Jezebel: Endorsements

Sarah Palin on Her Husband: 'Dude Went Rogue'

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 EST

Lady Gaga's Greater Payoff

Jessica Coen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Lady Gaga may have been promoting Polaroid in her "Telephone" video for more than we know: Did her endorsement deal actually include an equity stake? Lady knows how to do business. [NY Post] More »

Athletes usually get offered lucrative endorsement...

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Athletes usually get offered lucrative endorsement deals at the height of their careers, but tennis legend Billie Jean King, 64, is getting some of her biggest deals today. She stars in a string of new TV commercials for companies including Geico, NutriSystem and Merrill Lynch. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, King explains that when she came out two years prior to her retirement in 1983, she instantly lost millions in corporate sponsorships: "Everyone was so homophobic. And people wonder why people don't come out. Why, if you're going to treat us differently?" Though today she's taking advantage of the growing demand for retired athletes in advertising, she added, "I never did get the Wheaties box. Very few women athletes get anything like that." [The Wall Street Journal] More »

Adding to the growing list of newspaper...

Hortense Smith — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:45:00 EDT

Adding to the growing list of newspaper endorsements he has already received, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times have both endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama for president. "On Nov. 4," the Tribune stated in an editorial published late last night, "we're going to elect a president to lead us through a perilous time and restore in us a common sense of national purpose. The strongest candidate to do that is Sen. Barack Obama." The Sun-Times agrees, claiming Obama "has the unique background, superior intellect, sound judgment and first-rate temperament to lead our nation in difficult times." This brings Obama's total endorsement tally up to 39, while John McCain boasts at total of 15. No word yet on the coveted Highlights Magazine endorsement, though we expect Goofus to vote one way and Gallant to vote another. [Chicago Tribune] [Chicago Sun-Times] More »

Olive Garden Shies Away From Kendra Wilkinson • GGW Assaulter Released From Jail

Maria — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:30:00 EDT

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Kendra Wilkinson's love for the Olive Garden and role as a "rogue brand ambassador" (not to mention promoting the company's employees in Playboy) isn't appreciated by the family-friendly restaurant who view her endorsement as a "complicated issue." • The Girls Gone Wild crew member who was arrested for sexually assaulting a girl in Long Island has been released from jail because no indictment was filed. He still faces charges for the assault. • An Australian woman got revenge on her cheating husband by selling pictures of his lover's underpants and an empty condom wrapper on eBay. • More »