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"Party on Wayne, party on Garth"
Posted by: Clifford Angelo of Sydney 5:30pm today

just another smart arse kid that cant be touched because of the stupid laws about not hitting children
Posted by: rob of perth 5:29pm today

well done have another go
Posted by: jacked1 of SPACE 5:28pm today

Genius . What a load. On the other hand if you wish to comment that the media that gave the self centered, anti social idiot airspace are naive, and only concerned with ratings brought about with little effort on their part you won't get an argument here.Susann
Posted by: not surprised 5:27pm today

Good article & inline with what I have been saying all week.The kid is a product of an instantaneous communications system that was not present during other generations.I laugh at all these bloggers deriding the kid. he has more smarts than all of you fuddy duddys put together.& this coming from me, a guy older than his parents.
Posted by: Steve of Gold Coast 5:25pm today

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HE`S been called a "brat", a "bugger" and a "turd" – but no one has added "genius".

The teenager who outraged the world after throwing a party while his parents were away that left neighbouring cars and houses trashed also happens to be prodigiously media-savvy.

Corey Delaney`s talent for showing up interviewers trying to trade on his vilification, while still looking like an extra from Clueless, has made him a pin-up for a generation of young Australians suspicious of the media and clued-in to the ways of modern marketing.

His wild ride through the headlines this week marks the arrival of Generation Z – a generation brought up on media sensationalism and seven seasons of Big Brother, who have adopted the strategies of advertisers and promoted themselves through MySpace since hitting puberty.

Corey embodies the post-Australian Idol teen, which is what makes it so enjoyable to watch him take on his detractors – most of whom come from an age when a wild teenager had a Richie Benaud haircut.

In the past week, this seemingly brain-dead 16-year-old has left seasoned media personalities looking like bigger twits than himself by refusing to flinch during on-screen interrogations and out-manoeuvring the questions of interviewers.

On A Current Affair, Corey seemed bemused by host Leila McKinnon`s obsession with his sunglasses and remained perfectly relaxed while she bombarded him with demands to take them off.

"Take off those glasses and apologise to everyone you`ve frightened... Take off your glasses and apologise to us," she repeated, only a few seconds after the teen had already offered an apology.

He then turned the table on McKinnon completely.

"What would you say to other kids who are thinking of partying while their parents are out of town?" she asked.

"Get me to do it for you," he replied, kick-starting a series of lucrative offers sent from promoters across the country to organise more parties.

During an interview on Fox FM, Corey didn`t even have to come up with a witty quote to appear more mature than his interviewer after radio host Matt Tilley lunged across the booth and tried to snatch the boy`s sunglasses from him.

After getting up and leaving – sunglasses intact – Corey reportedly went back to the studio only to collect his appearance fee.

The second time ACA screened its interview with Corey, the show`s producers opted not to air the boy`s apology to the community but instead re-ran McKinnon`s demands for one.

Even then, Corey managed to get the upper hand.

"I suggest you go away and take a good, long, hard look at yourself," McKinnon chided.

"I have. Everyone has. They love it," he replied, in a not-so-subtle reference to why the ratings-driven program was interviewing him in the first place and the star power that ACA had itself helped to create.

His unwillingness to play the game is what has kept Corey in the headlines all week, suffering insults and accusations from all sides. But he will have the last laugh. Every time Corey`s name appears on screen or in print, his number of MySpace friends just goes up and up.

If you thought his first party was huge, wait until you see the next one.

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Web turns on party boy

PHOTOSHOP competitions and "slap Corey" websites appear as the party boy`s antics spark a backlash.
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