Attention all loners, EW.com writer Gretchen Hansen is currently searching for a new "BFF." Just yesterday she announced plans to launch gretchenbff.com (a website where potential candidates can submit qualifications and complete friendship compatibility surveys.) Hansen denies accusations that the concept was stolen directly from Paris Hilton, whose upcoming MTV reality show will feature 20 finalists competing to be named the socialite’s ”best friend forever.”
"If there are similarities, it’s just a coincidence," says Hansen. "I mean, Paris is turning companionship into some kind of farce. Friendships are supposed to be meaningful and real and that’s why I won’t do a reality show until after I pick the first-place winner of my friendship."
What is Hansen looking for in a friend?
"Well, that’s where Paris and I are different. Paris claims to want someone she can trust; someone who won’t stab her back or ditch her when times are rough. I’m just looking for someone attractive to hang with so I can get into more bars. I guess I’m seeking someone good looking, but not as good looking as me. And someone to straighten my hair before we go out. Kind of like a servant, just prettier and friendlier. Yeah."
Would she consider being Hilton’s "bestie"?
"Maybe. People these days are looking for love and camaraderie in all the wrong places. At least Paris and I are smart enough to know the best places to start: TV and the Internet."
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Never thought I’d see “Paris” and “smart” in the same sentence without a trace of irony.
Rule #1 to learn from pop culture: DO NOT MAKE UP A URL UNLESS YOU OWN IT. gretchenbff.com is Available for purchase!
Um, this isn’t funny.
totes let me know if you would like your new BFF to be a gay best friend. because i am available. and i like to drink.
Wait wait wait…MTV is doing WHAT?!? Is there ANYTHING we can do about how far down this MUSIC station has gone? Can we not demand from the FCC or someone to take the M away? Maybe make it HoTV? With all the supersweet 16, Real STD World, and other, non-music crap, and I do mean crap, it’s just false advertising now. It’s sad, and I understand people watch this stuff, as bad as it is, could they at least try to branch out to another station and make that the real MTV and slowly admit that this station is…something else.
Sorry, Gretchen, I have enough friends. But if you’re ever looking to have a sleazy affair with a married guy, THEN I’M YOUR MAN!!!
I resent this Gretchen. This time, you’ve gone too far, and I’m too hurt. It is also, as you may have guessed, “too late to apologize”. See you in hell.
Green Gummi Bear, don’t you mean false “advertorializing”?
GGB, I was there in 1981 when MTV premiered and it was solely ROCK videos. Pat Benetar, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, The Steve Miller Band, Journey, etc., etc., etc. It was priceless! Then the likes of Michael Jackson and Boy George came along and f*cked it all up! Since then, I understand (you don’t think I actually WATCH that channel, do you???) it’s all gone deeper and deeper into the pit of Hell!
MTV is a misnomer at this point, but people’ve gotten used to the brand and Viacom’s people probably want to keep it that way.
From another perspective, chain music stores like “Rose Records”, “Tower Records”, “National Record Mart”, and “Discount Records” stopped selling LPs by the mid 1990s. Yet those chains never changed their names.
To counter my own argument, it’s noteworthy that a decent % of these record store chains are no longer in business…
K, your comment was an homage to what Paris said about Nicole Ritchie when they first split, yes?
Actually, Snarf, I’d say the irony in that sentence is pinning the meter.
I’d apply to be your friend, Gretchen, but I’m useless with a straightiron.
Don’t worry G, I’ll be your friend, LOL. Anywho, Paris is a trip. I knew something was fishy when I saw her on that E! show, Pop Fiction, I figured she had some project coming up. Whatev. I guess heiress Paris pulled me in to see a fresh episode of Pop Fiction on Sunday.
Don’t worry G, I’ll be your friend, LOL. Anywho, Paris is a trip. I knew something was fishy when I saw her on that E! show, Pop Fiction, I figured she had some project coming up. Whatev. I guess heiress Paris pulled me in to see a fresh episode of Pop Fiction on Sunday.
Sounds like Gretchen needs to head on over to Gossip Girl for a new BFF. Slaves in the form of underclassmen are available on a regular basis.
wow
Gretchen, okay, so like, I’m cute and get in all the best places. And I kind of like helping my bfs get their look together. So, like, straightening your hair, is like, fine. I get the best discounts on designer clothes, too. I live in LA but visit NY a lot, so if you live on either coasts, we could be BFFs. So, ah, like when Paris asked to be my new BFF, I had to ask what’s in it for me? Let me know and we can meet at Forte or whatever after spring break.
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