It seemed appropriate that the location for the annual Women in Motion dinner in Cannes should be at Place de la Castre, atop Suquet Hill where victors of yore could survey their domain. It was certainly the case that honored guest Dame Donna Langley had captured the castle.
Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch struck the right note when when she remarked to the NBCUniversal Studio Group Chair and Chief Content Officer, and other guests, that “you are sometimes introduced as one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, but in reality you are one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, regardless of gender.”
And it’s true.
Knobloch continued, ”Yes, women can be great leaders, just like you. Yes, woman can be successful, just like you. Yes, women can take risks, just like you. And yes, women can manage 10-figure budgets, just like you.”
(L-r) Bryan Lourd, Salma Hayek,...
Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch struck the right note when when she remarked to the NBCUniversal Studio Group Chair and Chief Content Officer, and other guests, that “you are sometimes introduced as one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, but in reality you are one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, regardless of gender.”
And it’s true.
Knobloch continued, ”Yes, women can be great leaders, just like you. Yes, woman can be successful, just like you. Yes, women can take risks, just like you. And yes, women can manage 10-figure budgets, just like you.”
(L-r) Bryan Lourd, Salma Hayek,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony brought together a multiverse’s worth of its filmmakers past and present together Friday at Cannes for a dinner celebrating the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures.
The attendees at Mamo Michelangelo included Cannes jury president and Barbie director Greta Gerwig (who made Little Women for Columbia), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Oscar winners Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Bad Boys: Ride or Die directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Chloe Zhao, whose The Rider was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, Anyone But You director Will Gluck and Kraven the Hunter filmmaker J.C. Chandor.
Entrepreneur and film producer Charles Finch hosted the dinner with Tom Rothman, chairman & CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group.
During the dinner, Rothman gave a toast in which he wandered among the tables, pointing out specific talent and giving a nod to their contributions to the studio, name checking Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman...
The attendees at Mamo Michelangelo included Cannes jury president and Barbie director Greta Gerwig (who made Little Women for Columbia), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Oscar winners Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Bad Boys: Ride or Die directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Chloe Zhao, whose The Rider was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, Anyone But You director Will Gluck and Kraven the Hunter filmmaker J.C. Chandor.
Entrepreneur and film producer Charles Finch hosted the dinner with Tom Rothman, chairman & CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group.
During the dinner, Rothman gave a toast in which he wandered among the tables, pointing out specific talent and giving a nod to their contributions to the studio, name checking Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman...
- 5/19/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tom Rothman, the Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman and CEO, wined and dined a select few at a splendidly swish soirée Friday at Mamo Michelangelo in Antibes, hosted by Charles Finch as part of his annual Filmmakers Dinner honoring 100 years of Columbia Pictures, and there was something he said about why movies matter that has stuck with me.
Hours earlier, Rothman had introduced a gloriously restored print of Charles Vidor’s 1946 movie Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth as the eponymous nightclub temptress and Glenn Ford as the hardboiled gambler from her past.
They hate each other, but as we all know, that’s often a prelude on the road to love both in real and reel life.
Related: Cannes Film Festival 2024 Photos
Vidor also uses the vocabulary of dance to signal Gilda’s emotional temperature.
The great choreographer Jack Cole, who later coached Marilyn Monroe on her moves in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,...
Hours earlier, Rothman had introduced a gloriously restored print of Charles Vidor’s 1946 movie Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth as the eponymous nightclub temptress and Glenn Ford as the hardboiled gambler from her past.
They hate each other, but as we all know, that’s often a prelude on the road to love both in real and reel life.
Related: Cannes Film Festival 2024 Photos
Vidor also uses the vocabulary of dance to signal Gilda’s emotional temperature.
The great choreographer Jack Cole, who later coached Marilyn Monroe on her moves in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Reflecting the breadth of Mediawan CEO Pierre-Antoine Capton’s vast network and friendships, an impressive roster of film industry players flocked to celebrate him as he received Variety‘s International Visionary Award at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday.
Attendees included CAA’s co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, who said a few words about Capton on stage, as well as AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford, SPC’s Tom Bernard, Netflix’s Larry Tanz and Pauline Dauvin, and Mediawan executives including Elisabeth d’Arvieu and Justine Planchon. The event also gathered star producers within Mediawan’s galaxy, from Hugo Selignac (Chi-Fou-Mi) to Dimitri Rassam (Chapter 2), Matthias Weber (2425 Films) and Federica Sainte-Rose (Blue Morning Pictures), and entertainment attorney Elsa Huisman. There were also leaders from the various streamers, such as Sahar Baghery and Thomas Dubois from Amazon Prime Video in France and Anne-Gabrielle Dauba-Pantanacce from Netflix, among others.
The Variety award coincides...
Attendees included CAA’s co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, who said a few words about Capton on stage, as well as AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford, SPC’s Tom Bernard, Netflix’s Larry Tanz and Pauline Dauvin, and Mediawan executives including Elisabeth d’Arvieu and Justine Planchon. The event also gathered star producers within Mediawan’s galaxy, from Hugo Selignac (Chi-Fou-Mi) to Dimitri Rassam (Chapter 2), Matthias Weber (2425 Films) and Federica Sainte-Rose (Blue Morning Pictures), and entertainment attorney Elsa Huisman. There were also leaders from the various streamers, such as Sahar Baghery and Thomas Dubois from Amazon Prime Video in France and Anne-Gabrielle Dauba-Pantanacce from Netflix, among others.
The Variety award coincides...
- 5/17/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Nine years after the debut of “Mad Max: Fury Road” in the South of France, George Miller is once again the toast of the Croisette. The audience at the world premiere of the director’s prequel “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” went wild for his latest high-octane action film, showering the movie with an enthusiastic six-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday night.
Taylor-Joy blew kisses into the camera as the clapping continued, performing a theatrical bow. Hemsworth looked teary-eyed at the rapturous response.
“We worked very hard on this film, and it’ll be very interesting to see what you make of it,” Miller said briefly, taking a microphone to address the crowd. “Thank you for having us.”
Set in a post-apocalyptic world before the events of “Fury Road,” “Furiosa” stars Taylor-Joy, taking over in the title role from Charlize Theron. Early in the film, a young...
Taylor-Joy blew kisses into the camera as the clapping continued, performing a theatrical bow. Hemsworth looked teary-eyed at the rapturous response.
“We worked very hard on this film, and it’ll be very interesting to see what you make of it,” Miller said briefly, taking a microphone to address the crowd. “Thank you for having us.”
Set in a post-apocalyptic world before the events of “Fury Road,” “Furiosa” stars Taylor-Joy, taking over in the title role from Charlize Theron. Early in the film, a young...
- 5/15/2024
- by Ramin Setoodeh and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
There’s a new, scary reality sinking in for both Paramount shareholders and its board of directors: What if nobody buys Paramount?
Not much more than a week ago it felt like a foregone conclusion that David Ellison would buy out Shari Redstone’s controlling stake in Paramount Global for a few billion bucks, and force Paramount to buy his Skydance for a few billion more bucks than that. That’s what Redstone wanted to happen at least, and what Redstone wants she’s pretty well set up to get. She has the shares to force whatever outcome she wants and stop whatever one she doesn’t.
But there was another suitor who could no longer be ignored.
Apollo Global Management, a private-equity fund, has been knocking on Redstone’s door for months. It’s pounding now. At first, Apollo offered $11 billion to buy out Paramount’s studio. No way,...
Not much more than a week ago it felt like a foregone conclusion that David Ellison would buy out Shari Redstone’s controlling stake in Paramount Global for a few billion bucks, and force Paramount to buy his Skydance for a few billion more bucks than that. That’s what Redstone wanted to happen at least, and what Redstone wants she’s pretty well set up to get. She has the shares to force whatever outcome she wants and stop whatever one she doesn’t.
But there was another suitor who could no longer be ignored.
Apollo Global Management, a private-equity fund, has been knocking on Redstone’s door for months. It’s pounding now. At first, Apollo offered $11 billion to buy out Paramount’s studio. No way,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Whatever fate befalls Paramount Global after the smoke clears, one of the Hollywood Trivial Pursuit questions someday will be which heavy hitters have issued statements of support for Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Paramount’s holding company, National Amusements Inc. — and which didn’t.
Even as the Paramount special committee passed on the offer from David Ellison’s company May 4, sources say the Skydance-RedBird alliance has not given up. The premise, a source with knowledge of the situation tells The Hollywood Reporter, is that the rival Apollo/Sony Pictures offer now up for Paramount’s consideration will fail for multiple reasons, with Skydance still waiting in the wings.
