HBO CEO and Chairman Casey Bloys apologized for his use of fake social media accounts to push back on critics who panned the network's programming, saying it was a "dumb idea."
Text messages being prepared for a lawsuit brought by a former HBO employee allegedly show Mr Bloys wanted staff to target critics from various US outlets.
The chief executive of HBO has apologised to TV critics after a fake Twitter account was used to respond to negative reviews of shows on his televisio.