Scoop Wars: Page Six v. People in the Case of Julia Roberts' Pregnancy

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Remember earlier this morning, when you opened up the New York Post, flipped to Page Six, and read the breaking news that Julia Roberts was expecting a third child with husband Danny Moder? You weren't the only ones — People magazine did the same thing! Except whereas you went and emailed the link to your friends, People went and called Roberts' rep and – OMG! – confirmed the report it just read, and then slapped on the "exclusive" label.

You know where this is going: The easiest Scoop Wars battle, like, ever.

From this morning's Page Six, which goes online in the wee hours of the morning:

JULIA Roberts has a hit movie out and two more films on the way - but her biggest project at the moment is a bun in the oven.

Page Six has learned that the auburn-tressed Oscar winner is pregnant with her third child and will give birth next summer. The happy news comes as Roberts flies high in the nation's No. 5 picture, "Charlotte's Web," in which she provides the voice for the beloved spider.

From People's website, posted at 10:55am:

Hazel and Finn will soon have to share their famous mom's attention: Julia Roberts is expecting her third child with husband Danny Moder, PEOPLE has confirmed exclusively.

Roberts is due this summer, her rep, Marcy Engelman, tells PEOPLE.

We've said it before and we'll say it again: "Confirming" a scoop from a competitor does not make your report an "exclusive." So when we awoke the gossip gods and asked them who shall win this Scoop War, they stammed "Uh, Page Six, you fucktards" and rolled over and back into their slumber.

Dec 29, 2006 · posted by David Hauslaib, Jossip · Link · Respond
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    No. 1 mediawhore says:

    To their credit, the very next sentence of People.com's report is: "News of the pregnancy first appeared in the New York's Post's Page Six column." So they're not exactly hiding that the Post had it first.

    Posted: Dec 29, 2006 at 2:33 pm
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