{"id":890172,"date":"2026-10-22T00:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T00:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/890172\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T00:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T00:56:09","slug":"amy-griffin-scandals-test-loyalties-among-hollywood-uptown-elite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/890172\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Griffin scandals test loyalties among Hollywood, uptown elite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York\u2019s social elite and Hollywood A-listers are conflicted over where they stand with Amy Griffin amid her ongoing scandals, a source exclusively told Page Six.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople would like to distance themselves from her,\u201d the insider told us, referring to her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/17\/hollywood\/nyts-reporting-on-rape-accusers-under-fire-again-as-bitter-legal-battle-over-amy-griffins-the-tell-rages\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">latest legal drama<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/20\/celebrity-news\/billy-bush-fought-with-unhinged-author-at-jennifer-meyers-star-studded-wedding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">alleged wedding outburst <\/a>that has rattled members of her inner circle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are outraged at the way she is behaving,\u201d the source continued. \u201cEveryone is talking about it. They are finding the whole thing to be distasteful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A-listers want to \u201cdistance themselves\u201d from Amy Griffin (pictured above in June 2025) amid her ongoing scandal, Page Six hears. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>We hear several members of the venture capitalist\u2019s star-studded inner circle wish to sever ties. (Pictured above: Griffin on May 4.) Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>We hear that while several A-listers are eager to sever ties with Griffin, their business and financial entanglements with the venture capitalist\u00a0have made them hesitant to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an insider shared with Page Six that other power players remain firmly on her side.<\/p>\n<p>The G9 Ventures founder, notably, is a major investor in several celebrity companies, including Gwyneth Paltrow\u2019s lifestyle brand, Goop, and Reese Witherspoon\u2019s Hello Sunshine media company.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin, 49, also holds stakes in Bumble and Spanx, and serves on both companies\u2019 boards of directors.<\/p>\n<p>However, the celebs\u2019 business and financial entanglements with Griffin (pictured above in May 2025) have allegedly made them hesitant to do so. Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/p>\n<p>We hear members of the New York elite are \u201coutraged\u201d and finding Griffin\u2019s drama \u201cdistasteful.\u201d (Pictured above: Griffin on August 25.) WireImage<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Griffin has been navigating a legal dispute since March when a former classmate sued her, claiming the financier stole her account of childhood sexual abuse and portrayed it as her own story in her 2025 memoir, \u201c<a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"B0D6TTYFR1\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTell-Memoir-Amy-Griffin-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0D6TTYFR1%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F10%2F21%2Fsociety%2Famy-griffin-scandals-test-loyalties-among-hollywood-uptown-elite%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">The Tell.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The businesswoman wrote in her book that she was raped by a teacher \u2014 and recovered memories of the alleged sexual assault during MDMA-assisted therapy.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Griffin <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/16\/media\/bestselling-author-of-the-tell-lashes-out-at-ny-times-in-suit-against-woman-who-said-her-stories-were-stolen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filed a defamation countersuit<\/a> and denied adopting the other woman\u2019s trauma.<\/p>\n<p>While covering the scandal on his \u201cHot Mics\u201d podcast in recent months, entertainment journalist Billy Bush has continued to cast doubt on the veracity of Griffin\u2019s tell-all.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin (pictured above in June 2025) was accused in March of adopting a former classmate\u2019s sexual assault as her own in her 2025 memoir, \u201cThe Tell.\u201d Getty Images for Tribeca Festival<\/p>\n<p>The businesswoman (pictured above on March 5) filed a defamation countersuit in June. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>He claimed on Monday that he was accosted by Griffin at <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/11\/photos\/hawaiian-paradise-see-all-the-guests-at-jennifer-meyers-star-studded-wedding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Meyer\u2019s star-studded wedding <\/a>over his reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Bush, 55, accused the \u201cunhinged\u201d writer of telling their fellow guests not to speak with him \u2014 with Demi Moore trying to convince her otherwise \u2014 before confronting him.<\/p>\n<p>Bush insisted to podcast listeners he acted \u201ccalm and cool\u201d during the interaction, telling Griffin, \u201cOK, I can see you\u2019re upset. I don\u2019t think this is the time nor the place to have this discussion. I\u2019d love to talk to you on the record and\/or off. Either way, at another time, but not now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griffin (pictured above in October 2025 with Gayle King, Oprah Winfrey and Chelsea Clinton) recently confronted Billy Bush at a star-studded wedding over his reporting on the legal dispute. Getty Images for American Ballet Theatre<\/p>\n<p>The writer (pictured above in October 2025) allegedly approached Bush\u2019s girlfriend at the nuptials as well. Getty Images for Hello Sunshine<\/p>\n<p>He claimed his girlfriend was also approached by Griffin at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/11\/celebrity-news\/jennifer-meyer-marries-geoff-ogunlesi-in-star-studded-hawaii-wedding-as-ex-husband-tobey-maguire-officiates-ceremony\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oct. 10 nuptials<\/a>, with the writer asking, \u201cHow could you be with someone who\u2019s abusing me?\u2026 He\u2019s doing this for his entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bush dubbed Griffin a \u201cnarcissis[t]\u201d with a lot of \u201cnerve\u201d and pointed out to his listeners, \u201cThis is another woman\u2019s wedding. Imagine making it all about you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reps for Griffin could not be reached for comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York\u2019s social elite and Hollywood A-listers are conflicted over where they stand with Amy Griffin amid her&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":890173,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[16692,236,23485,91,13438,88,35509,15324,1247,164],"class_list":["post-890172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-authors","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-memoirs","tag-celebrity-news","tag-drama","tag-entertainment","tag-new-york-city-society","tag-scandals","tag-society","tag-venture-capital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/890173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}