So despite much Wall Street skepticism over a proposed deal that favors controlling shareholder Shari Redstone over other investors, “Skydance has been on an extremely aggressive PR campaign in the last month to convince everyone how legitimate they are,” says a prominent media mogul.
Even as the Paramount special committee passed on the offer from David Ellison’s company May 4, sources say the Skydance-RedBird alliance has not given up. The premise, a source with knowledge of the situation tells The Hollywood Reporter, is that the rival Apollo/Sony Pictures offer now up for Paramount’s consideration will fail for multiple reasons, with Skydance still waiting in the wings.
So despite much Wall Street skepticism over a proposed deal that favors controlling shareholder Shari Redstone over other investors, “Skydance has been on an extremely aggressive PR campaign in the last month to convince everyone how legitimate they are,” says a prominent media mogul.
- 5/6/2024
- by Kim Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Creative Artists Agency has reintroduced managing directors, naming nine today, and announced a big expansion of its agency board as its leadership structure evolves.
Managing directors, a group reintroduced after years, include leaders across select areas, who will work alongside CAA Co-Chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, Co-Chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett, and President Jim Burtson on a wide range of strategic business and operational matters.
Named Managing Directors are: Rob Light (music), Howard Nuchow (sports), Joe Cohen (TV), Michael Levine (sports) , Joel Lubin (motion picture), Maha Dakhil (motion picture), Chris Silbermann (TV), Tiffany Ward (TV), and Paul Danforth (sports). Of the nine, all but Silbermann come from the CAA side of the company.
CFO Carol Sawdye and Chief Legal Officer Hilary Krane continue to serve in their leadership roles.
CAA’s expanded Agency Board will now hone in on specific goals. It will work with the CAA Co-Chairmen and...
Managing directors, a group reintroduced after years, include leaders across select areas, who will work alongside CAA Co-Chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, Co-Chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett, and President Jim Burtson on a wide range of strategic business and operational matters.
Named Managing Directors are: Rob Light (music), Howard Nuchow (sports), Joe Cohen (TV), Michael Levine (sports) , Joel Lubin (motion picture), Maha Dakhil (motion picture), Chris Silbermann (TV), Tiffany Ward (TV), and Paul Danforth (sports). Of the nine, all but Silbermann come from the CAA side of the company.
CFO Carol Sawdye and Chief Legal Officer Hilary Krane continue to serve in their leadership roles.
CAA’s expanded Agency Board will now hone in on specific goals. It will work with the CAA Co-Chairmen and...
- 4/11/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Creative Artists Agency has appointed nine managing directors and changed up its agency board membership.
The new managing directors include Rob Light, Howard Nuchow, Joe Cohen, Michael Levine, Joel Lubin, Maha Dakhil, Chris Silbermann, Tiffany Ward and Paul Danforth. CFO Carol Sawdye and chief legal officer Hilary Krane will continue in their roles.
The managing directors will work alongside CAA co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, co-chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett and president Jim Burtson on varying strategic business and operational matters.
The agency board will work with the CAA co-chairmen and president “on ensuring the continued strength of the company’s highly regarded culture of service, collaboration, and opportunity, built for personal client service,” including dealmaking, training and development and innovation. The move marks the latest rework for the agency since its sale to Artémis, the investment firm controlled by François-Henri Pinault, last September.
Members of the agency board include Katie Anderson,...
The new managing directors include Rob Light, Howard Nuchow, Joe Cohen, Michael Levine, Joel Lubin, Maha Dakhil, Chris Silbermann, Tiffany Ward and Paul Danforth. CFO Carol Sawdye and chief legal officer Hilary Krane will continue in their roles.
The managing directors will work alongside CAA co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, co-chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett and president Jim Burtson on varying strategic business and operational matters.
The agency board will work with the CAA co-chairmen and president “on ensuring the continued strength of the company’s highly regarded culture of service, collaboration, and opportunity, built for personal client service,” including dealmaking, training and development and innovation. The move marks the latest rework for the agency since its sale to Artémis, the investment firm controlled by François-Henri Pinault, last September.
Members of the agency board include Katie Anderson,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After two years of hosting his own podcast, Bill Maher will help others do the same with Club Random Studios, a podcast network and entertainment hub aiming to champion “authenticity from unfiltered celebrity voices.”
Besides Maher’s own “Club Random,” the network’s first show is “The Sage Steele Show,” hosted by Sage Steele, dropping March 27. Steele joined ESPN as an anchor in 2007 and climbed the ranks at the network until she was suspended without pay over controversial comments she made on another podcast. She sued ESPN and settled last year. Upcoming guests on “The Sage Steele Show” include Dana White, Howie Mandel, Sharon Osbourne, Jillian Michaels, Drea DeMatteo, Adam Carolla, Reggie Watts and Steve Garvey.
In a statement announcing the new venture, Maher said, “Dance like no one’s watching? We talk like no one can cancel us.”
Maher collaborated with “Club Random” co-creators and executive producers Chris Case...
Besides Maher’s own “Club Random,” the network’s first show is “The Sage Steele Show,” hosted by Sage Steele, dropping March 27. Steele joined ESPN as an anchor in 2007 and climbed the ranks at the network until she was suspended without pay over controversial comments she made on another podcast. She sued ESPN and settled last year. Upcoming guests on “The Sage Steele Show” include Dana White, Howie Mandel, Sharon Osbourne, Jillian Michaels, Drea DeMatteo, Adam Carolla, Reggie Watts and Steve Garvey.
In a statement announcing the new venture, Maher said, “Dance like no one’s watching? We talk like no one can cancel us.”
Maher collaborated with “Club Random” co-creators and executive producers Chris Case...
- 3/27/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Prolific political commentator, satirist, and talk show host Bill Maher has reportedly fired his talent agency, the CAA. The Real Time host reportedly let go of his agency of twenty years as he was not invited to the private Oscar party hosted by the agency’s CEO, Bryan Lourd. The party in question was reportedly attended by Margot Robbie, Jennifer Aniston, and JJ Abrams among others.
Maher’s talk show Real Time With Bill Maher has been on the air since 2003 and is one of the longest-running originals on HBO. The show was recently renewed for two more seasons, keeping it on the air through 2026. Bill Maher stirred controversy earlier last year when he criticized Barbie for being a ‘Zombie Lie’ and a ‘man-hating’ film.
Bill Maher Fires The Creative Artists Agency Over An Oscar Party Bill Maher | Credits: HBO
Bill Maher is known for his sharp commentary on current...
Maher’s talk show Real Time With Bill Maher has been on the air since 2003 and is one of the longest-running originals on HBO. The show was recently renewed for two more seasons, keeping it on the air through 2026. Bill Maher stirred controversy earlier last year when he criticized Barbie for being a ‘Zombie Lie’ and a ‘man-hating’ film.
Bill Maher Fires The Creative Artists Agency Over An Oscar Party Bill Maher | Credits: HBO
Bill Maher is known for his sharp commentary on current...
- 3/16/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Bill Maher tapes his show, which means news that breaks on Friday is usually not mentioned.
Such was the case on Friday’s Real Time, as earlier in the day, stories broke that Maher has fired his longtime agents at CAA, allegedly over not being invited to agency head Bryan Lourd’s A-list house party during Oscars week.
Ironically, Maher’s “New Rules” editorial was about the trend toward whining about the small stuff in life.
“Being obsessed with your mental heath is bad for your mental heath,” he proclaimed. He tied it to why President Joe Biden’s approval rating is so low “when things are pretty good.” He cited the modern blessings of next day shopping, stuffed crust pizza, and porn on your phone. So “cheer the f**k up,” he advised.
“Yes, you are on the spectrum,” Maher said. “So’s everyone alive. That’s why they call it a spectrum.
Such was the case on Friday’s Real Time, as earlier in the day, stories broke that Maher has fired his longtime agents at CAA, allegedly over not being invited to agency head Bryan Lourd’s A-list house party during Oscars week.
Ironically, Maher’s “New Rules” editorial was about the trend toward whining about the small stuff in life.
“Being obsessed with your mental heath is bad for your mental heath,” he proclaimed. He tied it to why President Joe Biden’s approval rating is so low “when things are pretty good.” He cited the modern blessings of next day shopping, stuffed crust pizza, and porn on your phone. So “cheer the f**k up,” he advised.
“Yes, you are on the spectrum,” Maher said. “So’s everyone alive. That’s why they call it a spectrum.
- 3/16/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Maher has fired CAA.
