In response to yesterday’s blogalite piece, more specifically our assertion that Emily Brill has a fulltime PR publicist and web team, Brill wrote in to set the record straight, and refute previous blog reports here (NYmag), and here (Gawker). It turns out she has instead a “media strategist”. She even manages to throw a barb at Gawker overlord Nick Denton!
“I’d like to set the record straight. I’ve never hired a ‘publicist.’ About a year ago, some pictures of me in a bikini on a private family trip were posted on the Internet. I got a scared, and not knowing what to do (especially when reporters started calling my cell phone from unknown numbers late at night and casting directors started asking me to come in and answer questions about my life…on camera), I decided to hire a media strategist to manage the attention I was GETTING and advise me (my dad wasn’t up for the task).
But I’m doing things on my own now, though my Dad occasionally puts his two cents in. As for ‘web people’, I only wish I had a full time staff:). But until I have more income than my site’s ad revenue, it would be fiscally insane for me to hire anyone. (A lesson Nick Denton seems to be re-learning lately.) I know I’m lucky because my parents finance a (nice) roof over my head, great health care and I guess enough to go out a few times a week, but none of this is acceptable to them or to me and I’m working hard to make changes. They worked for everything we have. But for now and for the record, I assure you that this ‘blogalite/media heiress’ — and I do hope you’ll call me a writer one day– is a one woman show. Emily”
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In response to yesterday’s blogalite piece, more specifically our assertion that Emily Brill has a fulltime PR publicist and web team, Brill wrote in to set the record straight, and refute previous blog reports here (NYmag), and here (Gawker). It turns out she has instead a “media strategist”. She even manages to throw a barb at Gawker overlord Nick Denton!
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January 16, 2009 2:19am
maybe it’s time to change your strategy, waddaya think?
January 16, 2009 2:27am
what is “fiscally insane” is that you haven’t hired a shrink yet…don’t worry about Denton I’m sure he would pitch in.
Whatever, Hamily. I’d like her to explain how her private, unlisted cellphone number got into the hands of these nefarious reporters? This is the biggest pile of self-serving vomit I’ve ever heard. She practically threw herself in front of people to get publicity for her now hopelessly failing blog. To act as if she is some sort of fameball victim, terrorized by an over-curious press to talk about herself, is asking us to believe there is a McDonald’s on Mars and the sky is purple.
She is a failed famewhore pure and simple. Sorry it didn’t work out for ya there Princess Deerfield, but don’t expect us to believe you didn’t seek out this attention.
January 16, 2009 10:29am
Her ego is big as her former waist.
January 16, 2009 11:56am
partypants getn a fucking life dude all you do is comment on sites and twitter. and it’s nothing of substance either. seriously, i am being nice but this is tough love, you need to stop.
Would you talk to me that way if you knew I was a housebound parapalegic with no television???t
January 16, 2009 12:38pm
oooo, I like this! She’s actually being a little honest about her pathetic state of affairs. (Except for trying desperately to compare herself to Denton…that keeps coming up, I attribute
that to green envy.) Also, Miss G of Guest…..I think she’s totally Jealouse about YOUR site….your pretty hair and stature.
I once read EE and commented for awhile…..but I finally realized she’s just not that like-able…there is little fun and no playfull zings…except for the old commenters (PP?) She really needs to get out into the world—her bubble is sooo 2006. “Misfit” my ass—just spoiled snot.
January 16, 2009 1:06pm
Is Emily trying in insinuate that Nick Denton and his pals had a covert operation going to steal her camera’s memory card? What, did they overtake Daddy’s yacht and hold her at gunpoint until she gave up her bikini pictures? Emily, you’re a tool. YOU posted them on the Internet, YOU sent them to Gawker, thus YOU are the only one to blame for your sorry reputation. Get your head out of your granny-pantied ass and get a real job. You’re worthless. BTW, Thank you for your comment.
Yeah seriously. Isn’t SHE the one who wrote in to Gawker - TWICE in an hour - about her new blog? Her relationship with gawker is that of a 9 year old child frantically waving its arms yelling “mom! look at me! mom lookit! lookit mom!” while mommy gawker waves her hand saying “uh-huh” just often enough to make the kid happy. She does anything she can to get gawker to post about her, and then kvetches about their obsession with her when they do.
Thank god she is finally at 13:45 on her 15 minutes.
Didn’t Andy Warhol once say that everyone has at least 15 minutes worth of fame while some of us have a lifetime of fame….?