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Brother of Jeff Bezos’ lover sold billionaire’s racy texts to Enquirer for $200K

A talent agent who has managed television pundits, Michael had been a source for the Enquirer and its top editor, Dylan Howard for years before selling the photos.

National Enquirer parent fined over payments to Playboy model

The publisher of the National Enquirer was fined $187,000 for directing payments to a former Playboy model who claimed she bedded Donald Trump years before his 2016 election. Three years...

Dylan Howard's Empire Media acquires 12 digital and print brands

Fresh off his acquisition of Radar Online, controversial editor-turned-CEO Dylan Howard is gambling that he can introduce a dozen titles to the US market using a formula that embraces high-priced...

Radar Online sold to ex-American Media exec Dylan Howard

Dylan Howard, who played a key role in the National Enquirer's "catch and kill" scandal before exiting American Media last year, has quietly purchased Radar Online from his former company,...

Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news

Star magazine, which has gotten into trouble before for blurring the lines between advertising and journalism, has done it again.  The latest issues of Star and sister publication In Touch...

Furloughed A360 Media editors land new posts at rival publisher

Some furloughed staffers of A360 Media are going back to work -- but not for the publisher of the National Enquirer. Pocket Outdoor Media, headed by endurance sports entrepreneur Robin...

David Thielebeule named EIC for Grazia mag's 2021 US launch

Dylan Howard, a key figure in the National Enquirer's infamous catch-and-kill scandal, has caught himself an editor-in-chief in his new role as the publisher and CEO of the US edition...

Men's Journal will share top editor with Star amid furloughs, sources say

Layoffs continue to plague the media empire behind the National Enquirer, where the head of Men’s Journal will be furloughed on Friday and the guy replacing him will hold two...

New owner of National Enquirer furloughs entire staff at four sports mags

The new owner of the National Enquirer is furloughing the entire staff of four sports titles the previous owner picked up just last year: Bike, Surfer, Powder and Snowboarder. It’s...

Furloughs kick off at publisher of National Enquirer, Us Weekly

Furloughs kicked off Friday at the beleaguered owner of supermarket tabloid National Enquirer with sources describing the cuts as a “bloodbath.” By Sunday, sources told The Post that furloughs had...

New owner of National Enquirer, US Weekly to furlough staff

The company that now owns gossip tabloids the National Enquirer and US Weekly has announced a new round of furloughs starting immediately. On Thursday Accelerate 360 CEO David Parry told...

David Pecker still calling editorial shots at National Enquirer parent

David Pecker may have stepped down as CEO of American Media last month, but he’s still heavily involved in calling the editorial shots at the publisher of the National Enquirer...

American Media employees bracing for more job cuts after merger

Insiders are bracing for another round of cuts at the the tabloid empire formerly known as American Media, which that abruptly changed its name last Friday after bouncing its longtime...

David Pecker leaves helm of National Enquirer owner American Media

David Pecker has pulled out of American Media for good. The 68-year-old media tycoon -- whose 20-year reign as the owner of the National Enquirer got mired in scandals over...

Suit claims catch-and-kill ruined National Enquirer Live! theme park

Catch-and-kill may have killed the National Enquirer Live! theme park. At least that is the claim of an explosive new lawsuit filed by theme park developers Frontpage Attractions, which says...

National Enquirer publisher AMI lands deal to stay afloat

American Media Inc. lenders have thrown the cash-strapped owner of the National Enquirer, US Weekly and OK! a financial lifeline to help it survive a sales slump brought on by...

AMI awaiting PPP loan worth $5-6M amid coronavirus pandemic

Financially struggling American Media still has its hand out, waiting for a loan valued at between $5 million and $6 million under the federal Payroll Protection Program run by the...

One year later, $100M National Enquirer sale still in limbo

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the sale of the National Enquirer — a headline-grabbing publishing deal that still hasn’t been consummated. On April 18, 2019, a press release...

Dylan Howard leaves National Enquirer's owner after slew of scandals

Dylan Howard, the National Enquirer editor who was caught in a hush-money scheme to silence women who claimed they had affairs with President Trump, has reportedly left the supermarket tabloid's...

American Media Inc. slashes staff ranks, pay during corona downturn

The publisher behind Us Weekly, the National Enquirer, In Touch, OK! and Radar Online isn't looking healthy.