In Touch Weekly
{{short description|Celebrity magazines published in the United States}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{use American English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title =
| image_file = In Touch Weekly magazine cover.png
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| editor = David Perel
| editor_title = Editorial Director
| based = Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| frequency = Weekly
| circulation_year = June 2012
| finaldate = June 2025
| company = American Media, Inc.
| publisher =
| founded = 2002
| firstdate =
| country = United States
| language = English
| website = {{URL|intouchweekly.com|InTouchWeekly.com}}
| issn = 1540-8280
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In Touch Weekly is an American celebrity gossip magazine. The magazine is focused on celebrity news, fashion, beauty, relationships and lifestyle, and is geared towards a younger readership, billing itself as "fast and fun", along with making claims about their lower cover price on their front cover to encourage buyers to purchase their magazine rather than the other titles on a supermarket checkout rack. It usually targets younger women and teenage girls.
History and profile
The magazine was launched in 2002 by Bauer Publishing;{{cite news|author=David Carr|title=A Down-Market Publisher Dresses Up|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/25/business/media/25mag.html?_r=0|access-date=25 July 2015|work=The New York Times|date=25 October 2004}} Richard Spencer was editor from its launch until 2010. American Media, Inc. acquired Bauer's US celebrity magazines in 2018.{{Cite web| title = Bauer Media sells most of US portfolio – 17 titles down to just four| work = Mediaweek| access-date = 2018-07-29| date = 2018-06-18| url = https://mediaweek.com.au/bauer-media-sells-us-portfolio-ami-2018/}} The magazine announced it will print its final issue in June 2025.{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=2025-05-30 |title=In Touch, Life & Style, Closer and First for Women Magazines to Shutter, Lay Off Entire Staffs |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/media-magazine-layoffs-life-and-style-in-touch-closer-mcclatchy-1236234252/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
The magazine shares a publisher with its sister magazine Life & Style Weekly, a similar weekly gossip magazine. Whereas In Touch is focused more on celebrity gossip, Life & Style bills itself on giving readers lifestyle tips on how to incorporate celebrity beauty and fashion into their lives.
On September 18, 2006, after the death of Daniel Wayne Smith, son of Anna Nicole Smith, Getty Images sold the last photos taken of Daniel alive at his mother's bedside to In Touch Weekly and Entertainment Tonight for a reported $650,000.
On May 21, 2015, the magazine controversially released a police investigation of Josh Duggar from the 19 Kids and Counting reality TV show, from an investigation carried out in 2006, when Josh was 18 years of age, about events occurring in 2002, when Josh was 14 and still a minor, when he was accused of molesting his sisters and several other girls. No charges were ever filed. Although the magazine was criticized for releasing the report, the Springdale, Arkansas, city attorney and several legal experts said that since Josh was 18 at the time of the investigation and all minors' names were redacted, the release was permitted under Arkansas' Freedom of Information Act.{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-josh-duggar-record-destroyed-20150522-story.html|title=Judge orders Josh Duggar's record destroyed|work=Chicago Tribune|date=May 22, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2015}}{{cite news|title=Release of Josh Duggar's Police Report Raises New Legal Questions|url=http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/02/josh-duggars-police-report-release-raises-questions|access-date=June 4, 2015|work=Fox News|date=2 June 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Henry|first1=Larry|title=Senator: Springdale Police Chief Should Be Fired Over Child Sex-Crime Report|url=http://5newsonline.com/2015/05/23/senator-springdale-police-chief-should-be-fired-over-child-sex-crime-report/|access-date=June 4, 2015|publisher=5 News|date=May 24, 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Chasner|first1=Jessica|title=Bart Hester, Arkansas lawmaker, wants police chief fired over release of Josh Duggar report|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/26/bart-hester-arkansas-lawmaker-wants-police-chief-f/|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=The Washington Times|date=May 26, 2015}}{{cite news|title=City Of Springdale Responds To Josh Duggar Sexual Molestation Accusations|url=http://5newsonline.com/2015/06/04/city-of-springdale-responds-to-josh-duggar-sexual-molestation-accusations/|access-date=June 5, 2015|work=5 News|date=June 4, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Helsel|first1=Phil|title=Josh Duggar Molestation Scandal: City Defends Release of Record|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/josh-duggar-scandal-city-defends-release-record-n370171|access-date=5 June 2015|publisher=NBC News|date=5 June 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/05/heres-why-releasing-josh-duggars-records-was-probably-not-illegal|title=Here's why releasing Josh Duggar's records was probably not illegal|last=Brittain|first=Amy|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 5, 2015 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119092621/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/05/heres-why-releasing-josh-duggars-records-was-probably-not-illegal/ |archive-date= Nov 19, 2023 }}
In Touch Weekly and its successive parent companies have faced lawsuits from people including Duggar, Richard Simmons, Blake Shelton, David Beckham, Tom Cruise and Judy Sheindlin alleging causes of action including defamation and invasion of privacy.{{cite news |last1=Coleman |first1=Oli |title=Exclusive: Josh Duggar loses privacy lawsuit against In Touch Weekly |url=https://pagesix.com/2017/10/13/josh-duggar-loses-privacy-lawsuit-against-in-touch-weekly/ |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=Page Six |publisher=New York Post |date=13 October 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Maddaus |first1=Gene |title=Tracking Richard Simmons’ Car Is Not Free Speech, Court Rules |url=https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/richard-simmons-tracking-car-free-speech-1234613674/ |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=Variety |date=21 May 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Cullins |first1=Ashley |title=Blake Shelton Settles Defamation Fight With In Touch Weekly |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/blake-shelton-settles-defamation-fight-touch-weekly-993830/ |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=13 April 2017}}{{cite news |title=Judge Tosses Beckham Libel Suit Against Magazine |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-tosses-beckham-libel-suit-against-magazine/ |access-date=24 January 2025 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=CBS News |date=14 February 2011}}{{cite news |last1=Duke |first1=Alan |title=Tom Cruise settles defamation lawsuit against tabloid publisher |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/21/showbiz/tom-cruise-suri-defamation/index.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=CNN |date=21 December 2013 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Tomas |title=Judge Judy files lawsuit in Naples against National Enquirer over Menendez brothers claim |url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2024/05/14/judge-judy-sues-accelerate360-over-online-articles-claims-defamation-lyle-erik-menendez/73685796007/ |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=Naples Daily News |date=May 14, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.intouchweekly.com/ Official website]
{{American Media}}
Category:Celebrity magazines published in the United States
Category:Entertainment magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 2002