Stacy Perman is a Company Town reporter working on investigations and enterprise stories covering the entertainment industry. She reported on The Times investigation into the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.; profiled Hunter Biden’s lawyer and benefactor Kevin Morris; investigated the unsolved disappearance of a 1940s child star; uncovered the mystery of a rare, stolen cello; delved into the secret payments and scandal-plagued career of Vince McMahon, the reality of the hit show “Shark Tank” and the career of a longtime indie producer with a trail of lawsuits and fraud accusations. Born in Los Angeles, she has lived in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, reported from many countries and corners of the U.S. Before joining The Times in 2018, she was a writer and correspondent for Time and Businessweek; her work has appeared in a number of publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Inc. and the Hollywood Reporter. She is the author of three books including the New York Times bestseller “In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-The-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules.”
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