article_snippet: Ex-Fashion Police writers have revealed that many industry insiders believed the demise of the popular E!
article_snippet: While many blame Tony Tripoli and Todd Masterson's recent hiatus - and the abrupt departures of Kathy Griffin and Kelly Osbourne - on the scandal that erupted after Giuliana Rancic joked that Zendaya Coleman's dreadlocks at the Oscars made her look like her smelled of 'patchouli oil' and 'weed', others say Fashion Police was always destined to fail without the comedian. '
article_snippet: Todd Masterson, a former Fashion Police writer told Cosmopolitan.com during a phone conversation. '
article_snippet: Tony Tripoli, the former head writer of Fashion Police, can be seen showing the late Joan Rivers something on Joan Rivers phone during a break on set in 2014 .
article_snippet: Industry insiders: Tony (L) and former Fashion Police writer 
article_snippet: Todd Masterson, a former Fashion Police writerthe series the show, said that Todd Masterson (R) remembers Giuliana would often read from teleprompters, noting that the controversial comment was mostly likely reviewed by multiple people and passed through video editing before the controversial comment found the controversial comment way on air.
article_snippet: Tony Tripoli, former head writer of Fashion Police, also came to Giuliana's defense. '