HBO boss admits he used fake accounts to troll critics: ‘Dumb idea’

Casey Bloys, CEO and chairman of HBO, apologized for using fake accounts on social media to troll critics of the network’s programming, saying it was a “very, very dumb idea.”

Bloys offered an apology on Thursday the day after a report by Rolling Stone revealed his use of fake profiles on X, formerly Twitter, to push back against critics’ rough reviews of HBO’s programs such as “Perry Mason” and “Mare of Easttown.” The report included text messages sent in 2020 and 2021 that discussed the plan and were revealed as part of a wrongful terminatio