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WME Names 11 New Agency Partners

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday January 17, 2012 @ 12:10pm PSTTags: Ari Emanuel, David Levine, Patrick Whitesell, WME Entertainment
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EXCLUSIVE: WME Entertainment minted 11 new partners, formally announcing them at the agency retreat held last week at La Costa Resort in Carlsbad. The new partners are:

Tim Curtis (commercial/voiceover); Jay Williams, (Nashville-based music agent); Joey Lee (Nashville-based music agent); Alicia Gordon (LA-based book department); John Buzzetti (NY-based head of theater); Sara Newkirk (LA-based music agent); Josh Pyatt, (non-scripted TV); Ken Slotnick, (NY-based TV agent); David Levine (London-based music agent); Samantha Kirby (NY-based music agent); and Scott Seidel (LA-based TV agent). The new partners were announced by Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Leaves CAA For WME

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Monday January 9, 2012 @ 3:30pm PSTTags: Jake Gyllenhaal, Patrick Whitesell, WME

EXCLUSIVE: Not long after leaving his longtime manager, actor Jake Gyllenhaal has left his longtime agency. He grew up, so to speak, at CAA as one of Kim Hodgert’s first clients. I’m assured his … Read More »

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UPDATE: John Fogelman’s Plans Post-WME

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday March 11, 2011 @ 3:02pm PSTTags: Ari Emanuel, J.J. Abrams, John Fogelman, Michael Bay, Patrick Whitesell, Rick Rosen, Rob Carlson, WME

2ND UPDATE, FRIDAY 3 PM: This morning after being intro’ed by Patrick Whitesell, John Fogelman stood up at WME’s quarterly meeting inside the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and gave a small “I-was-lucky-to-work-here” speech. He received a standing ovation. Love … Read More »

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Helmer Chris Columbus Exits CAA For WME

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday November 4, 2010 @ 10:25am PDTTags: Agents, Ari Emanuel, Chris Columbus, Movies, Patrick Whitesell, The Help

The wildly successful director/producer/writer who of course helmed the first two Harry Potters (Sorcerers Stone & Chamber Of Secrets) and produced the entire film series of JK Rowling’s novels just gave his notice today to CAA and immediately signed with WME … Read More »

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BIG DEAL: WME Forms 1/3 Of New Global Marketing Services Spinoff Company

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday September 17, 2010 @ 5:21pm PDTTags: Ari Emanuel, Deals, Patrick Whitesell

EXCLUSIVE: There’s no announcement of this yet. And details are still very sketchy. But I’ve just learned that WME Entertainment’s Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell  have negotiated a deal to join with heavy-hitters Trivergance Founder/Chairman Marc Byron (formerly CEO … Read More »

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WME Dumps Mel Gibson As Agency Client Because “He Used The N-Word”

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday July 9, 2010 @ 4:20pm PDTTags: Agent Ed Limato, Agents, Ari Emanuel, Ed Limato, Ed Limato Death, Mel Gibson, Mel Gibson Career, Oksana Grigorieva, Patrick Whitesell, WME


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4:20 PM UPDATE: I’ve just learned that WME Entertainment actually fired Mel Gibson the day before his longtime Hollywood agent Ed Limato’s death last weekend. I’m told … Read More »

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