StarWipe

{{short description|Defunct celebrity gossip satirical website}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox website

| logo = Starwipelogo.svg

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| url = {{URL|www.starwipe.com}}

| commercial = Yes

| type = Satire, celebrity gossip

| registration = No

| language = English

| owner = Onion, Inc.

| author =

| editor = Sean O'Neal (former)

| launch_date = {{start date|2015|9|21}}

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| current_status = Defunct (as of {{end date and age|2016|6|17}})

| name = Starwipe

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StarWipe was a satirical website from The Onion which parodied celebrity gossip sites, such as TMZ.{{cite web|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/onion-launches-starwipe-celebrity-parody-site/article_4a8bb10a-d5f9-5836-ad6c-76e3688a11cc.html|title=Onion launches StarWipe celebrity parody site|author=Robert Channick|work=Sioux City Journal|date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=September 26, 2015}} It launched on September 21, 2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/welcome-v-clubs-new-sister-site-starwipe-225599|title=Welcome The A.V. Club's new sister site, StarWipe|work=avclub.com|date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=September 26, 2015}} and closed on June 17, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://jezebel.com/goodbye-starwipe-we-hardly-knew-you-1782162189|title=Goodbye StarWipe, We Hardly Knew You|work=jezebel.com|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2015}} It was run by Sean O'Neal, the senior editor of The A.V. Club.{{cite web|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a38094/what-is-starwipe/|title=What Is StarWipe? - The Onion Launches a Celebrity Gossip Site|author=Matt Miller|work=Esquire|date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=September 26, 2015}} Upon closure of the website, the main link and all articles within became inactive, although they can still be accessed through the Wayback Machine.

Content posted on StarWipe was also shared on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.