{"id":47310,"date":"2024-05-31T16:12:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T20:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.businessupturn.com\/?p=47310"},"modified":"2024-05-31T16:12:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T20:12:09","slug":"what-happened-to-tmz-founder-harvey-levin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/what-happened-to-tmz-founder-harvey-levin\/47310\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to \u2018TMZ\u2019 founder Harvey Levin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harvey Levin, the founder of TMZ, found himself in an unusual position as the subject of a news story rather than the creator of one. In May 2024, Levin\u2019s television appearance sparked curiosity and concern among fans as he appeared to have an injured eye while presenting alongside Charles Latibeaudiere, co-executive producer of TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>Clips of the segment featuring Levin\u2019s darkened eye circulated on social media, prompting speculation about the cause of his injury. Viewers remarked on Levin\u2019s appearance, noting that he seemed \u201cuneasy\u201d and that his eye looked \u201cweird.\u201d While the exact cause of Levin\u2019s injury remained undisclosed, it wasn\u2019t the first time his health had become a topic of discussion.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2020, Levin was reportedly involved in a bicycle accident in Los Angeles, described by Latibeaudiere as \u201cpretty bad.\u201d Levin took some time off to recover, with his absence from the show attributed to allowing him time to heal. Despite the severity of the accident, Levin returned to regular programming shortly afterward.<\/p>\n<p>Levin had previously made headlines for another accident in 2013 when he was involved in a car crash. During an episode of TMZ on TV, Levin recounted the incident, attributing it to a garbage truck making an illegal turn and colliding with his Porsche.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ itself has faced criticism over the years for its coverage of various events, including Kobe Bryant\u2019s death and Johnny Depp\u2019s legal battle with Amber Heard. Despite the controversies surrounding the publication, Levin has largely remained out of the spotlight, focusing on overseeing the tabloid\u2019s operations. However, given the nature of TMZ\u2019s coverage, it\u2019s likely that Levin will continue to attract attention in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvey Levin, the founder of TMZ, found himself in an unusual position as the subject of a news story rather\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":47311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[14783,14784],"class_list":["post-47310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-harvey-levin","tag-tmz"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}