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Us Weekly Editor Resigns Amid Exclusive Content Concerns

12/6/2025

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Dan Wakeford resigns as editor-in-chief of Us Weekly, effective January 9, 2026, to pursue film and book projects.
In a staff memo, he says he will contribute to special projects for the magazine.
Insiders say he was forced out for a lack of exclusives and concerns about remote work.
Us Weekly, founded in 1977 and based in New York City, is now part of McClatchy Media Company.

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Dan Wakeford resigns as editor-in-chief of Us Weekly, effective January 9, 2026, to pursue film and book projects.
In a staff memo, he says he will contribute to special projects for the magazine.
Insiders say he was forced out for a lack of exclusives and concerns about remote work.
Us Weekly, founded in 1977 and based in New York City, is now part of McClatchy Media Company.