Dirt

Dirt Now becomes news when former child star Sammy Winter takes Lucy and the entire magazine staff hostage. As Lucy and her staff are forced to produce an entire issue of Dirt Now dedicated to the former star, Lucy attempts to determine if Sammy is a harmless has-been looking for a career boost or a true threat.

To help herself and the Dirt Now staff recover from their hostage crisis, Lucy decides it's time for some fun; Dirt Now publishes its first Sex issue. While investigating celebrity sex stories, Brent and Willa find themselves in a compromising position with an underage girl whose father wants to make her a star. Don faces his intimacy issues with Abby. Holt does one bad deed in order to hide another.

An eager young photographer offers to help Don as he competes for the same story with a band of gangbangers-turned-paparazzi. Julia discovers that Hollywood has moved on without her as Holt fears his relationship with Lucy might be exposed. Barrow resists Willa’s attempts to separate business from pleasure.

A horrified Julia learns that a sex tape of her and a former co-star turns up on the Internet - which results in a media circus for Lucy. Don gets a mysterious assignment from a lost friend. With her best photographer missing, Lucy relies on Willa to help her save the magazine's image as well as her job.

Lucy goes head-to-head with her longtime rival Tina Harrod (special guest star Jennifer Aniston) when a rumor surfaces that Tina is up for Lucy's job. Don continues his mysterious mission. Holt and Julia reach a bitter climax. As Willa sets her eyes on Lucy's position as editor-in-chief of Dirt Now, Lucy gets a shocking revelation about her stalker.

Lucy returns to the magazine to reclaim her position as "Tabloid Queen"; Don experiences life on medication; a chance encounter between Lucy and a young pop star results in a surprising opportunity.

Lucy demands answers when a spoiled celebrity is released from jail early; Willa and Farber try to locate the source of a star's self-destructive viral video.

Lucy becomes motivated to take down a music mogul's empire; Don uncovers an actress-turned-politician's secrets; Barrow attempts to assert his dominance over Lucy and the magazine.

Lucy rekindles a romance with a powerful studio executive; Willa and Farber expose a scandal surrounding a hit TV series; an outspoken relative of Holt's surfaces, sweeping him into a public-relations fiasco.

Lucy and Holt reconsider the direction of their relationship; Willa and Farber expose the truth behind A-list celebrities' love lives; Don's friendship with a pop icon intensifies.

The staff learns that the real show is backstage while covering an awards gala; Brent goes to extremes to impress his new boss.