Jewerl Keats Ross: Last News

Editor’s Note: As we saw last weekend from Deadline’s coverage of Jay Baker losing his position as longtime CAA agent after sending manager Jewerl Keats Ross a Menace II Society movie clip depicting a crack addict willing to perform a sexual favor because he was so desperate to feed his habit, we are in a moment of heightened sensitivity that leaves everyone in Hollywood standing upon a trap door that can be triggered by a single insult or misdeed. We aired all sides of the story, from the email that an offended Ross sent to Baker in response to the clip (which prompted CAA to fire him) to a strong apology by Baker for being tone deaf in sending that clip in the first place.

2ND UPDATE: Jay Baker, the longtime CAA lit agent who was let go by the agency yesterday for sending a shocking clip from the film Menace 2 Society to manager Jewerl Keats Ross, has responded to the controversy. Basically, he has fallen on his sword and owned his actions.

UPDATE: After revealing earlier today that veteran CAA lit agent Jay Baker was abruptly let go by the agency after an insensitive joke, Deadline has gotten to the bottom of what happened. The events of today had to do with an exchange Baker had with manager Jewerl Keats Ross, with whom Baker repped Moonlight director Barry Jenkins. I got hold of an email from Ross that explains the entire thing. Here is that email: