Oops, he did it again.
At 62, Ari Emanuel is now lord and master (or more precisely, CEO) of not one but two publicly held companies. Still, he could not resist bashing his longtime rivals at CAA when presented with a mic at the Bloomberg Screentime conference. And those weren’t the only comments that made some of his associates cringe.
Emanuel is credited with leading his company into expansion, often with pricey acquisitions. The logic of some of these deals escaped observers — Professional Bull Riders? Ok, but overcoming the odds, he transformed Endeavor into a public company in 2021. And in September, Tko Holdings, the combined UFC and WWE, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Other agents — Mike Ovitz comes to mind — yearned to transcend their client-servicing roles. Emanuel has achieved that dream, yet all these deals later, he is still apparently in the grip of his inner agent.
At 62, Ari Emanuel is now lord and master (or more precisely, CEO) of not one but two publicly held companies. Still, he could not resist bashing his longtime rivals at CAA when presented with a mic at the Bloomberg Screentime conference. And those weren’t the only comments that made some of his associates cringe.
Emanuel is credited with leading his company into expansion, often with pricey acquisitions. The logic of some of these deals escaped observers — Professional Bull Riders? Ok, but overcoming the odds, he transformed Endeavor into a public company in 2021. And in September, Tko Holdings, the combined UFC and WWE, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Other agents — Mike Ovitz comes to mind — yearned to transcend their client-servicing roles. Emanuel has achieved that dream, yet all these deals later, he is still apparently in the grip of his inner agent.
- 10/16/2023
- by Kim Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Creative Artists Agency chief executive officer Bryan Lourd shot back at eyebrow-raising comments by longtime rival agency CEO Ari Emanuel on Thursday, regarding recent litigation brought on to CAA by actor Julia Ormond.
Emanuel, CEO of the parent company to WME, attended Bloomberg’s Screentime conference this week and called for Lourd and his longtime partner, Kevin Huvane, to “take a leave of absence” amid a lawsuit from Ormond. That suit charges The Walt Disney Company and CAA with compliance in abuse that Ormond says she suffered at the hands of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative and erratic and, in my mind, a self-serving human, I think much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients — the few that he’s got left. More importantly, his investors,” Lourd said during his own session at the Bloomberg conference.
Emanuel, CEO of the parent company to WME, attended Bloomberg’s Screentime conference this week and called for Lourd and his longtime partner, Kevin Huvane, to “take a leave of absence” amid a lawsuit from Ormond. That suit charges The Walt Disney Company and CAA with compliance in abuse that Ormond says she suffered at the hands of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative and erratic and, in my mind, a self-serving human, I think much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients — the few that he’s got left. More importantly, his investors,” Lourd said during his own session at the Bloomberg conference.
- 10/13/2023
- by Matt Donnelly and J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative, erratic, and in my mind, always self-serving [person].”
This was CAA cochairman Bryan Lourd wasting little time responding to comments made by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel concerning Lourd’s agency being named alongside imprisoned former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and the Walt Disney Company in a civil suit filed by actress Julia Ormond. Her suit includes allegations of sexual harassment, battery and retaliation. Lourd responded in the opening moments of his panel while speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.
“The idea that he, in any way, could say that he could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone, but specifically around the issues that are so challenging for women, is odd,” Lourd said. “It’s ironic that the companies that he’s led his group into and the men that he’s partnered with … [are] his advisers on women’s issues.
This was CAA cochairman Bryan Lourd wasting little time responding to comments made by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel concerning Lourd’s agency being named alongside imprisoned former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and the Walt Disney Company in a civil suit filed by actress Julia Ormond. Her suit includes allegations of sexual harassment, battery and retaliation. Lourd responded in the opening moments of his panel while speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.
“The idea that he, in any way, could say that he could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone, but specifically around the issues that are so challenging for women, is odd,” Lourd said. “It’s ironic that the companies that he’s led his group into and the men that he’s partnered with … [are] his advisers on women’s issues.
- 10/12/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
CAA chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd has responded to his longtime agency competitor Ari Emanuel.
Emanuel on Wednesday criticized CAA — and specifically Lourd and his colleague Kevin Huvane — over a lawsuit accusing the agency of being complicit in Harvey Weinstein’s crimes. Emanuel said that Lourd should step aside pending an independent investigation.
“Look, we all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative, erratic, and, in my mind, always self-serving human, I think, much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients — the few that he’s got left — and, more importantly, his investors,” Lourd said Thursday, speaking to Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw in day two of the news organization’s Screentime conference.
