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July 22nd, 2007 - General

 

Bill Graper, the nicest guy you’ll ever meet,  asked me to check out his new music video about MK&A. I was blown away. I have to be honest, most MK&A fan-made music videos are not that good. The fan’s behind them are the best in the people in the world. They are full of love and they mean well but, I’m sorry, the videos are just not that good. It’s hard to make music videos yo! Not that mine are good. Mine are crap. But Bill’s is good. He put a lot of effort in it and you can tell. I bet he’ll gets an offer from Hollywood. "Your through to Hollywood Bill!" ;-)

Yousendit (~50mb)

First, a weird creepy video. I like to think of it as "haunting" but whatever.

Mary-Kate -  Waterland
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The music is from the movie Waterland starring Jeremy Irons. I saw it and was mesmerized by it and the soundtrack by Graham Swift.

Second, I think this will be my last post.  I’m getting tired. My daughter thinks I’m a perv. My son thinks I should do other more "respectable" things. I guess they’re right. I’m not really sure why I liked Mary-Kate and Ashley so much. I don’t feel like it was an inappropriate thing. From the beginning I always thought of them as good role models for young women, both personally and professionally. I admired them. But I guess they didn’t see it that way.

Ann Loeb <aloeb@dskllp.com>

Dear Mr. Shipley.  I am counsel for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The photographs you have printed of their 21st birthday party are published in violation of their rights, including without limitation their rights of privacy. Moreover, my clients are the owners of the copyright in each and every one of those photographs and your publication constitutes a copyright infringement in violation of United States law. We hereby demand that you immediately remove the photographs from this web site and refrain from any other use of them. Please respond to my email to confirm that they have been removed and are not otherwise in use or circulation.

I guess you can see that they don’t see OTN as a fan site. They see it as something like the "Enquirer." Ugh,  I feel sick about that. I guess I did it wrong? I apologize if I did. I didn’t mean it that way. But I guess that’s the way they look at me.

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  • miss you mike :sad:

    becky — November 13, 2007 @ 11:55 pm
  • Hi is not their counsel!!! He´s trying to fool u :twisted:

    Alina — November 3, 2007 @ 5:49 pm
  • hy, i am anja i am from crotia .i am crazy abaut olsentwins

    olsenfan — October 21, 2007 @ 2:44 am
  • hi i like ur website please visit mine

    http://www.mary-kateandashleyolsen.co.uk

    DANIELLE — October 4, 2007 @ 9:10 pm
  • PLEASE KEEP THE MARYKATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN WEBSITE OPEN PLEASE DONOT CLOSE IT DOWN I LOOK ON THE MARYKATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN WEBSITE EVERYDAY MARYKATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN KEEP POSTING NEW PHOTOS YOU. AGAIN PLEASE DONT CLOSE IT DOWN.

    BILL — October 1, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
  • whats up people iam back !

    Chris915 — October 1, 2007 @ 7:51 am
  • Hey Michael, how come even though this site hasn’t been updated since July 22nd, 2007, the advertisements at the top of the main page are kept current? :???:

    Rob — September 27, 2007 @ 5:15 am
  • […] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptPLEASE KEEP OLSEN-TWINS-NEWS.COM OPEN! please.. […]

  • When does they make another video ???
    Is “New Your Minute” the latest one ???

    Best regards a big fan

    DK — September 18, 2007 @ 4:53 am
  • MARYKATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN I AM A BIG FAN OF YOURS KEEP YOUR WEBSITE ON I LOVE IT.

    Anonymous — September 13, 2007 @ 7:43 pm
  • Hey Mike if u read this there are a lot of Mary-kate and Ashley fans who enjoy your postings about the Olsen twins. If u have no reason to continue due to u feeling the lack of support from the Olsen twins do it for the fans of your page. That is an incentive to continue.

    Just JAM — September 3, 2007 @ 11:50 pm
  • PLEASE KEEP OLSEN-TWINS-NEWS.COM OPEN!

    please.. :cry:

    Margriet — September 3, 2007 @ 3:45 am
  • Micheal, I Miss you, please continue your postings!

    Johan — September 2, 2007 @ 10:42 pm
  • Hey Michael man go on and do som posting :cry: weee really miss you man ! Too bad … naw i don`t know what the olsens are doing aney more you war for them a world eye opener so the ppl see what they are doing … iven if it`s not nice but the people want to know …. plz do som more posting man ! :???:

    Raul — August 31, 2007 @ 11:30 pm
  • Michael, we really miss you.

    Jen — August 30, 2007 @ 11:50 am
  • Yeah, take care Michael and good luck in the future. :grin:

    Mike — August 24, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
  • :( take care michael.

    ellyn — August 24, 2007 @ 2:43 pm
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    芸能人ブログ一覧 — August 23, 2007 @ 5:31 am
  • hi mike;) i know it’s a little late, but i just wanted to tell you that no matter what anyone say this is a great fan site, and you are a great guy!
    thank you for making mk&a feel a little bit closer to me:) thanks to your site i will always be a fan of the girls and of you!
    I wish you the best!
    love becky

    becky — August 19, 2007 @ 9:20 am
  • Thanks for your work Michael,
    I used to check out this site everyday
    untill i fiund my way to other mka sites like
    mkaeuphoria.
    Once again, thanks for your lovely work!
    I guess you should focus on your family now,
    I hope your work here hasn’t totally ruined your
    relationships :)

