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Have A ‘Jim Wiatt Take The Money And Rum’

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday August 12, 2011 @ 1:06pm PDTTags: Jim Wiatt, William Morris Agency

UPDATE: That’s just one of the drinks being served at the William Morris Agency Alumni Party happening this Saturday night and organized by Rikin Mantri and and Mike Palank. “We have all been witnesses to the legacy of the William Morris Agency, and now it’s time to come tell a few stories with the people who at some point or another made 150-151 El Camino home.” There’s free food (since so many people lost their jobs) and specialty discounted cocktails (so ex-staffers can drown their sorrows). Here’s the drinks menu:


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SOURCES: WME To Suffer 8-Figure Loss After Setbacks In BH Building Arbitration

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday July 22, 2011 @ 5:47pm PDTTags: Endeavor, William Morris Agency, William Morris Endeavor, WME

We all know that Ari Emanuel is an asshole, but we also thought he was at least a smart asshole. Because he decided to back out of the William Morris Agency’s commitment to lease that big blue Beverly Hills office building after Endeavor took over the venerable tenpercentery. Well, now … Read More »

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Mosaic Manager Ann Blanchard Joining CAA

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Saturday March 19, 2011 @ 2:22pm PDTTags: Alexa Junge, Amy Brenneman, Ed Redlich, Hollywood managers, Michael Dinner, TV producers, TV showrunners, TV Writers, William Morris Agency

EXCLUSIVE (UPDATED BELOW): There’s been no announcement yet. But Ann Blanchard is already being accused of breaking Hollywood protocol by not first informing those agents repping her Mosaic Media Group’s TV management clients of her change of employment. Instead, she’s calling … Read More »

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R.I.P. Ed Limato

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Saturday July 3, 2010 @ 11:08am PDTTags: Agent Ed Limato, Ari Emanuel, Bryan Lourd, CAA, Chris Silbermann, Denzel Washington, Ed Limato, Hollywood agencies, Hollywood agency, ICM, Jeff Berg, Jim Wiatt, Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mike Ovitz, Richard Gere, Steve Martin, talent agency, Talent Agent, William Morris Agency, WMA, WME

limato_chair_300x4003RD UPDATE: Ed Limato’s clients  weigh in on his passing:

Richard Gere: “Ed was my dear friend and agent for 40 years. He was the best of the best. There will never be anyone like him. The mold has been … Read More »

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Jackie Chan Leaves CAA For Morris, And Paul Thomas Anderson Lands There, Too

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday April 24, 2008 @ 7:53pm PDTTags: Actors, Agents, CAA, Directors, Jackie Chan, Paul Thomas Endeavor, The Forbidden Kingdom, William Morris Agency, WMA


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I’m told Jackie Chan fired CAA on the day his new movie The Forbidden Kingdom opened #1 last Friday. Today he landed with the William Morris Agency’s Phillip Button. As for the There Will Be Blood director, Paul Thomas Anderson left … Read More »

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