smear
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The paper published an article on 21 December entitled: "'We Can Bury Anyone': Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025
Foo Fighters, which include guitarist Pat Smear, another refugee from the L.A. punk scene, were also inducted that year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025
The article titled, "'We Can Bury Anyone': Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine" exposes the alleged system at work attempting to discredit Lively's reputation and experiences with Baldoni and Heath.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024
He adopted “Dec Martens” as a kind of punk rock alias, like the Germs’ Darby Crash or Pat Smear.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024
Smear some of the nastiness on him too?
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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