TMZ is hardly a “credited” media.
Major difference between bias from some news, and straight up reporting non factual information as others do.
They prize themselves on posting every lead and rumormill thing they hear, as well as making opinionated statements on what they hear.
Much in common with many other major sites that have a very bad shooting record on the stories.
Problem is, every once in a while they are right and are the first to post the true story and thats how they survive.