Sources say the host of HBO’s Real Time fired CAA, his reps for more than two decades, on Monday after he was not invited to CEO Bryan Lourd’s private Oscar party at his home on Saturday night.
Maher, according to sources, was furious that he was snubbed for the event — which was scheduled opposite the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Night Before bash. The party at Lourd’s home drew the likes of J.J. Abrams, Barry Diller, Kamala Harris, Margot Robbie, Bob Iger, Alan Bergman, Dana Walden, Brian Robbins, Jason Blum, Brian Grazer, Donna Langley, Pam Abdy and such CAA clients as Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston, among others, according to industry newsletter Puck.
Lourd’s private party came a day after CAA toasted nominees including Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Cillian Murphy, Jeffrey Wright, Annette Bening, Carey Mulligan, Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, Jodie Foster and Da’Vine Joy Randolph,...
Sources say the host of HBO’s Real Time fired CAA, his reps for more than two decades, on Monday after he was not invited to CEO Bryan Lourd’s private Oscar party at his home on Saturday night.
Maher, according to sources, was furious that he was snubbed for the event — which was scheduled opposite the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Night Before bash. The party at Lourd’s home drew the likes of J.J. Abrams, Barry Diller, Kamala Harris, Margot Robbie, Bob Iger, Alan Bergman, Dana Walden, Brian Robbins, Jason Blum, Brian Grazer, Donna Langley, Pam Abdy and such CAA clients as Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston, among others, according to industry newsletter Puck.
Lourd’s private party came a day after CAA toasted nominees including Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Cillian Murphy, Jeffrey Wright, Annette Bening, Carey Mulligan, Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, Jodie Foster and Da’Vine Joy Randolph,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Kim Masters and Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ryan Gosling and ‘The Fall Guy’ Director David Leitch Premiere Their “Love Letter” to Stunts at SXSW
Ryan Gosling and director David Leitch brought their ode to stunt performers, The Fall Guy, to the SXSW Film and TV Festival, where it was met with a very warm welcome.
“We hope that it is reflective of how much the crew gives to every single film,” said Gosling on the action rom-com, which had the audience in the Paramount theater constantly applauding.
Gosling plays Colt, a stuntman who, after getting out of the business for a year, is called back into action when the star of a big studio movie suddenly disappears and that big studio movie happens to be directed by his ex (Emily Blunt). Colt gets wrapped up in a murder and cover-up that become much bigger than him or the film he is desperate to get made.
Ahead of the screening, Gosling called out his stunt performer Logan Holladay, who was in the audience. “There is...
“We hope that it is reflective of how much the crew gives to every single film,” said Gosling on the action rom-com, which had the audience in the Paramount theater constantly applauding.
Gosling plays Colt, a stuntman who, after getting out of the business for a year, is called back into action when the star of a big studio movie suddenly disappears and that big studio movie happens to be directed by his ex (Emily Blunt). Colt gets wrapped up in a murder and cover-up that become much bigger than him or the film he is desperate to get made.
Ahead of the screening, Gosling called out his stunt performer Logan Holladay, who was in the audience. “There is...
- 3/13/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amid a very busy week of Oscar events, Sean Penn’s relief organization Core took a moment to shift the focus from toasting this year’s top films to raising money for ongoing crises around the world.
At Core’s Pre-Oscars Benefit on Tuesday — sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter and Dodge — $1.4 million was raised to finance the group’s humanitarian work, with support from a star-studded group of attendees. Penn, Core CEO Ann Lee and CAA’s Bryan Lourd (who is both Penn’s agent and a Core board member) co-hosted the event, held at a private residence in Laurel Canyon, while Bill Burr served as the night’s emcee.
“This is such a wonderful organization — I’ve done so many benefits in my stand-up career where the charity was B.S., like 10 percent of 10 percent went to something,” Burr told guests at the beginning of the night. “This is actually...
At Core’s Pre-Oscars Benefit on Tuesday — sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter and Dodge — $1.4 million was raised to finance the group’s humanitarian work, with support from a star-studded group of attendees. Penn, Core CEO Ann Lee and CAA’s Bryan Lourd (who is both Penn’s agent and a Core board member) co-hosted the event, held at a private residence in Laurel Canyon, while Bill Burr served as the night’s emcee.
“This is such a wonderful organization — I’ve done so many benefits in my stand-up career where the charity was B.S., like 10 percent of 10 percent went to something,” Burr told guests at the beginning of the night. “This is actually...
- 3/6/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Today is the latest deadline for campaigns and committees to disclose donors, offering a glimpse at who is putting up huge sums in the 2024 elections, which may end up being the most expensive ever.
According to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission, Jeffrey Katzenberg, who is campaign co-chair of Joe Biden’s campaign, contributed $1 million to the Ff Pac, which is short for Future Forward, the main independent entity backing the president’s re-election bid. Future Forward made news this week when it announced plans to spend $250 million in an advertising blitz in battleground states. Money is being raised via the SuperPAC and a non profit, meaning some donors have to be disclosed and others do not.
Also contributing to Ff Pac was Sheryl Sandberg, the former Meta exective who recently announced that she was leaving the tech giant’s board. According to Fec records, she contributed $500,059 in...
According to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission, Jeffrey Katzenberg, who is campaign co-chair of Joe Biden’s campaign, contributed $1 million to the Ff Pac, which is short for Future Forward, the main independent entity backing the president’s re-election bid. Future Forward made news this week when it announced plans to spend $250 million in an advertising blitz in battleground states. Money is being raised via the SuperPAC and a non profit, meaning some donors have to be disclosed and others do not.
Also contributing to Ff Pac was Sheryl Sandberg, the former Meta exective who recently announced that she was leaving the tech giant’s board. According to Fec records, she contributed $500,059 in...
- 2/1/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, 4:27 Pm: CAA’s offices are closed for the rest of the day due to a security threat, but things will be returning to normal tomorrow.
Everyone will be back in the office Friday, sources at the uber-agency tell Deadline. The threat that led to its Los Angeles headquarters to be evacuated this afternoon has been resolved, we hear.
Previously, 1:29 Pm: CAA’s headquarters in Century City has been evacuated after a threatening phone call was made to the uber-agency Thursday, prompting the quick exit of all personnel from the building at 2000 Avenue of the Stars.
Los Angeles police are on the scene as all of the staffers have left the offices of the agency led by Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett. No word yet on when the building might reopen.
“It’s a crazy f*cked-up world, and it hit us today,” one...
Everyone will be back in the office Friday, sources at the uber-agency tell Deadline. The threat that led to its Los Angeles headquarters to be evacuated this afternoon has been resolved, we hear.
Previously, 1:29 Pm: CAA’s headquarters in Century City has been evacuated after a threatening phone call was made to the uber-agency Thursday, prompting the quick exit of all personnel from the building at 2000 Avenue of the Stars.
Los Angeles police are on the scene as all of the staffers have left the offices of the agency led by Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett. No word yet on when the building might reopen.
“It’s a crazy f*cked-up world, and it hit us today,” one...
- 1/26/2024
- by Erik Pedersen and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The network of Hollywood executives and companies alleged to have known about and facilitated sex crimes by Harvey Weinstein is growing, with a lawsuit filed against James Dolan, the live events mogul behind Madison Square Garden Entertainment and AMC Networks.
A former massage therapist employed by Dolan accuses him of pressuring her into an unwanted sexual relationship a decade ago and orchestrating an encounter with Weinstein, who she also claimed sexually assaulted her. She alleges Dolan knew about Weinstein’s predatory behavior after the incident occurred in 2014, a year before he joined as a board member of the Weinstein Co.
E. Donya Perry, a lawyer for Dolan, denied the allegations and called the relationship a “friendship.”
“The references to Harvey Weinstein are simply meant to inflame and appear to be plagiarized from prior cases against Mr. Weinstein,” she said in a statement. “These claims reflect an act of retaliation by...
A former massage therapist employed by Dolan accuses him of pressuring her into an unwanted sexual relationship a decade ago and orchestrating an encounter with Weinstein, who she also claimed sexually assaulted her. She alleges Dolan knew about Weinstein’s predatory behavior after the incident occurred in 2014, a year before he joined as a board member of the Weinstein Co.
E. Donya Perry, a lawyer for Dolan, denied the allegations and called the relationship a “friendship.”
“The references to Harvey Weinstein are simply meant to inflame and appear to be plagiarized from prior cases against Mr. Weinstein,” she said in a statement. “These claims reflect an act of retaliation by...
- 1/17/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As Turner Classic Movies celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, the beloved cable channel is extending its partnership with Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson.
