TMZ.com is a celebrity gossip blog that is owned and operated by AOL. The site focuses primarily on breaking news and scandals involving celebrities in and around the Hollywood area. They have also raised controversy for their heavy use of paparazzi. The website uses a blog format and is usually updated several times a day. They make heavy use of photos and video in addition to their sharply worded and creatively written blog posts.
Thirty Mile Zone
The acronym TMZ stands for "Thirty Mile Zone," a term that is often used to describe the 30 mile radius in and around the Hollywood/Los Angeles area where most of the celebrities they cover live and work.
The term was originally coined in the 1960s to describe the area that Hollywood film crews could shoot in without being referred to as on location. Studios that shoot outside of the thirty mile zone are required to cover the travel and living expenses of its employees and include a per diem for each day of shooting.
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TMZ stands for "Thirty Mile Zone"
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Owned by AOL/Time Warner
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Frequently breaks juicy celebrity news before any other news source
