Talk:TMZ.com

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[edit] Tara Conner

Tara Conner WASN'T dethroned.

[edit] Pay for stories

Levin said on Larry King less than two weeks ago that TMZ DOES pay for stories and that anyone news tabloid show who says differently is lying. There is a statement here that says they don't pay for them. I will look for the transcript but this is just a heads up.Hilljayne 07:44, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Melinda Dolittle Racism Allegation

I was just on the TMZ site and there was an article stating if one was upset that Melinda Dolittle got voted off last night's American Idol, and to not worry because she will come out in threaters this weekend. Next to a photo of Melinda Dolittle was a photo of Shrek! The article has now been removed, because of allegations of racism, do to the only feature they shared was their nose, a nose of African American origin. I think this should be added to the article, because here is a site who reports everyone else's racist outburts, but turns a blind eye to their own. I say put the page on protection.

They do have the same features

What? TMZ was not the only, nor FIRST organization that claimed that. Besides, the hair, neck, weight, teeth are all comparable.

[edit] TMZ TV

TMZ will be producing television segments... I don't have much more info, but here's their site info: http://www.tmz.com/about/tmztv Dreammaker182 07:20, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Criticism

I added a criticism section to the site in leiu of many objections to the site that people have made. I believe that before this, this article almost looked like an advertisement for tmz.com and there should be a balanced discussion of the site and its effects on celebrities as well as culture as a whole. If anyone can find any scholarly articles discussing this, please add them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.169.231.49 (talk) 22:17, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

There should be a criticism section, but you should cite more sources, instead of using the Fox News weasel words "many have said", "many believe", etc.72.78.9.230 (talk) 23:58, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Alec Baldwin, as much as I dislike the guy, was dead-on when describing TMZ and many of the people that work for it. The organization is a sleezy gossip column which inflates any celeb's slightest mistake into an attrocity. Look at their column on Cheryl Burke, where they lambast the poor girl just because she "doesn't cheoreograph all her own moves" Well, good for her. I wonder if every TMZ journalist gets all his/her own photos, networks, and leads without the help of others. I doubt it. I wonder how many of them are bitter individuals who get their ya-yas by destroying the dignity of people with far more talent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtd00123 (talk • contribs) 06:29, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

14 Year Old Revelations. The source cited to support the claim that TMZ is in breach of Californian Law is inappropriate. Leads to another blog that deals with the morality and ethics of the case (in an an emotive, not journalistic fashion). I couldn't agree more than TMZ is scum and what they did should be against the law, but I do believe accusations of this sort (law breaking) need to be accurately cited. 90.209.81.57 (talk) 02:33, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] cnn zone Time-Warner zone

It was often said that "Everything entertainment happens in the 'Thirty Mile Zone.'" So essentially, the "Thirty Mile Zone" represents the center of Hollywood.

Southern Beverly Hills may be treated as Hollywood's center; but, it is not physically accurate.

Despite my having misplaced my maps, I had walked Hollywood during much of the 1980's, 1990's,....

Going from East to West, I think that it would be:

  • Hoover Av.
  • Hillhurst Av.
  • Vermont Av.
  • Normandie Av.
  • Western Av.
  • Vine St.
  • Highland Av.
  • la Brea Av.
  • cnnega, uh, Cienega Bl., la Cienega Bl.
  • Is Robertson Bl. next??
  • The actual cnn had been @ Cahuenga Bl.

I may have neglected some streets. If you can suggest some, okay,... Do I have them out of order, or in order??

Hollywood's physical center could, theoretically, be claimed by any number of locations including such disparate choices as Central Av., on one extreme, or somewhere in Santa Barbara County, on the other. Hollywood could be claimed as anywhere that there's a movie camera, which would include Mars, planet, &/or townships.

There are many reasons that this article should not endorse Cienega; but, it could cite that many persons would be of this opinion.

Thank You,

[[ hopiakuta Please do sign your signature on your message. ~~ Thank You. -]] 23:10, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh, another issue, does West Hollywood end East or West of Cienega Bl?? Could W. H. be Northeast of Hollywood's center??

[[ hopiakuta Please do sign your signature on your message. ~~ Thank You. -]] 23:35, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of scoops

At a certain point, the list of TMZ scoops begins to detract from the article. Are you planning to keep this up for the next 5 years or more, listing every single scoop? Text is preferable to lists most of the time, and the more of this you can incorporate into the narrative the better. I'd suggest a paragraph about the most "famous" scoops in place of the list. -Jmh123 (talk) 15:41, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

None of the references in the list of story's they broke prove that they broke the story, they only show that the site reported on them, the references need to show that TMZ where the first to do so, because that's what the section is for. 17:26, 25 May 2008 (UTC)