TMZ is flexing in Washington, with high-profile results. What took so long?

Well when I think of TMZ, I envision that iconic 2006 photo of Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan in a car.

I would be all for this if it resulted in actual consequences for politicians. As it stands, all it will do is further cement the 'politics as trashy entertainment' nature of our current zeitgeist and I can't see that being a good thing.

Yea please sick the Papparazioli’s on Politicians They need to be exposed

I gotta admit they usually get the story before everyone else.

TMZ is owned by Fox Corporation, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch. I am not sure what is the motive here. Is this a crafty “divide & conquer” and “controlled opposition” tactic to keep MAGA and Rupert in power? Perhaps Rupert finally wants Donny to leave office because he’s pissed-off about something, so now he’s sending his TMZ mercenaries to further pressure MAGA congressmen and administration to do something about Donny by gathering kompromat on everyone? Maybe both, and/or something else? We’re in psychotic times, no doubt. We even saw a day when ‘Infowars’ was taken over by ‘The Onion’ with Tim Heidecker as their new face. So maybe this is a good thing. However, the fact that TMZ are in Washington DC doing these “scoops” is yet-another example of how the current 4th Estate is failing the People (purposely or otherwise, because most major media outlets are owned by pro-MAGA bajilionaires). ::EDIT TO ADD:: Well *NO DUH* the motive is about the money. My question is how much leverage Rupert Murdoch is looking to gain over Trump and/or the next guy taking over as POTUS, and whether this may be a sign of a squabble between Rupert and some other oligarch jostling for supreme media influence. Mind you: Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post and AWS, and he chose to kiss the ring. But Disney chose to bring back Jimmy Kimmel after Trump’s FCC canceled him and saw ‘Streisand Effect’ higher ratings. So there are two main ways to get more money out of this administration: kiss the ring, or hit back with much larger crowd support.

It wasnt their job its the media but the media is wants access ao they drop the ball.

Yeah this is not a good thing the joke has long been that DC is Hollywood for ugly people, but all this will do is magnify the worst people and the attention whoring not enable sober dialogue, but i guess that doesn’t exist.

If the Paps went after politicians as hard as they do celebrities then we’d get more shit done in this country. And man is that a sad sentence to type.

Lawyering up. Connect that with "smelling blood in the water" midterms.

Who cares why, LET'S GOOOOOO TMZ!

They’ve been tipped that things are going to happen so they’re not afraid of blowback

I love every bit of this. Imagine all the dirt they can find.

I thought they were owned by the Murdoch empire?

TMZ is just another rabid dog on a leash, Someone wants them to go after certain people now. It’s not because they just want to bring accountability to the government. It’s a garbage organization, just because they happened to make someone you dislike look stupid does not mean they are “one of the good guys”

Harvey Levin is a right-wing gay man in the mold of Peter Thiel. He had no interest in using his powers for good and going after Republicans. Not sure what changed.

Funny the type of politicians/administration officials they go after with real questions as opposed to softball questions.

Well for starters, TMZ is named after the Thirty Mile Zone centered on Beverly and La Cienega Blvds in LA, which is about 2,300 miles away from DC.

Wild they're the only ones asking hard questions.

Flexing, really?

I’m all for this! Please report all the stupid shit they do when they should be “representing” their constituents.

It seems they’re the only outlet not compromised in some capacity

I loved hearing this actually.