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===2003 lawsuit===
===2003 lawsuit===
[[Catherine Zeta Jones]] and [[Michael Douglas]] sued ''Hello!'' for publishing unauthorised photographs of their wedding. The rival magazine ''[[OK! magazine|OK!]]'' had an exclusive contract for pictures of the wedding, and also sued ''Hello!'' In November 2003, ''OK!'' was awarded £1,033,156 in damages, and Jones and Douglas received £14,600.
[[Catherine Zeta Jones]] and [[Michael Douglas]] sued ''Hello!'' for publishing unauthorised photographs of their wedding. The rival magazine ''[[OK! magazine|OK!]]'' had an exclusive contract for pictures of the wedding, and also sued ''Hello!'' In November 2003, ''OK!'' was awarded £1,033,156 in damages, and Jones and Douglas received £14,600

==Reader Trivia==
'''Hello!''' provides specific and extra-ordinary details about its readership:

* 82% are women
* Hello! readers are 71% more likely than the average female to choose a car mainly on looks
* Hello! readers spent £64million on microwave ovens in 2004
* 91% of Hello! readers enjoy an alcoholic drink.
* Hello! readers spend nearly £93million on food every week.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 23:40, 12 May 2006

Hello!
EditorUnknown
CategoriesCelebrity
FrequencyWeekly
First issue1988
Final issue
Number

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CompanyHello Ltd (Spain)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Websitewww.hellomagazine.com

Hello! is a weekly magazine specialising in celebrity news and gossip, published in Britain.

Histrory

Owned by Spanish publisher Eduardo Sanchez Junco, Hello! was first published in 1988 and is a spin-off of the enormously successful Spanish magazine ¡Hola!. Between 1998 and 2004 there was also a French version, Ohla !.

Hello! and rival OK! magazine often try to out-scoop each other, by buying up exclusive rights to celebrity weddings and interviews.

Curse Of Hello!

Hello! pay good money for exclusive photocoverage of celebrity weddings, and it has been noticed by the press that a large proportion of such weddings break up extremely quickly, an effect known jokingly, as the curse of Hello!

2003 lawsuit

Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas sued Hello! for publishing unauthorised photographs of their wedding. The rival magazine OK! had an exclusive contract for pictures of the wedding, and also sued Hello! In November 2003, OK! was awarded £1,033,156 in damages, and Jones and Douglas received £14,600

Reader Trivia

Hello! provides specific and extra-ordinary details about its readership:

  • 82% are women
  • Hello! readers are 71% more likely than the average female to choose a car mainly on looks
  • Hello! readers spent £64million on microwave ovens in 2004
  • 91% of Hello! readers enjoy an alcoholic drink.
  • Hello! readers spend nearly £93million on food every week.

External links


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