Chloe Melas is an entertainment reporter for CNN, covering all things entertainment and Hollywood for the network across platforms. Melas is based out of CNN's New York bureau.
Melas' reporting ranges from breaking news and exclusive feature interviews to industry analyses and in-depth investigations, reaching every corner of entertainment at the intersection of culture. Most recently, she's covered the coronavirus pandemic through an entertainment lens, following its impact on Hollywood, as well as interviewing celebrities who are speaking out and giving back, including Naomi Watts, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Swizz Beatz, Queen Latifah, and many more. In an investigation into L'Oreal's workplace culture during the pandemic, Melas revealed exclusive details around the company's growing tensions and fear in the wake of corporate-mandated requirements to bring non-essential workers back into the office.
At CNN, Melas has also covered the #MeToo era extensively. Her groundbreaking investigation into Chris D'Elia is the latest addition to her lineup of exclusive reporting on sexual harassment and misconduct allegations surrounding high-profile figures, including Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, CBS, and Morgan Freeman. Melas' reporting on Spacey led to his firing from Netflix and the Sony feature film "All the Money in the World."
In 2020, she also covered the Weinstein criminal trial in New York and the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Melas created and hosted a television series for CNN's HLN "Side Hustle Success," which featured women who turned their hobbies into multi-million dollar businesses.
Before joining CNN in 2016, Melas spent seven years at HollywoodLife, the entertainment website she launched with Bonnie Fuller in 2009. During her tenure as the site's senior reporter, she led some of the most significant initiatives that propelled the outlet to the forefront of industry coverage online. In 2013, she served as a co-host of VH1's hit morning show, "The Gossip Table." Melas began her career at CNN as a news assistant in 2008.
Melas has become outspoken about infertility. Using her platform to share her own family's journey with IVF, her efforts to raise awareness for other families on their own journeys have been covered by People Magazine, Extra, Yahoo!, and more.
She has also served as a guest lecturer on investigative journalism at Columbia University and moderated panels on women's issues for Time's Up, Women in the World Summit, Create & Cultivate, and BlogHer.
Melas holds a degree in broadcast journalism from Auburn University. She grew up in both Dallas, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia, and currently resides in New York with her husband and two sons.
