EXCLUSIVE: Rising star actor Jason Mitchell (The Chi, Straight Outta Compton) is facing a career crisis over allegations of inappropriate behavior. The specifics are sketchy, but I hear the accusations were so serious they have led to Mitchell being dropped by his agency, UTA; management company, Authentic Talent & Lit…

EXCLUSIVE: Power may be coming to an end with this summer's sixth season but co-showrunner Gary Lennon is plugging into to a new creative source. Having helmed several episodes of the well-watched Courtney Kemp-created Starz drama, EP Lennon is now set to direct his first feature, I've learned. Coming off the mean…

EXCLUSIVE: Anna Gunn, the two-time Emmy winner for her role on AMC’s Breaking Bad, has signed with Authentic Talent & Literary Management. The signing comes at a busy time for Gunn, who reprises her role as Martha Bullock in HBO’s Deadwood movie which bows May 31, which is around the time she begins rehearsals for the…

Authentic Talent & Literary Management is ramping up its digital team, adding a trio of executive-level hires as it looks to bolster the positioning of the management and production company’s roster of writers, producers, directors and talent with brands to create content. The move to add Amron Lopez, Victoria…

Authentic Talent & Literary Management and indie studio Propagate Content have set a partnership to create content, with a focus on developing and producing scripted drama for network, premium cable and streaming services, as well as non-scripted TV series. Under terms of the deal, Ben Silverman and Howard T Owens…

EXCLUSIVE: Authentic Talent and Literary Management is absorbing Magnet Management, with the Hollywood companies to join forces officially next month under the Authentic banner. As part of the deal, Magnet’s co-founders Zach Tann, Jennie Frankel Frisbie and Bob Sobhani will take on oversight of…

Veteran talent representative Bonnie Liedtke has left Principato-Young Entertainment, where she was a talent manager, and has joined Authentic Talent & Literary Management. Her last day at PYE was Friday, and her first day at Authentic was today. Liedtke’s departure from PYE is said to be amicable, coming at the end…