More from Gary Baum
It Doesn’t ‘End With Us’: How the Lively-Baldoni Feud Exposed a Secret Hollywood Smear Machine
The actors’ inexhaustible rancor and resources have had a wide blast radius, pulling in bold-faced names from Rebel Wilson to Andrew Huberman and revealing the “playbook” for a sprawling slander operation.
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Hollywood Supported L.A. Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman. Has She Returned the Favor?
Her rival, incumbent mayor Karen Bass, contends Raman has not taken meaningful action on the city's production crisis while serving on the city council, and is only now exploiting the issue to score political points.
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Justin Baldoni’s Attorney Linked to Smear Against Opposing Counsel in Another Case
Prominent Hollywood litigator Bryan Freedman, now a defendant in a defamation case, is alleged of being connected to anonymous online attacks.
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Andrew Huberman Linked to Secret Industry Smear Machine
New litigation alleges the wellness guru’s ex-girlfriend was targeted in a mud-slinging scheme following a 2024 New York Magazine investigation about him.
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Scooter Braun Pulled in to Hollywood Smear Saga
New litigation contends that a former business rival of the music mogul was anonymously maligned online as part of a larger operation surfaced amid the Baldoni-Lively fallout.
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A Chat With L.A.’s New Film Czar on ‘Baywatch’ — and How the City Is Trying to Cut Red Tape
Steve Kang “wanted to roll out the red carpet” for the Fox series. He faces a riptide of multi-jurisdictional challenges.
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L.A. Production Crisis Now Mayoral Race Flashpoint
Karen Bass, Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt know it's kitchen-table politics for the city's working classes.
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Gambler Revels in Paramount Chief’s Exit: “Don’t You Mess Around With Me”
Jeff Shell’s fight with R.J. Cipriani, a notorious provocateur, may have been the proximate cause for his undoing but ultimately it was David Ellison's call. Cipriani is still going on the offensive.
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An Activist Spent Years Pushing for Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome to Reopen. Why Did He Just Stop?
The LAPD told Benjamin Steinberg that the family ownership of the iconic theatre considered his latest protest a form of harassment. He's since called off his long-running campaign.
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Meet the Gambler on the Verge of Getting Jeff Shell Fired — Again
In his first sit-down interview, provocateur R.J. Cipriani lays out his $150 million case against Paramount and its president, as well as his scorched-earth history in Hollywood: "I'm a master of cognitive warfare."
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Leaked Audio Reveals Rebel Wilson’s PR Team Plotted to Smear Movie Producer as Sex Trafficker (Listen)
Amid an escalating legal feud between Wilson and the film's producer Amanda Ghost, more evidence is emerging of PR firm The Agency Group's connection to anonymous attack websites.
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Noma Star Chef Rene Redzepi’s Abusive Tactics Resembled Those of a Cult Leader
As L.A. prepares to host the world-renowned restaurant's $1,500-a-night pop up, Hollywood may find revelations of the creative visionary's violent temper all too familiar.
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