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But for this take, Perez is in a somber mood. He has just learned actor Patrick Swayze has terminal cancer. With the camera lens focused on his round, pasty face, he informs his fans about a fixation. "I think about death way too much," he says. "That is because I have had a lot of it in my life and it is not a pretty thing."

He reveals he thinks about growing old alone. His eyes fill with tears. "If you are watching this and you are not healthy right now, I just, um, want to give you a big hug," he continues. And for a moment, the person talking to the camera is no longer Perez Hilton, but Mario Lavandeira Jr. "A week after my grandfather died, my dad died very unexpectedly," he tells viewers. "To say that sucked is putting it mildly. I am kind-of reminded of that every single day, and it really affected me."

He concludes by telling his audience to go out and have a blast: "Life is too short," he says. "Make it fun."

The following day, during another self-shoot, Perez is back to his usual fun, cool self. He has just arrived in Sin City, where he is attending the grand-opening fete for a hair salon inside the famous Las Vegas Mirage Hotel.

"The weekend is here," he says. "It's time to party."

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  1. Isn't a free or partially free ride to school the definition of having it handed to you? "I had a partial scholarship to Belen and a full one for NYU. Nothing in life was ever handed to me."

    Comment by LAGirl — March 31, 2008 @ 04:14PM

  2. LAgirl, you moron. A scholarship to an expensive secondary school is won based on aptitude and grades. Therefore when you are AWARDED one it means you WON it due to the school believing you have the potential to excel academically.

    Comment by Rose — April 1, 2008 @ 09:58AM

  3. I don't begrudge him his success - he has a very witty and readable voice, and he clearly identified a hole in the market and filled it. I just wouldn't want to achieve success based on such a nasty and shallow persona. I'm afraid underneath it all he is a very miserable person.

    Comment by T.Daiami — April 1, 2008 @ 09:18PM

  4. Kharma will take care of this douchebag.

    Comment by Jay — April 2, 2008 @ 11:57AM

  5. It is said that everyone is bi to some degree. Not sure about this. But I also heard about the same from the site BiLoves, which is exclusively for bisexuals and bicurious. Some celebrities also said so. Maybe it depends on how to define it.

    Comment by cillia — April 9, 2008 @ 08:37AM

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    Comment by Zoe — April 14, 2008 @ 02:01PM

  7. Sometimes, his stuff is hilarious, sometimes it's creepy. But I love the fact that he steals pictures from the paparazzi.

    www.poetimcotherlover.com

    Comment by M.M. — April 30, 2008 @ 12:13AM

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