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*Hollywood Star Magazine,* vol. 1 no. 1, 1979.

The Hollywood Star was an idiosyncratic gossip tabloid published on an erratic schedule in Hollywood, California by William Kern, who wrote much of the magazine under the pseudonym "Bill Dakota." Published in a newspaper format (and sold in newsracks), it appeared in 1976, and had stopped publishing by 1981. In 1979, it adopted a smaller magazine format which lasted two issues, as Hollywood "Confidential" Star Magazine. Inspired by Confidential and other gossip magazines of the 1950s, The Hollywood Star had a homosexual subtext (Kern's other mid-70s paper was called Gayboy) and printed nude photos and sexually-oriented gossip with a frankness that had rarely if ever been seen in gossip magazines. In addition to naming stars who were gay or bisexual, for example, the magazine published lists of male celebrities based on whether they were circumcised.

An unrelated newspaper called the Hollywood Star News is currently published in Portland, Oregon.^[1]

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^ "Northeast and North Portland Neighborhood News – #NEPDXstrong".

[1] "Northeast and North Portland Neighborhood News – #NEPDXstrong".

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-[[Image:Hollystar.jpg|thumb|right| '''Hollywood Star,''' vol 1 no 10, circa 1978]]The '''''Hollywood Star''''' was a highly [[idiosyncratic]] [[gossip magazines|gossip tabloid]] published on an erratic schedule in [[Hollywood, California]] by William Kern, who wrote much of the magazine under the pseudonym "Bill Dakota." Initially published in a [[newspaper]] format (and sold in newsracks), it appeared in 1976, was turned into a smaller magazine format for two issues, as '''''Hollywood "Confidential" Star Magazine''''', and the paper was closed down by 1981.
+[[File:Starmagv1n1.jpg|thumb|right| ''Hollywood Star Magazine,'' vol. 1 no. 1, 1979.]]
-[[Image:Starmagv1n1.jpg|thumb|left| '''Hollywood Star Magazine,''' vol. 1 no. 1, 1979.]]Inspired by ''[[Confidential]]'' and other [[gossip magazines]] of the 1950s, ''The Hollywood Star'' had a [[homosexuality|homosexual]] subtext (Kern's other mid-70s paper was called ''Gayboy'') and printed nude photos and sexually-oriented gossip with a frankness that had never been seen in gossip magazines. In addition to naming stars who were gay or [[bisexuality|bisexual]], for example, the magazine published lists of male celebrities based on whether they were or were not [[circumcision|circumcised]]. [[Charles Manson]] went on record with Dakota about various celebrities that he had been involved with, leading [[Frank Sinatra]] to threaten Dakota (one of Sinatra's daughters had been named by Manson). The threats, of course, were published in full.
+The '''''Hollywood Star''''' was an [[idiosyncratic]] [[gossip magazines|gossip tabloid]] published on an erratic schedule in [[Hollywood, California]] by William Kern, who wrote much of the magazine under the pseudonym "Bill Dakota." Published in a [[newspaper]] format (and sold in newsracks), it appeared in 1976, and had stopped publishing by 1981. In 1979, it adopted a smaller magazine format which lasted two issues, as '''''Hollywood "Confidential" Star Magazine.'''''
+Inspired by ''[[Confidential (magazine)|Confidential]]'' and other [[gossip magazines]] of the 1950s, ''The Hollywood Star'' had a [[homosexuality|homosexual]] subtext (Kern's other mid-70s paper was called ''Gayboy'') and printed nude photos and sexually-oriented gossip with a frankness that had rarely if ever been seen in gossip magazines. In addition to naming stars who were gay or [[bisexuality|bisexual]], for example, the magazine published lists of male celebrities based on whether they were [[circumcision|circumcised]].
+An unrelated newspaper called the ''Hollywood Star News'' is currently published in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://star-news.info/ |title = Northeast and North Portland Neighborhood News – #NEPDXstrong}}</ref>
-[[Category:Defunct magazines]]
-[[Category:Defunct newspapers of the United States]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:Defunct magazines published in the United States]]
+[[Category:Defunct newspapers published in California]]