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Inside the Secret Smear Machine That’s Targeting Hollywood

By Gary Baum · The Hollywood Reporter · February 2026
Inside the Secret Smear Machine That’s Targeting Hollywood
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"A shadowy network of anonymous slander sites is attacking players in high-profile entertainment scandals, from Blake vs. Baldoni to a Rebel Wilson film fiasco to an ugly K-pop feud. Critics allege they’re all the handiwork of a small circle of operatives."

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