Jezebel: Taco Bell

Today's Most Ridiculous Press Release

Anna North — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:45:00 EDT

Do you like tacos? Do you like music? Do you want a taco with some music in it? Taco Bell addresses your cravings with this absurd press release: More »

Woman Tries To Sell Her Baby At Taco Bell For $500

Lane Moore — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:55:00 EDT

A Vancouver, Washington woman has been accused of offering to sell her 3-day-old son at a southwest Washington Taco Bell. More »

More Advertisers Abandon Skins

Lauri Apple — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:20:59 EST

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H&R Block joins Taco Bell, GM, and Wrigley in pulling its ads from MTV's television show about teens, which isn't cool anyway. More »

What Fast Food Really Looks Like

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:04:00 EST

A side-by-side comparison of fast food as it's pictured in advertising versus the food you actually purchase is even more of a fail than you'd think. More »

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap: a horrifying cornucopia of full-frontal nudity, Elisabeth Hasselback, and sad cats. More »

Taco Bell's "Drive Thru Diet" Isn't Really A Diet, After All

Hortense Smith — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:20:00 EST

It's not surprising that diet companies are pushing their products hard during New Year's resolution season, but you know things have gotten a little out of control when even Taco Bell hops on the ol' weight loss bandwagon. More »

Stress: The Natural Bug Spray • Man Arrested For Revisiting Outhouse Pit

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:40:00 EDT

• Scientists believe they may have discovered why mosquitoes leave some of us alone while they devour others. No, their blood does not "taste better." Mosquitoes respond to certain chemical odors, some of which are tied to stress. • More »

Animals In Advertising: A Hall Of Fame

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:00:00 EDT

In honor of the passing of Gidget the Taco Bell Chihuahua yesterday, we've compiled a tribute to the commercial achievements of our favorite animal thespians, from Morris the Cat's unsuccessful presidential bid to the duck that's torturing Ben Affleck. More »

R.I.P. Gidget

Sadie Stein — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Gidget, who rose to fame as the "Taco Bell Chihuahua," has died at 15. The cause was a stroke, says her trainer. [People] More »

Sleep-Deprived Baby Daddy Jerry O'Connell Runs For The Border

Anna Holmes — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:10:00 EST

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HuManity One Step Closer To Virtual Sex • British Man Told He's 'Too Fat' To Adopt

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:20:00 EST

• Entirely virtual sex? Perhaps, thanks to the RealTouch, which uses lubrication jets, heating elements and other gadgetry programmed to "give men the feeling of sex." No word, of course, on what women get. • More »

Couple Marries At Taco Bell

Hortense Smith — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:30:00 EST

For most of us, Taco Bell is where we go when we're hungry and broke, hungry and drunk, or hungry at 4am. Yet for one couple, it was also the place where they were married. More »

Loose Lips

Jessica G. — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:40:00 EST

Alec Baldwin on his 30 Rock lip-lock with Jennifer Aniston: "It was the greatest day of my life." He's J/K, people, but Baldwin adds, "Whenever you do that with someone, it's so fake. They're getting paid to kiss you and I'm getting paid to kiss her. But she's a doll." • 50 Cent filed suit against Taco Bell because they made him look like a chump, or, in legalese, "burnished his gangsta rapper persona by distorting beyond all recognition a bona fide, good faith offer." According to the AP, "The squabble is over a fake letter sent out by Taco Bell Corp. asking 50 Cent to change his name for one day to 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent to help publicize its value menu." • Ben Affleck is currently in Congo trying to raise awareness about the war-torn country's plight. "I thought a lot of people are advocating on Darfur. I'd just be a very small log on a big fire. I started getting interested in Congo and I thought, this is a place where I can have a really big impact," he says. More »