Harvey Levin’s Next TMZ Overhaul: True-Crime, With a Dash of Populism
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It took a few years for Hollywood’s love-to-be-hated gossip hound to find his place within Murdoch’s Fox empire. Now he’s trying a new formula and following his D.C. "obsession" again.
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Harvey Levin’s Next TMZ Overhaul: True-Crime, With a Dash of Populism It took a few years for Hollywood’s love-to-be-hated gossip hound to find his place within Murdoch’s Fox empire. Now he’s trying a new formula and following his D.C. "obsession" again. By Alex Weprin Plus Icon Alex Weprin Senior Editor alexweprin Follow Sign Up View All April 7, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment On April 3, TMZ held court with Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner, who hosted a Real Housewives of Rhode Island watch party the night before. During the show, Harvey Levin radiated outrage, wondering if the watch party was the right message to send. Before the cameras started rolling, however, Levin expressed gratitude that the congressman was so willing to appear as he prepped him for the interview. “We’re going to talk a little bit about what we are doing and then come to you,” Levin said. “I think that what you guys are doing is helpful, I really do,” Magaziner replied in kind. TMZ, the media outlet that long chronicled the bad behavior of the Hollywood elite, is now embracing its inner populist, and Washington is adapting accordingly, and even cozying up. It’s just the latest trick up the sleeve of Levin, 75, who gamely plays up his love-to-hate-him gossip-hound bona fides as he places a new series of bets (look for more true crime on its feeds) to put TMZ roaring back in the conversation after a few years of slipping relevance. “We now have a producer and a photog circulating in the Capitol, showing the intersection between politics and pop culture,” he says. One Capitol Hill communications director says that they have been prepping their politico for the TMZ cameras, betting that a populist message for that audience would connect to viewers outside of the political media bubble that norm...
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