If celebrities already hate them, the logic goes, why not dig a little deeper and get the real dirt? Unlike their “personality journalism” competitors, tabloids have never scoffed at infuriating the celebrity apparatus. Despite its credibility issues, In Touch is asserting its place in a long lineage of tabloids that have split their coverage between playful and suggestive covers and rigorous coverage of celebrities, unearthing the sort of material that publications like People and Us Weekly are too meek or too beholden to publicists to cover. A gossip rag.īut recently, things have changed. Instead, the story came from In Touch, a 13-year-old magazine that - among many other unfounded rumors and half-truths - has not only repeatedly declared the demise of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s marriage, but also suggested that Khloe Kardashian was, in fact, the daughter of O.J. The surprise is who broke the story: not a mainstream outlet like the New York Times or CNN, or a celebrity gossip site like TMZ, or even by the National Enquirer, which was deemed eligible to compete for a Pulitzer for its work on John Edwards in 2010. It’s not surprising that the Duggars or TLC attempted to cover up Josh’s behavior. When Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar went to Fox News’ Megyn Kelly to defend their actions, the broadcast attracted 3.3 million viewers.
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Barnfield simply reiterated the rumors that had been swirling around Springdale - and internet forums like Free Jinger - for years: Josh Duggar had been involved in some sort of sexual abuse, abuse that had been covered up by the family and TLC.īy the end of May, the Duggar family would be torn asunder, prompting Josh Duggar’s resignation from a conservative lobbying firm and a formal denouncement from presidential candidate Rick Santorum, and bringing the Duggars to the center of the national conversation. The picture went viral, prompting a reporter to contact Barnfield, who has family in the Duggars' hometown of Springdale, Arkansas. Earlier this year, a woman named Tandra Barnfield posted a picture of herself and her wife kissing outside of the Duggar house - setting of the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting - as a protest against the family’s position on homosexuality.
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