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While movie theaters seem poised to open in the next month, and production is starting back up slowly, the debilitating impact of being slammed shut since March is still taking a toll, and money still is not yet coming in. In light of ongoing complications from the COVID-19 pandemic, APA just announced to staff that…

UPDATED with latest: APA observed Blackout Tuesday today with “A Conversation for Action,” part of its Elevate speaker series. The Zoom webinar’s audience included showrunners, managers, studio and network executives, producers and talent who heard from voices including attorney/political organizer/journalist Anoa…

EXCLUSIVE: APA has become the latest talent agency to confront the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The agency just sent an internal note to staff. They’ve been notified that across the agency’s offices in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlanta, Toronto and London there will be a series of pay cuts…

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…

Saying that "the time has come for the WGA's leadership to start bargaining in earnest," leaders of the Association of Talent Agents have told their member-agencies that they hope the WGA will return to the bargaining table with a counteroffer to the proposals the ATA made on Friday to end their 59-day standoff over…

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…