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"Seeing the handwriting on the wall, two days ago the WGA dismissed without prejudice its state court case against the four agencies and simultaneously filed a counterclaim to the suit that was brought against three of the agencies for antitrust violations on the part of the guild," Ken Ziffren said Wednesday as he…

Hollywood agency APA, which was hit by a series of lurid allegations in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed last month by an ex-employee, has filed its own legal response to the matter. In a new filing Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court (read it here), APA asks Judge Malcolm Mackey to compel the…

Australian actor Chum Ehelepola, who plays the roguish Ramtish in Disney's upcoming live-action Mulan, has signed with APA. Born in New Zealand and raised in Sri Lanka and Australia, Ehelepola co-starred in the Australian series The Surgeon opposite Sam Worthington, and The Straits opposite Brian Cox. He also starred…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Narcos star Pepe Rapazote has signed with APA for representation. Best known for his breakout role as Chepe Santacruz Londono in Netflix's Narcos, Rapazote can currently be seen in a recurring role on USA's Queen of the South alongside Alice Braga. He plays Raul "El Gordo" Rodriguez, a Cuban drug…

A former agent and assistant to APA chief Jim Gosnell has sued the agency and four individuals, including Gosnell, for sexual harassment and battery, wrongful termination and other alleged misconduct. The plaintiff, identified in court papers only as Jane Doe, filed the suit Wednesday in LA Superior Court (read it HERE…

CeeLo Green, a five-time Grammy-winning performer, TV personality, actor and original coach on NBC’s The Voice, has signed with APA in all areas, the agency said Monday. Green came onto the music scene as a member of the Southern hip-hop group Goodie Mob, and reunited with them for the 2013 album “Age Against the…

Mark McKinney, who currently stars on Superstore, has signed with APA. The multi-hyphenate plays Glenn on the NBC sitcom, which is now in its fifth season. McKinney previously co-created, wrote and starred in the acclaimed Canadian series, Slings & Arrows; and was both story editor and a recurring character on Aaron…

UPDATED with WGA statement, 6:17 PM: The Agency for the Performing Arts has added its name to the list of mid-level agencies saying they won’t sign the WGA's new Code of Conduct. "APA has no intention of signing the WGA's Code of Conduct, which in its current form will have a negative impact on our clients by limiting…

EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Teicher and Alexi Pappas, the multi-hyphenate duo whose Olympic Dreams, starring Nick Kroll and Pappas, premiered at this year's SXSW film festival, have signed with APA. Olympic Dreams was shot on location at the 2018 Winter Olympics and tells the story of an athlete (played by Pappas) and a…

Tiffany Tenille, the star of coming-of-age film Jezebel from writer/director Numa Perrier, has signed with APA in all areas. Premiered at SXSW, Jezebel is based on a true coming-of-age story that follows 19-year-old Tenille as she deals with extreme adversity during the last days of her mother's life in a small Las…

APA has signed Devon Shepard, the current showrunner and executive producer of Will Packer's Bigger on BET. Shepard's other recent credits include serving as co-executive producer on The Neighborhood, serving as showrunner on Comedy Central’s Legends of Chamberlain Heights, as well as BET’s Being Mary Jane starring…

One of comedy’s “it” girls, Tiffany Haddish, has left her long-time agents at APA and is currently meeting with top agencies for theatrical representation, fielding strong interest from everywhere. Haddish departed APA just before the recent Oscar weekend and is expected to settle on a new agency home by the end of…