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Scooter Braun Linked to Hollywood Smear Campaign

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Court filings suggest Scooter Braun may be involved in a Hollywood smear campaign against actress Alexa Nikolas, formerly of Zoey 101. Nikolas alleges her name was manipulated online to link her with financier Peter Comisar, Brauns enemy from a previous business dispute. The original suit against Comisar was dismissed, but the feud continues. This comes as Nikolas sues Bryan Freedman, lawyer for Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, over allegations of a smear machine targeting abuse survivors. Freedman denies involvement, while Braun remains silent amidst dating rumors with Sydney Sweeney. The complex web of Hollywood grudges unravels as more documents surface.

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Scooter Braun Linked to Hollywood Smear Campaign

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It's April 22, I'm Cory with the story. This is Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI and built for the culture. Court filings are pointing fingers at Scooter Braun in a possible Hollywood smear campaign. Actress Alexa Nicholas, the 34-year-old former star of Zoe 101, updated her lawsuit claiming her name got tangled on mind with. Finance here. Peter Kamasar, through sneaky search engine tricks. Kamasar is an old foe of bronze, from a messy $200 million business fight back in 2021. That earlier clash involved bronze and music manager David Bolo, where Kamasar accused them of plotting to wreck his name. Nicholas's lawyer says the same tactics now hitting her look like echoes of that beef. The original suit against Kamasar got tossed out in 2023, but the bad blood lingers. This drops amid bigger Hollywood drama, like the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal mess over it ends with us. A New York Times piece last December exposed a so-called smear machine targeting abuse survivors,

including Nicholas. She sued Baldoni's lawyer, Brian Friedman over it, tying into that whole web of accusations. Friedman's camp denies any role, calling it baseless speculation with zero proof. Braun, who's managed giants like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, hasn't commented yet. He's been in headlines lately for dating Sydney Swini. These connections keep unfolding, showing how deep industry grudges run. Stay tuned as more Doc's Surface.

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