About Fame & Fortune
Fame & Fortune is a daily celebrity newsletter for people who want the good stuff — sourced, named, and never invented.
Our mission
Fame & Fortune exists to be the friend who heard it first and tells it best. The celebrity world produces hundreds of stories a day; we read them so you don’t have to, and send you the ones worth knowing — the breakups and the engagements, the castings and the court dates, the red carpets and the rumors — in about three minutes. Knowing and warm, never cruel. We punch up, not down.
Where the stories come from
Everything in Fame & Fortune is drawn from the reporting of named, established entertainment outlets — the trades and mainstream entertainment press, publications like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and People. We read across film and TV, music, royals, relationships, fashion and red carpets, and the sports-celebrity crossover, and we credit the outlet whose reporting we used.
How we handle rumors
Gossip is the fun part, and we take it seriously: every rumor names its outlet. When something is swirling but unconfirmed, we tell you exactly who is reporting it and how they’ve framed it — never as established fact. Allegations stay allegations until they aren’t. If we can’t trace a story to a named source, it doesn’t run.
What we don’t do
- No blind items. If we can’t name the people and the outlet, we don’t print it.
- No content about celebrities’ minor children beyond what families announce officially.
- No body-shaming. Ever.
- No speculation about anyone’s health or sexuality beyond what the subjects have said publicly.
Excitement and intrigue are allowed; invention is not. That’s the standard, and it’s enforced on every edition before it sends.
What’s in every edition
Fame & Fortune follows the same six-section format every day, so you always know where the good stuff lives:
- The Big Story: the one story everyone will be talking about, told properly.
- In the Spotlight: a handful of photo-led stories that earned the column inches.
- Rumor Mill: what’s swirling, with the reporting outlet named on every item.
- By the Numbers: one number that explains more than a headline could.
- What’s Ahead: the premieres, drops, tours, and red carpets worth circling.
- Etcetera: the smaller stories we couldn’t keep to ourselves.
When it arrives, and how long it takes
Fame & Fortune arrives daily, seven days a week. Each edition reads in about three minutes. It’s free.
Who it’s for
Anyone who wants to be the most plugged-in person in the group chat without scrolling six tabloids to get there. If you like your celebrity news fast, sourced, and fun — and you’d rather skip the snark and the invented drama — it’s for you.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or feedback? Email hello@famefortune.com. Fame & Fortune is published from 427 N Tatnall St #77649, Wilmington, Delaware 19801-2230. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.