    Loves Alice

    Alice — August 16, 2007 @ 5:39 pm
  • Well i was cheking this site everyday, it is very good. i grown up with mka, n i was very happy when i found this side. from the day when i was born to today they’ve changed so much. i was often sad for them, like that was happening to me, and i don’t know why. i just addore them so much, n when i look back then i rimembr all the good and bad things. i bet they r having so much fun but somethings i fell sorry for them. i rimembr what were they like whet they were young, and all that crap: anorexia&stuff make me sad, they were the last i would think of a word: drugs, anorexia… anyway i just wanted to say: thank michael for opening that side. i am sure that if those girls new u, they wouldn’t think of u like an enemy. they r famous n they r just very allergic on those things. u did n hell of a good job. i hope u will be happy, now u will have much more time for your family what is a very goot thing. again, thanks and goodbye*

    just.me — August 14, 2007 @ 6:38 pm
  • i LOVE this site, don’t close it!

    Anonymous — August 13, 2007 @ 4:08 am
  • Aw but i really like your site!

    EMMA W — August 7, 2007 @ 1:40 pm
  • heres another mary-kate and ashley website to check out

    http://www.mary-kateandashleyolsen.co.uk

    x

    michael — August 7, 2007 @ 1:43 am
  • Celebs are different breed, what more can I say about it ?

    I´ve been hearing stories from time to time about celebs who had to get rid of few friends who simply couldn´t keep their mouth shut about the celebs´ privite life or did something bad to them. With that in mind, perhaps Mary and Ashley simply misunderstood your motives when you posted those photos?

    Mike — August 6, 2007 @ 1:39 am
  • just wanted to clarify that i didnt have an issue with removing the scans/photos at all. i took issue with the way i was told to remove them in a very heavy handed way.

    like i said, i consider me and this site as a friend to them, not an enemy. if your friend put some photos of you on the internet that you didnt want on the internet you wouldnt immediately threaten to sue them would you? of course not. youd shoot off a quick email asking them to “please remove those, thanks.”

    weird.

    “Dear Mr. Shipley

    As you know we sometimes piss people off who we like for some reason. Those birthday photos are copyrighted and by posting them on your site you kinda broke the law.

    But there is something in this world called; APOLOGY. If you like their opinion and if they are as kind women as you belive they are then I´m sure they will forgive you for this. :smile:

    Comment by Mike “

    Michael Shipley — August 5, 2007 @ 4:31 am
  • Hi Michael, I think your website is great! I check it every day to see if there’s something new with MKA:D. It would really suck if you stop the website!

    MKA are the best! :D:D:D

    MKA-fan — August 4, 2007 @ 8:52 pm
  • michael plz …. dont leave this site this is a really cool site

    safa — August 4, 2007 @ 8:17 pm
  • People talk like they r saints. Well they r not. They r just as ordinary as u and me the only difference is that they get lucky and they consistantly work extemerly hard to make their dreams come true.

    Just JAM — August 2, 2007 @ 11:12 pm
  • Michael doesn’t need to apologies for anything. Pics of their personal party where let out. Been taken at the party. a few transfers later it has been taken over the internet where anybody can have access to it. Its the fault of the Olsen twins guests who they trusted distributed the pics to the public not Michael. Stop intimidating Michael to do things he doesn’t need to do.

    Just JAM — August 2, 2007 @ 11:05 pm
  • Dear Mr. Shipley

    As you know we sometimes piss people off who we like for some reason. Those birthday photos are copyrighted and by posting them on your site you kinda broke the law.

    But there is something in this world called; APOLOGY. If you like their opinion and if they are as kind women as you belive they are then I´m sure they will forgive you for this. :smile:

    Mike — August 2, 2007 @ 7:22 pm
  • @Anonymous

    - who are you? if you are confident in your position then you shouldnt have to hide. if you dont want to reveal yourself publicly then at least email me and tell me who you are.

    - how do you know they didnt like otn? do you know them? prove it.

    - i never claimed any photos ive posted were from a personal source accept one set — the lizzie private collection photos — which were from a private source. most of the photos ive posted are from fan sites that allow other sites to repost their photos if you give credit and a link-back which i do.

    - yes i poke fun sometimes but its not all i did! ive made over 900 posts. after reading them all i dont think any sane person could come to the conclusion that this is a gossip site like the superficial or even perez. this is most definitely a OT fan site. ive made music videos about them for gods sake! you dont do that if your not a hard core fan. ive made many posts praising them, calling them role modes for young women, etc. if they didnt like my poking fun sometimes all they or their representative had to do was say one word and i wouldnt have done it. but i never heard one complaint. i was even told by a friend of theirs that they actually didnt mind. thats why i was so flabbergasted after getting that letter from their lawyer. why not just send me an quick email? ill probably never know.

    Michael Shipley — August 2, 2007 @ 8:17 am
  • so sad :cry: that you really said goodbye!! it makes me really sad :cry: hope you will continue posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    rosa — August 2, 2007 @ 6:30 am
  • stop this nonsense. all you do is go to sweetin.com and repost any new happenings, pictures, etc. on this site, except you also poke fun at the olsens in various ways, including their style, appearance, etc. Stop playing the saint. the olsens look down on this site because you steal pictures and claim that you found them from a personal source and you talk the twins down. this is not a fansite. this is a gossip site. Get over yourself.

