StarWipe
Type of site | Satire, celebrity gossip |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Onion, Inc. |
Editor | Sean O'Neal[1] (former) |
URL | www |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | No |
Launched | September 21, 2015[2] |
Current status | Defunct (as of June 17, 2016[3] | )
StarWipe was a satirical website from The Onion which parodied celebrity gossip sites, such as TMZ.[4] It launched on September 21, 2015,[2] and closed on June 17, 2016.[3] It was run by Sean O'Neal, the senior editor of The A.V. Club.[1]
Content posted on StarWipe was also shared on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
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References[]
- ^ a b Matt Miller. "What Is StarWipe? - The Onion Launches a Celebrity Gossip Site". Esquire. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Welcome The A.V. Club's new sister site, StarWipe". avclub.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Goodbye StarWipe, Se Hardly Knew You". avclub.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ Robert Channick. "Onion launches StarWipe celebrity parody site". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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Categories:
- The Onion
- Fusion Media Group
- Internet properties established in 2015
- 2015 establishments in Illinois
- Internet properties disestablished in 2016
- 2016 disestablishments in Illinois