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How TMZ, Which ‘Resembles an Intelligence Agency as Much as a News Organization,’ Continues to Dig Up the Dirt on Celebrities

Feb 22, 2016  •  Post A Comment

A must-read piece in the New Yorker digs up the dirt on Harvey Levin’s TMZ.com celebrity gossip site, which the report says “resembles an intelligence agency as much as a news organization.”

The report notes that the TMZ operation has been instrumental in making public revealing videos, photos and audio tapes on Ray Rice, Mel Gibson, Michael Richards, Donald Sterling and countless others. The site also broke the news of Michael Jackson’s sudden death in 2009.

The in-depth report goes into detail about how TMZ continues to dig up the celebrity dirt, and how Levin has changed the rules for reporting gossip. We encourage readers to click on the link near the top of this story to read the report.

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One Comment

  1. “resembles an intelligence agency as much as a news organization.”

    In my opinion, TMZ resembles neither. News? Pah!

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