Tag Archives: tabloids

British and German tabloids are claiming that the Germanwings pilot was “tormented” about being gay. From Britain’s Daily Star, which has more than twice the circulation of the Guardian: Lubitz’ relationship with his girlfriend is said to have broken down and it has been claimed that he was secretly homosexual. He was even taunted by pilot pals for previously being …

(Tipped by JMG reader TJ)

Via Mediaite: Last night, New York Daily News Brooklyn court reporter Oren Yaniv tweeted out what appeared to the Tweetdeck passerby to be the next day’s cover of the paper, which announced “Killer Cop Goes Free.” Many were displeased by such an incendiary headline, including trusty Brit Hume. Yaniv later revealed the cover was just a mock-up. It did not …

The paper’s Wiki says: Sunday Sport is a British tabloid newspaper, published by Sport Newspapers, which was established in 1986. It prints plainly ludicrous stories, such as a double-decker London bus being found frozen in the Antarctic ice, or a World War II bomber found on the moon. Defenders of the paper pointed out that it was not intended to …

Probably like many of you, I don’t find the ugly details of celebrity relationship squabbles to be very interesting, but what is interesting is that gossip sites and tabloids are treating gay celebrity spats with the same vicious panting that they exhibit when reporting on straight feuds. And mostly they are doing so without leering speculation about bedroom habits or …

A Ugandan tabloid has published the names of 200 allegedly gay citizens, putting all of these people at the risk of being murdered. Which has happened before. Via the Associated Press: The Red Pepper tabloid published the names — and some pictures — of alleged homosexuals in a front-page story under the headline: “EXPOSED!” The list included prominent Ugandan gay …

Not as zingful as yesterday’s House Of Turds cover, but we’ll take it.

The most contentious, wacky, and weird local election I’ve ever known comes to a partial resolution today. Whether or not De Blasio gets out of today without a runoff, at least we can all finally say goodbye, for now, to Anthony Weiner.

Everybody was so disappointed by this morning’s yawn-inducing “Meet Carlos Danger” cover headline by the New York Post. (I didn’t even bother with it here.)  But the Post headline crew redeemed themselves with today’s Metro edition.