{
  "id": 7621051,
  "title": "Entourage Creator Calls Commercial With Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier “Trash and Theft”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/entourage-creator-calls-commercial-with-jeremy-piven-adrian-grenier",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T19:56:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/09/entourage-creator-hates-betr-ad/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Entourage creator Doug Ellin is furious with a commercial for Betr, a betting platform, that features actors Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier, who originated the roles of Ari Gold and Vincent Chase in the popular HBO series. Ellin expressed his disdain for the commercial, calling it \"trash and theft\" in a social media post. He stated that the commercial mimics the show's style and character dynamics, which he believes is an insult to the hard work put into creating the original series. Ellin also accused the creators of the commercial of stealing the show's intellectual property. HBO reportedly sent a cease-and-desist letter to Betr, citing copyright infringement and accusing the commercial of re-creating the show's character tropes and Hollywood party scene. Betr's spokesperson responded by saying that both parties enjoyed making the commercial and that people are having fun watching it.",
  "summary": "Doug Ellin didn't hold back his disdain for the ad by Jake Paul's Betr platform, and HBO joined the party too, a report said. Entourage Creator Calls Commercial With Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier “Trash and Theft” Travis Bland",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}