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- ICM Abuse Complaints Highlight Challenges of Changing Hollywood May 5, 2021ICM Partners has been quite public about trying to reform its own workplace culture. But according to a story published in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, working at the high-powered agency can still be a traumatic experience for many lower-level employees. The article documented a workplace where agents and other supervisors felt free to take […]gmaddaus
- Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival Sells Out in Under an Hour May 5, 2021Travis Scott announced that his Astroworld Festival fully sold out today in under an hour, with over 100,000 people expected to attend the event. The event, taking place November 5-6 in Scott’s hometown of Houston, sold through all its passes before a lineup has been announced, making Astroworld the only major music festival to sell […]Ethan Shanfeld
- Fox Buys Clay Travis’ ‘Outkick’ Sports-News Site May 5, 2021After making a business in delivering news with a conservative point of view, Fox Corporation is looking to do the same with sports. The company has purchased Outkick, the conservative-leaning sports-news site founded by entrepreneur and online personality Clay Travis. The acquisition was unveiled by Lachlan Murdoch, the company’s CEO, during a call with investors […]Brian Steinberg
- Legendary Talent Spotter Boaty Boatwright Recalls Casting ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and Her Pal Sue Mengers May 5, 2021Over the course of her legendary career, Alice Lee “Boaty” Boatwright has cast iconic movies, served as a studio exec and repped starry talent including Joan Didion, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Reflecting on it today, she says her career really took off after a pivotal encounter at Sardi’s restaurant more than 60 years ago. […]Diane Garrett
- How TCM Tapped HBO Max to Expand Its 2021 Classic Film Festival May 5, 2021Last year, shortly after the pandemic hit the U.S., WarnerMedia’s TCM — with about three weeks notice — shifted its annual in-person TCM Classic Film Festival to a hybrid online/network experience. When the TCM team determined they were not going to be able to hold the fest in person again in 2021, they made an […]Todd Spangler
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