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REDESIGNED `STAR' REFINES ITS STAR FOCUS: TABLOID TELLS BIG-BUDGET ADVERTISERS IT'S A KINDER, GENTLER ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO SPEND THEIR AD DOLLARS.

The Star is reborn. Six months after President-CEO David Pecker stepped in to lead parent company American Media, the sister publication to the National Enquirer is ready for its close-up.

The tabloid tattler offers a peek at its redesigned look this week and debuts a new advertising campaign positioning it as a must-read. But most revealing is the Star's new editorial profile aimed at drawing in higher-paying advertisers.

Like the scandal-ridden celebrities that grace its pages, the Star wants another chance to prove it can clean up its act while giving the audience what it wants.

A NEW TWIST

The tabloid still promises it can tell readers absolutely ...

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