Here at Awesome Teen Magazine, we take pride in being the voice you, our loyal reader, longs to hear. We’re the advice you don’t know you need, a gentle reminder of the more important things in life (it doesn’t get more important than Facebook, duh), and the friend who says—out loud—exactly what you’re thinking. No matter how difficult or inappropriate that thought might be.
So it wasn’t a shock last year when one co-creator posted her extreme distaste for Ryan Seacrest. We knew that you must feel the same way. How could you not? We posted our opinion, tested the waters and received no serious backlash and no Ryan Seacrest rebuttal. (Brian Dunkleman did send us a lovely fruit basket, but let’s be honest, he’s so Z-list! We gave it to our doorman.) Instead, we saw other celebs follow our lead and speak out against Mr. Seacrest. We had an in-office celebration (complete with Seacrest-sized finger sandwiches and mini cocktail weenies. Burn Seacrest!) when Angelina ignored the wretched roving reporter on the red carpet; we read (and enjoyed) every post on the I Hate Ryan Seacrest Forum; and we LOVED seeing Nicolette Sheridan on Ellen last week. In a passionate response to rumors that she was dating Ryan Seacrest, our newest Awesome Reader of the Week exclaimed that the idea was “gross” and the man in question is undoubtedly “nasty.”
We thank you, Nicolette Sheridan, for finding the courage to say those words on national TV and supporting us in all that we do. You give us and our readers hope that we’re not alone in our quest to survive our awkward teen years. And take Ryan Seacrest down.
