StarWipe
Defunct celebrity gossip satirical website
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 (2015-09-21)[2] |
Current status | Defunct (as of June 17, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-17))[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] Upon closure of the website, the main link and all articles within became inactive, although they can still be accessed through the Wayback Machine.
Content posted on StarWipe was also shared on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
See also
References
- ^ a b Matt Miller (September 21, 2015). "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. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Goodbye StarWipe, We Hardly Knew You". jezebel.com. June 17, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ Robert Channick. "Onion launches StarWipe celebrity parody site". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
External links
- Official website
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- The A.V. Club
- ClickHole
- StarWipe
- Onion SportsDome
- Onion News Network
- The Onion Movie
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