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==Career==
==Career==


===Television and Broadcasting===
===Television and broadcasting===


Abrams started his career working at [[Court TV]], where he covered the [[O. J. Simpson]] case,<ref name=Shamisian/><ref name=Dargan>{{cite news|last=Dargan|first=Michele|title=Dan Abrams of Court TV to Bring His Reflections to Temple Israel|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/2011/02/24/dan-abrams-court-tv-to/6644811007/|date=February 23, 2011|website=Palm Beach Daily News}}</ref> the [[International Criminal Court]] from the [[Netherlands]], and the [[assisted-suicide]] trials of Dr. [[Jack Kevorkian]] from [[Michigan]].<ref name=Shamisian/>
Abrams started his career working at [[Court TV]], where he covered the [[O. J. Simpson]] case,<ref name=Shamisian/><ref name=Dargan>{{cite news|last=Dargan|first=Michele|title=Dan Abrams of Court TV to Bring His Reflections to Temple Israel|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/2011/02/24/dan-abrams-court-tv-to/6644811007/|date=February 23, 2011|website=Palm Beach Daily News}}</ref> the [[International Criminal Court]] from the [[Netherlands]], and the [[assisted-suicide]] trials of Dr. [[Jack Kevorkian]] from [[Michigan]].<ref name=Shamisian/>
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In 2016, Abrams became the host of [[Live PD]]. Aired on A&E, the show offered live coverage of on-duty police. Live PD was canceled on June 10, 2020, in the wake of [[George Floyd protests|protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Live P.D.' Canceled By A&E Amid Ongoing Protests Against Police Brutality |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/live-pd-canceled-ae-protests-against-police-brutality-george-floyd-1202956175/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
In 2016, Abrams became the host of [[Live PD]]. Aired on A&E, the show offered live coverage of on-duty police. Live PD was canceled on June 10, 2020, in the wake of [[George Floyd protests|protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Live P.D.' Canceled By A&E Amid Ongoing Protests Against Police Brutality |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/live-pd-canceled-ae-protests-against-police-brutality-george-floyd-1202956175/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=10 June 2020}}</ref>


In 2018, A&E named Abrams co-host of ''[[Grace vs. Abrams]]'', in which Abrams and legal commentator [[Nancy Grace]] debated high-profile crime cases.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rodney Ho|first=Radio and TV Talk|title=Nancy Grace/Dan Abrams square off on new A&E show starting March 29|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/nancy-grace-dan-abrams-square-off-new-show-starting-march/fxHVTMTXUFKgEXO66iDKzJ/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=ajc|language=en}}</ref> The following year, Abrams signed on to produce and host ''Court Cam'', a new show that took viewers inside America's courtrooms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/court-cam-ae-launching-new-tv-show-with-dan-abrams-live-pd/|title = Court Cam: A&E Launching New TV Show with Dan Abrams (Live PD)|date = 28 October 2019}}</ref>
In 2018, A&E named Abrams co-host of ''[[Grace vs. Abrams]]'', in which Abrams and legal commentator [[Nancy Grace]] debated high-profile crime cases.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rodney Ho|first=Radio and TV Talk|title=Nancy Grace/Dan Abrams square off on new A&E show starting March 29|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/nancy-grace-dan-abrams-square-off-new-show-starting-march/fxHVTMTXUFKgEXO66iDKzJ/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=ajc|language=en}}</ref> The following year, Abrams signed on to produce and host ''[[Court Cam]]'', a new show that took viewers inside America's courtrooms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/court-cam-ae-launching-new-tv-show-with-dan-abrams-live-pd/|title = Court Cam: A&E Launching New TV Show with Dan Abrams (Live PD)|date = 28 October 2019}}</ref>


