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Unwell Network's Staff Turnover Scandal

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Chelsea Coopers podcast network, Unwell, faces scrutiny following a Bloomberg report on significant staff turnover, with Alex Kaplan, Coopers husband and day-to-day operations manager, accused of aggressive behavior towards employees. Kaplans alleged outburst during a Unwell Winter Games shoot led to a veteran staffers tears and concerns about his temper. Cooper defended the network in a video, but insiders suggest their business collaboration strained their old friendship. Unwell held a gathering without Cooper and Kaplan, with Lorenzo Marchetti acknowledging some exits but downplaying the turnover rate. The couple and Unwell remained silent, keeping the focus on workplace claims as the network moves forward.

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Unwell Network's Staff Turnover Scandal

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Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Unwell Network's Staff Turnover Scandal. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Chelsea Cooper's podcast network Unwell is under fire after a Bloomberg report claimed massive staff turnover over the past two years. The main heats on her husband, Alex Kaplan, who's handling day-to-day ops and accused of yelling and employees left and right. That report dropped details from a recent shoot for their YouTube series Unwell Winter Games. Kaplan allegedly ripped into the crew on set, even threatening to blacklist them from Hollywood, which left a veteran staffer in tears. Chelsea say his temper has folks ready to bail on projects if he gets too close. Cooper hid back hard in a video on April 13th, calling out the story as fake drama meant to distract from real issues. She's 31, he's 42, and they've been married since 2024, but insiders whisper their business collab on Unwell sparked big. Clashes that ended their old friendship. Fast-forward one day after the article, Unwell held a gathering where Cooper and Kaplan weren't even there. Derek Lorenzo Marquetti, owned up to some exits, but insisted their turnover rate beats

most startups. Reps for the couple, and Unwell stayed quiet when pressed, so the spotlight stays on these workplace claims as the network pushes forward. That's the story for today. Durham News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Cory with the Story.

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