Star (magazine)
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Star is an American
History
Star was founded by
Originally an unstapled, inexpensive,
In 1999, AMI was bought by investors fronted by David Pecker, who personally pledged that Star would never relocate to Florida, the home state of all the country's other tabloids. However, it took Pecker less than a year to renege on his promise and Star was moved into AMI's headquarters in
At the beginning of 2004, Star gained new life by switching to a more traditional magazine format, with a higher grade of paper and, denying its tabloid roots, put itself into competition with a new breed of entertainment magazine typified by Time Inc.'s People, Fuller's former publication, Wenner Media's Us Weekly, and the German-owned magazine publisher Bauer's In Touch Weekly. However, its page layout remains tabloid-derived, with sections including "Worst of the Week", which points out the most amusing celebrity fashion disasters of the previous week, "Stars Without Makeup" section which compares photos of stars with and without makeup,[5] and "Knifestyles of the Rich and Famous" section, which illustrates suspected incidences[spelling?] of plastic surgery with before-and-after photos.
As of 2015, Star sells for US$4.99 per issue with reduced rate subscriptions varying from 26 to 52 issues.
Controversies
Star received attention in 1991 in for running a story about
In 2011, the actress Katie Holmes sued Star magazine for libel after the tabloid published a story about her that suggested she abused drugs. The original lawsuit was for $50 million, but the case was settled before going into court for an undisclosed amount of money. The publisher took matters into print again publicly apologizing to Holmes and disclosing that a substantial donation was going to be done under her name to a charity of her choice.
It was said by Star magazine's chief editor that brand loyalty is the most important focus for their industry. This being said, people are only intrigued by the "juiciest dirt", leaving the cover page to be where the most gossip, dirt, and biggest celebrity news is to be shown, leaving the audience wanting more. Star has been accused of publicizing any news that is presented to them, regardless of whether or not it is true. This left Jennifer Aniston stating that "if you cooperate with one of the magazines, their competitors become vengeful and attack clients. There is no upside to working with them…. Their tactic is to make up stories that are so damaging",[7] which is why she no longer holds interest in talking to reporters, specifically from Star magazine.
References
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- ^ Dool, Greg (October 26, 2017). "Us Weekly Editor James Heidenry Out at American Media, Inc". Folio.
- ^ "American Media, Inc. Names Dylan Howard Chief Content Officer of the AMI Celebrity Group". PR Newswire. Oct 26, 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation" (PDF). PSA Research Center. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ Cindy Hinant (2013). Kube, David (ed.). Hashtag. Lawton. p. 12.
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- ^ O'Connor, Maureen (September 28, 2010). "A Thousand Little Brangelina Cover Lies". Gawker. Retrieved March 19, 2017.