In Touch Weekly

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In Touch Weekly
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Editorial DirectorDavid Perel
CategoriesTabloid / Gossip
FrequencyWeekly
Total circulation595,614[1] (June 2012)
Founded2002
Final issueJune 2025
CompanyAmerican Media, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Based inEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteInTouchWeekly.com
ISSN1540-8280

In Touch Weekly was 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;[2] Richard Spencer was editor from its launch until 2010. American Media, Inc. acquired Bauer's US celebrity magazines in 2018.[3] The magazine announced it will print its final issue in June 2025.[4]

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.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

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.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. June 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.David Carr (October 25, 2004). "A Down-Market Publisher Dresses Up". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bauer Media sells most of US portfolio – 17 titles down to just four". Mediaweek. June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gardner, Chris (May 30, 2025). "In Touch, Life & Style, Closer and First for Women Magazines to Shutter, Lay Off Entire Staffs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Judge orders Josh Duggar's record destroyed". Chicago Tribune. May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Release of Josh Duggar's Police Report Raises New Legal Questions". Fox News. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Henry, Larry (May 24, 2014). "Senator: Springdale Police Chief Should Be Fired Over Child Sex-Crime Report". 5 News. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chasner, Jessica (May 26, 2015). "Bart Hester, Arkansas lawmaker, wants police chief fired over release of Josh Duggar report". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."City Of Springdale Responds To Josh Duggar Sexual Molestation Accusations". 5 News. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Helsel, Phil (June 5, 2015). "Josh Duggar Molestation Scandal: City Defends Release of Record". NBC News. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brittain, Amy (June 5, 2015). "Here's why releasing Josh Duggar's records was probably not illegal". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coleman, Oli (October 13, 2017). "Exclusive: Josh Duggar loses privacy lawsuit against In Touch Weekly". Page Six. New York Post. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maddaus, Gene (May 21, 2020). "Tracking Richard Simmons' Car Is Not Free Speech, Court Rules". Variety. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cullins, Ashley (April 13, 2017). "Blake Shelton Settles Defamation Fight With In Touch Weekly". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Judge Tosses Beckham Libel Suit Against Magazine". CBS News. Associated Press. February 14, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Duke, Alan (December 21, 2013). "Tom Cruise settles defamation lawsuit against tabloid publisher". CNN. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rodriguez, Tomas (May 14, 2024). "Judge Judy files lawsuit in Naples against National Enquirer over Menendez brothers claim". Naples Daily News. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

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