Brad Pitt Loves Louis Vuitton

This is interesting. Since I was bored, I was just reading the history of National Enquirer and other tabloids from different sites and got some very interesting idea about how the tabloid world works and why it feeds on certain stories. Here are some interesting things I got from my little insignificant research.

In the early days, Enquirer staffers were infamous for fabricating incredible stories to create sales enticing headlines, attracting customers that still held the naïve belief that ‘they couldn’t print it if it wasn’t true.’

Reporters would pose as bellboys, cops, funeral workers or whatever the situation called for to get a scoop on these stars - and if they couldn’t get a good story legitimately, they frequently just made them up.

For over a decade, the tabloids could always count on a good story about Judy Garland overdosing and getting her stomach pumped, getting married over and over, drunkenly trashing her fellow stars in public, passing out in her food and other unsavory activities. And the readers loved it. Trouble was, Judy headlines sold a lot of papers on a regular basis - now that she was gone, the weeklies found themselves with fewer and fewer living scandal-magnets to exploit.

Supermarkets opened up space around their checkout stands to display new publications when People and US magazines were unleashed in 1974 based on the demand for stories about stars like Sonny and Cher. Particularly Cher, because she was leading a roller coaster life - at least according to the Enquirer, comfortably selling around five million copies each week by that point. The tabloids linked Cher to everyone living and dead - married one month, divorced and pregnant the next. She reunites with Sonny, then drops Sonny, dates every other star in Hollywood, opens a roller-disco, goes punk rock, then starts dating guys half her age.
Just throw in a few other bizarre details, true or not, it didn’t matter - because it’s perfectly legal to print just about anything you like about a celebrity.

Despite occasional dubious stories, few celebrities have won lawsuits against any of the tabloids; libel cases have traditionally been stacked against the celebrity.

Hahaha this is funny. I read it on another site.

Who buys celebrity titles on the newsstand, in terms of demographics?

Traditionally at the newsstands, it’s younger people with lower income and lower education. The key issue is that the success of celebrity titles demonstrates you can find success on the newsstand if you focus on issues that people want to read.
If it’s working on the newsstand, it’s a mark that magazine creators are doing what they’re supposed to be doing.

In terms of editorial content in the celebrity titles, what does work well?

The old conventional wisdom is that death is the best seller. People’s best-sellers were the issues about the deaths of JFK Jr. and his wife, and Princess Diana. In general, scandals, divorce and death sell best. The breakup of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston made a lot of fortunes for people.

Guys, as much as I’d like to believe that the tabloids are going to stop with the BS Brad and Angie stories, I don’t think it’s going to happen for a long time. Damn, poor Angie, poor Brad, hope they can take their name in those trashy tabloids for the forseable future. Let’s just hope some other very big scandal breaks very soon to clear them from the stands.

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Old Timer Lurker Says:
February 14th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
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You can not believe how many memories you have brought me back with your post.Thank you very much. Your whole post was just great!

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Mr and Mrs. Smith Says:
February 14th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
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ITA. Anything that is connected with BAMZS even if its just a tidbit about them is a proven formula, be it lies or an actual sighting, or other people/org with their own agendas uses their name to get publicity either by praising/bashing. Facing dwindling sales even the mainstream media is joining in the fray.

Hiya, MF, I’m at work now, snow has been cleared from streets, trains running on time — but Valentine’s Day for me postponed because partner works 12-hour days now. How was your VD with hubby?

I can’t believe that _ is now using her birthday party to pimp herself just so she would still be in the news. And she invited (or had Courteney invite) her PROVEN cheating ex-boyfriend VV to the party, and played nice with him? SHEESH!!! And they call Angie the media wh*re. Now if the _’s antics isn’t MEDIAWH*RING 101 I don’t know what is!!!!

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It’s my own curiosity because I didn’t remember him in the movie. Daniel Craig is Bond now and I read somewhere Angie expressed interest in being a Bond girl.

I’m not into the over-the-top PDA. I’m an old romantic at heart. I prefer the subtle understated PDA between Brad and Angie at the GS, GGTOU premier and at the GG. It’s how they look at each other, hug each other, and gently kiss and caress each other. It’s a deeper and more meaningful love.

I was at the supermarket this afternoon, and guess what The National Enquirer has on it’s cover? Brad to Angelina:”I want out”. Plus the guilt over Jen. Plus Angelina is jealous. On a week following ANS’ death, can’t The NE come up with something more relevant for a tab? God, I really want to know who buys these tabs.
As for Chinnochio, I only need to see that clip of her at the PCA to know that there is no passion between her and VV. That doesn’t mean they may not get back together, just for the purpose of financial gain. She may not need money now as much as a man, but I have a feeling VV is still very much after making beaucoup money. Poor Jennifer.

Hi Missouri Fan, Happy Valentines Day to you, and I voted three times today. She is waaaaaayy ahead, thanks to you, maybe??

I finally saw Casino Royale today. I have liked Daniel Craig since I saw him in Lara Croft, then in Munich. But today, I am in love with Bond, I mean Daniel Craig. I loved Sean Connery as Bond also, but never liked Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan too much. Craig is awesome. I rooted for Clive Owen to get the Bond role, but now I have mixed feelings. Oh, what a dilemma. To borrow from the princess in Roman Holiday, I just made up my mind: “Daniel, by all means Daniel” LOL.

OMG…I have been over at FF posting as sadfanistons for the last hour or so (btw, I am NEVER over there) I just happened to go exploring in there after seeing that FF Valentine Poll on the net that Brad won that I brought over here….

….so I’m posting under the name sadfanistons, smoking the fanistons and haters left and right - and gradually making my way down the list of threads…when lo and behold I see an ENTIRE THREAD on ME over there!!! WTF?!

Hahahahaha!

It’s entitled, ‘Is Cliniqua a guy?’ - What in hell??!! I am reeling. Not because I care about the thread title, but just thinking that there are whole groups of people on other sites carrying on conversations about me like they know me - that I know NOTHING about….am I that notorious??!!

Man, maybe I really do need to get my own blog (seeing dollar signs)

My dreams of being the new JJ aside (a FEMALE ONE people!!) lol….I just have to say, their stupidity knows no bounds.

817, ntt…I’ll make a deal with you. I’ll see Daniel in the Bond movie if you will see Gerard Butler in Dear Frankie. It is a european independent movie and hard to find in the US, but sooo good. I am shamelessly promoting it. Deal?

CLINIQUA! That is really amazing that you are gaining blog-wide recognition! I congratulate you, because contact on any blog is so fleeting, it takes a strong and powerful issue (or personality) to unite bloggers. You are it! You have all the tools to do it and start your own, including a ready-made fan club of international scope based right here on JJ.

GOODNIGHT!