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Gossiping negatively about higher-status individuals is widely seen as a weapon of the weak and a subordinate strategy. Yet this supposedly private form of communication also serves the public interest in a more diverse and expansive way than previously recognized.
TMZ
A lot of us can’t resist checking out TMZ and its headlines about the latest celebrity gossip. The site claims to deliver exclusive pictures and news about A-list celebrities.
TMZ was founded by Harvey Levin and is now owned by Fox, which has been pushing tabloid journalism into the digital age. It has created a new form of celebrity gossip, similar to what Rupert Murdoch pioneered in newspapers like the New York Post’s Page Six.
It also has its own TV show and celebrity-spotting bus tours in LA and New York City. TMZ’s reporters work hard to get the scoops. They have a tip line and e-mail address, and hundreds of tips come in each day. They sometimes pay for stories.
If snark is more your style, check out dlisted, which has been around since 2009. It’s a reliable source for gossip about celebrities’ wardrobe malfunctions and social media fails. And it’s never afraid to take the low road with its satire.
Hollywood Inside
Hollywood has long been a hotbed of drug and alcohol abuse. Hundreds of celebrities have died from drug or alcohol-related problems including Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Truman Capote and Heath Ledger. And a culture of sexual harassment reached a tipping point when the New York Times broke the story in 2017 that movie studio mogul Harvey Weinstein had repeatedly abused actors and workers.
Writing sensitive things about powerful people is always risky. Even if the information is true, attaching names could leave a reporter vulnerable to a lawsuit or an industry-wide boycott. That’s why gossip writers have developed a strategy to sidestep these concerns: blind items.
Anthony Slide has written the definitive history of fan magazine gossip, from its golden years when Motion Picture Story and Photoplay published titillating stories with a respectable veneer to its decline into sneering innuendo and sexy pictures in the post-Weinstein era. He also traces the evolution of the blind item, the secret weapon used to transform rumors into printable assertions.
THE SHADE ROOM
In a world where social media has become one of the main sources for news, The Shade Room was among the first to capitalize on society’s thirst for scandalous stories. Founder Angelica Nwandu built a media company from the ground up in 2014, and it has grown into a global behemoth.
The New York Times calls TSR “Instagram’s TMZ,” and Nwandu’s devoted following is in the millions. But the company has received a lot of pushback, including for how it handled coverage of Zaya Wade, the transgender daughter of Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade.
Despite the criticism, Nwandu hasn’t lost any of its followers. And if the rumors are true, the gossip site is planning on expanding to produce its own shows. We caught up with Nwandu to learn about her vision, how she deals with the hyper-scrutiny of running a global media company, and what she has in store for The Shade Room’s future.
iHeartRadio
iHeartRadio is an internet radio service operated by iHeartMedia, one of the largest broadcasting concerns in the United States. The service is available in the US and several other countries. It operates through a network of local stations that are owned by the iHeartMedia concern.
Despite the fact that iHeartRadio is an adult-oriented app, it has received many positive reviews from users. However, parents should be aware of the fact that the service contains music with suggestive themes and profanity. Moreover, the service also has in-app purchases and a monthly subscription fee.
5 Seconds of Summer has signed on to work with former Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx for their new single. The band has been nominated for four iHeartRadio Music Awards, while Sam Smith and Iggy Azalea lead the nominations in other categories. The iHeartRadio Music Festival is set to take place in September, and fans can tune in to watch the event live on iHeartRadio or Hulu.