    Anonymous — August 2, 2007 @ 6:14 am
  • :cry: this just makes me sad
    i have followed you for so long
    i love the girls and i know you love them too for the right reasons
    do they think closing down this site will make people stop taking pictures?
    i know its hard that they live w/ that
    but
    I love seeing them
    makes my day
    and now.. im just disappointed that they have insulted one of the nicest guys

    Anonymous — August 2, 2007 @ 5:28 am
  • finally your closing this stupid web site
    i love mka but a hate your web site

    thks for finally closing it!! :lol:

    monique — August 2, 2007 @ 1:52 am
  • this SUCKS!!! :???:

    Don Kojotleone — August 1, 2007 @ 6:34 pm
  • please don’t stop posting!!! I’m so sad this was my favourite web site!!! :cry:

    paola — August 1, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
  • no, please don’t stop!!! you did a great job

    switzerland — August 1, 2007 @ 4:52 am
  • I’M GONNA MISS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! You’re like the best :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:

    Cornelia — August 1, 2007 @ 12:59 am
  • Stop Referring to me hey!

    my ass — July 31, 2007 @ 5:15 pm
  • well
    **** happen!
    I see there are a lot of comments.. I read some but not all sorry just too much ^^

    But I want to say that I think you should not stop making this Site.
    You are right you have got all reasons to be very disappointed about of Ashley(Or what ever which attorney of who)

    But think about the way Mary-Kate and Ashley HAVE to think about the business..They had not always the best press the last years..they have to be carefully..and the business made them very sensitive ! They not see the guy Micheal who is a fan and support them maybe love them ^^ I know thats sad..but thats business

    I think they just see..someone post our privacy with picutres of our birthday!!
    Its not an attack to you as human and your personality..Its just the right,buisness,and some pictures.Dont see that so dramatic..
    because you love them and they hate everything which means intervention into there privacy

    You would be stronger if you do this side further.
    Think about attorney..
    99% mess up the call of the remainder ;-)

    Your side is the best off all mka`fansites

    Life goes on..so get youre ass up !

    mette — July 31, 2007 @ 4:58 pm
  • Hey!

    my ass — July 31, 2007 @ 4:20 am
  • you can’t stop man! you’re one of the few male MKA fans (including me :cool:)

    I always laugh my ass off at your photo comments.

    McFly — July 31, 2007 @ 3:51 am
  • hello there, your website has always been my first priority when it comes to mkasites! it has always been the best!
    i wish you all the best, and im sorry it ended this way.

    starved — July 30, 2007 @ 5:30 am
  • That email to michael was real, she really is (one) of ashley’s attorneys…

    check this out…
    http://www.dskllp.com/lawyers/loeb_a.asp

    TJT from Ireland — July 29, 2007 @ 9:17 am
  • ahaha te l’hanno messo al culo :grin:

    Anonymous — July 27, 2007 @ 4:46 pm
  • Aiko, I had no idea. I checked it out, but rest assured I have reason to believe that the comment posted on my site is not the real Ann Loebe.

    Unless she suddenly lived in Latvia.

    Romina — July 27, 2007 @ 3:35 pm
  • I THINK YOU SHOULD START POSTING!!!!!
    UR GETTING BEHIND!!

    wut wut wut — July 27, 2007 @ 8:20 am
  • They should have managed the guest list better and only invite the trusted guests along to their birthday party so the photos would have not been exposed publicly. If they say they don’t care about whether or not they r seen as role modles then why have they sent the counsel on your ass and other people who might have used the pictures to retrive them. They should have forgot about the pics and consider ways to improve security for next time they have an event.

    Just JAM — July 27, 2007 @ 3:59 am
  • Michael-
    You are not the only one being targeted by this Ann Loeb if you goto ‘Mary-kateandashleyfan’ site and scroll to the ’21st Bday pictures Good Quality! - Veckans Nu’ post and read that one comment that is posted it is the exact same comment from Ann Loeb that she e-mailed you with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    They should be charging the person at their party who exposed these photos to the media not target the fans who are only showing these photos to other fans!! This is so wrong…

    Aiko — July 27, 2007 @ 3:28 am
  • Are you positive that was from a person conntected with MKA? :?: :?: :?:

    And if so are those photos that you posted of MKA posted on other MKA fansites? :?: :?: :?:

    P.S.- I love your site and do not find you to be creepy. What’s wrong with liking something or someone who is of a younger generation? That’s like saying it is illegal for adults to engage in the harry potter books as it is only meant for kiddies. If you don’t keep this site up please continue to blog about something else, I think your funny :lol:

    Aiko — July 27, 2007 @ 3:01 am
  • Are you positive that was from a person conntected with MKA? :?: :?: :?:

    And if so are those photos that you posted of MKA posted on other MKA fansites? :?: :?: :?:

    P.S.- I love your site and do not find you to be creepy. What’s wrong with liking something or someone who is of a younger generation? That’s like saying it is illegal for adults to engage in the harry potter books as it is only meant for kiddies. If you don’t keep this site up please continue to blog about something else, I think your funny :lol:

    Aiko — July 27, 2007 @ 3:00 am
  • Hey Michael
    this site it my fav mka fan site
    WE ALL LOVE IT
    u’ve did a really really good job
    we r gonna miss the site!!!!
    thank youuu

