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Also known as TMZ.com

TMZ is an American entertainment-focused tabloid news organization owned by Fox Corporation. It made its debut on November 8, 2005, as a collaboration between AOL and Telepictures, a division of Warner Bros., until Time Warner divested AOL in 2009. On September 13, 2021, Fox Corporation acquired TMZ from WarnerMedia for $50 million.

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Website.name
TMZ
Website.logo
TMZLogo.svg
Website.logo_size
200px
Website.caption
Logo of TMZ.com
Website.type
Tabloid journalism
Website.language
English, Spanish
Website.registration
Optional
Website.owner
Fox Corporation
Website.editor
Harvey Levin
Website.key_people
Charles Latibeaudiere
Website.commercial
Yes
Website.current_status
Active

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.tmz.com
Image
Tmz headquarters and offices.jpg
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Alexa rank
1036
inception
2005-11-08
social media followers
5793554
start time
2005-11-08
publication date
2005-11-08
phone number
888 847-9869
hashtag
tmz
Commons category
TMZ
title
TMZ
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29 sections
Contents
  • Development
  • Company synopsis
  • Legal issues
  • Contempt-of-court motion
  • Photographer altercation
  • Temporary block in the UK
  • Branches
  • ''TMZ Live''
  • ''TMZ on TV''
  • ''Dax Chat''
  • ''TMZ Sports''
  • ''TMZ France''
  • Criticism
  • Reporting of suicide details
  • Stolen Indiana Jones items
  • Story-gathering tactics
  • Murder of Andre Lowe
  • Death of Kobe Bryant
  • Johnny Depp Vs. Amber Heard
  • Death of Liam Payne
  • Assassination of Charlie Kirk
  • False news
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Lil Wayne
  • Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Beyoncé at DNC
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

TMZ is an American entertainment-focused tabloid news organization owned by Fox Corporation. It made its debut on November 8, 2005, as a collaboration between AOL and Telepictures, a division of Warner Bros., until Time Warner divested AOL in 2009. On September 13, 2021, Fox Corporation acquired TMZ from WarnerMedia for $50 million.

The name "TMZ" is derived from the initialism for "thirty-mile zone" that was historically used in the film and television industry to refer to the so-called "studio zone"—an area with a radius centered on the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. It was called the studio zone because of the number of film and television studios within it. TMZ's founder and managing editor is Harvey Levin, a lawyer-turned-journalist who was previously a legal expert for the Los Angeles television station KCBS-TV.

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