Mediagazer: One current and 23 former TMZ employees allege the outlet is a toxic workplace where staff regularly endure verbal abuse, misogyny, and racism (Krystie Lee Yandoli/BuzzFeed News)

3:30 PM ET, September 9, 2020

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