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his antisemitic behavior.The rapper, 47, was dropped by his music agent, Daniel McCartney of 33 & West, on Tuesday.“Effective immediately, I’m no longer representing YE (F/K/A Kanye West) due to his harmful and hateful remarks that myself nor 33 & West can stand for,” McCartney wrote on his Instagram Stories.“Peace and love to all,” McCartney ended the message, with a heart emoji.After West and his wife, Bianca Censori, pulled their shocking stunt on the Grammys red carpet earlier this month that involved Censori, 30, going nearly nude, the rapper went on a four-day-long racist, antisemitic, misogynistic and aporophobic rant on X.Ye praised Adolf Hitler, called himself a Nazi, and denied that antisemitism is real. He’s since deleted his X account.The American Jewish Committee condemned West for his offensive posts.“Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) continues to purposefully use his platform to spew anti-Jewish hatred.

WME dropped Baldoni, 40, as a client in December after Blake Lively filed a complaint against her “It Ends With Us” co-star, accusing him of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her.Baldoni has since filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times for publishing the article with Lively’s accusations.In his own 87-page complaint, the director alleged that Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, pressured WME to drop Baldoni at the “Deadpool & Wolverine” premiere in July 2024.However, the agency denied the accusations in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. “In Baldoni’s filing, there is a claim that Reynolds pressured Baldoni’s agent at the Deadpool & Wolverine premiere.

Hollywood talent agencies are getting into a cost-cutting mode amid a second industry work stoppage in three years. Many have implemented extra scrutiny/cuts in travel and expenses and some are also contemplating/planning temporary salary reductions.

As the Writers Guild of America’s negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is about to enter the final week before their contract expires, both sides are hopeful it won’t take a strike to get a deal done. But the WGA’s long battle with the talent agencies showed it can reach agreements with even the most intractable of mega-companies.

By David Robb

By David Robb

By David Robb

By David Robb