Twitter Gaffe Haunts Desperate Housewives star

Eva Longoria-Parker image: Donna Reyes, Creative Commons License

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker made a highly publicized entry into the world of micro-blogging late last week, but her Twitter debut was nothing short of a cringe-worthy embarrassment for the American television celebrity. After enthusiastically sending out one of her first tweets, Longoria wanted to encourage her new followers to also check out her husband’s Twitter profile. Tony Parker happens to be an accomplished basketball player and is now also an avid micro-blogger. But rather than linking in the sports star’s Twitter page, Longoria accidentally posted a tweet linking her followers directly to a pornography site.  Once Longoria realized her error, she frantically sent out another tweet to her followers advising them not to visit the x-rated website that she had unintentionally posted.

The Perez Hilton celebrity blog was quick to jump on the 34 year old Desperate Housewife’s gaffe, suggesting in a tongue-in-cheek manner than Longoria let them know whenever she plans to offer similarly steamy advice to her Twitter followers. But this is hardly the first time that a celebrity hastily sends out a tweet, not realizing just how quickly news and negative headlines can spread through the Blogosphere. Hours after Longoria tweeted a link to the ominous website, Google News already listed nearly 120 blogs and entertainment news sources that had picked up this story. An even more scandalous Twitter gaffe from a celebrity with less than perfect judgment occurred when songwriter Katy Perry tweeted an edgy photo of 17 year old singer Sky Ferreira, and controversially referred to her as “fresh meat.”