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Editorial Team:

Isley Zegas

Isley Zegas is the Senior Executive Editor of National Enquirer. She’s an entertainment journalist with nearly 20 years of experience covering celebrity news. Her work has appeared in People, In Touch Weekly, and most recently Us Weekly, where she served as executive editor.

Leanne Aciz Stanton

Leanne Aciz Stanton is the Executive Editor of National Enquirer. She previously served as the Entertainment Editor at Us Weekly, the Deputy Editor at OK!, and the Entertainment Editor at both print editions of OK! and Star.

Mike Hammer

Mike Hammer is the Deputy Editor of the National Enquirer, and a veteran journalist whose byline has appeared in a broad landscape of top media outlets including Rolling Stone, USA Today, Maxim, Spin.com, Adweek and The New York Daily News. He has spent the last decade leading the news team at The National Enquirer.

Douglas Montero

Douglas Montero is a Chief Reporter for the National Enquirer. The longtime New York City based investigative reporter’s work has been published by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, New York Post, and Radar Online.

Michael Jaccarino

Michael Jaccarino is an Investigative Reporter at the National Enquirer. The New York City journalist is the author of America’s Last Great Newspaper War: The Death of Print in a Two-Tabloid Town.

Jennifer Lenhart

Jennifer Lenhart is the Managing Editor of National Enquirer. She has 20 years of experience in celebrity journalism and previously served as Articles Director at In Touch and as Senior Editor at Us Weekly.

Kristen Butler

Kristen Butler is a contributing writer and editor for National Enquirer and Star who has provided research and reporting for major newsrooms and TV networks.

Roger Hitts

Roger Hitts is the News Director of the National Enquirer, and a two-time United Press International Columnist of the Year who moved from the newspaper ranks into the glossy celebrity magazines, with more than 5,000 by-lines to his credit, in addition to work on TV.

Richard White

Richard White is the Photo Editor of the National Enquirer. He brings decades of experience in photography and visual content across both digital and print media.

Patricia Gonzalez

Patricia Gonzalez serves as the Newsroom Coordinator at the National Enquirer, where she oversees research, fact-checking, and editorial support operations.

Joanna Yeung

Joanna Yeung is a Copy Editor for the National Enquirer.

Barbara Pizio

Barbara Pizio is a senior writer for the National Enquirer.

Anne Marie O’Connor

Anne Marie is a writer for the National Enquirer.

Olivia Bellusci

Olivia Bellusci is a writer based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, where she served as a contributing entertainment writer.