Hollywood Agencies Try To Soothe Post-Election Staff Anxiety With Memos, Meetings & Comfort Food
deadline.comWednesday was a difficult day in Hollywood as people in an industry that predominantly backed Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, working in a state that Harris carried by 20%, had to accept the idea of another four years under President Donald Trump.
There was virtually no conversation in Hollywood today that did not start with people sharing their emotions after Trump’s sweeping victory.
The hardship was not lost on some employers, mostly the Hollywood talent agencies. The major media companies largely refrained from internal communication about the elections. (Amazon founder/ Executive Chairman and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was a rare top media executive to come out and publicly congratulate Trump this morning.) Meanwhile, multiple agencies have acknowledged the emotional toll the outcome from the election has had on their employees.
WME had addressed a lot of that in division meetings on Monday, with division leaders continuing to talk to staff individually on an in-formal basis.
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