All of you should have a memory like this tucked away some where… The first MAJOR tabloid story that captured your attention.
Mine was the Long Island Lolita. I vaguely remember my mom talking to my grandma about it. I can remember reading the Enquirer which gave details all about it, then came the movies on all the major networks. I was young, but I remember.
That was my first taste in what the Enquirer was even about, why my mom and grandma read it all the time. I was hooked from that point forward on anything tabloid-ish.
I learned a lot from Amy Fisher 'and friends.' I learned never to get involved with a married man: it won't lead to anything good. I learned to stay away from anyone with a beeper (back then). I learned that Alyssa Milano can't really play someone other than Samantha. Most of all, I learned that I found a love, a love of something that would stay with me longer than most friends and husbands- a love of celebrity gossip.
The whole E! Network, and VH1 reality shows, they were made and created by people like me! I remember thinking to myself when I was reading the Enquirer way back when, "It would so good to be a news anchor, but only tell these kinds of stories." And whatdayaknow, today we have E!, my vision from way back when.
Now I certainly can't take credit for E!… I wish I could!
But this all brings me to my question for you, what was your first big tabloid news story that got you hooked?
Janelle is the author of Junkfood4thesoul.com and has a PhD in celebrity gossip or something like that.
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OJ Simpson trial #1. I was in middle school at the time and the school actually had TVs on so we could watch the outcome. People were holding up "guilty" and "not guilty" signs the entire day.