Updated: Being as vicious as possible has been the claim to fame for gossip blogs like TMZ and dlisted.com—but some sites showed their gentler sides today when it came to coverage of Michael Jackson’s death. One exception was Perez Hilton, whose initial coverage of Jackson’s hospitalization was as mean-spirited as ever. (And the backlash could ultimately sabotage Hilton’s plans to launch a less-snarky site this summer in the hopes of attracting bigger advertisers). AOL’s TMZ actually broke the news almost an hour before any other publication, though many people keeping tabs through social media (myself included) sought confirmation from a more credible, “mainstream” news source.