The Lonelygirl15 Era Draws To A Close


Updated 08/16/07 6:19 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 12 comments

The Lonelygirl15 Era Draws To A Close

After a long-winded YouTube run, Jessica Lee Rose, who plays the main character Bree in the popular Lonelygirl15 videos, has decided to move on to bigger and better things. The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that after more than a year and 260 episodes, 16-year old Bree was killed off by the religious cult that had chased her for the life-giving qualities of her rare blood type. This video Read more

Webby Awards Draw Web And Hollywood Celebrities


Updated 06/06/07 10:03 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Webby Awards Draw Web And Hollywood Celebrities

One of my favorite geeky girls, Jessica Rose, walked last night's Webby Awards red carpet amid a mix of web and Hollywood celebrities. Rose, who is known to the world as YouTube phenomenon Lonelygirl15, will make her major film debut in the upcoming "I Know Who Killed Me" flick with Lindsay Lohan. I am pleased to say Rose already has her geek chic red carpet look down. I didn't make it to the Read more

Makers of Lonelygirl15 Announce Spinoff


Updated 04/21/07 11:15 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 8 comments

Makers of Lonelygirl15 Announce Spinoff

The creators of Lonelygirl15 have teamed up with Bebo to bring you a new UK spinoff series called- Lonelygirl15 presents...KateModern. This new show will debut in July with several weekly episodes available exclusively to Bebo users in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. According to 901 am, this new internet drama "will expand from the original storyline to that of a teenage Read more

Gear Up For The YouTube Video Awards


Updated 03/21/07 7:04 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Gear Up For The YouTube Video Awards

Last year was a big, ginormous year for YouTube. Starting Monday, in honor of their success, YouTube will be presenting awards for the best user-generated videos of 2006. YouTube users can browse through seven genres including most creative or inspirational, best series, comedy, music, most adorable video ever or commentary and rank their fave short-form videos. Go to You Tube Awards to vote. Read more

Lonelygirl15 Co-Stars With Lohan in I Know Who Killed Me


Updated 02/22/07 3:27 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 13 comments

Lonelygirl15 Co-Stars With Lohan in I Know Who Killed Me

The queen of YouTube Lonelygirl15 is now riding the waves of stardom by landing big movie deals. Jessica Rose (aka LG15) scored a small part alongside Miss Lindsay Lohan in the movie I Know Who Killed Me, a movie about a young woman who is rescued after being abducted and tortured by a serial killer. Here's what Jessica had to say on her myspace page about the movie: "I filmed my first scenes Read more

Lonelygirl15 Tops Forbes Web Celeb 25 List


Updated 02/16/07 5:10 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 9 comments

Lonelygirl15 Tops Forbes Web Celeb 25 List

It was all a hoax! Were you one of the YouTuber's that got sucked into the whole lonelygirl15 era? Makes sense that lonelygirl15 aka Bree, aka Jessica Rose, was chosen as Forbes No.1 Web Celeb. Jessica played sixteen year old Bree, a home-schooled and quirky girl who became the queen of YouTube in just a few short months. Fans eventually caught on and Bree was outed as nineteen year old New Read more