    Ashley — July 26, 2007 @ 2:29 pm
  • Dear Michael,

    On behalf of YOUR fans everywhere thank you for putting a smile on our faces from time to time with your unique and talented writing.
    This was easily the best olsen twin blog on the net because you really liked and respected the twins. I like many of your fans totally got what you where trying to do, you didn’t get it wrong.
    I found this website about two years ago and my interest in the twins was flagging, your website renewed my interest, so you see you did some good for the girls. Now I fear my interest will depart once again along with you.
    I think we’ll all miss your humour the most, I remember seeing the headline “Ashley Caught Doing Coke” It made my heart skip a beat, clicking on the headline we then see Ash innocently sipping a can of coca-cola. Outstanding sir, outstanding.
    I would just like to say good luck in whatever you choose to do next. Also please, continue to pursue writing in some way, you seem to have a natural flare for it. Also good luck to your daughter and the rest of your family.

    Thanks again, much love and god bless.

    TJT from Ireland — July 26, 2007 @ 10:59 am
  • You guys know the christmas song; 12 days befor christmas? For the first verse should be like this;
    On the first day of Christmas
    My true love sent to me
    An OTN subscribed account in my name.

    :grin: :grin: :grin:

    Mike — July 26, 2007 @ 6:16 am
  • Hi, i loved youre site! http://www.mkandash.tk

    Anonymous — July 25, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
  • PLEASE dont close your site
    This is the BEST olsen news site i have ever seen

    Blame — July 25, 2007 @ 6:53 pm
  • cheer michael and the do in joy read about the olsen twins

    r keough — July 25, 2007 @ 12:20 pm
  • Hi Michael: I am sorry that you feel you must close your great site. You have the BEST Olsen twins site! The others can’t hold a candle to your site! Your site is the BEST because your entertaining writing style is humorous, witty, critical, and riveting. Also, the graphics and layouts look good, too. You have the talent to keep viewers like me returning! Please reconsider staying! THANKS!

    mkfashfan — July 25, 2007 @ 5:45 am
  • oops!!!…that was me that posted the above comment, and i forgot to input my name!!!…i didn’t want anyone to think of ME as anonymous, so i’m posting this!!!…

    good luck, micheal!!…

    kstny — July 25, 2007 @ 4:37 am
  • hey micheal…sorry to hear/read about all this…what could i say, some people just don’t get a joke!!!…

    but u know what’s really funny and ironic: i thought i was gonna get the “call” for my video “mary-kate and ashley’s 21st bday party with kstny and friends!, but dissappointingly, i didn’t!!!…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye4kgqAHTR0

    well, micheal, if i may get one last plug in:

    kstny is in LA!!!…AND, the “open mic tour” continues in LA!!!…

    tonite, at gardenia restaurant and lounge, on santa monica, at 9p!!!…

    c’mon on down, have a drink and sing some britney cover and mk&a originals along with me!!!…

    a good time will be had by all!!!…

    Anonymous — July 25, 2007 @ 4:33 am
  • why aren’t you gone yet?? bye bye loser

    reptar — July 25, 2007 @ 4:18 am
  • it’s not their fault it’s the backstabbing friends fault foos……………………………………………………………………………………………gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    i scream bloody murder
    lol
    jk
    im not that freaky
    anyway i forgot what i need to say which is………don’t close down the site…….keep posting

    NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

    wut wut wut — July 25, 2007 @ 12:45 am
  • to fairy godmother,
    true true……..but by no means do the Olsens need to apologize. they haven’t done anything wrong.

    wut wut wut — July 25, 2007 @ 12:42 am
  • I haven´t been a fan to the Olsen twins or this site for long but this is the site which I do check out every day for some news about the girls. The reason is that it is a user-friendly site ( which is not common among MKA fan sites ), it has alot of other materials on it such as videos and articles about the Row and more, and last but not least this site is NOT trying to gain something from MKA´s misery like the x17online.com.

    But some of the things you say Michael ( even it is just a joke ) it can be taken as a true fact and so I beg you to be more carefull what you say; some jokes can hurt peoples feelings.

    I do hope you will not stop posting things on your site because this site is one of the nicest fan-sites on the Web.

    Mike — July 24, 2007 @ 7:52 pm
  • Come on u guys….. This IS the best fan site.. there is no OTHER best sites.I really hope MK&A would read these comments and realise that it’s THEIRE fault that those pics were released not Michael’s…….. :cry: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :sad: :sad: :neutral:

    Becky from England — July 24, 2007 @ 7:36 pm
  • are you really serious? :neutral: even though i too,like many didn’t like the text that gets posted along with their pics n any news item i think OTN was the best site for latest news about the twins.It’s really sad.Now all of us,Olsen fans would have to search for any other good site.Does anybody knows any good site like OTN?can u give any good site’s reference?
    Goodbye… :sad:

    Afia — July 24, 2007 @ 6:27 pm
  • response to wut wut wut: That is why they should forget about the photos being released and Move on and think of better ways to improve their privacy in future. They r well known compared to ordinary people so there privacy will be unleashed from time to time.

    Yours truly (Fairy Godmother) — July 24, 2007 @ 5:30 pm
  • really its sad to hear that!!!!!!!!!! please continue posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    irina — July 24, 2007 @ 2:57 pm
  • please dont close your site :!: :!: :!:
    I’m sad :sad: :sad: so please dont close ypur site :!:

    lili — July 24, 2007 @ 2:55 pm
  • please keep posting!!!!!

