The tabloids do better at reporting weddings and divorces than they do at reporting pregnancies or deaths, but their record is still not very good. Here are the results for the first six months of 2010.
Weddings
Couples that married before the tabloids knew about it:
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
Rush Limbaugh and wife #4
Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber
Nicole Ritchie and Joel Madden
Couples that are still planning to wed or have wed that the tabloids publicized:
Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher
Valerie Bertinelli and Tom Vitale
Couple that were supposed to wed that called it off:
Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush
Tara Reid and Michael Axtmann
Couples who have denied plans to wed though reportedly engaged in the tabloids:
Elizabeth Taylor and Jason Winters
John Edwards and Rielle Hunter
Eminem and Kim Mathers
George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Simon Cowell and Mezghan Hussainy
Couple whose wedding is not yet announced:
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Completely made up nonsense:
Betty White and some unnamed teenager
Paris Hilton and ???
If we give wins for the couples who will wed, call the Wills&Kate stuff premature until further notice and refuse to blame the tabloids for the romatic foul-ups of Kim K. and Tara Reid, this would come out to two wins and nine losses for a success rate of .182.
Divorces and separations
Here are the divorces and separations of famous couples that were announced in the regular press before any warning in the tabloids.
Camille and Kelsey Grammer
Al and Tipper Gore
Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy
Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet
Mark and Jenny Sanford
Dennis and Victoria Hopper
Karl and Darby Rove
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller
Breakups that were reported in the tabloids first where divorce has been granted or the couple is legally separated.
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James
Larry and Shaun King
John and Elizabeth Edwards (legally separated)
Benny Hinn and his wife
Paul and Anna Anka
Dr. Phil McGraw and his wife
Divorces reported on the covers of the tabloids that have not progressed or have been denied:
Matt and Annette Lauer
George W. and Laura Bush
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian
Paula Deen and her husband
Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife
This would add up to seven successes and eighteen failures, a batting average of .280, good for a major league batter but not impressive for a reliable news source.
Weddings
Couples that married before the tabloids knew about it:
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
Rush Limbaugh and wife #4
Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber
Nicole Ritchie and Joel Madden
Couples that are still planning to wed or have wed that the tabloids publicized:
Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher
Valerie Bertinelli and Tom Vitale
Couple that were supposed to wed that called it off:
Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush
Tara Reid and Michael Axtmann
Couples who have denied plans to wed though reportedly engaged in the tabloids:
Elizabeth Taylor and Jason Winters
John Edwards and Rielle Hunter
Eminem and Kim Mathers
George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Simon Cowell and Mezghan Hussainy
Couple whose wedding is not yet announced:
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Completely made up nonsense:
Betty White and some unnamed teenager
Paris Hilton and ???
If we give wins for the couples who will wed, call the Wills&Kate stuff premature until further notice and refuse to blame the tabloids for the romatic foul-ups of Kim K. and Tara Reid, this would come out to two wins and nine losses for a success rate of .182.
Divorces and separations
Here are the divorces and separations of famous couples that were announced in the regular press before any warning in the tabloids.
Camille and Kelsey Grammer
Al and Tipper Gore
Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy
Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet
Mark and Jenny Sanford
Dennis and Victoria Hopper
Karl and Darby Rove
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller
Breakups that were reported in the tabloids first where divorce has been granted or the couple is legally separated.
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James
Larry and Shaun King
John and Elizabeth Edwards (legally separated)
Benny Hinn and his wife
Paul and Anna Anka
Dr. Phil McGraw and his wife
Divorces reported on the covers of the tabloids that have not progressed or have been denied:
Matt and Annette Lauer
George W. and Laura Bush
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian
Paula Deen and her husband
Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife
This would add up to seven successes and eighteen failures, a batting average of .280, good for a major league batter but not impressive for a reliable news source.
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