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LIMNGMany of the incidents that we would have earlier regarded as celebrity gossip were major news topics in 2022.the sound of montageWow, Chris Rock. I just got hit in the [expletive] by Will Smith.UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #1: The result in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, which was announced late tonight, showed a seven-person jury agreeing with Johnny Depp.
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LIMBONG: Celebrity business seemed like our business, from Ye’s antisemitism to the Harry and Meghan documentary to the slap that went viral. And it appeared far more like news to many of us. For Vox, Constance Grady produces articles on culture.
CONSTANCE GRADY: Unlike prior years, this year saw a significant increase in the amount of time that gossip received in the mainstream news cycle.
LIMBONG: Of course, the hot goss (ph) industry is nothing new. Since there have been celebrities, there has also been celebrity gossip, which gained prominence during the course of the 20th century. Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, two columnists who covered scandal and private news from the wealthy and famous in the 1940s and 1950s, became as well-known as their sources.
LIMBONG: Almost as quickly as new media outlets are created, rumours are becoming more and more prevalent. It’s hardly surprising that gossip has always been popular and that celebrity tales make their way into mainstream news, according to NPR’s TV reviewer Eric Deggans.
BYLINE: ERIC DEGGANS In the current news climate, it is quite challenging to hold people’s attention. And I believe that these celebrity-related stories generate a lot of page views. They draw sizable crowds. They have a large audience. Knowing that these experiences would resonate with the audience is another powerful incentive to find a method to discuss them. And we must never forget that this is the reason why, you
