After a rapid exit by its news editor Francis Cook just four days after the site launched, more Scout employees have left their posts at the entertainment website.

Sources close to the Scout newsroom have said that since the site was launched by TV3 owners Mediaworks in September, at least eight of the original editorial team have left.

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It's understood just three editorial staff remain, including the site's editor, former New Zealand Herald gossip columnist Rachel Glucina.

One source said a common thread behind the staff turnover was friction between Glucina and her staff members.

"The way she talks is not okay - everyone got fed up," the source said.

When asked for comment on the staff numbers at Scout, Glucina said she was in a meeting and hung up.

Mediaworks staff are understood to have been briefed to expect an announcement on the site's future direction later this week.

Mediaworks have yet to respond to calls for comment.