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Last updated - December 16, 2025
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Erland Bakke is a Norwegian former celebrity manager who represented high-profile clients in entertainment and sports. He ran his own management business and worked with personalities such as John Arne Riise. His reputation became controversial after conflicts with clients and a criminal conviction in 2022 for submitting falsified evidence in a lawsuit, resulting in a 30-day prison sentence. He has...
Celebrity Manager
High Risk
Based on the available data, we advise consumers to avoid this Individual altogether.
This advisory is based on an aggregate risk score derived from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified in our research.
You are likely to be at great risk by engaging in any sort of consumer-related activity with this entity.
Medium Risk
Based on the available data, we advise employees to be mindful when considering or continuing work with this Individual.
This advisory stems from a medium-risk score compiled from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors uncovered in our analysis.
Employment with this entity may involve moderate risks.
Based on the available data, we urge investors and bankers to avoid financial involvement with this Individual.
This advisory is informed by an aggregate risk score based on OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified through our investigation.
Engaging in investment or lending activities with this entity poses a substantial risk to your financial interests.
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He was convicted of document forgery and perjury in Norway. The Supreme Court upheld his 30-day prison sentence, highlighting serious legal misconduct.
Allegations include misleading subscription models, unauthorized charges, and difficulties with refunds, suggesting questionable operational practices.
His reputation is heavily contested, with frequent adverse media coverage and numerous complaints filed to press oversight bodies like PFU.
He has been involved in multiple lawsuits and complaints, both as plaintiff and defendant, often linked to conflicts with clients or media organizations.
His business affiliations appear complex and opaque, with limited public information about company structures and operations.
His social media activity is sparse or unverified, providing little public insight into current business or personal activities.
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Celebrity‑manager Erland Bakke exposed in a 2021 VG investigative article for repeated patterns of harassment, lawsuits and conflict with clients.
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Erland Bakke lost in Supreme Court for document forgery and perjury, sentenced to prison.
Erland Bakke files record number of PFU complaints — mainly against VG — alleging mixing of commercial and editorial roles.
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Faced allegations of scamming others
Allegedly sold fake silver
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Reading about repeated patterns of conflicts with clients and alleged unethical business behavior makes me question his integrity. If clients are constantly dissatisfied and there’s an alarming number of complaints about refunds, transparency, or misleading practices, that’s not a reputable track record it’s a warning sign.
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Honestly, after reading this profile I can’t feel anything but alarmed. The fact that this person has a criminal conviction for document forgery and perjury upheld by the Supreme Court completely destroys any trust I’d ever have in him or his professional claims. I don’t care how ‘high-profile’ he once was; that’s a deal-breaker for me
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