TMZ now owned by Fox

They were already right leaning as it was, so this should be interesting.

Today's story - Hillary Clinton's Pizza Party Sex Slaves!

Why would a gay run operation like TMZ by Repuke leaning?

R3 gay doesn't mean good, I mean look at some of the posters on the DL.

Levin is a trashy grifter like Trump. And yes, TMZ has been right-leaning for a while, on top of the general douche bagginess it's had for years.

Who needs or gives a shit about TMZ...???

R6- Every D-list celeb that calls them before going to the grocery store.

Clearly Fox does or they wouldn't have purchased it, R6.

Also a lot of TMZ stuff spreads like wildfire on social media.

R7 you're thinking of People magazine.

[quote] Sounds like a fire sale - less than $50m.

Agree. I figured it was worth may more than that.

As for it's leaning right, seems odd since 80% of their stories are about Black celebs.

AT&T doesn't need the money, so clearly they wanted to unload it for some reason.

R10 they do lean right. It's like RT (Russia Today). A lot of what they report is just news, but they slide in propaganda amongst it all and it becomes a propaganda outlet.

Fox runs this country now. At least half of it.

R6 They are venal but they have everything first.

They're like the Daily Mail of L.A. in that they have a lot of paid informants in all areas.

I miss Max Hodges! Hard to believe he's now 40-year-old, a father of three, and works as a bartender. He lives in Manhattan Beach. How does a bartender own a $4.5M home? DAMN!

$50M ? That's it? I can't believe how low that is.

I guess we'll start seeing a lot of Scott Baio "scoops."

TMZ was bought by Fox Entertainment (Fox Broadcasting Co.) which is separate from Fox News Media (Fox News Channel).

Did you read the article at the OP, R18?

[quote]Under the ownership of Fox, TMZ, which created a new form of tabloid journalism for the digital age, [bold]will be owned by Rupert Murdoch[/bold], who redefined the genre through his ownership of newspapers like the New York Post, the U.K.’s The Sun, and Australia’s Daily Telegraph.

Two shit entities

Our laws about monopolies and oligarchies are being decimated right before our eyes. Like Disney owning half of these media companies now. Wonderful variety in ownership, isn't it?

I wonder which oligarch owns Datalounge?

R9- No. I'm not. Fuck you .

R10- Of course. Blacks are the ones that due to their intellect and inborn behavior patterns do the sort of things that make one newsworthy in TMZ.

The gay mafia, R22.

Harvey Levin has always given me the heebie jeebies, so I avoid watching his punchable face.

$50M is chump change. However, this is a match made in hell so all parties must be pleased.

It's $50M plus Levin's new contract, I assume.

The brand has faded over time but still has recognition. Levin is 71 and has an estimated net worth of $20M, so this should put a lot of money in his pocket and ensure at least a few years contract for lucrative work.

I would say it was a good time to sell and a good enough price. What exactly does TMZ have that couldn't be assembled in a month elsewhere with all different staff and resources?

[quote] What exactly does TMZ have that couldn't be assembled in a month elsewhere with all different staff and resources?

A network of informants that have helped them constantly beat everyone to the headlines for years?

If other places could have assembled that, they would have. I'm still not sure how they do it.

The Daily Mail of LA? Another reason for me to block people who post their shit. I don't block the Murdoch properties (yet, though I still have boycotted the Sun since Hillsborough.)

Harvey Levin has always been a Republicunt Muppet.

I don’t like TMZ. They have no respect for the deceased’s families.

R10

It’s racist, they love reporting on scandals of black celebs because their viewers love seeing black people humiliated and degraded. The comments section told it all.

R33: Well, that must be why Van Lathan, one of their most prominent staffers, left for The Ringer (he won an Oscar this year so he hasnt suffered).

He should have sold around 2007, when people couldn't get enough of Lohan, Britney and Paris.

I don't mean this as snark, I'm being sincere, I honestly thought Murdoch already owned TMZ.

Look how big his mouth is. He could stuff an 8-ball in there no problem.

Harvey Levin is a repig so of course they bought it.

Harvey Levin is an old fart. He's probably the one who went and told everyone that Mick Jagger was eating a Mars bar out of Marianne Faithfull's pussy.

r23 you first, you hair-triggered insect nothing!

r36 they've been indistinguishable from the NY Post for years, with the exception that TMZ is more focused on slimier stories and even tabloidier tabloid journalism. They make the NY Post look like an academic journal.

Isn't 50M kinda chump change?

Gross

If it becomes less rapper and less Real Housewife, it's a good thing