    Haley — July 24, 2007 @ 12:31 pm
  • So continue posting

    Adi — July 24, 2007 @ 10:23 am
  • Hey Micheal,
    Don’t loose your confidence in a fan site of MK&A ,your stories sometimes may be untrue but not all the time and your fan site is a fine fan site because u may make up some stories some of the time but these stories was not to condem or critisized the girls or to make fun of them but to give fans some laughter , also when you have new photos or videos you give us it in one site which is amazing.
    The videos are from youtube I have a youtube account but I would have still had to search for mk&a videos which would have taken up time but you cut that not only for me but for everyone who join this fan site.
    Also photos I have not much time to keep up with the latest mka photos and you provide the latest photos for all of us at the olsen twins news.
    All what you have done for this site is amazing.
    You know what if in the past one or two messages was not for mka and was on the OTN then u can apologise for that and jus don’t post anything that has noting to do with mk&a BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOUR SITE IS NOT A FAN SITE FOR THE OLSEN TWINS yes! it is a great site because most of the time you are spending doing all this time on the net jus trying to find the latest for MKA fans of which they all needed your help for the latest on mka SO in conclusion THANK YOU MICHEAL for youe gratitude towards the MK&A fans and the girls themselves.

    Adi — July 24, 2007 @ 10:20 am
  • fairy godmother lady…….

    they don’t need to apologize they didn’t do anything wrong……….idk why you guys are dissing mka. the photos that he posted are copyrighted by them which means that they can do what they want with them and they don’t want them posted everywhere………..
    i do have to say though that the lawyer lady that wrote that email sounds a bit rude………..

    KEEP POSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    wut wut wut — July 24, 2007 @ 8:55 am
  • Michael you are doing a fantastic job with this site. Don’t let that stupid letter make you think otherwise. I have never seen another MKA site that has as many quality pictures as you do. That stupid letter can never measure up to all the letters that you are getting from your fans who love you. We all love this site and if you love it too than ignore this ann person and continue doing what you feel passionate about. I just can’t see you go like this, please stay.

    JD — July 24, 2007 @ 8:49 am
  • :( I’m sad. Sure, you messed up with the private photos… but I’m sure you know better know. I check this site everyday to get my Olsen fix… I never think you are seriously making fun of the Olsens… you just have a sense of humor. This site will be missed.

    Lauren — July 24, 2007 @ 8:19 am
  • you must have done a spectacular job at what youve done if you get the remarks of the top peeps…
    please dont close your site.
    hmm. :[

    april*mk and ash stalker* — July 24, 2007 @ 6:34 am
  • I believe the Olsen-twins should apologies to u for intimidating u and making u lose your confidents.

    Yours truly (Fairy Godmother) — July 24, 2007 @ 6:04 am
  • Yes I laugh when u delete my messages :lol: Your site is probably the most interesting Mary-kate + Ashley websites out there. Probably better than the Olsen twins page. :mrgreen:

    my ass — July 24, 2007 @ 5:57 am
  • if they actually took a close look at your site….
    they would see that this is a place to support them and not bring negativity towards them.
    you are doing no harm…. you should continue
    fo shizzle

    wut wut wut — July 24, 2007 @ 5:56 am
  • yes i made the 50th comment on this subject…….
    come on and start posting more stuff….
    i will die with out this stuff

    wut wut — July 24, 2007 @ 5:50 am
  • don’t close this site
    ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    don’t do it!!!!!!

    dont' close the site — July 24, 2007 @ 5:49 am
  • please dont close down the site :sad: i look forward to getting it more than anything

    melody — July 24, 2007 @ 5:40 am
  • You are great man:D They dont deserve you:)!!! Dont worry! Life is go on! But dont stop writing.. continue this site…its intresting.. dont give up yo? we (normal ppl) :smile: will always support you:)

    sabina — July 24, 2007 @ 4:47 am
  • Hey ….don’t close the site!!! From all of the fan sites of MKA your site is the best…really…please don’t close it!!! :cry:

    Alma — July 24, 2007 @ 4:13 am
  • I have to say the Video ‘You Are So Beautiful’ is awesome. I want to save it to my computer. I really hope that you change your mind keeping the site. Its great, I laugh at a lot of what you right knowing your joking. But I guess they just dont see that you really admired them. Well best of luck to you Michael.

    Amanda — July 24, 2007 @ 1:16 am
  • hey michael.
    i´m from germany and i´ve been on almost all olsen fan sites…..but your site was or is just the best of them. it´s amazing, i like the way you make fun and i have to say all the (okay most of the people) are just amazing. yes amazing as you are!

    please keep this great site!

    kisses viki :razz:

    viki from germany — July 24, 2007 @ 1:10 am
  • That is what went down at the party so how can it be false that is what they r like when they have a good time. Everyone is not perfect.

    Just JAM — July 24, 2007 @ 12:29 am
  • They should know who was on the guest list to know that they were untrustworthy to keep those pics out of the public eye so it is not your fault.