In 2021 Abrams joined [[NewsNation]] to host a nightly prime-time show called ''Dan Abrams Live''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/dan-abrams-adrienne-bankert-newsnation-morning-in-america-1235022619/|title=Dan Abrams to Host NewsNation Live Show; Adrienne Bankert to Anchor 'Morning in America'|date=19 July 2021}}</ref> On December 19, 2024, Abrams announced that he would end his show effective in February 2025, though he would remain with the network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=2024-12-20 |title=Dan Abrams to End NewsNation Show |url=https://tvline.com/news/dan-abrams-leaving-newsnation-show-last-episode-air-date-1235390862/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref> He told viewers that “it’s impossible to keep devoting the time needed for this show while also running and growing my other businesses.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2024-12-20 |title=Dan Abrams To End His Primetime NewsNation Show, But Will Remain At Network |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/dan-abrams-newsnation-show-to-end-1236239025/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2021 Abrams joined [[NewsNation]] to host a nightly prime-time show called ''Dan Abrams Live''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/dan-abrams-adrienne-bankert-newsnation-morning-in-america-1235022619/|title=Dan Abrams to Host NewsNation Live Show; Adrienne Bankert to Anchor 'Morning in America'|date=19 July 2021}}</ref> On December 19, 2024, Abrams announced that he would end his show effective in February 2025, though he would remain with the network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=2024-12-20 |title=Dan Abrams to End NewsNation Show |url=https://tvline.com/news/dan-abrams-leaving-newsnation-show-last-episode-air-date-1235390862/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref> He told viewers that “it’s impossible to keep devoting the time needed for this show while also running and growing my other businesses.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2024-12-20 |title=Dan Abrams To End His Primetime NewsNation Show, But Will Remain At Network |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/dan-abrams-newsnation-show-to-end-1236239025/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
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===Business initiatives===
===Business initiatives===


In September 2009, Abrams started [[Mediaite]], a news site he described as "appreciating the celebrity of the media."<ref>{{cite news|last=Gauthier|first=Andrew|title=Dan Abrams's Mediaite.com Focuses on Celebrity Journalism|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/dan-abramss-mediaitecom-focuses-on-celebrity-of-journalism/|date=July 6, 2009|website=Adweek}}</ref> The site combines analyses of politics through a media lens.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mediaite About Us|url=https://www.mediaite.com/about/|access-date=March 26, 2025|website=Mediaite}}</ref>
In September 2009, Abrams started [[Mediaite]], a news site he described as "appreciating the celebrity of the media".<ref>{{cite news|last=Gauthier|first=Andrew|title=Dan Abrams's Mediaite.com Focuses on Celebrity Journalism|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/dan-abramss-mediaitecom-focuses-on-celebrity-of-journalism/|date=July 6, 2009|website=Adweek}}</ref> The site combines analyses of politics through a media lens.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mediaite About Us|url=https://www.mediaite.com/about/|access-date=March 26, 2025|website=Mediaite}}</ref>


