Cliffside Malibu controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Treatment-publication disclosure controversy
The Verge reported that addiction publications The Fix and Rehab Reviews were owned by Clean and Sober Media, which was financially controlled by former Cliffside Malibu CEO Richard Taite. The report questioned whether readers had been adequately informed about the relationship between treatment-industry marketing and editorial publications. Taite’s attorney denied that advertising influenced editorial reviews. The available sources do not establish a legal or regulatory finding against Cliffside Malibu.