Zack Taylor (celebrity blogger)

Zack Taylor is a former radio disc jockey working for Y100 FM in Miami [http://www.y100.com] and Mix 100 FM in Yellowknife [http://www.cjcd.ca] , who turned into a celebrity blogger after creating the first ever Canadian celebrity gossip site ISTHISHAPPENING.com [http://www.isthishappening.com] back in August 2007.

The website gained attention in mid-November 2007, when photos of Toronto Maple Leaf, Jiri Tlustý, one of which was of him nude, appeared on Isthishappening.com, causing a media frenzy. This scandal was published as the full-front page photo of the November 14, 2007 Toronto Sun. [cite web | url = http://www.torontosun.com/FrontPage/2007/11/14/4654616.html | title=TorontoSun.com - Front Page - November 14: Cover |publisher = Toronto Sun | date = 2007-11-14 | accessdate = 2007-11-17] [cite news | title = Maple Leaf Rookie's Nude Pictures Show Up On Net | url = http://365gay.com/Newscon07/11/111407leaf.htm | publisher = "365Gay.com" |date = 2007-11-14 | accessdate = 2007-11-17]

After all the attention, the website was bought in January 2008 by Hot Or Not Inc. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotornot] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotornot] and turned into HotorNotGossip.com [http://www.hotornotgossip.com] making Zack Taylor their main blogger.

Zack was nicknamed "The Canadian Perez Hilton" [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/zacktaylor.html] [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/zacktaylor.html Cbc Article]

Personal life

Zack Taylor was born Zack Teperman on August 30, 1987 in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. He later moved to Toronto and L.A.

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/onairwithzacktaylor Zack Taylor] on MySpace
* [http://www.hotornotgossip.com Official Blog Website]
* [http://www.hotornot.com Parent Company Site]

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