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• Hipgnosis Songs Acquires Catalog of Jay-Z, Kanye West Collaborator No I.D. August 13, 2020
  Hipgnosis Songs has acquired the music royalty catalog of songwriter-producer No I.D. (Ernest “Dion” Wilson), best known for his work with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rihanna, Usher, Common Drake, Alica Keys, Ed Sheeran, Big Sean and Common, the company announced early Thursday. Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of the artist’s worldwide copyrights and publishing royalties, including writer’s share […]
  Jem Aswad
• Ten Westbrook Crew Members Test Positive, Then Negative, for COVID-19 (EXCLUSIVE) August 13, 2020
  Amid routine testing on an unnamed production from Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook, 10 people in Los Angeles tested positive for COVID-19 last week. But after just a few days of quarantine and another battery of tests, all 10 then tested negative, Variety has learned exclusively, underscoring the challenges that production companies and […]
  Elaine Low
• Drake Bell Denies Abuse Allegations From Ex-Girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt August 13, 2020
  Actor Drake Bell has denied allegations of abuse that arose in a video posted to TikTok from his ex-girlfriend, Melissa Lingafelt. In the video, Lingafelt, who uses the stage name Jimi Ono on her TikTok account, alleged Wednesday that Bell verbally and physically abused her when they dated and lived together more than a decade […]
  Jordan Moreau
• SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Makes Premium, Eligibility Changes August 13, 2020
  SAG-AFTRA’s health plan announced changes that would see premiums for members increase and rules around eligibility tighten. The changes are, according to a memo sent to union members Wednesday night, in response to projected deficits in the tens of millions of dollars for 2020 and 2021. “Without restructuring the Health Plan, we are projecting a […]
  Daniel Holloway
• CAA’s Bryan Lourd on the WGA, Black Lives Matter and the Pandemic’s Impact on the Business August 13, 2020
  In a sprawling keynote conversation with Ziffren Brittenham partner Ken Ziffren at the UCLA Entertainment Symposium, CAA managing partner and co-chairman Bryan Lourd opened up about his thoughts on the ongoing Writers Guild conflict, the Black Lives Matter movement and the agency’s efforts to diversify, and the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the entertainment industry. Lourd […]
  Elaine Low

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