The inside story of how TMZ quietly became Americas most potent pro-Trump media outlet

The inside story of how TMZ quietly became America’s most potent pro-Trump media outlet
Current and former employees speak out about how the celeb gossip site has changed.
Judd Legum Editor-In-Chief, ThinkProgress Jun 27

After the release of the infamous Access Hollywood video where Trump was caught bragging about sexual assault, Trump struggled to generate positive coverage. One notable exception: TMZ.

The site, best known for celebrity gossip and interviews, landed an “exclusive” from former Miss Teen USA Katie Blair. In an edited two-and-a-half minute video shot from the front seat of a car, Blair says that she “never had a bad experience with him” and “has a great deal of respect for him.”

Blair went on to describe, in the words of TMZ, “why Trump couldn’t have done many of the things some other pageant contestants have accused him of doing.” She concluded the video by saying she would vote for Trump.

Trump’s accusers, on the other hand, got harsher treatment.

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