That same year, Abrams launched ''Gossip Cop'', a website devoted to correcting the record on celebrity gossip.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/gossip-cop-patrols-dirty-mile-zone/|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Carr|first=David|title=Gossip Cop Patrols Celebrity 'News'|date=July 29, 2009|access-date=May 21, 2017}}</ref> In 2019 ''Gossip Cop'' was acquired by Gateway Blend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smartbusinessdealmakers.com/articles/topic/kasey-grelle-gateway-blend-acquisitions/|title = At Gateway Blend, Kasey Grelle digs in to acquisitions|date = 13 February 2020}}</ref>
That same year, Abrams launched ''Gossip Cop'', a website devoted to correcting the record on celebrity gossip.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/gossip-cop-patrols-dirty-mile-zone/|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Carr|first=David|title=Gossip Cop Patrols Celebrity 'News'|date=July 29, 2009|access-date=May 21, 2017}}</ref> In 2019 ''Gossip Cop'' was acquired by Gateway Blend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smartbusinessdealmakers.com/articles/topic/kasey-grelle-gateway-blend-acquisitions/|title = At Gateway Blend, Kasey Grelle digs in to acquisitions|date = 13 February 2020}}</ref>
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In 2010, Abrams launched SportsGrid, a website offering a mix of sports news, video clips and other media tracking both sports and the media world surrounding it. SportsGrid was acquired by [[Anthem Media Group]] in a stock and cash deal in 2013.<ref name="Sportsgrid">{{cite web|url=http://sportsgrid.com/uncategorized/anthem-media-group-acquires-rotoexperts-and-sportsgrid/|title=Anthem Media Group Acquires Rotoexperts and Sportsgrid to Boost Fantasy Sports Television Launch|publisher=Sportsgrid.com|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2015|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713231437/http://www.sportsgrid.com/uncategorized/anthem-media-group-acquires-rotoexperts-and-sportsgrid/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2010, Abrams launched SportsGrid, a website offering a mix of sports news, video clips and other media tracking both sports and the media world surrounding it. SportsGrid was acquired by [[Anthem Media Group]] in a stock and cash deal in 2013.<ref name="Sportsgrid">{{cite web|url=http://sportsgrid.com/uncategorized/anthem-media-group-acquires-rotoexperts-and-sportsgrid/|title=Anthem Media Group Acquires Rotoexperts and Sportsgrid to Boost Fantasy Sports Television Launch|publisher=Sportsgrid.com|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2015|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713231437/http://www.sportsgrid.com/uncategorized/anthem-media-group-acquires-rotoexperts-and-sportsgrid/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2011, Abrams Media started ''The Mary Sue'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Ownership Policy |url=https://www.themarysue.com/ownership-policy/ |website=The Mary Sue |access-date=21 December 2022 |language=en |date=26 April 2022}}</ref> a partner site to ''Geekosystem'' with the goal of "highlighting women in the geek world, and providing a prominent place for the voices of geek women."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gamurs.group/blog/gamurs-group-acquires-the-mary-sue/|title=GAMURS Group Acquires The Mary Sue|work=GAMURS Group|date=2012-07-04|access-date=2022-12-13|language=en-US}}</ref> Abrams folded ''Geekosystem'' into ''The Mary Sue'' in 2014.<ref name="Mary Sue">{{cite web|url=http://themarysue.com/geekosystem-farewell/|title=Tomorrow Geekosystem Joins Forces with The Mary Sue for a Better Tomorrow|publisher=The Mary Sue|date=June 11, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref> On November 17, 2021, ''The Mary Sue'' was sold to [[Gamurs|GAMURS]] Group.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Mediaite Staff |title=Announcement: Mediaite Sister Site The Mary Sue Acquired by GAMURS Group |url=https://www.mediaite.com/news/announcement-mediaite-sister-site-the-mary-sue-acquired-by-gamurs-group/ |website=[[Mediaite]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=en |date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
In 2011, Abrams Media started ''The Mary Sue'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Ownership Policy |url=https://www.themarysue.com/ownership-policy/ |website=The Mary Sue |access-date=21 December 2022 |language=en |date=26 April 2022}}</ref> a partner site to ''Geekosystem'' with the goal of "highlighting women in the geek world, and providing a prominent place for the voices of geek women".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gamurs.group/blog/gamurs-group-acquires-the-mary-sue/|title=GAMURS Group Acquires The Mary Sue|work=GAMURS Group|date=2012-07-04|access-date=2022-12-13|language=en-US}}</ref> Abrams folded ''Geekosystem'' into ''The Mary Sue'' in 2014.<ref name="Mary Sue">{{cite web|url=http://themarysue.com/geekosystem-farewell/|title=Tomorrow Geekosystem Joins Forces with The Mary Sue for a Better Tomorrow|publisher=The Mary Sue|date=June 11, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref> On November 17, 2021, ''The Mary Sue'' was sold to [[Gamurs|GAMURS]] Group.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Mediaite Staff |title=Announcement: Mediaite Sister Site The Mary Sue Acquired by GAMURS Group |url=https://www.mediaite.com/news/announcement-mediaite-sister-site-the-mary-sue-acquired-by-gamurs-group/ |website=[[Mediaite]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=en |date=17 November 2021}}</ref>


