TMZ

TMZ (Thirty-Mile Zone), is an American tabloid journalism company that is owned by Fox Corporation. They focus on news relating to celebrities, particularly those in the entertainment, music, and sports industries. 
==History==
TMZ was started in 2005 as a collaboration between AOL and Telepictures (a division of Warner Media). The purpose of the collab was an effort to "further feed the current American obsession with celebrities." 
TMZ quickly grew in popularity, with The New York Times calling TMZ "one of the most successful online ventures of the last few years." In 2008. the website had over 10 million viewers every month. 
In 2009, Warner Media divested AOL and Telepictures became the sole owner of TMZ. In 2021, TMZ was sold to Fox Corporation. 
==Content==
TMZ focuses on celebrity news. This can range from interviews, videos, and altercations between celebrities and journalists. TMZ is often sensationalist and highlights things that would quickly grab attention like violence, sexiness, and embarrassments. 
==Controversies==
===Reporting tactics===
TMZ has been constantly criticized for how they report ever since their launch. This includes reporters being aggressive and highlighting the negatives, reporters purposely trying to stir a response from celebrities, and reporters invading the privacy of celebrities. 
===Reporting of celebrity suicides===
After Chester Bennington died by suicide in 2017, TMZ reported that Bennington had attempted to drown himself nine months before his death; this information had been redacted from the Los Angeles County Coroner's report following a request from a lawyer representing Bennington's widow Talinda. This lead to backlash from Talinda and fans of Bennington, leading to the trending Twitter hashtag #FuckyouTMZ.
In 2018, TMZ reported intimate details of the suicide of Swedish DJ Avicii, who had died that April, with the headline "Avicii’s suicide caused by self-inflicted cuts from glass". This lead to backlash as it is against CDC's recommended journalism guidelines to report the method of suicide. 
===Death of Kobe Bryant===
In 2020, TMZ was the first news outlet to report the death of Kobe Bryant along with his daughter Gianna, however they reported this before Bryant's family was notified of the death, which is seen as a disrespectful practice. This lead to enormous negative criticism, particularly from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. 
===Misinformation===
====John F. Kennedy====
TMZ published an "exclusive" picture on their website of a man purported to be John F. Kennedy on a ship with several naked women that could have "changed history" had it come out during his presidential campaign. However the picture was later proven to not be of Kennedy at all, and was a Playboy photoshoot from 1967.
====Lil Wayne====
In 2013, members of TMZ's staff claimed that they had learned rapper Lil Wayne was in an "unstable" condition after he was hospitalized following a seizure and that the rapper had been placed in an induced coma and was breathing through tubes. This was not true as Lil Wayne's close friend Mack Maine was with him in the hospital and confirmed that he was both conscious and in a stable condition. A few hours after the story was made, Lil Wayne himself confirmed that he was fine. 
===Legal Issues===
====Contempt of court====
In 2007, TMZ was filed in contempt of court for publishing the entirety of If I Did It, O. J. Simpson's purportedly fictionalized account of the murder of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, without any legal permission to do so. 
====Woody Harrelson altercation====
While actor Woody Harrelson was at an airport, he had an altercation with a photographer for TMZ. Harrelson defended himself by claiming that he was still in character for his role in the zombie film Zombieland which was still in filming at the time. 
====Temporary block in the United Kingdom====
TMZ used to be blocked in the United Kingdom due to the United Kingdom's defamation laws. in 2010, it was reported that TMZ began blocking traffic from the United Kingdom, displaying the message: "Due to laws within your region, you are unable to view this website." As of 2011, TMZ was unblocked in the United Kingdom.
 
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