The announcement was made Friday at a TCM 30th anniversary party at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills, with Spielberg and Anderson in attendance. Warner Bros. co-film chief Pamela Abdy told guests the trio “will be extending their involvement with TCM for another year starting this month — several months earlier than their original agreement, which we started last May, so we can all look forward to this amazing collaboration.”
“It’s truly a dream to be in these conversations and really just listening to Paul and Steven and Marty just talk about film, it’s humbling, it’s awesome. It just reminds you how amazing it is to be part of this industry and part of this history,” she added.
The filmmakers have been...
The announcement was made Friday at a TCM 30th anniversary party at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills, with Spielberg and Anderson in attendance. Warner Bros. co-film chief Pamela Abdy told guests the trio “will be extending their involvement with TCM for another year starting this month — several months earlier than their original agreement, which we started last May, so we can all look forward to this amazing collaboration.”
“It’s truly a dream to be in these conversations and really just listening to Paul and Steven and Marty just talk about film, it’s humbling, it’s awesome. It just reminds you how amazing it is to be part of this industry and part of this history,” she added.
The filmmakers have been...
- 1/13/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Like clockwork, another year has come and gone. The events of these past 12 months were anything but predictable, but we tried anyway — and we did Ok!
It’s time for IndieWire’s business team to dust off our crystal balls, put on our writing glasses, and go for broke in 2024. Below are our nine industry predictions for the new year, in varying degrees of boldness. Feel free to tell us where we’re wrong!
Bundle Up!
We’ll see unprecedented streaming consolidation in 2024 — the kind that does not require regulatory approval. Next year will instead be the year of the streaming bundle.
This is, admittedly, a bit of a layup of a prediction considering Verizon already planted its flag earlier this month with a $10 Netflix and Max bundle. Apple TV+ and Paramount+ reportedly flirted with a similar idea, though they ultimately didn’t consummate.
What comes next? More pairs of twos and threes,...
It’s time for IndieWire’s business team to dust off our crystal balls, put on our writing glasses, and go for broke in 2024. Below are our nine industry predictions for the new year, in varying degrees of boldness. Feel free to tell us where we’re wrong!
Bundle Up!
We’ll see unprecedented streaming consolidation in 2024 — the kind that does not require regulatory approval. Next year will instead be the year of the streaming bundle.
This is, admittedly, a bit of a layup of a prediction considering Verizon already planted its flag earlier this month with a $10 Netflix and Max bundle. Apple TV+ and Paramount+ reportedly flirted with a similar idea, though they ultimately didn’t consummate.
What comes next? More pairs of twos and threes,...
- 12/23/2023
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
2024 can’t come fast enough.
When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, Hollywood will close the book on arguably the most tumultuous 12 months in a generation, with the town roiled by devastating strikes, the implosion of the superhero movie and deep divisions on everything from AI to Israel. But as Tinseltown ushers in a new year, will it suffer from a monster hangover? Many of the most vexing issues remain unresolved.
“There’s a huge leadership vacuum, and that’s not about to change,” says Michael Nathanson, the former head of MGM Studios and Columbia Pictures.
Nathanson, who started in the film and TV business in the ’70s, notes that Lew Wasserman, Bob Daly and Mike Ovitz commanded respect and fear, and could galvanize the industry in chaotic times like writers and actors strikes.
“Bob Iger is not really that guy anymore. If he hadn’t left [in 2020] and returned, he would be that guy,...
When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, Hollywood will close the book on arguably the most tumultuous 12 months in a generation, with the town roiled by devastating strikes, the implosion of the superhero movie and deep divisions on everything from AI to Israel. But as Tinseltown ushers in a new year, will it suffer from a monster hangover? Many of the most vexing issues remain unresolved.
“There’s a huge leadership vacuum, and that’s not about to change,” says Michael Nathanson, the former head of MGM Studios and Columbia Pictures.
Nathanson, who started in the film and TV business in the ’70s, notes that Lew Wasserman, Bob Daly and Mike Ovitz commanded respect and fear, and could galvanize the industry in chaotic times like writers and actors strikes.
“Bob Iger is not really that guy anymore. If he hadn’t left [in 2020] and returned, he would be that guy,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
CAA and Disney are fighting back against Julia Ormond’s claim that they acted as enablers for Harvey Weinstein and failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted.
Ormond rose to fame in the mid-90s, appearing in “Legends of the Fall” and “Sabrina.” She has alleged that Weinstein lured her to a business meeting in December 1995, then sexually assaulted her at her apartment in New York.
She filed suit in October, accusing Disney, which then owned Weinstein’s company, and CAA, her agency at the time, of failing to warn her of Weinstein’s history of sexual assault because he was “too important, too powerful and made them too much money.”
The companies filed motions to dismiss Ormond’s lawsuit on Tuesday, arguing they did not know about Weinstein’s sexual misconduct before the meeting.
“CAA thus had no reason to believe there was any risk to Plaintiff in...
Ormond rose to fame in the mid-90s, appearing in “Legends of the Fall” and “Sabrina.” She has alleged that Weinstein lured her to a business meeting in December 1995, then sexually assaulted her at her apartment in New York.
She filed suit in October, accusing Disney, which then owned Weinstein’s company, and CAA, her agency at the time, of failing to warn her of Weinstein’s history of sexual assault because he was “too important, too powerful and made them too much money.”
The companies filed motions to dismiss Ormond’s lawsuit on Tuesday, arguing they did not know about Weinstein’s sexual misconduct before the meeting.
“CAA thus had no reason to believe there was any risk to Plaintiff in...
- 12/19/2023
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
When Julia Ormond sued CAA faulting the agency for encouraging her to take a meeting with Harvey Weinstein that eventually led to her being assaulted, the suit asked a pivotal question that may decide the case and lead to more legal action against the company depending on the answer: When did CAA’s top agents discover his history of sexual misconduct?
The answer to that question, the agency says, is not too long ago. Moving to dismiss the suit, CAA argues in a motion filed Tuesday that it learned of Weinstein’s crimes when the rest of the world did in 2017 and not before Ormond was allegedly assaulted in 1995.
“Plaintiff’s claims for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty against CAA turn on the premise that the agency allegedly knew of Weinstein’s history of sexual assault and nevertheless failed to protect her,” the filing states. “But the Complaint seeks...
The answer to that question, the agency says, is not too long ago. Moving to dismiss the suit, CAA argues in a motion filed Tuesday that it learned of Weinstein’s crimes when the rest of the world did in 2017 and not before Ormond was allegedly assaulted in 1995.
“Plaintiff’s claims for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty against CAA turn on the premise that the agency allegedly knew of Weinstein’s history of sexual assault and nevertheless failed to protect her,” the filing states. “But the Complaint seeks...
- 12/19/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Two months after Julia Ormond sued CAA, Disney and Harvey Weinstein for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, battery and more over an alleged 1995 sexual assault by the now incarcerated Weinstein, the agency and the Bob Iger-led corporation say they shouldn’t be a part of the suit and want out.
“Accepting the allegations in the Complaint as true, Harvey Weinstein’s alleged misconduct is disturbing and deplorable,” a filing Tuesday by Disney’s New York lawyers Cravath, Swaine & Moore asserts of Ormond’s October 4 complaint. “But the question is whether Plaintiff’s allegations are sufficient to state a claim for negligent supervision against Twdc,” it adds, in respect to the company’s ownership of the Weinstein’s’ Miramax from 1993-2010.
“They are not, with respect to any of the four elements of that cause of action. Therefore, Twdc respectfully requests that the single claim against it be...
“Accepting the allegations in the Complaint as true, Harvey Weinstein’s alleged misconduct is disturbing and deplorable,” a filing Tuesday by Disney’s New York lawyers Cravath, Swaine & Moore asserts of Ormond’s October 4 complaint. “But the question is whether Plaintiff’s allegations are sufficient to state a claim for negligent supervision against Twdc,” it adds, in respect to the company’s ownership of the Weinstein’s’ Miramax from 1993-2010.
“They are not, with respect to any of the four elements of that cause of action. Therefore, Twdc respectfully requests that the single claim against it be...
- 12/19/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Major talent agency giant CAA has promoted 16 rising employees to agent or executives.
Khalil Roberts becomes an executive in the agency’s book department after he joined CAA in 2019 as a receptionist, and most recently served as a coordinator. And London-based Sarah Phillips, who also joined the agency in 2019, has been upped to executive in CAA Search, which recruits C-level and other top corporate executives worldwide across the sports, media, entertainment and technology arenas.
