scandal sheet

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Penelope floated a nasty rumor about the Bridgertons in the scandal sheet, which clearly Eloise would not do if she were the mysterious author – but in the process it hurt the clan's reputation.

From Salon • May 17, 2022

Season 1 ended with the reveal that sweet, unassuming Penelope Featherington was actually Lady Whistledown, the writer behind the influential scandal sheet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2022

So does the prohibitive cost of printing mean that the mystery person backing the scandal sheet was definitely one of the ton’s richer residents?

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2021

But it has also gone out of its way to protect business partners and those known as “Friends of Pecker,” even when their behavior was textbook fodder for scandal sheet cover stories.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2018

A frayed scandal sheet called Madam Solaina's Secrets is tucked between two pages.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton