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Old 09-17-2012, 12:09 PM   #119
Erick Estrada
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Originally Posted by valo403 View Post
Sure it is. Supermarket checkout lines weren't filled with tabloids 20 years ago, you had the enquirer and the like but they were always fringe publications. Magazines like People were generally part of the machine, they published what celebs wanted published and worked angles supported by studios and agencies. The vulture like mentality of the tabloid press and the proliferation of that form of coverage is fairly new, especially in North America.
You are wrong. Do some research. Heck the National Enquirer is over 50 years old. I was born in Britain and it's part of their culture down there and it's been going a long time. The only difference now is that technology has made it easier.
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