National Enquirer

LAUREN SANCHEZ JUST COULDN’T KEEP A SECRET!

We have to congratulate The National Enquirer for their fabulous scoop on the world’s richest man, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Married Jeff has been besotted with beautiful TV presenter and entrepreneur Lauren Sanchez and sneaking around with her for at least eight months. (Bezos and Lauren’s husband Patrick Whitesell had been friends) Lauren was so thrilled with the romance that she showed her friends naked photos and love messages that Jeff texted her. Naughty girl! ONE of those friends couldn’t resist leaking the info to The National Enquirer a few months ago and the tabloid immediately started investigating and documenting the torrid romance, which they recently revealed with a flourish! Nicely done!

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IS RICHARD SIMMONS LIVING AS A FEMALE?

The National Enquirer dropped a BOMBSHELL today and it was almost like old times! The tabloid says Richard Simmons, 68, has been out of sight because he’s been having hormone treatments and secret surgeries to turn himself into a WOMAN! That explains a LOT! They claim he is now living as a female and calling himself Fiona. The Enquirer says lately he’s been going in and out of his house totally unrecognized. (She might be the woman next to you in the supermarket!) Apparently they have juicy photos to illustrate the story. And this scoop could easily be TRUE – remember the Enquirer wrote about Bruce Jenner having a sex change for YEARS before it happened! And the fact that the Enquirer’s lawyers okayed this headline story is another indication that it’s most likely accurate. If Richard wants to live as a woman – you go, girl! Live and let live! Can a reality show be far behind?

BARRY MANILOW – CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG- YOU CAN RELAX NOW!

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The National Enquirer just kicked Barry Manilow, 71, out of the closet and we predict that after he gets over the shock, he’ll be RELIEVED! Old fashioned Barry has always been secretive about his private life and feared that female fans would abandon him if he admitted he was gay. Of course, most of Barry’s fans assumed he was gay and didn’t care. Barry married his longtime manager and the head of his production company, Garry Kief, 66, last year in a secret celebration at his Palm Springs home. They had a ceremony but didn’t file papers to make the union legal. However, they ARE wearing rings. It’s nice that Barry can finally relax and be himself.
(Above, Barry and Garry at LAX)

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WE TOLD YA SO! (BILL COSBY’S SECRET DEAL WITH THE ENQUIRER)

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The NY Post’s Richard Johnson has backed up our story about Bill Cosby’s years-long deal with The National Enquirer. The Enquirer was first to get wind of all the girls in Cosby’s life and they worked out an arrangement with him. As long as Bill provided occasional interviews and exclusive stories about himself to the paper, they would not write about the many women he fooled around with. (He even leaked a story about his daughter’s drug problems) Now that his philandering has become public knowledge, the deal is presumably OFF.

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OMIGOSH! THE ENQUIRER CLAIMS PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN WAS A CLOSET GAY

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The Enquirer’s sensational claim that Philip Seymour Hoffman was having a gay relationship with his best friend and co-writer David Bar Katz has the showbiz world in a turmoil. From what we’ve heard so far, the magazine claims to have an interview with Katz in which he admits that Hoffman was torn by his gay impulses, and his sexual ambivalence and the drug use destroyed his relationship with the mother of his children. Now it makes sense that if Katz WAS Hoffman’s secret lover, he knows he won’t inherit anything, so he might as well sell his story. But now Katz says he NEVER told the Enquirer he had a relationship with Hoffman! What’s going on here? The Enquirer doesn’t take chances on lawsuits unless they have plenty of proof. Their lawyers okay every word in the magazine. Has the Enquirer crossed the line? This will be a VERY interesting story as it develops.

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UPDATE: The Enquirer has admitted they were duped by someone falsely identifying himself as David Bar Katz and apologized for the inaccurate story. We wonder if the fake Katz collected a bunch of money.

JUST WHEN JOHN TRAVOLTA THOUGHT HE WAS OFF THE HOOK…

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We just KNEW the John Travolta gay expose was not over. This week’s National Enquirer has an interview with a former employee of John’s who was his secretary from 1978 to 1994, and she knew he was gay and it never bothered her. She also says she was aware of Travolta’s 6 year sexual relationship with his pilot Doug Gotterba in the 1980’s. Gotterba wouldn’t talk about it, but a later boyfriend of his DID reveal details about the gay relationship. The Enquirer also mentions that 16 year old Brooke Shields was once set up on a date with John to make him look straight. John’s lawyer must be delighted to see more hours of litigation ahead! (Photo above, John is kissing his “manny” Jeff Kathrein, who took such good care of his son Jett)

WHITNEY’S FAMILY DOESN’T REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHO TOOK THAT ENQUIRER PHOTO

The Whitney Houston death photo scandal stirred up by the National Enquirer appears to be winding down. In spite of a call for a boycott, the issue sold very well for the tabloid, so they had no regrets. The people who run the funeral home denied involvement and pointed out that the cell phone photo was taken during a viewing, not the actual funeral. The strangest turn of all came when Whitney’s family asked the POLICE to investigate and find out who took the picture. As if the police could or would make such an effort! A private detective MIGHT nail the culprit who sold the photo, but maybe the family doesn’t REALLY want to know at this point. Accusing a relative or friend of Whitney would only prolong the sadness.

THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER CORRECTLY PREDICTED MICHAEL JACKSON’S DEATH

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We just happened to come across this cover of The National Enquirer dated January 12, 2009. Note that in the upper right hand corner the headline says “Michael Jackson – Six Months to Live!” Nobody paid much attention to that prediction until Michael’s death on June 25, 2009 – slightly less than SIX MONTHS later! They were RIGHT! You have to give The Enquirer credit where credit is due.

THE ENQUIRER HAS NO MERCY FOR CHEATING CELEBRITY HUSBANDS

Today our astute colleague Cindy Adams was musing in her NY Post column about WHAT might have triggered Tiger Woods’ wife Elin to sense that her husband was cheating and examine his cell phone. The trigger, of course, was the Rachel Uchitel expose in the National Enquirer that week that opened that huge can of worms! Let’s give credit where credit is due. If it weren’t for the Enquirer, NONE of these sordid stories about Tiger would have become public. And all of his mistresses would have a LOT less money. The Enquirer has become the enemy of male celebrities having affairs. Countless trysts have been revealed by the tabloid – from Bill Clinton, Gary Hart, and Frank Gifford, to John Edwards, Josh Duhamel, and Tiger. You can bet in the future that even more girls will be lining up to sell their stories. The Enquirer has become Hollywood’s moral watchdog and we love them for it!