As an award-winning reporter with more than a decade of experience on the culture beat, I specialize in moving stories forward — whether that’s by breaking news, developing a new angle, or going long on a subject everyone else has only glimpsed at through quick hits.
Before striking out on my own as a freelancer, I spent 10+ years working full time in national newsrooms including Slate, Vanity Fair, and The Daily Beast, where I climbed the ladder to senior reporter.
In 2022, I received the L.A. Press Club’s Arts & Entertainment Journalism award for best celebrity investigative reporting. The judges said that my exposé “Nicki Minaj and Husband Kenneth Petty’s Campaign to Silence His Sexual Assault Victim” reflects “exactly what good journalism does—tells the truth and prevents revisionists from attempts at cover-ups.”
Key Specialties Include:
- Business of Hollywood reporting
- Talent interviews and profiles
- Enterprise and investigative features
- Film and TV reviews
- Reality television reporting, recaps, and explainers
- Actually meeting deadlines
Recent Work:
“Is Tilly Norwood the Most Dangerous ‘Actress’ in Hollywood?”
“How Quirky Crime-Solvers Took Over TV”
“The ‘Slacker’ Teen Who Was More than Just a Punchline”
“Miss J Alexander Is Still ‘Healing and Dealing’ After Reality Check”
“The Dodgers Told Me Not to Sing in Spanish. I Did It Anyway.”
“Blake: The Truth About the Backlash”
“Replacing Halyna Hutchins on Rust Was the Challenge of a Lifetime”
“Love Is Blind: UK Series-Premiere Recap: ‘I Made a Mistake’”
“Three Women Accuse Horror Director of Monstrous Abuse”
“Horatio Sanz’s Sexual-Assault Accuser: ‘He Abused Me All Over SNL’”
“Exploited Hollywood Assistants Are at Their Breaking Point — And Fighting Back”
Laura Bradley 