Richard Rushfield

Richard Rushfield is the founder of The Ankler and widely regarded as one of the most influential independent voices covering Hollywood. His sharp, widely read commentary on the industry’s power bases and business, both good and bad, have earned him a devoted following across Hollywood — what Vanity Fair described as a “bold-faced subscriber list.”

Over a two-decade career, Rushfield has been a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, where he authored the long-running Intelligence Report column, and has written and edited for outlets including the Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, Gawker, BuzzFeed and Yahoo. He previously served as editor-in-chief of HitFix and is the author of three books. He was also the first author to publish on Substack out of Los Angeles starting in 2018. 

Based in Los Angeles, he began his career as a political field organizer, including work on Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign.