Celebrity News is
news reporting about famous or well-known people.
Once the province of
gossip columnists,
celebrity journalism in the
United States and many other nations now is the sole subject of magazines (
People,
Us Weekly), weekly newspapers (
National Enquirer,
Star), television news shows (
ExtraTV,
Entertainment Tonight), and websites.
However, thousands of other mass media outlets include some celebrity reporting in their products.
Celebrity
journalism has garnered an unsavory reputation in part because of its subject matter and in part due to the actions of
journalists covering celebrities, including
paparazzi.
Celebrities tend to frequently
sue some media outlets claiming
libel, even though the burden of proof to prove libel is higher than for those who are not celebrities.