{"id":81389,"date":"2026-04-21T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/alex-coopers-husband-accused-of-yelling-at-her-staff-report\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:34:19","slug":"alex-coopers-husband-accused-of-yelling-at-her-staff-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/alex-coopers-husband-accused-of-yelling-at-her-staff-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Cooper&#8217;s Husband Accused of Yelling at Her Staff: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Things at <strong>Alex Cooper<\/strong>\u2019s Unwell Network appear to be, well, <em>unwell<\/em>, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>Bloomberg<\/em> article published on Monday, April 20, alleged that Cooper\u2019s podcast network has seen a dramatic turnover in staff over the past two years. The piece also claimed that Cooper\u2019s husband, film and TV producer <strong>Matt Kaplan<\/strong>, who <em>Bloomberg<\/em> said runs the network\u2019s day-to-day operations, has been at the center of internal turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Kaplan \u201chas earned a reputation for frequently yelling at staff members,\u201d resulting in crew members reportedly threatening to walk off projects if he \u201cdoesn\u2019t keep his distance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The piece further alleged issues on the set of the network\u2019s recent YouTube series, <em>Unwell Winter Games<\/em>. Kaplan allegedly \u201cberated the staff on set and threatened to prevent them from ever working in Hollywood again if they messed up, resulting in a prominent, long-experienced crew member breaking down in tears.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Alex-Cooper-and-Husband-Matt-Kaplan-s-Relationship-Timeline-1.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Alex Cooper and Husband Matt Kaplan s Relationship Timeline\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Alex-Cooper-and-Husband-Matt-Kaplan-s-Relationship-Timeline-1.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Alex Cooper and Husband Matt Kaplan\u2019s Relationship Timeline<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAlex Cooper found her forever person in Matt Kaplan. \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d host Cooper met Kaplan on a business call over Zoom, leading to Kaplan\u2019s podcast codename to be \u201cMr. Sexy Zoom Man.\u201d After the call, the twosome decided to go out to dinner and they immediately hit it off. \u201cI get into the car, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to representatives for Cooper, Kaplan and Unwell for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper, 31, and Kaplan, 42, launched the Unwell Network in 2023 as a burgeoning network of podcasts anchored by Cooper\u2019s own hit show, \u201cCall Her Daddy.\u201d The company has since expanded into TV production and live events and launched its own creative agency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium credit-added wp-image-4315337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2245737766-Alex-Cooper-Husband-Accused-of-Yelling-at-Unwell-Network-Staff.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Alex Cooper's Husband Accused of 'Yelling' at Unwell Network Staff: Report\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2245737766-Alex-Cooper-Husband-Accused-of-Yelling-at-Unwell-Network-Staff.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, 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https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2245737766-Alex-Cooper-Husband-Accused-of-Yelling-at-Unwell-Network-Staff.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2245737766-Alex-Cooper-Husband-Accused-of-Yelling-at-Unwell-Network-Staff.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2245737766-Alex-Cooper-Husband-Accused-of-Yelling-at-Unwell-Network-Staff.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2245737766-Alex-Cooper-Husband-Accused-of-Yelling-at-Unwell-Network-Staff.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Tommaso Boddi\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cooper and Kaplan, who is credited as a producer on the <em>To All the Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before<\/em> film series and spinoff TV show <em>XO, Kitty<\/em>, wed in April 2024. He was previously married to<em> The Vampire Diaries<\/em> actress <strong>Claire Holt<\/strong> from 2016 to 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Cooper hit the headlines as she addressed her falling out with former Unwell podcaster<strong> Alix Earle<\/strong>. Earle\u2019s \u201cHot Mess\u201d podcast was dropped by Unwell in February 2025, <em>Variety<\/em> reported at the time, and rumors have since circulated of a feud between the former colleagues.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alex-Cooper-Addresses-Viral-TikTok-About-Matt-Kaplans-Ex-Claire-Holt.jpg?crop=0px%2C92px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Alex Cooper Addresses Viral TikTok About Matt Kaplans Ex Claire Holt\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alex-Cooper-Addresses-Viral-TikTok-About-Matt-Kaplans-Ex-Claire-Holt.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Alex Cooper Addresses Viral TikTok About Matt Kaplan&#8217;s Ex Claire Holt<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe TikTok conspiracy theorists can say what they want, but according to Alex Cooper, she isn\u2019t concerned about her husband\u2019s ex-wife. \u201cThe craziest rumor I\u2019ve heard about myself recently is that I made an assistant change her name because she had the same name as one of [my husband] Matt\u2019s exes,\u201d Cooper, 30, said during [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cooper directly addressed the <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em> alum after Earle, 25, reposted a shady TikTok that referred to Cooper as the \u201cgrim reaper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust say what you gotta say about me. There\u2019s no NDA, and no one is stopping you. Stop hiding behind other people and just say it yourself. What\u2019s the beef?\u201d Cooper hit back in a subsequent TikTok video on April 13. \u201cI\u2019m really tired of waking up and seeing you using this fake drama to distract from other s*** going online for you. Not interested. I know what happened and so do you. So talk. Unless the fake narrative that you\u2019re creating happens to be way more interesting than the truth. I have nothing to hide when it comes to you and me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earle responded directly to Cooper, writing in the TikTok video\u2019s comments section, \u201cOK on it!!\u201d Earle has yet to publicly share details of the apparent conflict, however.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things at Alex Cooper\u2019s Unwell Network appear to be, well, unwell, according to a new report. A Bloomberg article published on Monday, April 20, alleged that Cooper\u2019s podcast network has seen a dramatic turnover in staff over the past two years. 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