The cover story of OK!’s December 28 issue, entitled “TYGA IN LOVE WITH UNDERAGE TEEN,” tells the story of a “14-year-old model” whom Tyga had allegedly been chatting with on Instagram. There are screenshots of their alleged conversations (easily faked, I thought), a blurry photo of the teen (probably just a blurred…
The tabloid Ok! magazine tweeted a public apology to Katy Perry on Monday for erroneously "reporting" that the singer was pregnant and getting married to John Mayer.
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which Callie Beusman assists as we quaff goblets of gossip. This week: There's beef between K. Middy and HRH Liz; George Clooney is one step closer to an "I'll Raise This Baby Alone" cover; and the dreaded "Best and Worst Beach Bodies" issue is fucking awful.
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous gossip and "read" the tabloids so you don't "have" to. This week: Beyoncé and Jay Z visit Gwyneth's "conscious uncoupling" marriage counselor; Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum are on the rocks; and the Bachelorette got knocked up in…
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which Callie Beusman and I slog through the pages of In Touch, Us, Ok!, Life& Style and Star so that together we may inform you of what the tabloids are up to. This week: Cameron Diaz is having a Good Charlotte baby; and Prince Harry's watching reality TV; and Ben "Batman" Affleck…
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which Callie Beusman and I try to snuggle up to tabloid gossip, using the silky sheets from the new issues of Ok!, In Touch, Life & Style, Us, and Star. This week: One cover features a sonogram "dramatization" to "prove" that Angelina Jolie is knocked up; Tori Spelling offers TMI;…
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which Callie Beusman makes a pilgrimage to the local newsstand and buys the latest issues of Ok!, In Touch, Life & Style, Us and Star. Together we "read" the "news" so you don't "have" to. This week: Nicole Richie is "scary skinny;" everyone hates The Bachelor; and new fashion it…
Welcome back to Midweek Madness! Every Wednesday, Callie Beusman skips to the newsstand to procure the celebrity weeklies (In Touch, Ok!, Us, Star, Life & Style) and together we peruse these silly nursery rhymes of gossip. This week: Kate Middleton is pregnant with a little princess; Juan Pablo is a "jerk" and an…
["I'll Raise This/My Baby Alone," exclamation point optional. Officially a trend. From left to right: The new issue of Ok!, dated December 23; the August 12 issue of Life & Style; the November 5, 2012 issue of Life & Style.]
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we head to the newsstands and spend actual American dollars on printed matter, in an attempt to find out how painful this week's editions of In Touch, Us, Ok!, Life & Style, and Star are. This week: Tom Cruise is lavishing money and vacations on daughter Suri; Katy Perry and…
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which yours truly bravely ventures to the newsstand and spends actual American currency buying In Touch, Us, Ok!, Life & Style, and Star. This week, Robert Pattinson is running in slow-mo through the fields behind Reese Witherspoon's ranch house, sobbing as he goes; Jennifer…
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we take stool samples of gossip from In Touch, Us, Ok!, Life & Style, and Star. This week, Lady Gaga's garage sale is gonna be awesome; Posh ate a plate of lettuce; and the editors at one magazine attempt to trick readers into thinking Jessica Simpson has already given birth.
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we nurse horrid hangovers with soothing sips of gossip, extracted from the pages of In Touch, Life & Style, Us, Ok! and Star. This week: John Mayer is seriously depressed; Kim Kardashian wrecked both Kanye and Kobe's relationships; Angie just found out that Jennifer Aniston…
Time Inc. has offered a hefty sum, but not quite as much as the $30 million to $35 million figure reported recently, for the U.S. edition of OK!. It's a surprising move, considering that the company already owns People and OK! is hemorrhaging money. New ownership may be just what the mag needs, but we hope this won't…
Too bad this is the UK version of Ok! and therefore not a part of Midweek Madness — we're seriously interested in these alleged "Exclusive Outrageous Pictures."
Prepare yourself for the shocking tale of how one tabloid deceived its readers for weeks, seemingly without remorse. I'm not talking about how the weekly gossip rags regularly print spurious rumors about Jessica Simpson's undying love for Nick Lachey or Suri's skincare regimen. OK! magazine broke a promise, and no…
Every Wednesday, we play Midweek Madness, in which we "read" the tabloids, so you don't "have" to. This week, Star creates a "Down Syndrome Drama" for Angelina's twins and Lady Gaga does cocaine to get ideas like "meat dress."
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, your friendly neighborhood tabloid roundup. Today, Pax Jolie-Pitt has a BlackBerry, Christina Aguilera is a lush, and Jennifer Aniston is adopting a child from a Mexican orphanage. We're betting she'll name her "Margarita"!
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, your friendly neighborhood tabloid roundup. This week, Justin Timberlake continues to text Olivia Munn; Taylor Swift's been stabbed in the heart, figuratively; and Katie Holmes has become a glassy-eyed junkie.
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we read In Touch, Star, Life & Style, Ok! and Us so you don't "have" to. This week: Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock play house and Angelina Jolie is a wasted wino.