I don't know, TMZ has a certain style that I don't like - the whole camera-in-your-face stuff, but it's not like they're known for posting stuff that's not true. So, from a credibility standpoint, I think they're just as credible as Rolling Stone (not that Rolling Stone is a bastion of journalistic integrity, either, mind you).
As for the potential for them to be pricks, well, most "rock journalists" (and I use that term loosely) have that capacity.
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