More Relativity Turmoil: Biz Affairs Head Steve Hutensky Suddenly Exiting

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• Don’t know any of the details but as a rep who has dealt with Hutensky over the years I can say he is honorable, fair and a great lawyer and a great guy. I wish him well.

  Comment by Someone with a clue — Monday September 12, 2011 @ 3:37pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Someone who’s spent the most notable points of his career working for Harvey and Ryan is “honorable, fair”? Methinks not.

    In a related note, I have shares in the Brooklyn Bridge that I’m sure you’ll be interested in.

    Comment by Anonymous — Monday September 12, 2011 @ 5:30pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I’ve worked with Steve and no one is more hardworking and he has surprisingly great people skills for a BA guy. I hope he lands somewhere great.

  Comment by Sugar — Monday September 12, 2011 @ 4:42pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • i’ve dealt with him a bit over the years. really smart guy, tough negotiator. always understood that money talks and bullsh*t walks. might call him the royale with cheese of business affairs executives.

    Comment by nigel tufnel — Monday September 12, 2011 @ 5:34pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Congrats to Steve for getting off the Titanic!

  Comment by Dr. K — Monday September 12, 2011 @ 5:15pm PDT  Reply to this post

• As we can totally trust Kavanaugh’s word I’m sure this is not another sign of the companies financial difficulties. In fact Ryan just sold me what he swears is the fastest magic carpet in the world and I can’t wait to get home and try it.

  Comment by The Emperor is Still Naked — Monday September 12, 2011 @ 5:38pm PDT  Reply to this post

• What Ryan and Relativity need are hedge fund backers that have the long view, and a new Relativity Studio owned slate of pictures that are guaranteed not to lose money (regardless of box office or ancillary performance). Impossible, We can protect protect any size hedge fund investment from loss in single picture or slate deals. Really ! We’ve offered the same structure to billion dollar banks and major U.S. media corporations since the 1970′s.

  Comment by Troy Allen Dyer — Monday September 12, 2011 @ 5:48pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Having worked with Steve for years, I can say he is one of the few executives who can hold the whole equation of the picture business in his head.

  He has been trained by the best and will land somewhere terrific when he’s ready. He is also a class act and an honorable man and I’m sure he has been at least somewhat troubled laboring inside the house of cards that is relativity.

  Kavanaugh is a rich party boy getting his clock cleaned in hollywood now that he’s stepped up to the pros. You can pick hits or you can’t. It’s that simple. And the record shows he can’t.

  And now he’s failed to retain a highly valuable member of his team.

  Congrats on getting out of there, Steve.

  Comment by Monroe Stahr — Monday September 12, 2011 @ 7:09pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Relativity must be a mess for Hindle to leave there for MRC… Then again, even though MRC only knows how to bleed cash and make bombs, at least they aren’t overtly corrupt.

  Comment by Anonymous — Monday September 12, 2011 @ 7:30pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Steve is one of the smartest BA execs in the business and a great guy. No doubt he will land somewhere much better.

  Comment by Tom H. — Tuesday September 13, 2011 @ 5:28am PDT  Reply to this post