“The idea that he in any way could think that he could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone — but specifically around the issues that are so challenging for women — is odd,...
Emanuel on Wednesday criticized CAA — and specifically Lourd and his colleague Kevin Huvane — over a lawsuit accusing the agency of being complicit in Harvey Weinstein’s crimes. Emanuel said that Lourd should step aside pending an independent investigation.
“Look, we all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative, erratic, and, in my mind, always self-serving human, I think, much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients — the few that he’s got left — and, more importantly, his investors,” Lourd said Thursday, speaking to Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw in day two of the news organization’s Screentime conference.
“The idea that he in any way could think that he could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone — but specifically around the issues that are so challenging for women — is odd,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The war of words between agencies bosses continues.
CAA Co-Chairman & CEO Bryan Lourd hit back after Endeavor boss Ari Emanuel said that Lourd and Kevin Huvane should take a leave of absence for their involvement in issues related to Harvey Weinstein and said that his company has more morals.
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative and erratic and in my mind self-serving human, I think much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients, the few that he’s got left. More importantly, his investors. The idea that he in anyway could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone, but specifically around challenges to women, it’s ironic that the comapnies that he’s let his group into and the men that he’s partnered with and defends are maybe his advisors on women’s issues, but these are very serious issues,...
CAA Co-Chairman & CEO Bryan Lourd hit back after Endeavor boss Ari Emanuel said that Lourd and Kevin Huvane should take a leave of absence for their involvement in issues related to Harvey Weinstein and said that his company has more morals.
“We all know Ari Emanuel to be an incredibly performative and erratic and in my mind self-serving human, I think much to the detriment of not just his colleagues, but his clients, the few that he’s got left. More importantly, his investors. The idea that he in anyway could hold himself out as morally superior to anyone, but specifically around challenges to women, it’s ironic that the comapnies that he’s let his group into and the men that he’s partnered with and defends are maybe his advisors on women’s issues, but these are very serious issues,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel said on Wednesday that rival CAA agency bosses Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane should step aside in light of Julia Ormond’s lawsuit against disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein, Disney and their own agency.
Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference Wednesday in Los Angeles, Emanuel said that “they should take a leave of absence. And investigators should come in and they should look at what they did. They didn’t apologize. They didn’t deny it.”
Emanuel is bitter rivals with CAA, and is long known for disrespecting his industry competitors, though usually in private. But even so, his broadside against two respected industry veterans was shocking in its directness.
The Tko Group head went so far as to say that Lourd and Huvane’s role in Weinstein’s abuses of vulnerable actresses mirrored Ghislaine Maxwell’s for Jeffrey Epstein — that “they were leading them in to...
Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference Wednesday in Los Angeles, Emanuel said that “they should take a leave of absence. And investigators should come in and they should look at what they did. They didn’t apologize. They didn’t deny it.”
Emanuel is bitter rivals with CAA, and is long known for disrespecting his industry competitors, though usually in private. But even so, his broadside against two respected industry veterans was shocking in its directness.
The Tko Group head went so far as to say that Lourd and Huvane’s role in Weinstein’s abuses of vulnerable actresses mirrored Ghislaine Maxwell’s for Jeffrey Epstein — that “they were leading them in to...
- 10/12/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Ari Emanuel took some shots during his latest public appearance.
The Endeavor CEO took aim at CAA over their handling of issues related to Harvey Weinstein, calling for Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane to “take a leave of absence” while the matter is investigated.
He also urged the studios and actors to get a deal done even if it means getting “half a loaf”, saying that, “You’re not winning an Oscar for this negotiation”.
Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime event, he also talked up interest in the rights to WWE’s Raw and teased deals with Netflix for Tyler Perry and David Ellison.
He also took aim at Benjamin Netanyahu over the terror attacks in Israel.
It was a short, but, as ever, wildly entertaining conversation with Emanuel.
On CAA, which along with Disney and Miramax, is being sued by Julia Ormond over an alleged sexual assault by Weinstein...
The Endeavor CEO took aim at CAA over their handling of issues related to Harvey Weinstein, calling for Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane to “take a leave of absence” while the matter is investigated.
He also urged the studios and actors to get a deal done even if it means getting “half a loaf”, saying that, “You’re not winning an Oscar for this negotiation”.
Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime event, he also talked up interest in the rights to WWE’s Raw and teased deals with Netflix for Tyler Perry and David Ellison.
