Page Six columnist Richard Johnson reveals in an interview with IWantMedia that he once applied for the CIA. [Ed. noteOddly, so did I. They didn't want me, either.] Says Johnson: "I was just going to do that on the side. I wasn't going to leave my journalism gig. I wanted to have a dual career. I thought that the journalism gig would provide a good cover. I thought also I could probably get some good stories. Might be a two-way street."
Richard Johnson: Many journalists view gossip columnists as 'the dirty, seamy side' of the news business [IWantMedia]