When the subjects consent, is celebrity gossip really such a bad thing?

Jennifer Aniston never asked for the world to obsess about her love life – but where celebrities encourage the gossip, might it serve a valuable social function?

Bill Cosby’s betrayal of black Americans is unforgivable

THINGS aren’t looking good for Bill Cosby. As rape and sexual assault allegations against the entertainer mount up, more and more institutions are severing their ties with him and withdrawing honours bestowed on him. Last week he resigned from a university board of trustees, the US Navy revoked his status as an honorary petty officer,