J.Lo Hired a P.I. to Keep an Eye on A-Rod, and Us Weekly Is Now Taking Tips From the Enquirer
CelebritiesDirt BagUs Weekly reports this week that, after some cheating allegations were unleashed on Alex Rodriguez earlier this summer by National Enquirer earlier this year, Jennifer Lopez grew worried that their relationship was “too good to be true” and hired a private investigator to “tail” him.
A source claims the two had a “huge fight” when Rodriguez found out, but that they’re “working through it.”
Sorta boring and unbelievable gossip, right? I guess! But the real story here—to me, at least—is that it’s the first time since Us Weekly was purchased by A.M.I. (the publisher run by Trump’s old pal David Pecker) that they have used a National Enquirer scoop as basis for their own reporting. National Enquirer can start the narrative with a bang (via cheating allegations and interviews with Rodriguez’s alleged other girlfriend) and Us Weekly can expand on it with a few friendlier follow-ups (she hired a P.I., but don’t worry, they’re fine). Clever strategy, I guess!