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Every so often there’s a Hollywood feeding frenzy for a New York Times “trend” story that captures the momentary zeitgest. Such is the case with the newspaper-of-record’s recent report on the charter members of “Dating A Banker Anonymous” — a support group and blog founded in November to help women dating or married to men in the banking industry cope with the inevitable relationship fallout from all the lousy financial news and related layoffs. Immediately, an NPR commentater opined on air that the NY Times got punk’d. So you won’t be surprised to learn that the “DABA Girls” – Laney Crowell and Megan Petrus — now have signed with United Talent in all areas and will be co-repped in books by Janklow Nesbit out of NYC. (I can sense you’re grinding your teeth already.) It seems UTA partner and board of director Jay Sures was up at 5 AM reading the article and jumped on the DABA website and emailed that he’d like to rep them. (The fact that these were all good-looking gals didn’t hurt, obviously.) They saw the message and vetted Jay through a mutual friend at Lionsgate. Next thing they knew, every agency was chasing them: not just UTA but also CAA, Endeavor, ICM (who reps the NY Times and was really fighting hard), and WMA. But the Daba Girls chose Sures. Now there’s going to be a book, and maybe a movie, and maybe a TV series. (I’m now starting to see the spittle forming around your mouth.)
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This probably won’t be posted. I’m rarely this rude but: Fuck them. Fuck them all.
Unbelievable. I cannot for the life of me see why anyone would support this. It’s not a female-empowerment story, an inspirational love-overcoming-adversity story, or, judging from the “I didn’t sign up for this” comments, a stand-by-your-man story. People are hurting everywhere and these bitches are…well, bitching.
So telling that, rather than see if there’s anything that they could do to help their men, they go hang out with each other and drink and bitch about their reduced allowances instead.
This is the kind of story that makes me loathe women (“just remember these guys are math club nerds, girls” – what, but you were fine with it when he was pulling down six-figure bonuses, bitch). And, while I would expect this kind of attitude in LA, it kind of saddens me even more that these are NY girls…
Well, I know people want to really here about the woes of women who are dating | married to some of the men who were part of fucking up our economy. The loss of their materialistic lifestyles then their redemption their own self-promotion so that they can be material and shallow on their own dime until that runs out and they look for some rich Hollywood producer who won big in January’s box office get a casting call coach audition and then slowly ever so painfully slowly fall out of the limelight into obscurity and American culture can hopefully recover from the irrefutable damage that they have caused to it.
Is this the best they could find? In THESE trying times? Shame on you UTA and shame on CAA, Endeavor and ICM for even trying. I refuse to read this one if it comes across my desk.
I cannot wait for the Hollywood system to collapse. You think the chaos of the mid/late 60s was bad? It’s going to be worse. Ten times worse, at least.
Shit like this is just another chink in the retaining wall. The dam is breaking.
The only way this will be palatable to me is if the pitch is that the thousands of workers the venal, idiot bankers put out of work converge upon them and their woe-as-me significant others and eat them, DAWN OF THE DEAD-style. There are levels of Hell reserved for people like this.
Do these women actually have a talent that would require representation in all areas? Hopefully they are smart enough to use these fools for what they can get and get out before they get used up and thrown out.
BH–I’m with you 100%.
If Hollywood hasn’t realized the rest of America has ZERO interest in bankers wives or girlfriends or these sex in the city ripoff pilots I see flooding the market right now they are completely out of touch.
Get a clue. That ship has sailed.
I’m not saying it’s time for Roseanne again, but pretty, rich and privileged is not what this country wants to see.
We don’t want to see divorced wealthy women taking another shot at love (like so many of these fucking awful pilots are right now) and we definitely do not want to see jack shit about anonymous banker daters.
It makes me want to punch the moron at UTA who brainstormed this while up at 5am.
Seriously. Stay anonymous you fucking nitwits.
how revolting that news is
they’re good looking?
I saw the article. These women are not sympathetic. They dump the banker-types as soon as the bonuses and beach houses cease. One of the banker boyfriends even becomes stressed out and less attentive. Quel Horror !
Golddigger stereotypes. No story here.
That isn’t spittle around the corners of my mouth. It’s bile.
Oh, goody. Another empty-headed materialistic chick flick. Just what we need.
Ah..The sign of the times. Whatever project they land on probably would do well given most people love to see the beautiful and rich suffer like everyone else. Especially if they are no talent dimwits with tits. Smells like a CW or Lifetime series.
Oh, yeah, the last thing I want to f’ng see on TV this day age–More hour long dramas about golddigging, shallow wenches and the dreadfully boring men they chase after!
(/sarcasm)
The comments are funnier than the story itself. Nikki, can’t we just option the comments themselves for a movie?
Of course a bunch of agents think the DABA girls are an awesome story. They are women after their own hearts! Pathetic. And in the age of Obama, I seriously doubt they will sell in a big way, to readers or viewers.
These girls are the spiritual equivalent of Spitzer hooker Ashley Alexandra Dupre…
Can’t you just see Jay Sures bouncing into the office all full of himself that he got up at 5 to read the NYT? And yet every other agent in town pounces and why? Because this is a compelling story? No, they pounce b/c they don’t want their competition to sign up these stupid, vapid women. How Jay Sures has survived at UTA all these years is pathetic. UTA will make a handful of phone calls and when no studio or network buys this crap these girls will wonder why their UTA agents don’t return their phone calls. Honestly, this is why Hollywood is empty. Read a script, Jay? Take a chance on someone, Jay? Do something original! (if you’re even capable of doing so)
BH,
We did. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Every guy on Wall Street
The apocalypse is near.
Whereas a year ago most of these girls were nothing more than arm candy for their millionaire hubbies, they and their book and TV deals will now be responsible for supporting their broke ass husbands.
It IS a new era.
This is where this industry misses it. We’re stocked with too many out of touch, privileged players that don’t get what the broad swath of America cares about. This is so tone deaf to what is going on for most people. Nobody cares about Carrie Bradshaw and her difficulties with expensive shoes when they are having trouble getting a job and making the rent. Watching a bunch of over-privileged trophy wives bitch about having to cut back isn’t a ratings winner today. The door has slammed on this latest gilded age.
Had to comment after reading these ignorant rageful comments. Bunch of angry hateful men who can’t get dates apparently read this site.
It is endlessly amusing that men who date/use women for their youth and looks are accepted. However, if a women uses a man for wealth, she is the devil incarnate. It is a reciprocal agreement, and those of you raging about it are clearly resentful that you are left out of the loop.
You lunkheads also clearly miss the irony that all the bankers are MEN. If women had an equal shot at top paying jobs, and equal pay. they wouldn’t be forced to date these disgusting toads. The toads know it which is why they work so hard to keep women away from the top.
Todd Hoffman at ICM represents the NYT and has consistent knowledge of its content. The fact that he saw no story in this even with a heads up speaks volumes.
Has anybody actually read this website? I’m a guy and I find it terribly amusing and I think there is plenty of material to make something funny.