Cursing Up an @EllenBarkin Storm

Is it really actress Ellen Barkin doing the tweeting since yesterday, or a complicit associate? That’s the question underlying an item in the International Business Times headlined “What the F— is Up With Ellen Barkin Twitter F-Bombs?

Although the account was quickly verified after the actress shared a proof-of-picture, this still smacks of an assistant doing the tweeting for her. Here is the first missive, shared on a self-stated drunken Thursday:

And here are back-to-back blasts aimed at a reporter for The Nation:

One of the ways to assess the authenticity of an alleged celebrity account is to check out who that person is following.

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