The WGA on Tuesday warned potential investors in Endeavor's new IPO that they "should be aware of serious conflicts of interest inherent in Endeavor's key operations, which have caused substantial client loss and put the company's representation revenues at risk." The warning comes as the guild and Endeavor subsidiary…

UPDATED with WGA response, UTA statement: UTA has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the WGA East and WGA West, accusing the guilds of engaging in an "unlawful group boycott" against UTA and other talent agencies in the guild’s 11-week-old campaign to realign the agencies’ interests with those of writers. The suit…

UPDATED with more detail, WGA and WME statements: WME has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the WGA East and WGA West, accusing them of a "wanton abuse of union authority in violation of antitrust law" in their ongoing battle against Hollywood's talent agencies. The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Los…

Ari Emanuel wasn't looking at the Chief of Staff position that his brother held in the Obama administration but the WME boss was certainly considered for a gig in Donald Trump's White House after his Celebrity Apprentice client was elected in 2016 to almost everyone’s surprise. Vetting documents leaked to political…

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Ben McKenzie for representation in all areas. McKenzie most recently starred as Detective James Gordon, the central character on Fox’s Gotham, the Batman prequel series that just concluded its fifth season with its 100th and final episode. McKenzie wrote and directed episodes in the final two…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director David Ayer and his production company Cedar Park with partner Chris Long have signed with WME. Ayer most recently directed the Netflix sci-fi film Bright starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton, and just finished small indie The Tax Collector. He is also expected to direct a Bright sequel…

UPDATED with more details: Rumors that negotiations have been underway for UTA to acquire fellow Hollywood agency Paradigm have been circulating for weeks around town, but sources close to the situation tell Deadline there is no deal. Hollywood is a town that runs on rumors, but even by those standards this has been a…

EXCLUSIVE: Ending a run as a top agent that spanned more than 30 years, Steve Rabineau is leaving WME. He will partner with Luc and Virginie Besson in the theatrical film and TV series business, under their EuropaCorp label. Besson has been a longtime client and friend of Rabineau, and the goal will be to generate…

EXCLUSIVE: Asher Angel, the actor and singer who stars on Disney Channel’s Andi Mack and most recently in New Line/DC’s Shazam!, has inked with WME in all areas. The news comes as Asher just released his new single “One Thought Away,” featuring Wiz Khalifa. The video hit YouTube last night and is currently trending at…

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed rising Mexican actress and singer Melissa Barrera, co-lead in Starz Original series Vida, for representation in all areas. Barrera, who was until recently with UTA, stars as Lyn in the well-received woke Latinx comedy Vida, which was recently renewed for a third season. On the film side, she…

June 1, 2019 marks the official 10-year anniversary of the William Morris Agency-Endeavor merger. As part of Deadline’s coverage of the milestone, we reached out to John Ferriter, former WMA EVP/Worldwide Head of Non-Scripted TV, who was the only board member in either company who voted against the merger. He was let…

June 1, 2019 marks the official 10-year anniversary of the William Morris Agency-Endeavor merger. It wasn’t a marriage of equals, with 14-year-old Endeavor, then valued at $100 million-plus, joining forces with a Hollywood royalty, the 111-year-old WMA valued at more than twice as much. But, in one of the most…