American Media Inc. has sold the National Enquirer, a 97-year-old tabloid known for its wacky headlines and controversial stories, to a brand acquisition company, VVIP Ventures. The magazine publisher a360 agreed to sell the National Enquirer and another tabloid, the Globe, to VVIP in an all-cash deal. The National Enquirer has been involved in several scandals, including stories about former President Donald Trump and Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos, and its former CEO David Pecker had been looking to sell the tabloid since at least 2019.
