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EXCLUSIVE: Justin Baldoni is no longer a client of WME. The decision to have the actor-director-producer leave the agency was made Saturday morning by WME leadership due, at least in part, to the sexual harassment and retaliation complaint filed late Friday by Baldoni’s It Ends With Us co-star and fellow…

The blast radius from It Ends With Us has gone nuclear with Blake Lively denouncing director and co-star Justin Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios and others on the domestic violence film for sexually harassing her and subsequently enacting "a coordinated effort to destroy her reputation.&#8221…

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Usman Riaz, the director, animator and co-composer of the animated feature The Glassworker, which has been selected as Pakistan’s official entry for Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars and is vying for an animated feature nomination, as well. World…

It has been a banner year for Martin Delemazure, the managing director of Paris-based composer agency Grande Ourse. He had seven films at the Cannes Film Festival in May featuring music by composers on the agency's books, topped by Jury Prize-winner Emilia Pérez, which also won Best Cannes Soundtrack…

EXCLUSIVE: Spanish actress Nicole Wallace has signed with TFC Management for representation. Wallace is best known for her portrayal of Noah in the hit Prime Video film Culpa Mia (My Fault), based on the bestselling Wattpad novel series by Mercedes Ron. The Domingo González-written and directed title…

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the holidays, talent agencies traditionally pin agent stripes on young staffers, most of them coming out of agencies’ trainee programs. WME has just completed its round of promotions, upping 15 to agent across multiple departments in U.S. and international offices. Dara Kaye, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Bulgarian actress Irmena Chichikova, seen recently in SXSW 2024 breakout The Black Sea, has signed with L.A.-based boutique management and production company Rewind. Chichikova appeared opposite Derrick B. Harden in his critically acclaimed American-Bulgarian comedy The Black Sea…

EXCLUSIVE: Linden Entertainment has named manager and producer Dana Harris a newly minted partner at the company. Additional promotions within Linden Entertainment include Tori Mason, who has been promoted to Coordinator and Nathalie Campbell also steps into the role of Coordinator for Brand…

EXCLUSIVE: Dave Bautista and his production company Dogbone Entertainment have signed with WME. Currently, Bautista is shooting The Wrecking Crew, a buddy cop action comedy for Amazon MGM Studios, in which he stars opposite Jason Momoa. Written by Jonathan Tropper and directed by Ángel Manuel Soto…

EXCLUSIVE: Doug Johnson has left CAA to join WME as an agent in the non-scripted department. He starts in January. In addition to non-scripted, Johnson will continue to work across the scripted space with a focus on comedy. Joining him at WME are several longtime clients, Emmy-winning Abbott Elementary…

EXCLUSIVE: Actor and Director Simon Baker has signed with Gersh for representation. Baker won international acclaim in the television series The Mentalist which screened in over 130 countries and garnered him Best Actor nominations for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. His…

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the release of her debut docu-film, Munroe Bergdorf has signed with Curtis Brown. The broadcaster, activist, model and author has signed in all areas with the UTA-owned agency’s entertainment and unscripted division. The news comes with Olivia Cappuccini’s Love & Rage: Munroe …