The Hollywood Reporter controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2011
Copyright and source-code lawsuit
Deadline Hollywood sued THR over alleged copying of website source code. The matter settled in 2013 with an admission and apology relating to code copied from TVLine.
1946
Role in the Hollywood blacklist
William Wilkerson used THR to identify alleged Communist sympathizers in Hollywood. Several named individuals later became associated with the blacklist, making the publication's campaign one of the most controversial episodes in its history.