“IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE" -ANDY WARHOL

“I didn't say it was important. I said that we've done important stories. There's a huge difference. Some of the stories we've done are important. I think Mel Gibson was an important story. I think the stories we did about underage drinking by celebrities in Hollywood at clubs was a really important story. A lot of the stories, funny enough, that we did on Paris Hilton in jail, with the judge that just nailed her to make an example of her, they actually ended up being important stories with a message. At the same time, is what we do life changing? No. Is it comparable to economic policy? No. Is it comparable to foreign policy? No. Is it comparable to the front page of the New York Times? No. We are part of the diet of life. It's a part that a lot of people like. It's not the center of their universe for most people but it's just a fun part of their universe.”

-Harvey Levin
TMZ Editor