Elsewhere, London-based Gabrielle Fetters and Peppa Mignone have been promoted to agents in the agency’s books department. And Megan Glendinning, Evan Greenberg, Alex Hubert and Ashley King have been promoted to agents in the music touring department, based in Los Angeles.
The latest promotions at the talent agency giant led by Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett follow CAA selling a majority stake to Artémis, the investment firm controlled by François-Henri Pinault, the CEO...
Khalil Roberts becomes an executive in the agency’s book department after he joined CAA in 2019 as a receptionist, and most recently served as a coordinator. And London-based Sarah Phillips, who also joined the agency in 2019, has been upped to executive in CAA Search, which recruits C-level and other top corporate executives worldwide across the sports, media, entertainment and technology arenas.
Elsewhere, London-based Gabrielle Fetters and Peppa Mignone have been promoted to agents in the agency’s books department. And Megan Glendinning, Evan Greenberg, Alex Hubert and Ashley King have been promoted to agents in the music touring department, based in Los Angeles.
The latest promotions at the talent agency giant led by Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett follow CAA selling a majority stake to Artémis, the investment firm controlled by François-Henri Pinault, the CEO...
- 12/13/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Among the many cameos of The Flash, the one that nobody seemed to have any issues with was a joke that punctuated the ending. In the scene, Barry seemingly finds himself back home in his right time with no changes caused to the present after altering the past. When he gets a call from Bruce Wayne, expects either Ben Affleck or Michael Keaton to show up. Then, it is revealed to be George Clooney from the infamous Batman & Robin. It was perhaps the most harmless cameo of the movie as audiences had torn apart the CGI recreations of late actors like Christopher Reeve and George Reeves, as well as the de-aged Nicolas Cage, which he claims was nothing like what he filmed.
Clooney, the movie star-turned-director, has a new film coming out called The Boys in the Boat. While the director spoke with The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his movie,...
Clooney, the movie star-turned-director, has a new film coming out called The Boys in the Boat. While the director spoke with The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his movie,...
- 12/12/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
George Clooney shocked the DC Universe this summer when he returned to the role of Bruce Wayne, after 25 years, for a cameo appearance in The Flash — and is now confirming that was a one-and-done reprisal.
Clooney infamously played Bruce Wayne/Batman in Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin, the 1997 movie that was considered one of the worst superhero films of all time. The actor has repeatedly spoken out against the film, telling Howard Stern in 2020, “Akiva Goldsman — who’s won the Oscar for writing since then — he wrote the screenplay. And it’s a terrible screenplay, he’ll tell you. I’m terrible in it, I’ll tell you.”
But in June, Clooney made a surprise return to the role in the final moments of The Flash, as Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen is on the phone with Bruce Wayne after finally returning to his own Earth and timeline. Wayne...
Clooney infamously played Bruce Wayne/Batman in Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin, the 1997 movie that was considered one of the worst superhero films of all time. The actor has repeatedly spoken out against the film, telling Howard Stern in 2020, “Akiva Goldsman — who’s won the Oscar for writing since then — he wrote the screenplay. And it’s a terrible screenplay, he’ll tell you. I’m terrible in it, I’ll tell you.”
But in June, Clooney made a surprise return to the role in the final moments of The Flash, as Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen is on the phone with Bruce Wayne after finally returning to his own Earth and timeline. Wayne...
- 12/12/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday that Academy Award winner and 2010 Sherry Lansing Leadership Award honoree Helen Mirren will present this year’s award to Adele at the breakfast gala, presented by Lifetime, on Dec. 7 in Los Angeles.
Actor, writer and producer Will Ferrell will be the opening speaker. Ferrell, via his Gloria Sanchez Productions, is a producer of the Netflix release May December.
A lineup including Camila Cabello, Lily Gladstone, Dua Lipa, Billie Lourd and Bryan Lourd will present more than $1 million in university scholarships to high school seniors from underserved communities participating in THR’s acclaimed Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation is underwriting two scholarships, one to Chapman University and one to Loyola Marymount University. This will mark the eighth year that The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has underwritten full-ride scholarships to graduates of the program. The National Association of Theatre Owners of California...
Actor, writer and producer Will Ferrell will be the opening speaker. Ferrell, via his Gloria Sanchez Productions, is a producer of the Netflix release May December.
A lineup including Camila Cabello, Lily Gladstone, Dua Lipa, Billie Lourd and Bryan Lourd will present more than $1 million in university scholarships to high school seniors from underserved communities participating in THR’s acclaimed Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation is underwriting two scholarships, one to Chapman University and one to Loyola Marymount University. This will mark the eighth year that The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has underwritten full-ride scholarships to graduates of the program. The National Association of Theatre Owners of California...
- 12/5/2023
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Longtime Creative Artists Agency motion picture agent Risa Gertner is set to retire, the firm announced Wednesday.
After around 27 years at CAA, she will depart the talent agency after it acquired a new majority owner in Jan. 2024. Gertner’s A-list talent roster includes Tony Gilroy, Barry Jenkins, Kenya Barris, Ron Howard and Simon Kinberg.
During her tenure at CAA as a power agent, she has been an internal board member and co-head for 20 years of the Motion Picture Group. Gertner first joined CAA in 1996, representing, among others, Seth MacFarlane, Alex Kurtzman, Susannah Grant and J.C. Chandor.
She also hired many Motion Picture Literary Department’s agents, including Maha Dakhil, Todd Feldman, Joel Lubin, Dan Rabinow and Ida Ziniti.
“I am profoundly grateful to have worked with artists whose brilliance and creativity has shaped popular culture for decades. And to have done so surrounded by the most inspired and passionate colleagues has been a gift,...
After around 27 years at CAA, she will depart the talent agency after it acquired a new majority owner in Jan. 2024. Gertner’s A-list talent roster includes Tony Gilroy, Barry Jenkins, Kenya Barris, Ron Howard and Simon Kinberg.
During her tenure at CAA as a power agent, she has been an internal board member and co-head for 20 years of the Motion Picture Group. Gertner first joined CAA in 1996, representing, among others, Seth MacFarlane, Alex Kurtzman, Susannah Grant and J.C. Chandor.
She also hired many Motion Picture Literary Department’s agents, including Maha Dakhil, Todd Feldman, Joel Lubin, Dan Rabinow and Ida Ziniti.
“I am profoundly grateful to have worked with artists whose brilliance and creativity has shaped popular culture for decades. And to have done so surrounded by the most inspired and passionate colleagues has been a gift,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Aaron Sorkin has dropped CAA and returned to WME over a post critical of Israel made by its co-chief of the motion pictures department, Maha Dakhil.
“Maha isn’t an antisemite, she’s just wrong. She’s a great agent, and I’m very proud of the work we did together over the last six years. I’m excited to be returning to WME,” the prolific scribe told The Hollywood Reporter. The writer behind The Social Network and The West Wing had been repped by WME until a 2017 move over to rival CAA.
Dakhil, whose A-list client roster includes Tom Cruise, Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon, came under scrutiny for an Instagram repost that referenced “genocide” on the part of Israel amid a war in Gaza. That post was later deleted and Dakhil apologized for the remarks.
As the repost reverberated in the industry, the agent stepped away from her...
“Maha isn’t an antisemite, she’s just wrong. She’s a great agent, and I’m very proud of the work we did together over the last six years. I’m excited to be returning to WME,” the prolific scribe told The Hollywood Reporter. The writer behind The Social Network and The West Wing had been repped by WME until a 2017 move over to rival CAA.
Dakhil, whose A-list client roster includes Tom Cruise, Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon, came under scrutiny for an Instagram repost that referenced “genocide” on the part of Israel amid a war in Gaza. That post was later deleted and Dakhil apologized for the remarks.
As the repost reverberated in the industry, the agent stepped away from her...
- 10/25/2023
- by Kim Masters and Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Maha Dakhil, who was Co-Head of Motion Pictures at CAA, has temporarily stepped away from day to day leadership and resigned from the agency’s internal board after her controversial comments on Israel’s response to the Hamas terror attacks.
Dakhil represents stars including Tom Cruise and Natalie Portman and the move comes after talks with the Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett-led agency.
She will, however, continue working with clients.
CAA just sent out an internal note with the changes.
It comes after she reposted an Instagram story earlier this week that said, “You’re currently learning who supports genocide”.
Dakhil, who also represents the likes of Anne Hathaway, Reese Witherspoon and Olivia Wilde, subsequently apologized in a statement and admitted that she made a “mistake”.
“I made a mistake with a repost in my Instagram story, which used hurtful language. Like so many of us, I have been reeling with heartbreak.