He also took aim at Benjamin Netanyahu over the terror attacks in Israel.
It was a short, but, as ever, wildly entertaining conversation with Emanuel.
On CAA, which along with Disney and Miramax, is being sued by Julia Ormond over an alleged sexual assault by Weinstein...
- 10/12/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Endeavor and Tko Group Holdings CEO Ari Emanuel appeared at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference to talk business — and a lawsuit impacting rival CAA — but it was impossible to ignore the story dominating geopolitics.
Emanuel was asked by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw for his thoughts on the attacks in Israel, given his status as one of the most high-profile Jewish executives in the U.S., and he did not hold back.
“It’s not the same as 9/11, but I had that same feeling,” Emanuel said, noting that his grandmother escaped the Bolsheviks. “As a Jew, what happened in Israel this past weekend was one of the worst pogroms in history, not including the Holocaust.”
Emanuel called the Hamas attacks “heinous” and Hamas and Hezbollah “terrorists,” but he also heaped criticism at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the politician “morally corrupt.”
“In my opinion, a morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel and its people to rape,...
Emanuel was asked by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw for his thoughts on the attacks in Israel, given his status as one of the most high-profile Jewish executives in the U.S., and he did not hold back.
“It’s not the same as 9/11, but I had that same feeling,” Emanuel said, noting that his grandmother escaped the Bolsheviks. “As a Jew, what happened in Israel this past weekend was one of the worst pogroms in history, not including the Holocaust.”
Emanuel called the Hamas attacks “heinous” and Hamas and Hezbollah “terrorists,” but he also heaped criticism at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the politician “morally corrupt.”
“In my opinion, a morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel and its people to rape,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel opened Bloomberg Media’s Screentime conference Wednesday evening with a strong condemnation of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he left the country vulnerable to the heinous terrorist attacks that began Oct. 7.
“A morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel to rape and beheadings of babies, children,” Emanuel said in measured tones after moderator Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg’s managing editor of media and entertainment, asked him for his thoughts on the devastation in Israel. Emanuel has been an outspoken advocate on issues of Jewish identity and antisemitism.
“I don’t think this man deserves to be in power,” Emanuel said, to strong applause from the crowed gathered at Hollywood’s Nya Studios. He detailed the recent events in Israel and Netanyahu’s battles with the country’s judicial system “to keep himself out of jail,” he said. “It’s time to we get rid of this man.
“A morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel to rape and beheadings of babies, children,” Emanuel said in measured tones after moderator Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg’s managing editor of media and entertainment, asked him for his thoughts on the devastation in Israel. Emanuel has been an outspoken advocate on issues of Jewish identity and antisemitism.
“I don’t think this man deserves to be in power,” Emanuel said, to strong applause from the crowed gathered at Hollywood’s Nya Studios. He detailed the recent events in Israel and Netanyahu’s battles with the country’s judicial system “to keep himself out of jail,” he said. “It’s time to we get rid of this man.
- 10/12/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Endeavor and Tko CEO Ari Emanuel condemned the Hamas terrorist attacks that have killed more than 1,200 people in Israel and at least 1,055 people in Gaza as of Wednesday.
“It’s not the same as 9/11, but I had that same feeling… As a Jew, what happened in Israel this past weekend was one of the worst pogroms in history, not including the Holocaust,” Emanuel said while speaking at Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “My grandmother escaped Bolsheviks. That happened. It was even worse than that because we didn’t have to escape — now we have a country with great militaries great intelligence apparatus.”
In his solidarity with Israel, however, Emanuel remained critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who he called “morally corrupt,” stating that he “exposed Israel to rape and beheadings of babies, children,”
“And he did it to stay in power,” Emanuel continued. “He nominated the minister...
“It’s not the same as 9/11, but I had that same feeling… As a Jew, what happened in Israel this past weekend was one of the worst pogroms in history, not including the Holocaust,” Emanuel said while speaking at Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “My grandmother escaped Bolsheviks. That happened. It was even worse than that because we didn’t have to escape — now we have a country with great militaries great intelligence apparatus.”
In his solidarity with Israel, however, Emanuel remained critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who he called “morally corrupt,” stating that he “exposed Israel to rape and beheadings of babies, children,”
“And he did it to stay in power,” Emanuel continued. “He nominated the minister...
