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Closer
EditorJane Johnson (English edition), Laurence Pieau (French edition)
CategoriesEntertainment
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherBauer Consumer Media(English edition),Ami Celebrity Publications(American edition),Mondadori(French edition)
Total circulation
(2020)		190,910 (FR)[1]
Founded2005
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
LanguageEnglish, French
Websitecloseronline.co.uk(UK)

www.closerweekly(US)

www.closermag.fr(FR)
ISSN1774-7201
OCLC474490237

Closeris a British tabloidmagazinefounded in 2005 and published byBauer Consumer Media.A French language version followed shortly afterwards, and an American edition began publication in 2013.

Profile

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Closermainly specializes in celebrity news and gossip, real-life stories, fashion and television/entertainment. There is also a French-language version of the magazine published byMondadori,an Italian media company.[2]The French edition had a circulation of 399,589 copies in 2005.[citation needed]In the spring of 2006, the British parent companyEast Midlands Allied Pressannounced that it would separate its French subsidiary, which was eventually acquired in August 2006 by Mondadori for 545 million euros when taking over Emap France.[3]The 2010 circulation of the French version of the magazine was 466,000 copies.[4]

In January 2013, an American edition was launched in New York published by AMI Celebrity Publications, targeting both USA and Canadian markets. The new edition is stylized ascloserwith a small "c" whereas the UK edition consistently uses a capital "C".

Controversies

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In September 2012, the French edition of the magazine printed topless photos of theDuchess of Cambridge(Kate Middleton) taken, apparently with a long telephoto lens from a road 1 km away, while she and her husbandPrince Williamwere on a private holiday at theChâteau d'Autetin the south of France. The British edition promised that they would not publish the photographs, and distanced itself from the French edition after receiving numerous complaints.[2]

TheRoyal Familysaid it intended to sue the magazine, calling the publication of the photographs a "grotesque and unjustifiable invasion of privacy"; theBBC'sNicholas Witchellstated that "he had rarely seen such a level of publicly expressed anger from the palace over such an incident."[5]

In the 10 January 2014 issue,Closer"revealed the supposed affair" between French actressJulie Gayetand French PresidentFrançois Hollande.[6]The issue was so popular thatCloser"reprinted the issue, with a further 150,000 copies scheduled to hit newsstands" on 15 January 2014.[6]The website ofCloseralso saw visitor numbers increase 800 percent to 1.4 million on 10 January 2014.[6]

References

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  1. ^"Closer".acpm.fr.
  2. ^ab"British Closer magazine dragged into row over Duchess of Cambridge topless pictures".The Daily Telegraph.14 September 2012.Retrieved14 September2012.
  3. ^"Mondadori reaches agreement for the acquisition of Emap France for €545 million".Mondadori.Retrieved14 September2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^"Magazine Facts 2011"(PDF).Mediakortit.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-04.Retrieved11 November2014.
  5. ^"Topless Kate pictures: Duke and duchess sue French magazine Closer".BBC News.14 September 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 15 September 2012.Retrieved14 September2012.
  6. ^abcAlex Wynne and Laure Guilbault (16 January 2014)."Pressure Mounts Against President Hollande".WWD.Retrieved16 January2014.
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