Celebrity gawkers in their own league.

Finnegan Russell

03 June 2008

It wasn't due to the fact the entertainment world had suffered the loss of a rising star.

Hovey is an element of the increasing number of entertainment world fans who partake of the leagues, which operate like the better established fantasy sports leagues.

Or when Angelina and Brad add another kid to their family. In the leading 6 weeks, more than 50000 visitors checked it out. "Our timing is truly great" Mitchell related. Breezes can be conducted electronically of thru a "commissioner." Players also have the option to add, dump or trade roster stars as the league progresses. Lisa Conmy, head honcho and co-creator of Girls in the Know Inc, launched her celebrity league net site in Sep 2006, after watching her man take part in fantasy sports leagues. "A light bulb went off in my head" asserted Conmy, a Chicago-based solicitor who is a keen reader of US Weekly and folks. "I went to work that day and registered the net site." since that time, more than 10000 folk have joined numerous leagues thru Girls in the Know. There's a $10 fee to play for ten weeks and rules include penalties for negative events. "We don't have them rooting for negative points" Conmy declared. "It institutionalizes following celebrities" he claimed.