Dakhil represents stars including Tom Cruise and Natalie Portman and the move comes after talks with the Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett-led agency.
She will, however, continue working with clients.
CAA just sent out an internal note with the changes.
It comes after she reposted an Instagram story earlier this week that said, “You’re currently learning who supports genocide”.
Dakhil, who also represents the likes of Anne Hathaway, Reese Witherspoon and Olivia Wilde, subsequently apologized in a statement and admitted that she made a “mistake”.
“I made a mistake with a repost in my Instagram story, which used hurtful language. Like so many of us, I have been reeling with heartbreak.
- 10/22/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Palm Beverly Hills has closed. Long the shorthand for industry power dining, it was for years run by Bruce Bozzi, the fourth generation in the family steakhouse business. A complicated court battle led to a 2020 sale to the hospitality firm Landry’s, whose brands include Del Frisco’s, Mastro’s and Morton’s. Below, Bozzi — husband of CAA co-chair Bryan Lourd and buzzy podcaster — sums up the storied, singular, nearly half-century run of the restaurant, which opened in West Hollywood in 1975 (where it was known for the many celebrity caricatures on the walls) and moved to Beverly Hills in 2014.
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You won’t be able to tell the story of Hollywood without The Palm. It’s where on the same day you’d find Richard Zanuck in one booth, Bernie Brillstein in another and Mike Ovitz in a third. My favorite screen memory is Karen Walker in Will & Grace...
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You won’t be able to tell the story of Hollywood without The Palm. It’s where on the same day you’d find Richard Zanuck in one booth, Bernie Brillstein in another and Mike Ovitz in a third. My favorite screen memory is Karen Walker in Will & Grace...
- 10/17/2023
- by Bruce Bozzi and As told to Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The hottest place to be this weekend in Los Angeles was the Brandi Carlile & Friends concert at the Hollywood Bowl!
An incredibly star-studded audience stepped out to witness Brandi and her legendary group of friends perform an intimate night of music on Saturday (October 14) in Los Angeles.
Brandi was joined on stage throughout the night by pals Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Allison Russell, Wendy & Lisa, Lucius, Blake Mills, and her wife Catherine. The evening ended with the entire stage rotating to reveal everyone sitting on couches with Joni sitting on a throne in the center. They all performed three songs together to conclude the show!
The crowd went wild throughout the evening, with celebs like Harrison Ford and Tom Hanks among the VIP guests.
Head inside for a list of all the celebs in attendance…
Spotted in box seats at the show were Harrison and his wife Calista Flockhart, Tom and his wife Rita Wilson,...
An incredibly star-studded audience stepped out to witness Brandi and her legendary group of friends perform an intimate night of music on Saturday (October 14) in Los Angeles.
Brandi was joined on stage throughout the night by pals Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Allison Russell, Wendy & Lisa, Lucius, Blake Mills, and her wife Catherine. The evening ended with the entire stage rotating to reveal everyone sitting on couches with Joni sitting on a throne in the center. They all performed three songs together to conclude the show!
The crowd went wild throughout the evening, with celebs like Harrison Ford and Tom Hanks among the VIP guests.
Head inside for a list of all the celebs in attendance…
Spotted in box seats at the show were Harrison and his wife Calista Flockhart, Tom and his wife Rita Wilson,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Oops, he did it again.
At 62, Ari Emanuel is now lord and master (or more precisely, CEO) of not one but two publicly held companies. Still, he could not resist bashing his longtime rivals at CAA when presented with a mic at the Bloomberg Screentime conference. And those weren’t the only comments that made some of his associates cringe.
Emanuel is credited with leading his company into expansion, often with pricey acquisitions. The logic of some of these deals escaped observers — Professional Bull Riders? Ok, but overcoming the odds, he transformed Endeavor into a public company in 2021. And in September, Tko Holdings, the combined UFC and WWE, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Other agents — Mike Ovitz comes to mind — yearned to transcend their client-servicing roles. Emanuel has achieved that dream, yet all these deals later, he is still apparently in the grip of his inner agent.
At 62, Ari Emanuel is now lord and master (or more precisely, CEO) of not one but two publicly held companies. Still, he could not resist bashing his longtime rivals at CAA when presented with a mic at the Bloomberg Screentime conference. And those weren’t the only comments that made some of his associates cringe.
Emanuel is credited with leading his company into expansion, often with pricey acquisitions. The logic of some of these deals escaped observers — Professional Bull Riders? Ok, but overcoming the odds, he transformed Endeavor into a public company in 2021. And in September, Tko Holdings, the combined UFC and WWE, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Other agents — Mike Ovitz comes to mind — yearned to transcend their client-servicing roles. Emanuel has achieved that dream, yet all these deals later, he is still apparently in the grip of his inner agent.
- 10/16/2023
- by Kim Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the 24th weekly installment of the Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, host Billy Ray doesn’t seem too shaken by the surprise breakoff of talks between the studios and SAG-AFTRA.
Even though CAA chief Bryan Lourd stated publicly there is a wide gap between the streamers and actors over residuals, Ray believes a deal could be had by the end of next week. The pressure is high, as crew members stretch further without a paycheck, and the streamers find themselves the focus over issues like viewer transparency and what that should mean in the area of residuals and health benefits for actors.
This week, Ray takes a look at the actor’s life with three veterans who each trod a hard road to get to a position of prominence: Ashley Nicole Black, Clark Gregg, and Robert Wisdom. They discuss the ongoing strike, the importance of continued solidarity and the essential next steps for performers to protect their work.
Ray’s intro deals with Jackie Robinson and former Dodgers Gm Branch Rickey and how the historic shattering of baseball’s color line came two years in the making and involved a key person who’d grown up in the segregated South and had to be swung over to the right side of history in order for the audacious move to succeed. Luck is opportunity meeting preparation, Ray says. He believes that the planning that went into the current painful labor stoppage will change the business long term, for the better, and make it possible for the next Ashley Nicole Black, Clark Gregg and Robert Wisdom to thrive in an art form that pours of billions in revenues, and ought to provide for health benefits and a cushion against lean times like the ones we are all dealing with right now.
Listen here:...
Even though CAA chief Bryan Lourd stated publicly there is a wide gap between the streamers and actors over residuals, Ray believes a deal could be had by the end of next week. The pressure is high, as crew members stretch further without a paycheck, and the streamers find themselves the focus over issues like viewer transparency and what that should mean in the area of residuals and health benefits for actors.
This week, Ray takes a look at the actor’s life with three veterans who each trod a hard road to get to a position of prominence: Ashley Nicole Black, Clark Gregg, and Robert Wisdom. They discuss the ongoing strike, the importance of continued solidarity and the essential next steps for performers to protect their work.
Ray’s intro deals with Jackie Robinson and former Dodgers Gm Branch Rickey and how the historic shattering of baseball’s color line came two years in the making and involved a key person who’d grown up in the segregated South and had to be swung over to the right side of history in order for the audacious move to succeed. Luck is opportunity meeting preparation, Ray says. He believes that the planning that went into the current painful labor stoppage will change the business long term, for the better, and make it possible for the next Ashley Nicole Black, Clark Gregg and Robert Wisdom to thrive in an art form that pours of billions in revenues, and ought to provide for health benefits and a cushion against lean times like the ones we are all dealing with right now.
Listen here:...
- 10/13/2023
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Creative Artists Agency chief executive officer Bryan Lourd shot back at eyebrow-raising comments by longtime rival agency CEO Ari Emanuel on Thursday, regarding recent litigation brought on to CAA by actor Julia Ormond.
Emanuel, CEO of the parent company to WME, attended Bloomberg’s Screentime conference this week and called for Lourd and his longtime partner, Kevin Huvane, to “take a leave of absence” amid a lawsuit from Ormond. That suit charges The Walt Disney Company and CAA with compliance in abuse that Ormond says she suffered at the hands of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative and erratic and, in my mind, a self-serving human, I think much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients — the few that he’s got left. More importantly, his investors,” Lourd said during his own session at the Bloomberg conference.
Emanuel, CEO of the parent company to WME, attended Bloomberg’s Screentime conference this week and called for Lourd and his longtime partner, Kevin Huvane, to “take a leave of absence” amid a lawsuit from Ormond. That suit charges The Walt Disney Company and CAA with compliance in abuse that Ormond says she suffered at the hands of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative and erratic and, in my mind, a self-serving human, I think much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients — the few that he’s got left. More importantly, his investors,” Lourd said during his own session at the Bloomberg conference.
