In the past month, letters outlining alleged #MeToo-like behavior leveled at a pair of former 20th Century Fox executives — both women — have circulated across Hollywood, The Ankler has learned. It’s a troubling development, but not for the reasons you might think.

The letters and their content are totally fabricated, and at least two female executives — who overlapped at 20th Century Fox International before moving on to other industry jobs — appear to be targets of a bizarre smear campaign.

The trouble started around August 19th when one executive (currently an employee at Prime Video and Amazon Studios, who prefers to remain