- 10/12/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
El Alfa’s kids have some flow! On Thursday, the Dominican star released his single “Abloh,” which features rap verses from his two kids Fendi and Emanuel, who are credited as Big League Fendi and Man Serious on the track.
“Look at me my car/Bring me the dough,” rap Emanuel, 6, and Fendi, 9, on the track’s repeating chorus. “You wanna ride on my Virgil Abloh.”
The music video opens with the kids (and the dembow legend) walking out of a private jet and dancing in front of a bouncy house.
“Look at me my car/Bring me the dough,” rap Emanuel, 6, and Fendi, 9, on the track’s repeating chorus. “You wanna ride on my Virgil Abloh.”
The music video opens with the kids (and the dembow legend) walking out of a private jet and dancing in front of a bouncy house.
- 5/5/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Jasmine Ellis Cooper and her husband Silas Cooper hoped their friends would have made a love connection on Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard.
The only married couple in the house were the nucleus of their friend group and Jasmine and Silas invited their friends – many who met for the first time on the island.
Jasmine Ellis Cooper and Silas Cooper| Stephanie Diani/Bravo
Jasmine knew what she was doing when she brought her friends together for boozy fun in the massive home near Oak Bluffs. “Like 95% of our friends are single. We have so many friends even beyond this group. And so it was a goal for us to really try to have people get to know each other in that way,” she told Showbiz Cheat Sheet.
“They’re all attractive. Let’s just be very blunt about it,” she added. “So I’m really hoping to have some love connections.
The only married couple in the house were the nucleus of their friend group and Jasmine and Silas invited their friends – many who met for the first time on the island.
Jasmine Ellis Cooper and Silas Cooper| Stephanie Diani/Bravo
Jasmine knew what she was doing when she brought her friends together for boozy fun in the massive home near Oak Bluffs. “Like 95% of our friends are single. We have so many friends even beyond this group. And so it was a goal for us to really try to have people get to know each other in that way,” she told Showbiz Cheat Sheet.
“They’re all attractive. Let’s just be very blunt about it,” she added. “So I’m really hoping to have some love connections.
- 5/4/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The deadline for public companies working on calendar fiscal year to disclose their top executives’ pay made for unfortunate optics. It fell on April 28, only three days before the current WGA contract with the studios is set to expire — and the parade of eight-figure packages for top executives at some of the same media companies from which writers are seeking minimum pay increases has raised eyebrows.
Amid a media-industry reset over the past year, studios have been pointing to the rough times they’ve been going through while countering WGA’s pay-increase proposals, including tanking stocks, layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, inflation and recession fears.
Despite all that, many entertainment CEOs got hefty raises in 2022, with the stream of announcements coming as the WGA-amptp negotiations entered their final weeks.
CEO compensation last year averaged about $32 million for 13 CEOs at 12 media companies (Netflix has co-CEOs), with several executives crossing the $50 million mark.
Amid a media-industry reset over the past year, studios have been pointing to the rough times they’ve been going through while countering WGA’s pay-increase proposals, including tanking stocks, layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, inflation and recession fears.
Despite all that, many entertainment CEOs got hefty raises in 2022, with the stream of announcements coming as the WGA-amptp negotiations entered their final weeks.
CEO compensation last year averaged about $32 million for 13 CEOs at 12 media companies (Netflix has co-CEOs), with several executives crossing the $50 million mark.
- 5/2/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Home to films like “Lady Bird,” “Eighth Grade” and “Mid90s,” A24 is synonymous with a certain brand of indie, auteur-driven coming-of-age story. The company’s latest is “Funny Pages,” the debut feature film from writer-director Owen Kline (who you might recognize as Frank from “The Squid and the Whale”). Set in the suburbs of New Jersey, “Funny Pages” follows Robert (Daniel Zolghadri), a talented high schooler determined to make his way as a cartoonist. When his beloved teacher suddenly passes away, he rebels against his upper-middle class upbringing and abandons future plans to attend art school.
Robert’s decision to drop out of school, rent sketchy (i.e. illegal) lodgings in a boiler room and take a low-paying assistant job bring him into the path of Wallace (Matthew Maher), a former employee at one of the comic magazines Robert idolizes. With the singular goal of getting Wallace to mentor him,...
Robert’s decision to drop out of school, rent sketchy (i.e. illegal) lodgings in a boiler room and take a low-paying assistant job bring him into the path of Wallace (Matthew Maher), a former employee at one of the comic magazines Robert idolizes. With the singular goal of getting Wallace to mentor him,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
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