EXCLUSIVE: Troy Zien has become a talent manager at 3 Arts Entertainment. He most recently worked on the Hasbro account for former WME agent John Fogelman’s venture, and certainly has a familiarity with handling talent. Zien spent eight years as an agent, working his way from the ICM mailroom–where he trained under…

EXCLUSIVE: Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas is joining 3 Arts as a manager/producer, returning to the rep business after 11 years. Once a high-powered dealmaker at ICM best known for guiding Julia Roberts from unknown to $20 million a picture as the world's biggest female star, Goldsmith-Thomas left ICM in 2000 to run…

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4:20 PM UPDATE: I’ve just learned that WME Entertainment actually fired Mel Gibson the day before his longtime Hollywood agent Ed Limato’s death last weekend. I’m told what happened is that the news media reported last week there was a tape of Mel Gibson making a racial slur. And last Friday, WME board member Ari Eman…

PREVIOUS: R.I.P. Ed Limato UPDATE: Ed Limato’s office has set funeral service plans. This Wednesday, an open viewing will be held from 3:30-8:30 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A memorial service is being planned. Tributes to the late WME agent Ed Limato refer to his passing as the end of a dealmaking era. After…

3RD UPDATE: Ed Limato’s clients  weigh in on his passing: Richard Gere: "Ed was my dear friend and agent for 40 years. He was the best of the best. There will never be anyone like him. The mold has been broken. He was probably the most respected agent of our time who loved his clients dearly and would do anything for…