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Mentioning the name “Nikki Finke” in a conversation yields exactly two possibilities. The first is that people will immediately launch into a dozen stories they’ve heard about the infamous Hollywood reporter. The other is that people will give you a blank look and say they have no idea who that is. Welcome to the disconnect between the entertainment industry and the rest of the world, but it’s a true fact: The average person living outside of Los Angeles might not know or care about Nikki Finke. But Hollywood sure does. The gist: Nikki Finke is a very influential, ruthless entertainment industry blogger, the kind who is as obsessively covered by the media as she extensively covers the behind-the-scenes of showbiz herself. The most commonly used word to describe her always involves “fear.” (New Yorker: “Why Hollywood fears Nikki Finke.” Forbes: “Hollywood’s most-feared reporter.” New York Times: “A Hollywood Blogger Feared by Executives.”) Part of Finke’s infamy is that she’s not afraid to get extremely personal, often posing long, nasty screeds about executives and showbiz types on her site, along with juicy rumors. Another is that she never appears in public; Gawker once offered a $1,000 reward for anyone who could find a recent photo. Now, the story of Nikki Finke is about to take another turn. Finke, who ran her own Web site Deadline Hollywood before she parted ways with her site’s owner in a very public legal battle last fall, is scheduled to launch a new Web site on Thursday, NikkiFinke.com. She’s been mostly off the grid for seven months as part of a non-compete clause. Her Twitter feed promoted the site and promised: “There. Will. Be. Showbiz. Blood.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...ood-sure-does/