The case became a classic tabloid tale.

She stopped using the drug after reading the (debunked) tabloid tale that Klaus Barbie made a living from cocaine dealing.

Here at the Olympics, give me athletes with real-life stories, not tabloid tales, to tell.

In an effort to distance himself from 'tabloid' created tales of his playboy lifestyle, he changes his name and attempts to woo Diana by pretending to be poor.

Then came more tabloid tales of a rumored contract he and Sarah signed after he admitted to an affair, setting strict parameters on his behavior.

"These tabloid tales, told by admitted criminals with a history of fraud, are hardly worthy of comment," Mr. Bauer said.

Behind his sad tabloid tale are the puzzles and contradictions that perpetually bedevil American youth culture.

This book is, in many ways, a tabloid tale (though it began as a series in The Wall Street Journal, where Golden covers education).

Bad boy Dogged by tabloid tales of infidelity.