Defamer·You could argue that New York has no need for a gossip blog like Gawker. There's Page Six, and Rush & Molloy, and people in power are accustomed to a bit of mockery.
By contrast, in so far as a city ever needed a gossip rag, LA is crying out for a Defamer. For a city that's in many ways the cultural capital of the world, it's woefully under-gossiped.
Sure, the celebrity weeklies give the latest tittle-tattle on the reality TV romance of the week. But the real stars of Hollywood are the producers, and agents, and PR flacks, and studio execs, and screenwriters. They're usually behind the scenes. No longer.
Defamer is the latest blog title from Gawker Media, which also publishes Gawker, Gizmodo, Wonkette and Fleshbot. The designer of Defamer is Patric King, who also created the Fleshbot look and logo. Editorial director -- yes, we have editorial directors now -- is Choire Sicha. The editor, who also works as a Hollywood peon, is remaining anonymous.
You could argue that New York has no need for a gossip blog like 