    Just JAM — July 24, 2007 @ 12:27 am
  • Keep up the good work Michael!! :cool: :grin:

    Just JAM — July 24, 2007 @ 12:15 am
  • you best be gettin back to work………..
    i pity the foo……
    lol
    don’t quit on us!!!!

    dont' close the site — July 24, 2007 @ 12:03 am
  • Michael, you are an incredible person, who has given millions of people moments of carefree entertainment. YOU ARE NOT a perv and I am sorry your children feel that way. I empathize with your desire to just stop in order to comply to stresses and pressures. Sometimes people want to control everything in order to get a grasp on what is going around them. I am not saying the twins told their lawyers to send you that e-mail, perhaps it was his own inclinations to try and shut you down. Nevertheless, you are the ONLY MKA site I check out and look forward to seeing in my mail box everyday. You have provided me with lots of great photos and humorous tidbits to make me smile throughout the day. I know whatever you do in your life, it will be filled with passion, compassion and joy and you are destined to succeed. I wish you lots of luck for your daughters success and I hope to see you on the net sometime in the future!

    Lisa — July 24, 2007 @ 12:02 am
  • Michael, a question - are you SURE that this “counsel” Ann Loeb is who she says she is? Did she provide any credentials? Could it not be someone playing a hoax?

    dingodevil — July 23, 2007 @ 10:54 pm
  • Wow, this is so unexpected. I am sowwie i cant write much right now uz i have to go out but i’m terribly sorry. I really, really hope this site won’t close, it’s the best MKA fan site!

    Eshim — July 23, 2007 @ 8:17 pm
  • Hey Michael, Lauren is right..you really shouldn’t close this site…we all hope :neutral:

    Anthony — July 23, 2007 @ 7:00 pm
  • gna gna gna.. gehhehehehehehehe LOL LOL LOL :mrgreen:

    reptar — July 23, 2007 @ 6:17 pm
  • Some of the people here DON’T Understand.
    Mary-Kate & Ashley only want their Private lives to be Private. If someone ruins your privacy,wouldn’t you feel bad?? I would. It’s NOT good if we fans,keep on posting their Personal Pictures and keep on crossing their boundaries. They just want us to RESPECT their Privacy. And i think they deserved to be Respected!

    Danace — July 23, 2007 @ 5:54 pm
  • Hey Mchael,

    At LOT of people on Mary-Kate and Ashley fansites believe that you were unfairly targeted by the stupid crabby COW or solicitor and blame the magazine in which these photos where found!!

    If your looking for motivation then here it is….Don’t throw away years of hard work over some stupid notice, don’t let people tell you what your doing is wrong, just look at magazines like People, In Touch and of course the Enquirer, they always get attacked by celebrities because of what they write but that doesn’t stop those stupid magazines!!! So why should this stop YOU!!! If people have a problem with what you write then why visit the site!!! and Mike what you are doing is supporting the subject you care about….people visit this site to find news, pics, scans, vids etc of their idols and honestly this is the only site that has everything compiled on to one site and makes fans happy!!!

    Come on Mike…set those sails again!!! If you had gotten that message when you first started this site….would you have continued???

    Much love Michael!!

    Lauren — July 23, 2007 @ 5:42 pm
  • Aww Michael! Don’t shut down the site!
    I’m from Australia and myself and all
    my friends really like this site.

    It’s silly to give up something that
    you have enjoyed just because of
    something that someone said!

    Don’t let them get you down - just
    keep doing what you want to do!

    Anonymous — July 23, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
  • this email of the conselor is stupid because now (not because of you) the photos are everywhere, and in all olsen sites!^please continue!

    ju — July 23, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
  • AW nooooooooooooo! What will i do without it?Been subscribed for the last year or two and it always cheers me up to see there is a new article or pics up!nooooooooooooooooooooooo

    Kate — July 23, 2007 @ 2:28 pm
  • please don’t go. this is the only mka site i bother to check everyday and i don’t know what i’d do without my fix. don’t deprive me! i need you!

    Amanda — July 23, 2007 @ 9:36 am
  • Michael,
    thanks for all this time that you have posted the latests pic and news about the Olsen Twins. This is a great website, and I will miss it a lot. I will also miss reading the comments and sometimes answering to them or agree with what they say. I got very sad when I read The Last Goodbye. I loved to receive your emails almost every day and get to know whats up with MKA. Please don’t close this site. Listen to the people who love it!…
    wish you the best Mike
    DAMU from Argentina

    Damu — July 23, 2007 @ 9:32 am
  • Michael Please DON’T GOOOOOOOOO! I Love Your Site

    Matthew — July 23, 2007 @ 8:10 am
  • Hey Micheal! i just wanted to say that i love your site, it gives me just the MKA fix i need every so often and to see it go would be a travisty! Now i will have to look to magazines like “STAR”, “NATIONAL ENQUIRE” or “LIFE AND STYLE” to get crappy pics and false stories…

    My Favorite part of your site would have to be the radom titles and even more random stories which have nothing to do with the pictures, it made them seem more interesting.. I admit i was obsessed with the MKA at one point, now it is just an intrest, but this may make me walk away from them forever…

    Furthermore i just want to tell you that the post you recently wrote for their 21st birthday, the one about living life, and being yourself, i read it almost everyday, you have completly inspired me to do something in my life, and without this site i would have never read that post…

    So if you go, it was great while it lasted, but i do hope you stay, not for the mka fan but for your fans! YOu kick major a** dude!

    Much Love and respect!

