The Rise and Fall of Liz Smith, Celebrity Accomplice

At 92, gossip columnist Liz Smith is recovering from a stroke, but still looking for a scoop. She pioneered a kind of celebrity journalism in the 1980s that made national news: she made celebrities like her. Her friendship with Ivana Trump soon became part of the story, as the Trump divorce ripped headlines away from international news, like the falling of the Berlin Wall.

Published: Jul 28, 2017
Length: 10 minutes (2,700 words)