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Type of site | Satire,celebrity gossip |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Onion, Inc. |
| Editor | Sean O'Neal[1] (former) |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | September 21, 2015 (2015-9-21)[2] |
| Current status | Defunct (as of June 17, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-17))[3] |
StarWipe was asatiricalwebsite fromThe Onion which parodiedcelebrity gossip sites, such asTMZ.[4] It launched on September 21, 2015,[2] and closed on June 17, 2016.[3] It was run by Sean O'Neal, the senior editor ofThe A.V. Club.[1] Upon closure of the website, the main link and all articles within became inactive, although they can still be accessed through theWayback Machine.
Content posted on StarWipe was also shared on social media platforms such asFacebook andTwitter.