Michael Douglas, Channing Dungey, Greg Berlanti, Steve Levitan & Many More Offer Jay Sures Support After Protesters Vandalize UTA Chief’s Home
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: A week after Jay Sures’ home was vandalized by pro-Palestinian protesters, a plethora of Hollywood power players are today offering the UTA Vice-Chairman and UC Regent their support against the “hateful incident.” Spotlighting a “disturbing and reprehensible act of vandalism and intimidation carried out” on the agent’s Brentwood residence on February 5 by a masked group, the open letter from the Jewish Federation Los Angeles calls on university officials and civil leaders to “unequivocally condemn the protesters’ unlawful and antisemitic actions and reaffirm their commitment to protecting the safety and dignity of all individuals and groups, including the Jewish community.” Oscar winner Michael Douglas, Big Bang Theory alum Mayim Bialik, producer Greg Berlanti, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and WBTV boss Channing Dungey are among the around 500 signatures on the JFEDLA correspondence producers.
As you can see below, other signatories among the agents, producers, lawyers, university regents and more than a few UTA clients include HBO’s Francesca Orsi, Howard Gordon, Jason Blum and Robert and Michelle King, Steve Levitan, comedian Whitney Cummings, CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach, FX CEO John Landgraf, WME’s Rick Rosen, and The Marvelous Mrs.
Maisel creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. “Sures has been a steadfast advocate, outspoken in his commitment to protecting Jewish students and ensuring that UC remains a safe and inclusive space for all,” the six-paragraph letter asserts. “He has used his platform to combat antisemitism and push back against false narratives about Israel.
This attack is an attempt to silence those who stand against hate. We will never tolerate the suppression of free speech through
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