Heat is an entertainment magazine published by Bauer Media Group. Lucie Cave, editor at the time of the Inquiry, gave evidence concerning public-benefit issues that could arise from its mix of celebrity news, gossip, beauty advice and fashion. Lord Leveson joked that Heat was not his normal journal.
Co-editor of Hello! Magazine at the time, Rosie Nixon, gave evidence along with Heat and OK! Magazines, all specialising in celebrity news and human-interest stories. Nixon said that the private lives of people were not "open season" and that she would not publish information about a celebrity if they told her it was untrue.
First issued in 1993, OK! is a British weekly magazine specialising mainly in royal and celebrity news, with showbiz exclusives and a particular emphasis on covering celebrity nuptials. Editor Lisa Byrne was asked by the Inquiry whether a particular cover about Kate Middleton had been misleading.
