Strike Be Damned, Ben Silverman Vows to Entertain Us HimselfIn a new Esquire profile, the always charming Silverman — in rare moments between partying with supermodels and white tigers and dodging mandatory company drug tests — talks candidly about his competition at the other networks.
Avril Lavigne’s Music Sounds Likes Other People’s MusicLavigne Sued Over “Girlfriend”: Sixties power-pop band the Rubinoos sues Avril Lavigne, claiming her cheerleader-rock song “Girlfriend” sounds like their 1978 track “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.” Curiously, neither Toni Basil nor the Ramones, both of whom the song gloriously does rip off, are party to the suit.