I think you're right.
OTOH, TMZ will do the stories about celebrities that are painfully unflattering. Now, normally I wouldn't care. But, in today's day in age where celebrities enjoy so much political influence, I'm appreciative of the fact that there's a website that reasonably describes the celebrity reprobate as they truly are and not as their publicist would have us believe them to be. FWIW.
Most of TMZ’s articles are unflattering to celebrities. It’s GOTCHYA journalism. I just don’t like that fact that anyone will sell you out for a piece of gold... Especially law enforcement. He’s got people in law enforcement, at hospitals, hotels. It’s creepy and I don’t think it’s right.