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Betrayals, Backpedals, and Broadcast Blowups: This Week in Reputation Damage

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This week delivered a crash course in reputational damage. From a celebrity divorce to a DOGE(Y) dodge, and newsroom blowback, this episode highlights five real-time PR failures that exposed deeper internal fractures.

Mentioned in this episode:

  • Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness: When a “conscious uncoupling” narrative veers into betrayal
  • Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sánchez: The media quote provided about their pre-wedding press tour. Previous episode for context: (Houston, Gayle King and Crew Have a Problem: Blue Origins PR Free Fall)
  • Elon Musk: His pivot away from Trump raises eyebrows.
  • Jake Tapper: CNN’s anchor (and one crisis communicator) faces the heat from the release of Original Sin.
  • Delta Airlines: A viral in-flight moment that struck the wrong chord.

Want More Behind the Breakdown?
Follow The PR Breakdown with Molly McPherson on Substack for early access to podcast episodes, exclusive member chats, weekly lives, and monthly workshops that go deeper than the mic. It's the insider’s hub for communicators who want strategy with spine—and a little side-eye where it counts.
Follow Molly → @MollyMcPherson
Subscribe to PR Breakdown on Substack → prbreakdown.media
Need a Keynote Speaker? Drawing from real-world PR battles, Molly delivers the same engaging stories and hard-won crisis insights from the podcast to your live audience. Click here to book Molly for your next meeting.

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Chapters

1. Celebrity Betrayal and PR Crises (00:00:00)

2. Hugh Jackman's Marriage Breakdown (00:04:24)

3. Bezos and Sanchez's Publicity Game (00:09:25)

4. Elon Musk's Political Fallout (00:13:30)

5. Jake Tapper's Book Controversy (00:15:38)

6. Delta Airlines' Viral PR Fail (00:16:35)

324 episodes

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Manage episode 486840914 series 2861141
Content provided by www.mollymcpherson.com. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by www.mollymcpherson.com or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

This week delivered a crash course in reputational damage. From a celebrity divorce to a DOGE(Y) dodge, and newsroom blowback, this episode highlights five real-time PR failures that exposed deeper internal fractures.

Mentioned in this episode:

  • Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness: When a “conscious uncoupling” narrative veers into betrayal
  • Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sánchez: The media quote provided about their pre-wedding press tour. Previous episode for context: (Houston, Gayle King and Crew Have a Problem: Blue Origins PR Free Fall)
  • Elon Musk: His pivot away from Trump raises eyebrows.
  • Jake Tapper: CNN’s anchor (and one crisis communicator) faces the heat from the release of Original Sin.
  • Delta Airlines: A viral in-flight moment that struck the wrong chord.

Want More Behind the Breakdown?
Follow The PR Breakdown with Molly McPherson on Substack for early access to podcast episodes, exclusive member chats, weekly lives, and monthly workshops that go deeper than the mic. It's the insider’s hub for communicators who want strategy with spine—and a little side-eye where it counts.
Follow Molly → @MollyMcPherson
Subscribe to PR Breakdown on Substack → prbreakdown.media
Need a Keynote Speaker? Drawing from real-world PR battles, Molly delivers the same engaging stories and hard-won crisis insights from the podcast to your live audience. Click here to book Molly for your next meeting.

Follow & Connect with Molly:

© 2025 The PR Breakdown with Molly McPherson

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Celebrity Betrayal and PR Crises (00:00:00)

2. Hugh Jackman's Marriage Breakdown (00:04:24)

3. Bezos and Sanchez's Publicity Game (00:09:25)

4. Elon Musk's Political Fallout (00:13:30)

5. Jake Tapper's Book Controversy (00:15:38)

6. Delta Airlines' Viral PR Fail (00:16:35)

324 episodes

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