Abrams started ''LawNewz'', a legal news website which also live streams trials as part of its online network, in 2016.<ref name="KludtNewz">{{cite news|last1=Kludt|first1=Tom|title=Dan Abrams launches LawNewz website|url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/01/19/media/dan-abrams-lawnewz/|access-date=June 14, 2016|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> The new live trial network, promoted as the new [[Court TV]], launched on February 24, 2017, with A&E Networks taking a stake in the site.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Lukas I.|last1=Alpert|access-date=2019-03-03|title=A+E Networks Takes Stake in Dan Abrams's Live Trial Website|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-e-networks-takes-stake-in-dan-abramss-live-trial-website-1510602938|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=13 November 2017|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2017/02/24/lawnewz-network-court-streaming/#lRxwM1G93Oqy|title=Court TV is basically being resurrected online|publisher=[[Mashable]]|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, ''LawNewz'' was [[rebrand]]ed to ''Law&Crime''.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Reid|last1=Nakamura|access-date=2019-03-03|title=A+E Networks Partners With Dan Abrams to Rebrand LawNewz as Law&Crime Network|url=https://www.thewrap.com/ae-networks-partners-with-dan-abrams-to-rebrand-lawnewz-as-lawcrime-network/|date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-03-03|title=LawNewz Relaunches as Law & Crime With A+E Networks Investment|url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/lawnewz-relaunches-as-law-crime-with-ae-networks-investment/|website=Law & Crime|date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/law-crime-expands-reach-with-launch-on-tunein/|title=Law & Crime Expands Reach With Launch On TuneIn|website=lawandcrime.com|date=20 December 2018}}</ref> In October 2023, Abrams sold Law&Crime to video content startup ''Jellysmack''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fischer |first1=Sara |title=Exclusive: Jellysmack acquires Law&Crime Network |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/10/10/jellysmack-acquires-law-crime-network |website=Axios |date=October 10, 2023 |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref> for a reported $125 million.<ref name=Variety>{{cite web |last=Steinberg|first=Brian|title=Dan Abrams' Bottle Raiders Event Business in Bid to Scale Fine-Liquor Media|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/dan-abrams-bottle-raiders-acquires-liquor-event-show-1235992590/|website=Variety|date=May 6, 2024}}</ref>
Abrams started ''LawNewz'', a legal news website which also live streams trials as part of its online network, in 2016.<ref name="KludtNewz">{{cite news|last1=Kludt|first1=Tom|title=Dan Abrams launches LawNewz website|url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/01/19/media/dan-abrams-lawnewz/|access-date=June 14, 2016|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> The new live trial network, promoted as the new [[Court TV]], launched on February 24, 2017, with A&E Networks taking a stake in the site.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Lukas I.|last1=Alpert|access-date=2019-03-03|title=A+E Networks Takes Stake in Dan Abrams's Live Trial Website|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-e-networks-takes-stake-in-dan-abramss-live-trial-website-1510602938|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=13 November 2017|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2017/02/24/lawnewz-network-court-streaming/#lRxwM1G93Oqy|title=Court TV is basically being resurrected online|publisher=[[Mashable]]|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, ''LawNewz'' was [[rebrand]]ed to ''Law&Crime''.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Reid|last1=Nakamura|access-date=2019-03-03|title=A+E Networks Partners With Dan Abrams to Rebrand LawNewz as Law&Crime Network|url=https://www.thewrap.com/ae-networks-partners-with-dan-abrams-to-rebrand-lawnewz-as-lawcrime-network/|date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-03-03|title=LawNewz Relaunches as Law & Crime With A+E Networks Investment|url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/lawnewz-relaunches-as-law-crime-with-ae-networks-investment/|website=Law & Crime|date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/law-crime-expands-reach-with-launch-on-tunein/|title=Law & Crime Expands Reach With Launch On TuneIn|website=lawandcrime.com|date=20 December 2018}}</ref> In October 2023, Abrams sold Law&Crime to video content startup ''Jellysmack''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fischer |first1=Sara |title=Exclusive: Jellysmack acquires Law&Crime Network |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/10/10/jellysmack-acquires-law-crime-network |website=Axios |date=October 10, 2023 |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref> for a reported $125 million.<ref name=Variety>{{cite web |last=Steinberg|first=Brian|title=Dan Abrams' Bottle Raiders Event Business in Bid to Scale Fine-Liquor Media|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/dan-abrams-bottle-raiders-acquires-liquor-event-show-1235992590/|website=Variety|date=May 6, 2024}}</ref>

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Daniel Abrams (born May 20, 1966)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". is an American media entrepreneur,[1] television host,[2][3] and author.[4][5][6] He is currently the host of On Patrol: Live on Reelz,[2] and The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law[7][8] on SiriusXM's[7][9] P.O.T.U.S. channel. He is also the Chief Legal Analyst of ABC News.[10] In 2021, he became the host of the primetime show Dan Abrams Live on NewsNation, which had its last episode in February 2025.[11]

Abrams was the host of Live PD on the A&E cable network and created and hosts Court Cam, a Law&Crime production on A&E.[12] He was formerly an anchor of Nightline. Abrams also worked as the chief legal correspondent and analyst for NBC News and general manager of MSNBC and was a substitute anchor for the same network.[13][14]

Early life

Abrams was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City; he is Jewish,[15]one of two children of Efrat Abrams and Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment lawyer.[16] His younger sister, Ronnie Abrams, is a is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[17]

Abrams received a bachelor's degree in political science from Duke University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.[18][19][20]

Career

Television and broadcasting

Abrams started his career working at Court TV, where he covered the O. J. Simpson case,[20][21] the International Criminal Court from the Netherlands, and the assisted-suicide trials of Dr. Jack Kevorkian from Michigan.[20]

