Amy Winehouse Says Something Crazy, Kanye West Responds With Something Slightly Less Crazy

When times are slow in the world of celebrity gossip, two people can always be counted on to liven things up a bit: Amy Winehouse and Kanye West. And now those two powerhouses of crazy have joined forces to pump out a story that is ...hold on to your hats... mildly interesting!

During her recent post-emphysema performance at the Glastonbury Music Festival, Winehouse not only punched a fan in the head, she also called Kanye West a cunt! Actually, according to NME, first she asked, "Are there any black people in the crowd?" Then she continued, "Let's hear it for Jay-Z. The man has got bollocks to come here, and play the tunes you don't even know you remember. Imagine if it was a cunt like Kanye West. 'Cunts Like Kanye' - that should be his next album title." Kind of a rambling, unfocused insult, but an insult nonetheless.

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Disrespectful Grammy Producers Learn The Hard Way That Kanye West Will Not Be Played Off The Stage

Though Herbie Hancock delivered a huge upset by capturing the Album of the Year Grammy that clearly belonged to criminally underappreciated superstar Kanye West and Amy Winehouse selfishly distracted from his four-win night by hoarding five statuettes that would have looked much better upon the humble rapper's mantle (not to mention Winehouse's attention-whore hijacking of the ceremony's precious screentime via satellite), West would, in the end, have his Big Moment, even if he had to fight for it like he's had to battle for every scrap of recognition the System tries to withhold from him.

Faith In God And His Ability To Beat Beyonce At Connect Four Pull Kanye Through The Dark Times

You just never know what's going to set someone off, and for us—oh boy, here come the waterworks!—a smile on the face of Kanye West after finally kicking Beyoncé's booty in a marathon Connect Four competition was all it took. In a blog post entitled "THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT," his first statement since his mom's sudden death following cosmetic surgery in November, the commander-in-chief caller-outer describes the godsend of vertical checkers therapy:

Grammys Single Out 'Umbrella,' Daughtry, T-Pain For Musical Excellence

Our complete and utter disinterest in the Grammys has become something of a Defamer tradition, with the mainstream music industry's most celebratory night of public self-diddling requiring of us zero emotional investment, thus greatly reducing the risks being forced to launch a mug of Kahlua at our TV sets after a particularly unjust upset. The Dixie Chicks are the best band on the planet? Sure, why not. That said, the 2008 nominees have been announced:

TMZ's Mission To Destroy Dr. Jan Adams Sucks Oprah Into Its Wake

TMZ has clearly gone insane with their ongoing efforts to destroy Donda West's suspiciously under-credentialed plastic surgeon, Dr. Jan Adams, having now turned their witchhunt towards daytime deity Oprah Winfrey.

Donda West's Doctor Respects Family's Wishes For Privacy By Dramatically Walking Out Of Larry King Interview

We can't say we were surprised that Dr. Jan Adams, the tele-friendly plastic surgeon who performed twin procedures on Donda West the night before she died, would grant his first interview to bony-shouldered broadcast legend Larry King. Wriggling free from the CNN interviewer's trademark softballs and tenuous grasp of the facts on any subject plopped before him, after all, is a damage-control rite of passage for celebrities who suddenly find them tumbling down shit-filled rapids without a life-vest or paddle.

Dr. Jan Adams, Star Of Discovery Channel And Donda West's Death

We now have a name and a face to attach to the surgeon who performed the tummy tuck and breast reduction that would lead to Donda West's death: It was Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon Dr. Jan Adams, whose website says, "My work has never simply been about giving someone a new look. It's about providing an individual with a new path to self-discovery and self-esteem." Apparently it's also about getting as much TV coverage as possible, as he's made "countless appearances" on "Oprah and Entertainment Tonight, CNN, E!, NBC, ABC and the Discovery Networks," in addition to being one of the four panelists on The Other Half, aka Dick Clark's The View with Prostates. TMZ has been all over this guy today, turning up a long list of DUIs, malpractice suits, claims of botched boob jobs and that he lied about his credentials, and license suspension proceedings. They also report that Donda's surgery lasted 8 hours, or twice as long as usual for her procedure.

• Patient to Dr. Adams — You Botched My Boobs! [TMZ]

What Took Donda West?

The tragic death Saturday night of Dr. Donda West from what appears to have been complications following plastic surgery has done nothing for our already dour moods around Defamer HQ. Moms, after all, are supposed to make grilled cheeses on rainy days and be our dates for our first Best Screenplay nominations—not die senselessly from elective cosmetic procedures. A round-up of what we know so far:

· A 911 call placed 7:35 pm Saturday brought paramedics to her home. By the time she arrived at Centinela Freeman Hospital in Marina del Rey, she was unresponsive and pronounced dead at 8:29 p.m. at the age of 58. [TMZ]
· Another surgeon recently refused to operate on West because of a heart condition. [AP]
· Six family members waited anxiously in the Centinela Freeman ER while they attempted to resuscitate the patient. A formal autopsy is scheduled for this week. [Us]

Informal Polling Reveals Kanye West Outpacing 50 Cent In Local Sales Race

Publicity averse hip-hop artists Kanye West and 50 Cent, as you may have heard, have mutually agreed to participate in a "feud" over the sales of their just-released albums, wherein 50 has promised to retire if West's CD outsells his, and West has pledged to suffer a marginally more intense conniption of wounded self-regard at the next awards show that fails to recognize his greatness if outdone by his rival. As we're deeply invested in the outcome of this competition, we dispatched Defamer videographer Molly McAleer to Hollywood's Amoeba Records for an update on the early results of the local sales race and some incisive analysis of the rapping frenemies.

• Kanye Leads 50 Cent in CD Sales Face-Off [AP]

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