Jare Paul Stern is a freelance reporter and former columnist for the New York Post who gained national notoriety when he was accused by California billionaire Ron Burkle of extortion. Prior to the scandal, Stern had written for the popular "Page Six" column from time to time for eleven years. He edited the first issue of Page Six magazine, and also wrote the New York Post column "Nightcrawler" for several years. He worked briefly at Star Magazine. He currently writes posts for luxury blog Luxist.