HBO boss apologises for using fake Twitter accounts to troll TV critics

Casey Bloys responds to report alleging he used employees to respond to critics under fake accounts, calling it a dumb idea'

The HBO CEO and chairman, Casey Bloys, has apologised for tasking employees with creating fake Twitter accounts to attack TV critics.

Bloys was responding to a bombshell Rolling Stone report that referenced alleged text messages between himself and Kathleen McCaffrey, HBO's senior vice-president of drama programming. In six conversations, the pair discussed a secret army" that could respond to TV critics who gave HBO shows a negative review.