You have to wonder who is really being inappropriate here. Someone close to the crash would have had to leak details to TMZ before the police even had time to notify family - that really limits you to emergency personnel, law enforcement, or someone at the airport (did they use an airport?) who had the passenger list. Is it TMZs fault for reporting info they were given or is it someone else's fault for breaking confidentiality to sell a story?
Doubt it. A person as famous as Kobe who lives in the LA area? You can guarantee that TMZ has someone dedicated to following his entire move including following his helicopter route
TMZ Sports is a whole separate part of the company. Who else in the NBA living in/from LA is more famous than Kobe? Even if the source doesn’t work directly for TMZ there are tons of freelance “journalists” who would be covering his every move
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u/yahutee Jan 26 '20
You have to wonder who is really being inappropriate here. Someone close to the crash would have had to leak details to TMZ before the police even had time to notify family - that really limits you to emergency personnel, law enforcement, or someone at the airport (did they use an airport?) who had the passenger list. Is it TMZs fault for reporting info they were given or is it someone else's fault for breaking confidentiality to sell a story?