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EXCLUSIVE: Once again one of Hollywood’s top talent agencies is closing the doors because of the coronavirus. Just hours after Los Angeles County health officials unveiled a new indoor mask mandate to combat the surge of the Delta variant in the region, WME notified local staff that their sprawling Beverly Hills…

Following a number of high-profile signings, WME can add another major star to the list as the agency has signed Zac Efron for representation. Best known for roles in such hits as the Neighbors franchise and Hair Spray, Efron recently wrapped production on Blumhouse's Firestarter reboot, in which he was the lead.  He…

EXCLUSIVE: WME has inked 2x Emmy nominated Saturday Night Live writer and stand-up comic Sam Jay in all areas. Jay can currently be seen on Pause. with Sam Jay, a weekly late-night series on HBO which was just picked up for season 2. Jay also wrote on the comedy sketch series That Damn Michael Che which can currently…

EXCLUSIVE: Alia Bhatt, one of Bollywood’s top movie stars whose credits include the film Gully Boy that became India’s submission for the 2020 Oscar race, has signed with WME in all areas as she eyes opportunities in the U.S. Bhatt, the daughter of Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan, has won four…

EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Holt, who currently stars in Freeform's hit series Cruel Summer, has signed with WME for representation. The agency plans to expand the actress-singer’s interests across film, TV, music, branding, fashion, digital, philanthropy and more. Holt, whose acting credits include Freeform’s Marvel series Cloa…

The podcasting business used to be considered the Wild West of the entertainment industry but as mega deals such as Joe Rogan's $100M deal with Spotify and Amazon's $300M acquisition of Wondery show, it's quickly maturing. WME represents the likes of Malcolm Gladwell, Ronan Farrow and new stars such as Bailey Sarian…

Music icon and entrepreneur Sean Combs and Endeavor are launching a virtual development program and resume database for aspiring entertainment executives from underrepresented communities. Called The Excellence Program, the partnership comes on the heels of Combs' signing with WME across all areas. The six-week…

EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Doherty, one of the stars of HBO Max’s upcoming reboot of Gossip Girl, has signed with WME, marking the first time he has had U.S. representation. The move comes as the series readies for its July 8 premiere. The Scotland-born Doherty’s career has been ramping up since he was cast as Harry Hook in…

EXCLUSIVE:  Actress Millicent Simmonds has signed with WME for representation in all areas. The 18-year old actress broke out in Todd Haynes's feature Wonderstruck opposite Julianne Moore, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. She continued on to star in Paramount and John Krasinski’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Endeavor Content is gearing up to go to market later this summer to raise capital and take WME parent Endeavor's ownership stake in the affiliated studio down to 20% to comply with the conditions of WME’s February deal with the WGA. We hear the studio leadership laid out their plans at an internal meeting…

Endeavor’s total revenue slid 10% in the first quarter to $1.07 billion, but the company swung from a year-ago loss to $2.4 million in net income in the quarter. The report was the company’s first since going public in April. The company’s portfolio includes entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media…

WME and Endeavor Content will be recognizing the one-year anniversary of #BlackoutTuesday on June 1 by teaming with Color of Change and its #ChangeHollywood initiative to pause work for a "day on," which will consist of workshops and programming focused on achieving racial equity. The day’s programing will feature a…