HBO CEO Casey Bloys apologized for using fake social media profiles to respond to negative reviews of the network’s series.
Bloys spoke out Thursday after a damning Rolling Stone report exposed his past Twitter antics the day before.
“For those of you who know me, you know that I am a programming executive, very, very passionate about the shows that we decide to make, and the people who make them and the people who work on them, I want the shows to be great,” Bloys said in a presentation of the network’s 2024 content schedule (via The Hollywood Reporter).
“So when you think about that mentality, you think about 2020 and 2021. I’m at home working from home and spending an unhealthy amount of time scrolling through Twitter. And I came up with a very, very stupid idea to vent my frustration.”
He continued: “Obviously, six tweets in a year and a half is not very effective. But I apologize to the people mentioned in the leaked emails and text messages.
“Obviously no one wants to be part of a story with which they have nothing to do. But also, as many of you know, in recent years I have made progress in using direct messages.”
Bloys spoke out after a damning Rolling Stone report exposed his past Twitter antics.Getty Images
“So now, when I disagree with something in a review or I disagree with something I see, many of you are kind enough to dialogue with me and I think that’s probably a much healthier way to do it. do it,” Bloys added.
“But we will talk more about that and you can ask me whatever you want in the Q&A. “I just wanted to leave that out there.”
The HBO chief’s comments follow on the heels of Rolling Stone’s explosive report detailing a lawsuit filed against the executive and HBO by former employee Sully Temori.
Bloys was named CEO and president of HBO in October 2022.Getty Images
Temori claims to have been unfairly fired.
The outlet referenced several alleged texts from 2020 and 2021 between Bloys and senior vice president of drama programming Kathleen McCaffrey.
In the alleged messages, Bloys and McCaffrey repeatedly discussed how to respond to critics who spoke negatively about HBO series, including “Perry Mason” and “Mare of Easttown,” by using fake accounts on Twitter, now known as X.
The alleged texts, provided by Temori, were reviewed and verified through their metadata, the outlet notes.
Bloys speaks on stage during Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront 2023.Getty Images
Temori alleges that she was told to create an account for these purposes and gave the profile a fake name of Kelly Shepard, a vegan mother from Texas.
He continued to respond to criticism of HBO shows on the platform.
In a statement, HBO did not deny the social media controversy and said it plans to defend itself in Temori’s lawsuit.
“HBO intends to vigorously defend itself against Mr. Temori’s allegations,” a spokesperson told the outlet. “We’re not going to comment on select exchanges between programmers and errant tweets.”
“We look forward to a full and fair resolution of this dispute. In the meantime, we wish Mr. Temori, a former HBO employee, the best in his future endeavors,” the statement concluded.
The Post has reached out to HBO for further comment.
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