China regulators targeting celebrity news
Number of "celebrity news" blogs have disappeared recently after coming under scrutiny
Beijing
WHETHER read openly and voraciously or behind closed doors, celebrity gossip plays an integral role in the entertainment world, connecting stars and the big businesses that back them to an audience eager for the juiciest of details.
But to some officials in China, the bloggers that report those tidbits play another role: as a threat to public order.
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