*Well, that's how it's done. Open-source indiscretions, mostly. Also, staffers and stalkers.
It's called gossip because it's gossip
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Tricks of The Trade
But here’s how you can get your gossip even if none of the above ever happen to you. When it comes to Bollywood, the people to grease are maids, drivers, watchman, bartenders even – who (within reason) are happy to keep you clued in to the goings and comings of the celebrities they service.
The other golden network that exists are the photographers who are forever on the prowl for celebrities from airport to residence, and somehow know before anyone else does who’s going to be where and exactly what time. For us, it’s the power of networking at a higher level with PR, publicists, movie promoters and the celebrities themselves. Plus, the fact that we keep it happy shiny makes it easier for the stars to trust us without worrying about guerrilla verbal attack just for a controversial headline.
Social media has also become a very useful place to gather gossip. You can tell a lot by doing just a little detective work about who un-followed whom and the often-cryptic tweets and Instagram posts of the lovelorn. Celebrity fan clubs are so good at this in fact that they often beat us to the chase! Like the time Ranveer Singh liked Deepika Padukone’s Instagram picture, the #DeepVeer fanatics were all over that. Here are a few more times social media spelt out some celebrity love–hate stories for us…
The time Deepika Padukone commented with a heart on Ranveer Singh’s photo. Awww.
When after the great nepotism debate Karan Johar tweeted, ‘Dear talent...I wish you would stay away from overconfidence and delusion...they are constantly conspiring against you...don’t you see it?’
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli un-followed each other on Twitter after they broke up....
