blind item
Nameless celebrity rumor
A blind item is a piece of gossip, typically in entertainment journalism, that describes scandalous behavior without naming the people involved.
Readers are left to guess identities from clues: The blind item described a married A-list actor seen leaving a hotel with his costar.
The format lets publications hint at rumors too legally risky to publish directly.
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- unknownNot yet discovered
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- crypticObscure in meaning
secrecy · gossip · media ethics · PR spin · whisper · covert · whisper network · insider info · fame · no-name · open secret · inference · conjecture · anonymous source · scandal · whistleblower · innuendo · paparazzi
blind itemfull disclosure
Withholding no information
hard news · tell-all · exposé · investigative report · documentary
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