About MrScandal

Everyone loves a scandal. Everyone enjoys a bit of trouble and tribulation, as long as it belongs to somebody else. We won't pretend otherwise. MrScandal serves the sweetness of hot goss and the tea - with one difference: every bit of it is fact-checked.

The guilty pleasure, minus the guilt

Most gossip is rumour dressed up as news: "a source close to", "insiders say", a cropped screenshot and a lot of confidence. We skip all of that. When a celebrity, a mogul, an athlete or a royal ends up in a courtroom, in a regulator's filing or on the record in their own words, we tell you what happened, what it cost and why it matters. Then we show you the paperwork.

You still get the drama. You just also get to check it.

What every story gives you

  • The story. The scandal of the moment, told the way you would tell it to a friend - quickly, with the good bits first.
  • The money. Settlements, fines, fees, fortunes and the bill nobody wanted to pay. The number behind the noise.
  • The receipts. Every story lists the documents it stands on: court records, regulator filings, official statements, the person's own posts and the reporting of named outlets. Click through and read them yourself.
  • The ledger. Each story ends by splitting what is on record from what is still rumour, so you always know which is which.
  • The Files. A running, dated record on every person and company we cover - every ruling, filing, settlement and statement, in order, with its source.

What we don't do

  • No "insiders say". If we can't point to where a claim comes from, it doesn't run.
  • No blind items and no guessing games about who "a certain A-lister" might be.
  • No "guilty" before a verdict. An allegation is called an allegation, a filing is called a filing, a ruling is called a ruling.
  • No children, no private people, no speculation about anyone's health, pregnancy or sexuality, and never the people who have reported a sexual offence.
  • No secondhand shortcuts. Encyclopedias and aggregators are where we start looking, never what we cite.

Who is behind it

The bylines - Mr Scandal, MrMoney, MissFortune, MrMuscles and the rest of the desks - are house pen names, one per section. They are voices, not real people.

The stories are drafted with AI from the source documents and must pass the house checks against their receipts before they publish. Each section has a human desk editor; the editor, Gustavs Ērkšķis-Kreicbergs, sets the standards and the checks. How we decide is set out in our editorial standards.

MrScandal is published by SIA Stoaa Health, Latvia, which carries editorial responsibility for every article.

Got something wrong?

It happens, and we would rather hear it from you. Write to legal@mrscandal.com and tell us what is wrong and where the record says otherwise. Corrections are made openly - see how corrections work.

How the site is paid for

Advertising. No advertiser chooses, buys, reviews or approves a story.