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As a man with unprecedented access to the facts and a reporter who is one of the most feared journalists in Hollywood, investigative reporter Dylan Howardhas cracked open scandals that have brought down the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Paula Dean, and numerous others.

Howard's sense for news saw him rise to become the undisputed most powerful gossip editor in the world, publishing dozens of salacious tabloid magazines each week, including Us Weekly, The National Enquirer, Star, In Touch, Life & Style, RadarOnline.com, and more.

Described by theNew Yorker magazine's Jeffrey Toobin as "a tabloid prodigy" and AdWeek as "the king of Hollywood scoops," Dylan also brought to light: the hate-fueled audiotapes of Oscar-winning actor/director Gibson blasting former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva; the scandal-plagued death of screen darling Farrah Fawcett; the naming of the mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child; the demise of star-on-the-rise politician Anthony Weiner; and the Tiger Woods sex scandal. He also broke the story of the A-list high-stakes poker scam that was later made into the Oscar-nominated film Molly's Game.

Most recently, Howard made a name for himself with a stunning expose of Sheen that revealed Hollywood's most unapologetic hedonist was HIV positive. It also was a story of extraordinary corruption, violence, lies, intimidation, death threats, and millions of dollars paid out in hush money-a story that he chronicled in a first-person essay for The Hollywood Reporter that AdWeek called "jaw dropping."

He also develops and executive produces premium unscripted television shows and podcasts, including last year's blockbuster podcast series Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood, which garnered over 10 million downloads and 50 million media impressions worldwide. The series was named to Apple Podcasts' Most Downloaded New Shows of 2018 and was named a 2019 Webby Best Series honoree by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

In 2011, Howard was named Entertainment Journalist of the Year at the National Entertainment Journalism Awards, where the judges labelled him the "go-to guy for authoritative showbiz news and analysis on cable and over-the air television." Howard is also the author of Diana: Case Solved. He currently resides in New York City.

DominicUttonis a London-based journalist, author, television and podcast writer and novelist with more than 20 years of experience. His work has been shortlisted for the British Press Awards and drawn praise on both sides of the Atlantic.

In addition to fostering a Fleet Street career that has included senior writing and editor roles in newspapers such asTheTelegraph,The SunandThe Daily Mail, Mr. Utton has written for dozens of national newspapers and magazines, and has authored several non-fiction books, including:The Real Football Factoriesan investigation into soccer hooliganism worldwide,Sex Pistols: Uncensored On the Record, andHow to Go Wild, an adventure guide for children.

Working alongside Mr. Howard at American Media, Mr. Utton has also been part of the writing and editing team on hit US television shows, such asRobin Williams: When the Laughter Stops,Luke Perry: In His Own WordsandAaron Hernandez Killing Fields. He is the writer of several acclaimed investigative podcasts, includingThe Killing of Marilyn Monroe,Fatal Voyage Diana: Case Closed,Fatal Voyage: The Death of JFK Jr.,The Killing of JonBenet: The Final SuspectsandEpstein: Devil in the Darkness, which in 2020 was celebrated as an honoree in the "Podcasts General Series Documentary" category by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

Mr. Utton's novels includeDead End CloseandMartin Harbottle's Appreciation of Time, the latter of which saw him described as a "latter-day Updike" by theIrish Independentand "compellingly hilarious" byThe Daily Express.