for covering the exploits of particular celebrities in detail, including Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
(AKA Brit Brit or Our Lady of Cheetos), Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
(AKA Vadge), Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
(AKA Saint Angie), Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
(AKA Lady Caca), UK "glamour model" Jordan, media personality and model Phoebe Price (AKA Chicken Cutlets), former Playboy model Shauna Sand (AKA The Empress of Lucite), and Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Ellen Nixon is an American actress, known for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City . She has received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award....
's girlfriend, Christine Marinoni, whom Michael K calls "Rojo Caliente." Dlisted also includes regular features, including "Hot Slut of the Day" (which culminates in a vote for "Hot Slut of the Year") and a "Caption This" contest. Michael K's distinctive style and humor have been described as "snarky" and "unforgiving," which fit the blog's tagline: "Be Very Afraid."
Michael K is of Mexican, Chinese, English, and Danish descent and is openly gay.
External links
- Dlisted.com
- Dlisted (Official Myspace page
- The Seattle Times: Shooting the snark with the king of Dlisted By Francine Ruley
- Fashion Week Gets DListed By Alex Catarinella
- Up Close And Personal With Michael K. By Dawn Olsen