- 10/13/2023
- by Matt Donnelly and J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Gal Gadot, Jerry Seinfeld, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Pine, Mayim Bialik, Liev Schreiber, Amy Schumer and Michael Douglas are among more than 700 celebrities and entertainment executives who are standing in support of Israel.
They signed an open letter, created by the nonprofit organization Creative Community for Peace, condemning the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas’ attack on Israel and calling for the return of hostages.
The letter also called on the entertainment community to refrain from sharing misinformation about the war.
On Saturday morning, the terrorist organization Hamas launched attacks on southern Israel. The escalating conflict has led to a rising death toll that has surpassed 2,700 victims on both sides as of Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
“My heart is aching for the lives lost and families shattered,” Gadot shared in a statement. “I’m praying for everyone who has been affected by Hamas’ terrorism and brutality. And I hope that...
They signed an open letter, created by the nonprofit organization Creative Community for Peace, condemning the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas’ attack on Israel and calling for the return of hostages.
The letter also called on the entertainment community to refrain from sharing misinformation about the war.
On Saturday morning, the terrorist organization Hamas launched attacks on southern Israel. The escalating conflict has led to a rising death toll that has surpassed 2,700 victims on both sides as of Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
“My heart is aching for the lives lost and families shattered,” Gadot shared in a statement. “I’m praying for everyone who has been affected by Hamas’ terrorism and brutality. And I hope that...
- 10/12/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CAA CEO Bryan Lourd encouraged early negotiations between IATSE and AMPTP before the current guild’s contract expires next summer on July 31, 2024.
“I’ve been very careful, as you know, to not insert myself into this in any way and tell people what they should or shouldn’t do, but one thing I and a lot of my colleagues and a lot of my associates across town at other agencies and management firms have done is to try and force communication,” Lourd said at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. “What I hope happens is that everyone learns from this.”
Lourd continued by stating that “the minute” the current SAG-AFTRA strike reaches a resolution, he hopes that discussions between the AMPTP and IATSE “begin immediately.”
“We cannot leave the union out until June of next year with the rest of the positioning that has to occur...
“I’ve been very careful, as you know, to not insert myself into this in any way and tell people what they should or shouldn’t do, but one thing I and a lot of my colleagues and a lot of my associates across town at other agencies and management firms have done is to try and force communication,” Lourd said at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. “What I hope happens is that everyone learns from this.”
Lourd continued by stating that “the minute” the current SAG-AFTRA strike reaches a resolution, he hopes that discussions between the AMPTP and IATSE “begin immediately.”
“We cannot leave the union out until June of next year with the rest of the positioning that has to occur...
- 10/12/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative, erratic, and in my mind, always self-serving [person].”
This was CAA cochairman Bryan Lourd wasting little time responding to comments made by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel concerning Lourd’s agency being named alongside imprisoned former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and the Walt Disney Company in a civil suit filed by actress Julia Ormond. Her suit includes allegations of sexual harassment, battery and retaliation. Lourd responded in the opening moments of his panel while speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.
“The idea that he, in any way, could say that he could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone, but specifically around the issues that are so challenging for women, is odd,” Lourd said. “It’s ironic that the companies that he’s led his group into and the men that he’s partnered with … [are] his advisers on women’s issues.
This was CAA cochairman Bryan Lourd wasting little time responding to comments made by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel concerning Lourd’s agency being named alongside imprisoned former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and the Walt Disney Company in a civil suit filed by actress Julia Ormond. Her suit includes allegations of sexual harassment, battery and retaliation. Lourd responded in the opening moments of his panel while speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.
“The idea that he, in any way, could say that he could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone, but specifically around the issues that are so challenging for women, is odd,” Lourd said. “It’s ironic that the companies that he’s led his group into and the men that he’s partnered with … [are] his advisers on women’s issues.
- 10/12/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
CAA chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd has responded to his longtime agency competitor Ari Emanuel.
Emanuel on Wednesday criticized CAA — and specifically Lourd and his colleague Kevin Huvane — over a lawsuit accusing the agency of being complicit in Harvey Weinstein’s crimes. Emanuel said that Lourd should step aside pending an independent investigation.
“Look, we all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative, erratic, and, in my mind, always self-serving human, I think, much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients — the few that he’s got left — and, more importantly, his investors,” Lourd said Thursday, speaking to Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw in day two of the news organization’s Screentime conference.
“The idea that he in any way could think that he could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone — but specifically around the issues that are so challenging for women — is odd,...
Emanuel on Wednesday criticized CAA — and specifically Lourd and his colleague Kevin Huvane — over a lawsuit accusing the agency of being complicit in Harvey Weinstein’s crimes. Emanuel said that Lourd should step aside pending an independent investigation.
“Look, we all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative, erratic, and, in my mind, always self-serving human, I think, much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients — the few that he’s got left — and, more importantly, his investors,” Lourd said Thursday, speaking to Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw in day two of the news organization’s Screentime conference.
“The idea that he in any way could think that he could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone — but specifically around the issues that are so challenging for women — is odd,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The war of words between agencies bosses continues.
CAA Co-Chairman & CEO Bryan Lourd hit back after Endeavor boss Ari Emanuel said that Lourd and Kevin Huvane should take a leave of absence for their involvement in issues related to Harvey Weinstein and said that his company has more morals.
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative and erratic and in my mind self-serving human, I think much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients, the few that he’s got left. More importantly, his investors. The idea that he in anyway could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone, but specifically around challenges to women, it’s ironic that the comapnies that he’s let his group into and the men that he’s partnered with and defends are maybe his advisors on women’s issues, but these are very serious issues,...
CAA Co-Chairman & CEO Bryan Lourd hit back after Endeavor boss Ari Emanuel said that Lourd and Kevin Huvane should take a leave of absence for their involvement in issues related to Harvey Weinstein and said that his company has more morals.
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative and erratic and in my mind self-serving human, I think much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients, the few that he’s got left. More importantly, his investors. The idea that he in anyway could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone, but specifically around challenges to women, it’s ironic that the comapnies that he’s let his group into and the men that he’s partnered with and defends are maybe his advisors on women’s issues, but these are very serious issues,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In a strong sign of support of Israel from Hollywood, more than 700 figures from the entertainment industry have signed an open letter to condemn Hamas and demand the safe return of hostages being held in Gaza.
The letter is the first major move from the entertainment industry, as Israel has been under attack.
Released by the nonprofit Creative Community for Peace, the letter has been signed by celebrities and Hollywood leaders including Gal Gadot, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Pine, Mayim Bialik, Liev Schreiber, Amy Schumer, Michael Douglas, Jerry Seinfeld, Debra Messing, Ryan Murphy, Greg Berlanti, Haim Saban, Irving Azoff, Ynon Kreiz, Mark Hamill, Howie Mandel, Bella Thorne, Antoine Fuqua and more.
The open letter calls on the entertainment community at large to speak out forcefully against Hamas, to support Israel, to refrain from sharing misinformation about the war and to do whatever is in their power to urge Hamas terrorists...
The letter is the first major move from the entertainment industry, as Israel has been under attack.
Released by the nonprofit Creative Community for Peace, the letter has been signed by celebrities and Hollywood leaders including Gal Gadot, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Pine, Mayim Bialik, Liev Schreiber, Amy Schumer, Michael Douglas, Jerry Seinfeld, Debra Messing, Ryan Murphy, Greg Berlanti, Haim Saban, Irving Azoff, Ynon Kreiz, Mark Hamill, Howie Mandel, Bella Thorne, Antoine Fuqua and more.
The open letter calls on the entertainment community at large to speak out forcefully against Hamas, to support Israel, to refrain from sharing misinformation about the war and to do whatever is in their power to urge Hamas terrorists...
- 10/12/2023
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel said on Wednesday that rival CAA agency bosses Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane should step aside in light of Julia Ormond’s lawsuit against disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein, Disney and their own agency.
Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference Wednesday in Los Angeles, Emanuel said that “they should take a leave of absence. And investigators should come in and they should look at what they did. They didn’t apologize. They didn’t deny it.”
Emanuel is bitter rivals with CAA, and is long known for disrespecting his industry competitors, though usually in private. But even so, his broadside against two respected industry veterans was shocking in its directness.
The Tko Group head went so far as to say that Lourd and Huvane’s role in Weinstein’s abuses of vulnerable actresses mirrored Ghislaine Maxwell’s for Jeffrey Epstein — that “they were leading them in to...
Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference Wednesday in Los Angeles, Emanuel said that “they should take a leave of absence. And investigators should come in and they should look at what they did. They didn’t apologize. They didn’t deny it.”
