Us Weekly is a celebrity gossip magazine, founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986. The publication covers topics ranging from celebrity relationships to the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and entertainment. Along with Jann Wenner, the individuals currently in charge of Us Weekly are Editor in Chief Michael Steele and Publisher Victoria Lasdon Rose. As of 2007, its circulation averages over 1.85 million.
The magazine currently features a sharply different style from its original 1977-2000 format. Originally a monthly industry news and review magazine along the lines of Premiere or Entertainment Weekly, it switched format in 2000 to its current themes of celebrity news and style.
Usmagazine.com was launched in the Fall of 2006 and currently gets approximately two million visitors per month. In addition to features from the magazine, the site has a breaking celebrity news blog, exclusive photos, red carpet galleries from premieres and events, plus games, videos, quizzes and polls.
Us Weekly has several signature issues each year including the Hot Hollywood special issues, in the Spring and the Fall celebrating young Hollywood; the Best Bodies issue and the Best Makeovers issue.
Worship Jen welcomes
the long-overdue Paparazzi reform
HollywoodNews.com
Today (1/1) not only marks the beginning of a brand new year — it also marks the beginning of a new chapter in the lives of celebrities besieged by paparazzi. This is the day a new law intended to curb dangerous excesses by hounding photographers goes into effect, thanks to the tireless efforts of Paparazzi Reform Initiative Founder & CEO Sean Burke, and former California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass.
“We feel this newest law will make a difference – it increases penalties on reckless driving when someone is in pursuit of a photograph for commercial sale,” Burke tells us. “In short – paparazzi chasing celebrities by car, when thry run lights and otherwise drive recklessly, can be arrested for a misdemeanor (instead of a simple traffic infraction) and can be put in jail for up to a year if the car they were chasing had a minor in it and if that minor was put in any kind of danger as a result of the chase. We are already getting indications that the paparazzi won’t be chasing like they have in the past. And with that, the general public (as well as the celebrity and their children) are safer.”
Burke also notes, “To help ensure this is the case, we are designing a video system with an automotive audio/video installation company that celebrities can install in their car to shoot video out the back to capture footage of any paparazzi chasing them. Likewise, we have been coordinating with the LA County DA’s office and LA City Attorney’s office on exactly what they will need to prosecute offenders of the new law.
The bill — supported by celebrities including Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon – passed months ago. You may recall a first paparazzi reform bill — that imposes fines on photogs who violate famous persons’ right to privacy, and the media outlets that buy them — being signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2009. That, too, was a result of former celebrity security man Burke’s work.
Just how low will these guys go? Kudos to GossipCop for calling out National Enquirer for a really sick and discusting piece it ran about Jen. Usually we treat such garbage with the contempt it deserves, however National Enquirer has gotten lower even by it's own standards.
http://www.gossipcop.com/jennifer-aniston-breast-cancer/
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