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• The National Enquirer is a celebrity news and gossip tabloid magazine published by American Media, Inc. The publication was founded in 1926 by William Griffin.

  In May 2009, actress Brooke Shields considered taking legal action against the National Enquirer after two freelance reporters for the publication checked her ailing 75-year-old mother out of an assisted living facility in New Jersey and allegedly drove her around looking for a story. Teri Shields, who suffers from dementia, was later found at a restaurant not far from the facility.ABC News: The National Enquirer: Celebrity Enemy No. 1? (May 19, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Founded: 1926
  2. Founder: William Griffin
  3. Publisher: American Media, Inc.
  4. Headquarters: Boca Raton, Florida
  5. Editor-in-Chief: David Perel

• Brooke Shields Controversy

  Enquirer reporters allegedly checked Brooke Shields' mother Teri Shields out of a rest home in May 2009 and took her for a drive. Brooke Shields called the reporters' actions "reprehensible and disgusting". The publication released a statement denying any wrong-doing, claiming that the freelance reporters in question had known Teri Shields for more than 10 years and that she had asked them to take her out out on the excursion.ABC News: The National Enquirer: Celebrity Enemy No. 1? (May 19, 2009)

• History

  William Griffin founded the New York Evening Enquirer in 1926. In 1952, with circulation down to a mere 17,000 copies a week, the paper was purchased by Generoso Pope, Jr. Once Pope took over the paper, the stories became more sensationalized, with editorial content focused on murders and sex. Pope also changed the name from the New York Evening Enquirer to The National Enquirer. The paper's circulation grew rapidly and by 1966 it was selling one million copies per week.

  In 1988, Generoso Pope, Jr. passed away and the Enquirer was purchased by GP Group Acquisition Limited Partnership which later became known as the Enquirer/Star Group, Inc.Answers.com: American Media, Inc.

• John Edwards Scandal

  In 2008, the Enquirer was first to report that former U.S. Senator John Edwards had an illegitimate child with a former campaign worker named Rielle Hunter.National Enquirer: Update: John Edwards Love Child Scandal (December 19, 2007)

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