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Now illicit smoking is the least of his worries: both the LA Times and the NY Times are doing serious investigative reporting about the Hollywood habits of Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, according to Nikki Finke at the LA Weekly. Reporters want to know if Graydon profits financially from magazine placement, particularly celebrity covers.

Well, thank Christ. Someone better be bribing him to publish that Hollywood love sandwich that passes for a magazine.

You'll be hearing a WHOLE lot about this in the weeks to come. Also, your insights are more than welcome at tips@gawker.com — anonymity guaranteed.
Deadline Hollywood: Graydon Carter [LA Weekly]
LAT and NYT Investigating Graydon Carter [Defamer]