Perez Hilton offered $20m for website

Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton has reportedly been offered $20m (£14m) for his website PerezHilton.com . Hilton, who Forbes recently named the biggest star on the web for the third year running , has been offered the deal by Hotornot.com owner Avid Life Media, according to a report on Gawker.com . The blogger, real name Mario Lavandeira, would receive $18m upfront and another $2m following in a year, Gawker reported. The deal has been tabled by Avid Life Media in conjunction with Zack Taylor, the gossip blogger who runs ZackTaylor.ca , and Nik Richie who runs adult gossip site TheDirty.com . According to the report a letter of intent has been submitted to Hilton's attorneys with a response pending. If a purchase materialises, PerezHilton.com will be "operated" by Taylor and Richie which, speculates Gawker, could be used as a "sort of massive traffic-forwarding address to a new gossip site". Avid Life Media paid $20m for Hotornot.com in 2008 . • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".