In 1997, Abrams left Court TV to serve as a general assignment correspondent for NBC News where he was later named Chief Legal Correspondent.[22] Abrams then began hosting The Abrams Report in 2001.[23] After 5 years, he accepted the top managerial position at MSNBC,[23] which he ultimately left in order to concentrate on his program Live with Dan Abrams. This show would eventually be revamped and renamed Verdict with Dan Abrams,[24] which aired until August 21, 2008.[25]

In March 2011, Abrams left NBC to become the Chief Legal Analyst for ABC News and a substitute anchor on Good Morning America.[26] In 2013, Abrams became the network's Chief Legal Affairs Anchor, as well as an anchor of Nightline.[27] He stepped down from his full time role as Nightline anchor in December 2014 to focus on his expanding media businesses, and returned to his freelance role as the network's Chief Legal Analyst.[28]

In 2016, Abrams became the host of Live PD. Aired on A&E, the show offered live coverage of on-duty police. Live PD was canceled on June 10, 2020, in the wake of protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd.[29]

In 2018, A&E named Abrams co-host of Grace vs. Abrams, in which Abrams and legal commentator Nancy Grace debated high-profile crime cases.[30] The following year, Abrams signed on to produce and host Court Cam, a new show that took viewers inside America's courtrooms.[31]

In 2021 Abrams joined NewsNation to host a nightly prime-time show called Dan Abrams Live.[32] On December 19, 2024, Abrams announced that he would end his show effective in February 2025, though he would remain with the network.[33] He told viewers that “it’s impossible to keep devoting the time needed for this show while also running and growing my other businesses.”[34]

In 2022 Abrams became host and executive producer for On Patrol: Live, a new show on Reelz following the same format as A&E's cancelled Live PD.[35]

Business initiatives

In September 2009, Abrams started Mediaite, a news site he described as "appreciating the celebrity of the media".[36] The site combines analyses of politics through a media lens.[37]

That same year, Abrams launched Gossip Cop, a website devoted to correcting the record on celebrity gossip.[38] In 2019 Gossip Cop was acquired by Gateway Blend.[39]

In 2010, Abrams launched SportsGrid, a website offering a mix of sports news, video clips and other media tracking both sports and the media world surrounding it. SportsGrid was acquired by Anthem Media Group in a stock and cash deal in 2013.[40]

In 2011, Abrams Media started The Mary Sue,[41] a partner site to Geekosystem with the goal of "highlighting women in the geek world, and providing a prominent place for the voices of geek women".[42] Abrams folded Geekosystem into The Mary Sue in 2014.[43] On November 17, 2021, The Mary Sue was sold to GAMURS Group.[44]

Abrams started LawNewz, a legal news website which also live streams trials as part of its online network, in 2016.[45] The new live trial network, promoted as the new Court TV, launched on February 24, 2017, with A&E Networks taking a stake in the site.[46][47] In 2017, LawNewz was rebranded to Law&Crime.[48][49][50] In October 2023, Abrams sold Law&Crime to video content startup Jellysmack[51] for a reported $125 million.[52]

In 2024, Abrams launched Bottle Raiders, a media business and app with aggregate ratings for fine liquors and personalized tasting events.[52][53]

Writing

In March 2010, Abrams published the Washington Post bestseller Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers and Just About Everything Else.[54] He then co-wrote a series of books about forgotten trials. In 2018, he released his second book, Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to The Presidency.[55][56] The book was a New York Times bestseller and received the 2018 Barondess/Lincoln Award.[57][58]

Abrams’ third book, Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy, was published on May 21, 2019,[59][60] followed by John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial, in 2020,[61][62] and Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby in 2021.[63][64]

Abrams’ sixth book, Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial That Launched the Civil Rights Movement, was published in 2022.[65]

Personal life

In June 2012, Abrams had his first child with girlfriend Florinka Pesenti,[66] who was part of the winning team on The Amazing Race 3.[67] They had a daughter in 2021.[68]

Abrams was a co-owner with David Zinczenko of the restaurant The Lion in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood.[69]

In 2021, Abrams purchased Laurel Lake Vineyards on Long Island's North Fork,[70] which he relaunched in the summer of 2021 under a name inspired by his two children, Ev&Em Vineyards.[71]

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  35. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
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  40. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  41. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  42. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  43. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  44. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  45. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  46. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  47. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  48. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  49. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  50. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  51. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  52. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  53. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  54. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  55. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  56. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  57. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  58. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  59. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  60. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  61. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  62. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  63. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  65. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  66. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  67. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  68. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  69. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  70. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  71. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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