the buzz log
Ana Ortiz, Peanut Butter, John Edwards: What's the Buzz
By Claudine Zap
Tue, June 30, 2009, 11:39 am PDT
Our top picks from the day's hottest searches.
- Ana Ortiz (Searches increased by 22,004%). The "Ugly Betty" actress who plays older sister Hilda can now add "mom" to her resume: She and husband Noah Lebenzon welcomed a baby girl.
- Peanut butter (+886%). Meet the newest health food: The sticky stuff may hold off heart disease.
- Bernard Madoff (+2,366%). Now that the scam artist is behind bars, the hunt for all that missing money begins.
- Michael Jackson will (+354). Oh, Joe Jackson, say it isn't so: The superstar's will supposedly snubs his dad. Expect lengthy court battles to ensue.
- John Edwards (+187%). The ex-presidential candidate will be the subject of a former aide's tell-all book, including rumors of a sex tape between Edwards and his past mistress.
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