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Emmys: Inside This Weekend’s A-List Parties (Updating)
Just eight months after the last round of Emmy celebrations — with the 2023 show pushed to January following the strikes — Hollywood is back at it, toasting this year’s top TV talents all across town. The agencies kicked things off on Thursday and Friday, while Saturday will see the toasts carrying on and the […]
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WME Agent Apologized to Co-workers for “Kill Them All” Text Message
WME’s Brandt Joel met by Zoom with agents in the motion picture and talent departments to apologize for and clarify the comment that he posted and then removed from an unofficial WME WhatsApp group chat, a source with knowledge of the situation tells The Hollywood Reporter. Joel found himself at the center of scandal Sunday, […]
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Top WME Agent at Center of Firestorm After “Screw the Left Kill All” Text Reacting to Killing of Israeli Hostages
Brandt Joel, a top agent at WME who represents the likes of Jason Momoa and Matthew McConaughey, has become embroiled in a bigotry storm at the company after sending, and then deleting, an incendiary text to a WhatsApp group in reaction to the killing of six Israeli hostages over the weekend. On Sunday, Israel’s military […]
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Billie Eilish Moves to WME as Previous Agency Hit With Sexual Impropriety Allegations
Billie Eilish — the massively influential music performer who’s consistently topped the Billboard charts and repeatedly won Grammys and Oscars — has signed, along with her brother and collaborator Finneas O’Connell, to WME, ending their relationship with Wasserman Music. “While grateful to their former live booking agents at Wasserman, Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell have […]
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WME Bolsters Literary Media Department With New Hires
WME is bolstering its Literary Media Department with two new hires and is broadening its footprint in the major talent agency’s offices in New York and London. Charlotte Simms, who led BuzzFeed Studios’ scripted TV efforts, and Mary Pender, a veteran media rights agent at UTA, have joined WME, the Endeavor-owned company said Monday. Simms […]
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Swordplay at WME: An Agent’s Assistant Goes to the Olympics
Touché! A WME Assistant Jabs His Way to Paris What’s the difference between a Hollywood agent and an Olympic fencer? The fencer salutes his opponents after stabbing them in the back. Other than that, the skills required — steely nerves, killer instincts, ruthless ambition — are remarkably similar. No one knows that better than Pascual […]
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La La Anthony Signs With WME (Exclusive)
Actor and producer La La Anthony has signed with WME for representation. On screen, Anthony is known for roles in Starz’ Power drama, the BMF (Black Mafia Family) series, The Chi on Showtime and most recently an appearance in the Lifetime film The Bad Guardian, which debuted May 18. She also recently hosted the Met […]
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Ari Emanuel Accepts Simon Wiesenthal Center Honor, Slams Netanyahu Amid Walkouts and Boos
“This is a painful and crucial moment for all of us who are Jews and who love Israel, and it’s not a time to stay silent,” declared Ari Emanuel, the CEO of sports and entertainment company Endeavor and one of Hollywood’s most outspoken voices in the fight against antisemitism, in a fiery speech as he […]
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Screenwriter Ian Shorr Signs With WME (Exclusive)
Writer Ian Shorr has signed with WME for representation in all areas. Shorr is currently adapting the Korean film Time to Hunt for Netflix, with 42 producing. The original Korean language movie has three outlaws plotting a money heist to leave their dystopian world behind for a faraway paradise, only to draw the attention of a […]
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Kevin Hart and His Hartbeat Banner Signs With WME
Comedian and box office powerhouse Kevin Hart and his Hartbeat production banner have signed with WME for representation in all areas. The signing comes as Hart continues to develop, star in and produce feature films, TV series, commercials and podcasts via Hartbeat as it expands its portfolio of multiplatform IP. WME had been representing Hart […]
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Social Media Star Anastasia “Stassie” Karanikolaou Signs With WME
Social media influencer Anastasia “Stassie” Karanikolaou has signed with WME for representation, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The 26-year-old Los Angeles-based social media personality boosts a large following across social – with approximately 10 million followers on Instagram and 4 million followers on TikTok. The creator mainly posts content about fashion and beauty and daily […]
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Patrick Whitesell to Launch Media Company With $250M From Silver Lake
Silver Lake, the private equity firm that is planning to take WME owner Endeavor private, is also aiming to get further into business with Endeavor executive chairman Patrick Whitesell. According to Whitesell’s new employment agreement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in conjunction with the take-private, Silver Lake is committing $250 million […]
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