''Celebrity Justice'' is an American

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/ nontraditional court show which ran from 2002 to 2005. It was produced by

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Productions, and directed by Brad Kreisburg. It was hosted by Holly Herbert and Carlos Diaz. IMDb.com; accessed November 26, 2014. Despite its short and unremarkable run, ''Celebrity Justice'' has since become known as birthing and forming the format of Levin's later celebrity gossip project, the website

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(which was started as a co-collaboration between

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and ''Celebrity Justice'' production company

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and is now owned by the

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), and the later program ''

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'', which has itself spun off two programs; ''TMZ Live'' and ''TMZ Sports''.

Production

*Company – Harvey Levin Productions *Directors – Brad Kreisburg, Rob Dorn *Writers – Carlos Diaz, Tony Federico, Holly Herbert, Evan Rosenblum, Danny Tobias *Legal Commentator –

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Awards and nominations

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, 2005, TV News Magazine Syndicated (WON)

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''Celebrity Justice''
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