{"id":219297,"date":"2026-01-27T20:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/the-glambot-saga-continues-joseph-kahn-and-nigel-barker-wade-in\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:45:22","slug":"the-glambot-saga-continues-joseph-kahn-and-nigel-barker-wade-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/the-glambot-saga-continues-joseph-kahn-and-nigel-barker-wade-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The Glambot saga continues: Joseph Kahn and Nigel Barker wade in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1769587200%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262178020%26%26%26youtube%26CX0O53AZ2U0%3A37cdb85cbd578b0520799c28885d5f3d6c6fd7de&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=CX0O53AZ2U0&amp;moduleid=2178020&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2178020\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Follow up to <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/131790058.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glambot director Cole Walliser: leaked e-mails + clearing the air on &#8220;rude&#8221; Jennifer Lopez<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Not sure what the whole Glambot scandal is about? I&#8217;ve included a videos from D&#8217;Angelo and Kiki Chanel in case you&#8217;d like a more detailed rundown\/feel like throwing on some background noise, but TL;DR, Cole Walliser (the current Glambot guy and somehow a quasi-celebrity in his own right) was outed as an asshole. What&#8217;s happened since those emails leaked? Somewhat predictably, the internet has gone in on Cole.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"cutid1\"\/>Turns out, everyone secretly hated him before this and now that everyone else does, too, the claws have come out. People are not only surfacing clips of him being a pretentious asshole behind the scenes but also sharing proof that <b>he has used generative AI to produce TikTok captions<\/b> (such as when he left the AI response text in his TikTok upload of ONTD boyfriend Hudson Williams&#8217; Glambot shot).<\/p>\n<p>Some famous faces have also offered their own perspectives on the situation. While Cole has become largely synonymous with the Glambot, it&#8217;s not actually his concept, nor does he own the equipment himself. In 2016, <b>Joseph Kahn<\/b> (one of Taylor Swift&#8217;s many former besties) <b>created the Glambot for E!<\/b> and even operated it during the same Grammys where he won an award:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Director Joseph Kahn reveals he originated the Glambot a decade ago, before Cole Walliser:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes I created it back in 2016 for E! The lighting, camera work, lens choices, and methodology are all my design.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8pTfGikL9S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8pTfGikL9S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/2013849995196199166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kahn acknowledged that the Glambot continuing without him is part and parcel of creating content for clients: &#8220;It&#8217;s actually very common in my career to do something and then a client takes elements, equipment, workflow, crew, methodology and replicate it without me. That&#8217;s the nature of executing for brands.&#8221; He offered tips for those looking to create their own <b>budget-friendly Glambot alternative using an iPhone and a selfie stick<\/b> before cautioning against operating any sort of Glambot recklessly:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyone saying an iPhone can hit someone in the face. Yes, so can a Glambot, and it&#8217;s much bigger and can kill a celebrity. It&#8217;s a heavy, moving unstoppable robot arm. Part of the methodology I designed was how to space everyone from the rig to stay out of danger, and set order\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JosephKahn\/status\/2014303455096229906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While perhaps best known for appearing on reality TV like America&#8217;s Next Top Model, <b>Nigel Barker<\/b> has also previously worked as the Glambot director for the Golden Globes and Grammys. <b>Barker shared the actual cost of booking the Glambot in an Instagram comment<\/b> (and it&#8217;s nowhere near the $300k USD Cole quoted Yinka Animashaun in 2019): &#8220;I used to be the Glambot director several years ago and <b>I have since booked the camera system on other jobs like for an ALO Yoga campaign. It costs around $25K for basic package in NY or LA.<\/b> I was the director at the Globes and Grammys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1769587200%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262178021%26%26%26youtube%26u0vmdW7IDf0%3A673cb99bbb597171875895f4612e5b7ae0a1cd33&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=u0vmdW7IDf0&amp;moduleid=2178021&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2178021\"><\/iframe><a name=\"cutid1-end\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u0vmdW7IDf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">One<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/popculture\/comments\/1ql44l0\/former_glambot_director_nigel_barker_reveals_how\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Two<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2588629\/glambot-creator-joseph-kahn-explains-how-to-recreate-effect-with-iphone-amid-cole-walliser-scandal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Three<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2588629\/glambot-creator-joseph-kahn-explains-how-to-recreate-effect-with-iphone-amid-cole-walliser-scandal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Four<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u0vmdW7IDf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Five<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JosephKahn\/status\/2014303455096229906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Six<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/2013849995196199166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seven<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/131831213.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow up to Glambot director Cole Walliser: leaked e-mails + clearing the air on &#8220;rude&#8221; Jennifer Lopez Not sure what the whole Glambot scandal is about? I&#8217;ve included a videos from D&#8217;Angelo and Kiki Chanel in case you&#8217;d like a more detailed rundown\/feel like throwing on some background noise, but TL;DR, Cole Walliser (the current [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":219298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-219297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}