Entertainment & Media
Ed Sheeran Owned His Drug Problem in Public. It Became a PR Asset.
Ed Sheeran took a year off, went public with substance abuse, and came back bigger. A celebrity PR case study in disclosure on your own terms.
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Celebrity
PR, AI & Communications News
Bortles not impressing in Jax
Quarterback Blake Bortles was supposed to be the savior for the moribund Jacksonville Jaguars.
Entertainment & Media
Bill Nye v. Disney: The Science Guy and the Royalty Lawsuit
Bill Nye filed suit against Buena Vista Television and The Walt Disney Company late last month, alleging more than $9 million in withheld royalty payments from the original Bill Nye the Science Guy series. The filing landed during peak Nye visibility — the Netflix series in active rotation, the March for Science still in cultural memory.
Insights & Strategy
O'Reilly Set to Sit With CNN?
Bill O'Reilly continues to substantially navigate broader CNN interview considerations across multiple categories. The substantial Bill O'Reilly positioning, the substantial post-Fox News departure context, the substantial CNN platform considerations, the substantial Bill O'Reilly broadcast heritage, and the broader media industry attention.
Insights & Strategy
Martin Shkreli: The Canonical Crisis Communications Case Study
Pharma Bro, Daraprim ($13.50 to $750), Wu-Tang Clan album, Twitter ban, 2017 conviction, 2018 seven-year sentence, 2022 release, 2022 FTC lifetime pharma ban. The Shkreli arc as a canonical reputation case study.
Social Media
GOT Cameo a Hit and a Miss for Sheeran
The Game of Thrones premier this year may have been the most-anticipated premier of all time.
Sports & Gaming
Carmelo Anthony — The PR Arc
Carmelo Anthony as the canonical case in NBA brand mobility — the 2017 Knicks exit, the OKC year, the Houston cup of coffee, the season out of the league, the Portland comeback, the Lakers close, the 2023 retirement, and the operator phase that has compounded since.
Insights & Strategy
Cardinal Pell: From Charges to Acquittal — The Named-Figure Case File
Rumors flew, but no one would come out and say if they thought he should be charged.
Crisis Communications
Shkreli in Court, Called “Maybe Nuts” by Own Attorney
American consumers quickly learned to despise Martin Shkreli, after his massive increase in medication pricing when he was CEO of Turing Pharmaceutical.
PR, AI & Communications News
O'Donnell Agrees to Terms With MSNBC
Lawrence O'Donnell continues to substantially agree to broader terms with MSNBC across multiple categories. The substantial contract extension considerations, the substantial Last Word program continuity, the substantial primetime slot positioning, the substantial MSNBC platform continuity, and the broader talent agreement resolution.