    Aisha — July 23, 2007 @ 8:05 am
  • lol
    i agree with JM
    we are def all creeps
    lol
    DON’T CLOSE THE SITE DOWN………
    NO!NO!NO!
    DON’T! WE PROTEST!

    creepy creeperson — July 23, 2007 @ 7:56 am
  • please dont stop this site :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: please!!!!! I love this site!!! so please dont stop this site!!!!!! yes, listen to those many people who LOVE the site!! and i am one of them!!!

    irina — July 23, 2007 @ 7:47 am
  • seriously? i love this website!

    just because you posted those pictures doesn’t mean you need to stop writing altogether. but if that’s what you feel you need to do, i just want to say i’m sorry to see you go.

    my favorite part of this blog is the joke posts that you do; no one else does that… most people take themselves way too seriously when they write stuff on the internet.

    i don’t think this is a creepy thing to do… if so then it’s just as creepy that i’m a 23 year old girl who wants to read about the olsens on a regular basis, along with all the other creeps who come to this website every day.

    JM — July 23, 2007 @ 6:42 am
  • Keep up the good work michael!!

    Just JAM — July 23, 2007 @ 6:21 am
  • Hi ! I agree with Becky from England, but because Mk and Ash are so famous, often you -as a fan- don’t know, what they, Mk and Ash think. But I think they have a lot of power, they can sack/fire people and make a decision if people are doing things, that they don’t like. I, Sh., however wonder, if Mk and Ash realize that they are famous, because of their fans (, who buy (all of) their stuff ! ).
    Mike, I hope that what you are going to do in the future, will make you happy.
    Thanks and good luck !
    Susannah.

    Susannah — July 23, 2007 @ 6:06 am
  • Are you leaving because the Olsen’s lawyers are threatening legal action? I agree with all the others, I love your site and think that all the other fan sites are far less superior. I would like to thank you, Michael, for making a funny yet informative website devoted to what used to be my favorite celebrities in the world. Best of luck to you in the future.
    Donny Ring :sad:

    Anonymous — July 23, 2007 @ 5:59 am
  • HELLO MICHAEL,

    PLEASE CONTINUE TO POST ON THIS WEBSITE. YOU ARE THE FIRST TO CAPTURE AMAZING PICTURES OF THE OLSENS!!!! PLEASE CONTINUE, PLEASE :cry:

    GERALD — July 23, 2007 @ 5:57 am
  • GOODBYE,
    the website was nice…

    Anonymous — July 23, 2007 @ 3:41 am
  • mka rule

    Wut Wut(coo) — July 23, 2007 @ 2:22 am
  • whered my other comment go ????!!!!!!!!
    oh well what i said before was that you are the only mka site that i go to………
    all the rest are crap……personally thats what i think so don’t hate.
    so i think that you shouldn’t care what anyone else says and just continue………..please other wise i won’t have a real good source.

    Wut Wut(coo) — July 23, 2007 @ 2:22 am
  • please dont stop this site, u nearly always first to get the good new pics =[ what will we do without u?!

    Emma — July 23, 2007 @ 1:43 am
  • Hi Michael,

    I have to admit I agree with all those people( I mean Becky, Lauren) who doesn’t want to close this site…I don’t want it as well. This is and was great site…I found it about 6month ago but I have watched it every day since then. I’m a big fan of MKA..but when i read Becky commets I realised that’s true..all what she wrote. I will be MKA fan no more if you close this site. But i won’t persuade you to let this site open..if you want close it…just close it..I will be sad but it’s your bussines and you have probably some reasons..(but for God’s sake don’t close it because some stupid COW).

    I think that’s all what I wanted. If you close it anyway…I just say Good Bay and wish you luck in your life and THANKS A LOT FOR EVERYTHING!!

    Anthony — July 23, 2007 @ 1:33 am
  • this is sad to hear. i’ve been a fan of this site for years.

    while i will miss it, i wish you all the best, Michael.

    Erin — July 23, 2007 @ 12:44 am
  • i don’t see what the problem is either with them wanting their bday pix kept private….ecspecially if they are copyrighted.
    i don’t think the email is that harsh……but thats just me…..

    Wut Wut(coo) — July 23, 2007 @ 12:12 am
  • wut the crack *****
    man this is the only mka site i go to that i like
    ……you always have great posts with hot pictures….
    i guess im gonna have to try to find a new one…………………….

    coo — July 23, 2007 @ 12:04 am
  • Hey Michael

    Just wanted to stop by and say what an amazing job u have done with this site and those people who think u havent well… they’re completely wrong.
    anyway….. when i saw this ”last goodbye” thing i thought to myself….is this really true??? i mean all that effort and all that time u have spent on this site…u give it up just because some stupid COW sent u and e-mail
    saying some stupid things that ain’t true. Its not worth it…….
    i used to admire MKA. Putting posters up all over my room, buying theire cosmetics,hair products etc. but then i thought to myself WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?? i mean i could have bought these things for cheaper…….it was just because it was a Mary-Kate and Ashley product.then when i was growing up i realised that i was just making money for THEM..They used to appreciate fans who actually cared about them.. I mean who were the people who inspired Mk and gave her support when she was ill?? HER FANS!!! If they could just see how many fans they have who would give their lifes just to hug them they would be shocked…… its not about acting and fame anymore its all about MONEY and it will be about money… from films to fashion lines to cosmetic products to rugs,furnitures..whats gonna be next?? Buy a house that is desgined by MKA or what?? i dont see a point in being a fan anymore…. i used to spend hours and hours just to see whats going on with them. and all that time that i’ve wasted i could have spent doing stuff that i enjoy and i get credit for…
    anyways i wrote my life down now lol :smile:

