Overview
- TMZ reported that Cooper and Kaplan skipped an Unwell all-hands meeting, which the company’s chief marketing officer T. J. Marchetti led to discuss leadership expansion and growth plans without addressing the conduct complaints.
- Bloomberg’s report published Monday said co-CEO Matt Kaplan, who runs day-to-day operations, has a pattern of yelling at staff, prompting formal complaints and threats from crews to walk off jobs.
- The report cited an Unwell Winter Games shoot where Kaplan allegedly berated workers and warned they could be barred from future Hollywood work, leaving a veteran crew member in tears.
- Coverage also noted high turnover, including exits of the head of brand marketing, head of the network, and chief growth officer, plus about 20 LinkedIn departures from a roughly 100-person staff and the cancellation of three SiriusXM shows within a year.
- Unwell recently announced new leaders, including Joanne Bradford as president and Ellen Rocamora as an executive producer, as public attention grows due to Cooper’s ongoing feud with former Unwell podcaster Alix Earle and as representatives have not offered substantive comment.