New York (CNN Business) The supermarket tabloid National Enquirer has reportedly been sold to the scion of a company known for its newsstands at airports across North America.

James Cohen, who comes from the family that started Hudson News, a travel retailer at airports in the United States and Canada, has agreed to buy the troubled publication, reportedly for $100 million.

American Media Inc., the parent company of the Enquirer, has been mired in controversy for its efforts to help then-candidate Donald Trump with his election by using "catch and kill" tactics — the practice of buying the rights to negative stories and then burying them as a favor to someone.

The Post reported earlier this month that AMI was trying to sell the tabloid after the hedge fund manager whose firm controls the company became "disgusted" with the Enquirer's practices. AMI publisher David Pecker and President Trump are longtime associates.

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