    Michael…please dont close down this site.. its isnt worth it… dont listen to people who insult you… listen to people who really care about you and the site… dont give it up. :cry:

    loads of love
    Becky xxx :wink:

    Becky from England — July 22, 2007 @ 11:51 pm
  • Dont close the site down.. Im inhere everyday to chek updates and news.. Instedt off listen to some people hwo dont like the site, listen to those many people who LOVE the site :!:

    PLEASE DON’T CLOSE THE SITE DOWN :cry:

    Anonymous — July 22, 2007 @ 11:07 pm
  • :sad: :sad: :sad: oh no…. so is it your last good bye forever???

    nessy — July 22, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
  • Hey Michael,

    Please don’t stop with this website!!! It’s the only site on the net for Olsen news worth looking at!!! I started looking at this site back in 2004 and since then I’ve been a regular visitor everyday!!!! I love how you mix real stories with comedic parodies you come up with yourself. You’ve put soooooo much time and effort into this site and it would be such a shame to see you close it down because of some stupid notice you got from some stuck up COW defending the privacy of the Olsen Twins!!! I mean I used to admire, idolize, and worship Mary-Kate and Ashley but as of late they’ve been acting like stuck up brats with a bad case of PMS!!! If they don’t want their private lives splashed across magazines, websites and occassionally the news then why do they continue to live the celebrity lifestyle??? Why be soooo BITTER about something they brought on themselves!!! You never personally aimed any remark towards the girls or never posted anything that wasn’t posted on a hundred other sites on the net so why should you be the one targeted for disrupting their privacy!!
    Mike do us all a favour…keep the websit OPEN and keep on doing what you do best…don’t listen to the haters….listen to the people who come on this site everyday and look for updates posted by you!!!

    PLEASE KEEP OLSEN-TWINS-NEWS.COM OPEN!!!

    Much love Michael

    Lauren — July 22, 2007 @ 10:40 pm
  • Hi Michael,

    I’ve been a member of your site for a long time, but rarely comment. This has provoked me to though, because I think it’s such a shame you feel it’s inappropriate for you to continue! To be a fan of someone or to admire them does not make you a perv or other “abnormal” things - it just means you have an interest. I’ve been an MKA fan for years and whilst I don’t necessarily agree with the way they choose to live their lives now, I still have my curiosity about what they are up to and what projects are going on in their fascinating lives!
    If you don’t continue with the site I for one will be personally bereft - the updates from your site fill up my mailbox if I don’t check it for a while!
    I understand your reasons, and would like to say what a great job you’ve done over the years - mixing humour with real stories, and always ALWAYS keeping this as a FANsite and NOT in any way shape or form like those despicable tabloids.
    But please think carefully before making your decision.
    And thank you - for all the laughs you’ve given me over the years.
    Elsie (writing from England)

    Elsie — July 22, 2007 @ 10:26 pm
  • HI Michael,
    You have a GREAT website! It just goes to prove that most celebs have NO sense of Humor! How can they put you in the same league as the tabs!
    I like you was a HUGE fan of the Olsen Twins because of my niece! But, over the years I and my niece realized that they are nothing but, spoiled brats! Like most celebs that wouldn’t give you the time of day!
    They say they owe their fame to the fans (which is true) but, when a fan like yourself shows support they take some things out of context and get their feathers ruffled! They try to make nice only when it affects their wallets! I say let someone else deal with the Olsen Brats who needs them!!!!!
    A Former MKA Fan….Reformed…..

    Anonymous — July 22, 2007 @ 10:13 pm
  • Well… Michael!!! Your work was aazing as a reporter… But Mary Kate and Ashley aren’t worth it! I liked them a lot too cuz ashley reminds me of my crush! But let their private ans fanatic lives go with them! You deserve better my friend! They aren’t the girls that we thought they would be any more! They think there all grown up with multiple men by there side and 360 security and people to sew the ***** of people like us! If they don’t like celebrity life, then why do it i ask!!! Celeb life sucks! And more money and fame you have, more miserable your life becomes! And parties, men, smokes n drinks n show offs are all the cover ups they use to show us that they are happy!!! No offense but from all that we know of Mary Kate and Ashley… They’re that too… Just 2 rich gals with pride to there necks! They can’t deny thet cuz they’ll never get it! They can never be normal again and thats what must be buggin them and lawyers who try to earn by busting the ***** of fans ilke us… well they can’t bust me cuz i ain’t american! But Be happy mike! Ur a gud guy! They just ain’t worth it! They don’t give a damn about fans who make them populer and rich!!! Just imagine a Olsen movie without a crowd! They’ll have to pluck flowers instead! :razz:

    Have fun mike n have a gud life!!! Let their crappy lives go with them! You can see how much they changed into 2 skinny sticks with no love from the sweet little girls they were! :idea:

    gaberiel — July 22, 2007 @ 10:10 pm
  • Btw,The video is awesome!! i love the song..it’s like a mourning song but i love it!

    Danace — July 22, 2007 @ 10:08 pm
  • I agree,you’re site looks like a tabloid web site. Cause you usually make false stories,even if you’re just doing it for amusement,but some people who are ignorant would believe them.

    But seriously,is this really your last goodbye?

    Danace — July 22, 2007 @ 10:02 pm
  • hmmm

    Dina — July 22, 2007 @ 8:42 pm

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