Emanuel is bitter rivals with CAA, and is long known for disrespecting his industry competitors, though usually in private. But even so, his broadside against two respected industry veterans was shocking in its directness.
The Tko Group head went so far as to say that Lourd and Huvane’s role in Weinstein’s abuses of vulnerable actresses mirrored Ghislaine Maxwell’s for Jeffrey Epstein — that “they were leading them in to...
- 10/12/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Ari Emanuel took some shots during his latest public appearance.
The Endeavor CEO took aim at CAA over their handling of issues related to Harvey Weinstein, calling for Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane to “take a leave of absence” while the matter is investigated.
He also urged the studios and actors to get a deal done even if it means getting “half a loaf”, saying that, “You’re not winning an Oscar for this negotiation”.
Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime event, he also talked up interest in the rights to WWE’s Raw and teased deals with Netflix for Tyler Perry and David Ellison.
He also took aim at Benjamin Netanyahu over the terror attacks in Israel.
It was a short, but, as ever, wildly entertaining conversation with Emanuel.
On CAA, which along with Disney and Miramax, is being sued by Julia Ormond over an alleged sexual assault by Weinstein...
The Endeavor CEO took aim at CAA over their handling of issues related to Harvey Weinstein, calling for Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane to “take a leave of absence” while the matter is investigated.
He also urged the studios and actors to get a deal done even if it means getting “half a loaf”, saying that, “You’re not winning an Oscar for this negotiation”.
Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime event, he also talked up interest in the rights to WWE’s Raw and teased deals with Netflix for Tyler Perry and David Ellison.
He also took aim at Benjamin Netanyahu over the terror attacks in Israel.
It was a short, but, as ever, wildly entertaining conversation with Emanuel.
On CAA, which along with Disney and Miramax, is being sued by Julia Ormond over an alleged sexual assault by Weinstein...
- 10/12/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Endeavor and Tko Group Holdings CEO Ari Emanuel appeared at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference to talk business — and a lawsuit impacting rival CAA — but it was impossible to ignore the story dominating geopolitics.
Emanuel was asked by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw for his thoughts on the attacks in Israel, given his status as one of the most high-profile Jewish executives in the U.S., and he did not hold back.
“It’s not the same as 9/11, but I had that same feeling,” Emanuel said, noting that his grandmother escaped the Bolsheviks. “As a Jew, what happened in Israel this past weekend was one of the worst pogroms in history, not including the Holocaust.”
Emanuel called the Hamas attacks “heinous” and Hamas and Hezbollah “terrorists,” but he also heaped criticism at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the politician “morally corrupt.”
“In my opinion, a morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel and its people to rape,...
Emanuel was asked by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw for his thoughts on the attacks in Israel, given his status as one of the most high-profile Jewish executives in the U.S., and he did not hold back.
“It’s not the same as 9/11, but I had that same feeling,” Emanuel said, noting that his grandmother escaped the Bolsheviks. “As a Jew, what happened in Israel this past weekend was one of the worst pogroms in history, not including the Holocaust.”
Emanuel called the Hamas attacks “heinous” and Hamas and Hezbollah “terrorists,” but he also heaped criticism at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the politician “morally corrupt.”
“In my opinion, a morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel and its people to rape,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel opened Bloomberg Media’s Screentime conference Wednesday evening with a strong condemnation of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he left the country vulnerable to the heinous terrorist attacks that began Oct. 7.
“A morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel to rape and beheadings of babies, children,” Emanuel said in measured tones after moderator Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg’s managing editor of media and entertainment, asked him for his thoughts on the devastation in Israel. Emanuel has been an outspoken advocate on issues of Jewish identity and antisemitism.
“I don’t think this man deserves to be in power,” Emanuel said, to strong applause from the crowed gathered at Hollywood’s Nya Studios. He detailed the recent events in Israel and Netanyahu’s battles with the country’s judicial system “to keep himself out of jail,” he said. “It’s time to we get rid of this man.
“A morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel to rape and beheadings of babies, children,” Emanuel said in measured tones after moderator Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg’s managing editor of media and entertainment, asked him for his thoughts on the devastation in Israel. Emanuel has been an outspoken advocate on issues of Jewish identity and antisemitism.
“I don’t think this man deserves to be in power,” Emanuel said, to strong applause from the crowed gathered at Hollywood’s Nya Studios. He detailed the recent events in Israel and Netanyahu’s battles with the country’s judicial system “to keep himself out of jail,” he said. “It’s time to we get rid of this man.
- 10/12/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Julia Ormond has been “living in fear.” The British actress known for her roles in films like Legends of the Fall, First Knight and Sabrina, as well as an Emmy-nominated turn on television’s Mad Men, alleges that in December of 1995, at the height of her stardom, she was sexually assaulted by film producer Harvey Weinstein. Though she says she’d confided in family, friends, and her powerful CAA agents at the time — Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane — about what transpired, she’s been reluctant to come forward publicly about that horrifying night,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Actress Julia Ormond is suing Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he sexually assaulted her almost 30 years ago. She is also accusing Disney, Miramax, and CAA of negligence.
Ormond filed a complaint on Wednesday in the New York State Supreme Court, where she accused Weinstein of sexual assault in her apartment after a business dinner. Ormond claims that Weinstein said he would only discuss their latest film project back at a Miramax-provided apartment. Weinstein would then strip naked and force Ormond to perform oral sex.
Ormond then said she told her CAA agents, Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane, and claimed they cautioned her about speaking out against Weinstein, believing it would damage her career. She also claimed the agency “lost interest in representing her, and her career suffered dramatically.”
“The men at CAA who represented Ormond knew about Weinstein. So too did Weinstein’s employers at Miramax and [its parent company] Disney. Brazenly, none of...
Ormond filed a complaint on Wednesday in the New York State Supreme Court, where she accused Weinstein of sexual assault in her apartment after a business dinner. Ormond claims that Weinstein said he would only discuss their latest film project back at a Miramax-provided apartment. Weinstein would then strip naked and force Ormond to perform oral sex.
Ormond then said she told her CAA agents, Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane, and claimed they cautioned her about speaking out against Weinstein, believing it would damage her career. She also claimed the agency “lost interest in representing her, and her career suffered dramatically.”
“The men at CAA who represented Ormond knew about Weinstein. So too did Weinstein’s employers at Miramax and [its parent company] Disney. Brazenly, none of...
- 10/5/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
CAA had been silent all day Wednesday since Julia Ormond named the uber-agency and Disney in her sexual battery lawsuit against the imprisoned Harvey Weinstein, but tonight the Bryan Lourd-led company is calling its inclusion in the action “baseless.”
In fact, CAA stopped just short of citing the claim of breach of fiduciary duty by their former client as a shakedown of sorts.
“CAA takes all allegations of sexual assault and abuse seriously, and has compassion for Ms. Ormond and the experience she described in her complaint,” an agency spokesperson said tonight. “However, the claims that Ms. Ormond has levied against the agency are completely without merit. Through counsel, Ms. Ormond approached CAA in March with these allegations about the agency. Knowing these allegations to be untrue, the agency then retained attorney Loretta Lynch and her law firm, Paul Weiss, to defend the company. Their review found nothing to support Ms.
In fact, CAA stopped just short of citing the claim of breach of fiduciary duty by their former client as a shakedown of sorts.
“CAA takes all allegations of sexual assault and abuse seriously, and has compassion for Ms. Ormond and the experience she described in her complaint,” an agency spokesperson said tonight. “However, the claims that Ms. Ormond has levied against the agency are completely without merit. Through counsel, Ms. Ormond approached CAA in March with these allegations about the agency. Knowing these allegations to be untrue, the agency then retained attorney Loretta Lynch and her law firm, Paul Weiss, to defend the company. Their review found nothing to support Ms.
- 10/5/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Julia Ormond has accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault in a new lawsuit that also accuses her agents at Creative Artists Agency, Walt Disney Pictures, and Miramax with failing to protect her and enabling Weinstein’s alleged abuse.
Ormond said the disgraced producer forced her to perform oral sex on him in December 1995 after a business dinner. Afterwards, she allegedly told her agents at CAA — Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane — what had happened, only to have them dissuade her from pressing the issue further. In the aftermath, the lawsuit...
Ormond said the disgraced producer forced her to perform oral sex on him in December 1995 after a business dinner. Afterwards, she allegedly told her agents at CAA — Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane — what had happened, only to have them dissuade her from pressing the issue further. In the aftermath, the lawsuit...
- 10/4/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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