Tabloid is a 2010 American documentary by Errol Morris. It tells the story of Joyce McKinney who in the 70s was accused of kidnapping and raping Kirk Anderson, an American Mormon missionary. The incident, known as the Mormon sex in chains case, became a major tabloid story in Britain and triggered a circulation battle between two popular newspapers, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express.
The film is based on interviews of McKinney conducted by Morris, who also interviewed journalist Peter Tory (1939-2012) and Kent Gavin, a photographer, involved with her story. The film makes reference to Mormon culture, such as temple garments.Synopsis
Ce documentaire traite de l'affaire Joyce McKinney, une ancienne Miss Wyoming, qui fut accusée, en Angleterre en 1977, d'avoir enlevé et violé Kirk Anderson, un missionnaire mormon américain. Cette affaire devint un sujet majeur pour les tabloïds britanniques et déclencha une bataille entre le Daily Mirror et le Daily Express.