Answer: blackguard

AnswerCrossword Clue
BLACKGUARDProtector for actress Karen?
BLACKGUARDScoundrel.
BLACKGUARDScoundrel
BLACKGUARDRascal
blackguarda scoundrel / to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel
blackguardA person, particularly a man, who behaves in a dishonorable or contemptible way