Casey Bloys, the CEO of HBO, has apologized for using a fake social media profile to respond to negative reviews of the network’s series.
Bloys spoke out on Thursday after a damning report from Rolling Stone revealed his past antics on Twitter the day before.
“For those of you who know me, you know that I’m a programming executive, very, very passionate about the shows that we decide to do, and the people who do them and the people who work on them, I want those shows to be great,” Bloys said at the content calendar presentation 2024 the network (via The Hollywood Reporter).
“So when you think about that thought, and then think about 2020 and 2021. I’m at home working from home, spending an unhealthy amount of time scrolling through Twitter. And I came up with a very stupid idea to vent my frustration.”
He continued, “Obviously, six tweets over a year and a half is not very effective. But I apologize to the people mentioned in the email, the leaked text.
“Obviously, nobody wants to be part of a story they have nothing to do with. But also, as you know, I’ve evolved over the past few years to use DM.”
Bloys spoke out after a damning report from Rolling Stone revealed his past antics on Twitter.Getty Images
“So now, when I take issue with something in a review or take issue with something that I see, many of you have been generous enough to engage with me back and forth and I think that’s probably a healthier way to do this, ” added Bloys.
“But we’ll talk more about that, and you guys can ask me anything you want in the Q&A. I just want to put it out there.”
The HBO honcho’s statement comes hot on the heels of a Rolling Stone report detailing a lawsuit filed against executives and HBO by former employee Sully Temori.
Bloys was named CEO and chairman of HBO in October 2022.Getty Images
Temori claims to have been wrongfully terminated.
The outlet referenced several alleged texts from 2020 and 2021 between Bloys and SVP of drama programming Kathleen McCaffrey.
In the alleged messages, Bloys and McCaffrey repeatedly discussed responding to critics who spoke negatively about the HBO series, including “Perry Mason” and “Mare of Easttown,” by using a fake account on Twitter, now known as X.
The alleged texts, provided by Temori, were checked and verified through their metadata, the outlet notes.
Bloys spoke on stage during the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront 2023.Getty Images
Temori claimed that she had been told to create an account for this purpose, and gave the profile the false name of Kelly Shepard, a vegan mother from Texas.
He went on to respond to critics of the HBO show 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 against Mr. Temori’s allegations,” a spokesperson told the outlet. “We will not comment on selective exchanges between programmers and erroneous 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 of luck in his future endeavors,” the statement said.
The Post has reached out to HBO for further comment.
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