Fresh off the WGA’s historic victory over the talent agencies, WGA West president David A. Goodman opened his remarks tonight at the 73rd annual Writers Guild Awards with a good-natured poke at Ari Emanuel, the CEO of Endeavor, the parent company of WME, which was the last to sign the guild’s franchise agreement. “We’re recording this three weeks ahead of the ceremony,” he joked, “so if anything has happened to me in the meantime, I would encourage the police to take a hard look at Ari Emanuel.”Kidding aside, Goodman and WGA East president Beau Willimon thanked the guilds’ members for their work and for their support during the one of most challenging years in the WGA’s history. “It’s been a rough year for all of us,” Goodman said, “and I’m
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