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99.9% of the time, you can't easily fix it. If you try, the fix will likely only be temporary ... it will come back.
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That should last a year or two and then he'll be back where he started.

... The proper way to do it, likely involves creating floating joints.
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I scraped the area, installed reinforced tape, then refinished and painted. That repair lasted a couple of years. The only way to permanently repair it is to cut the drywall away to the two nearest studs and install a new piece.
There you go. There's your answer.
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