| Celebrity gossip is not always something that yellow | | | | favor of her in celebrity gossip magazines. Their |
| journalist hunt out. There are times when the celeb | | | | mother Kris Jenner lambasted Scott in another celeb |
| gossip updates are provided to the entertainment | | | | gossip portal. Just when you thought that there was |
| sites by the celebrities themselves. There is an | | | | some truth in this and the relationships of the |
| increased tendency among attention-stared celebrities | | | | Kardashian sisters were actually fractured, you have |
| to take center-stage by getting hold of the limelight | | | | all of them coming out, trashing every report and |
| and placing it firmly upon themselves. Planting updates | | | | exhorting us not to trust entertainment news portals. |
| to the sources tapped by the paparazzi is a practice | | | | It was like a bolt from the blue that scorched the |
| that is not entirely new, but that is definitely getting | | | | tender faith that gossip lovers in these publications. |
| redefined. Celebrities know that they can be in the | | | | Here, the celebrity gossip reporters have an |
| news for only a designated period of time and that | | | | important role to play. They need to check facts |
| time span is very short. They have to make a | | | | before giving them up for press. Celeb gossip lovers |
| continued, sustained effect to keep themselves in | | | | love their news served with a bit of a tang. That is |
| the news. | | | | true. But they also like to know that they are reading |
| Planting celebrity gossip stories in newspapers and | | | | entertainment news which has some degree of |
| tabloids happened in the days of yore as well. You | | | | credibility. With modern technology, especially the |
| had jealous celebrities blowing the lid off scandals by | | | | internet, they can verify in seconds if a particular |
| calling celeb gossip publications. The motive for this | | | | news item is a scoop or a figment of the imagination. |
| was entirely professional jealousy or just rage at | | | | They can also cross-check facts and data with other |
| being dumped, rejected or slighted. All that changed | | | | websites and publications. Thanks to the archives |
| with the coming of modern entertainment news. | | | | that you have online you can check out the |
| Because these portals are extremely popular with the | | | | back-stories of any new update that comes your |
| masses, celebrities feel the need to reach out and | | | | way. This is a great way to check if a celebrity is |
| connect with them. It's obvious that they cannot do | | | | planting a story for publicity. |
| that overtly. The only way they can do that is by | | | | Celebrities these days are convinced that any |
| planting stories about themselves. | | | | publicity is good publicity. They couldn't care less if |
| An example here would illustrate the point better. | | | | the celebrity gossip columns speak about their |
| Take for example the Kardashian family. They have | | | | personal affairs indiscriminately. They are only |
| been talking about their bruised relationships with their | | | | interested in celeb gossip sites when they talk and |
| significant others. There was Kourtney Kardashian | | | | write about them. Plants or not, these celebs surely |
| hinting that her relationship with beau Scott Disick | | | | know how to grab columns in the entertainment |
| was anything but normal. Her sister Khloe spoke in | | | | news sections! |