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Gossip magazines (sometimes referred to as ‘Tabloid Magazines’) are magazines that feature scandalous stories about the personal lives of celebrities and other well-known individuals. This genre of magazine flourished in North America in the 1950s and early 1960s. The title Confidential alone boasted a monthly circulation in excess of ten million and it had many competitors with names like Whisper Dare Suppressed The Lowdown Hush-Hush and Uncensored.