During a mostly uneventful earthquake in LA in July 2008, a heretofore anonymous woman tweeted this telling bit of news, which was one of the first reports of the trembler.
It must have been mind-boggling enough for Ashton Kutcher, one of the earliest celeb proponents of Twitter, to be the first to reach 1 million followers. But sweetening the deal was the fact that he'd raced against CNN (yes, that CNN) to see who could reach 1 million first. Kutcher was a gracious winner, however, donating $100,000 to the Malaria No More Fund and announcing that his one-millionth follower would be made into a Sims character.
Making great use of airplane wifi in early 2010, Kim Kardashian got flack from her then-3 million followers since it's not very wise to reveal the identity of the man responsible for protecting one's flight from possible hijackers. After defending herself by saying that it's not as if anyone dangerous were using Twitter (really?), she apologized and logged off.
During a mostly uneventful earthquake in LA in July 2008, a heretofore anonymous woman tweeted this telling bit of news, which was one of the first reports of the trembler.
After being informed that one of her fans, @analilmonster, had succumbed to leukemia, Lady Gaga tweeted a message of support and remembrance for this brave young soul. Too bad it turned out to be an elaborate scheme put together by at least one fan who wanted some special attention. (It would seem that Twitter isn't safe from the "electronic lover" urban legend!)
In a recent example of celebrities forgoing publicists, Rachel Zoe addressed baby rumors by confirming her pregnancy on Twitter last November.
After a depressed Twitter user tweeted a message to Demi Moore threatening to hang himself, she retweeted it asking if he needed help. Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) called 911 in LA and had authorities track down the man, who was crying at his desk.
Coco joining Twitter made so much sense, especially as he had been let go from NBC and was performing in a cross-country tour because a contract clause kept him from appearing on the air for a set time. However, more interesting than his tweets has been the fact that he has only one follower, Sarah Slowik -- he picked her at random and since then has followed no one else.
Perhaps trying to take a page from Kutcher and Moore, Russell Brand tweeted this unflattering pic of new wife Katy Perry looking as if she just woke up. There's no tweet to link to because he hastily deleted it, but this photo lives on.
Kanye West made his eagerly anticipated arrival to Twitter in July 2010, and managed to misspell a word in his first tweet. He laughed it off, as he had bigger fish to fry -- namely, amusing us with his all-caps-lock tweets.
Meant as a jibe to Perez Hilton, Fiddy's tweet about attacking a gay wedding crossed the line. (You can see the pic he attached in the next slide.)
While it's not as offensive as when 50 Cent Photoshopped himself to look like Hitler (yes, really), it was still a dumb move.
Brazen Careerist CEO Penelope Trunk shocked the Twittersphere when she tweeted that she was having her miscarriage during a board meeting. It's unclear what was more disturbing, her seemingly blase attitude or the fact that before then people in the public eye hadn't talked about such intimate matters. Trunk defended her tweet and her attitude, saying that as much as a miscarraige may hurt physically and emotionally, at one point you have to (like her) move on with your life. Though we're curious how the coworkers in the meeting with her felt...
The account's gone, but the troubled starlet aimed this tweet specifically at Ben Lyons and Perez Hilton: http://twitpic.com/7g2y1 – top-fornarina.OLD PHOTOS. I’m THAT bored @iambenlyons and @perezhilton
In October 2009, Miley Cyrus announced that she would delete her Twitter account, citing then-boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, who had asked her to get rid of the profile. But surprise surprise! Cyrus returned to Twitter just this past weekend, sending tweets from the profile of her label @RockMafia. With fans' and managers' urging, she'll probably get a new profile soon.
A Kenneth Cole employee who didn't consider "social media" and "good taste" tweeted this joke during the revolution in Egypt. Worse, the company had always claimed that tweets signed "KC" were from Cole himself. I imagine they're reconsidering a lot of what they tell the public.
While wife Moore steamed his suit for her ex Bruce Willis' wedding, Kutcher snapped this secret pic.
Moore later responded over Twitter, teasingly calling her young hubby "a sneak."
It used to be that when you saw the male celebrity you loved with a new woman, you could only sigh and (if you were a bit unhinged) make a voodoo doll. Thanks to Twitter, Justin Bieber's rabid fanbase attacked Selena Gomez when the first photos of her kissing the Biebs surfaced. There were too many to track down photos, so here's a roundup from TMZ.
