Web warfare

Here's a new twist to celebrity blogging.

Rob Lowe - or Sam Seaborn as I prefer to call him - has published his ex-nanny's text messages on the Huffington Post.

Lowe and his wife are taking legal action against their nanny and the star has decided that he is going to use the internet for a full on attack. He sets out the truth as he sees it and even quotes the family Rabbi.

You can tell he's been working with Aaron Sorkin:

Everyone knows we live in a time where public figures are targets. But I also know of many people in everyday life who are paying the price of a climate where anyone can accuse anybody of anything, anytime, and hope for a big cash pay-off at the end. "Hush money" to just go away.

Well I won't go away. No one intimidates my family. My wife and I have many former and long term employees, all of whom know this woman, who can and will refute any claims of anything inappropriate in our home, or anywhere else. We will defend ourselves with vigor and without fear.

I could almost hear the West Wing theme music in the background.

It's an interesting turn this. Perhaps celebrities will start using blogs to try and take control of the way they are covered.

It's also an interesting turn for the Huffington Post. And some of those leaving comments don't like it.

But I was cheering him on. It's just what the web's for.

(Hat tip: Nicholas Troen)