Ari Emanuel

WME Agent Danny Gabai Exits to Expand Vice's Los Angeles Office (Exclusive)

Media
 September 5, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 36 weeks ago

Vice will expand into scripted programming and look to boost its film marketing division

  

Tobey Maguire Jumps to WME From CAA

Movies
 July 13, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 44 weeks ago

"Spider-Man" actor Tobey Maguire follows Warren Zavala to WME

  

Ari Emanuel to Google: Let's Stop Piracy Together

Media
 June 1, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 50 weeks ago

WME co-CEO Ari Emanuel extends an olive branch to Silicon Valley after a testy exchange about copyright filters on the internet

  

WME Sells 31 Percent Stake to Silver Lake Partners For 'Strategic Partnership'

Movies
 May 2, 2012 By Lucas Shaw & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

WME, the Hollywood super agency, has agreed to sell a non-controlling minority stake to the prominent tech investment firm

  

Ari Emanuel Courted Dan Aloni, Christopher Nolan Agent, Before CAA Firing (Exclusive)

Movies
 March 1, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Dan Aloni, whom CAA fired on Wednesday, was in frequent contact with WME chief Ari Emanuel in the final months of 2011

  

Jay-Z, Harvey Weinstein, Tina Fey Headline Obama's 2012 Wishlist?

Media
 January 13, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The president targets a star-studded list of potential supporters

  

Raine Group Secures $475M in Funding for Media, Entertainment Investments

Media
 October 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The fund has backing from Ari Emanuel and William Morris Endeavor

  

Nikki Finke and Ari Emanuel: Lover's Spat or Divorce?

Media
 July 27, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The Deadline editor and founder posted a vulgar screed against WME head Ari Emanuel -- with whom she'd had good relations

  

Diller, Emanuel Smackdown: Piracy Is 'the Cost of Doing Business'

Movies
 May 4, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Chairman of IAC contradicts chairman of WME, and says piracy has become a marginal issue compared to issues involving digital distribution

  

WME Heavyweight John Fogelman Has Left the Building - Already

Movies
 March 12, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The top agent and board member left hastily on Friday, despite having no clear plans

  

Gus Van Sant to Direct Kelsey Grammer in Starz's 'Boss'

Deal Central | People
 November 18, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

The hour-long political drama will find the "Frasier" star playing the mayor of Chicago

  

Double Emanuel Punch: Rahm Leaves White House, Ari Loses Mojo

Movies
 October 7, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

With his bro leaving the White House and rival CAA getting a $365 million cash infusion, the power broker's having a rough couple of weeks

  

Endgame? Tribune Gets Two More Weeks To Get Out of Bankruptcy

Media
 October 4, 2010 By Dominic Patten 2 years ago

Delaware Judge gives troubled media company until Oct. 15 to submit plans to divide up, pay creditors and exit Chapter. 11

  

Diller, Emanuel, Malone Hatefest: Inside the Live Nation Board Meeting

Media | Music
 September 29, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The meeting devolved into a shouting match between Barry Diller, Mark Shapiro and Ari Emanuel -- over a meeting date, not control of the company

  

Jim Wiatt, ex-William Morris Chief, Takes Content Strategy Job With AOL (updated)

Media
 September 8, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The ex-chairman of William Morris finds a new perch helping AOL shape its content strategy, exits board of directors

  

How Superagent Ari Emanuel Sold HBO a Comedy Pilot

Television
 July 16, 2010 By Hunter Walker 2 years ago

The legendary William Morris Endeavor agent personally pitched HBO a pilot for a comedy based on his friend's blog

  

WME Fires Mel Gibson After Racist Rant

Deal Central | Movies
 July 9, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

On the heels of a racist, misogynistic rant and abuse allegations, WME gets rid of the public relations nightmare

  

Paramount Wins Bidding War for Baron Cohen Comedy

Movies
 April 23, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 3 years ago

A comic pitch from the "Borat" star and a trio of "Seinfeld" writers features a character who tends goats

  

Former Edwards Aide Signs With Top Hollywood Agent

Deal Central
 March 17, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 3 years ago

Andrew Young links up with Ari Emanuel

  

Emanuel Heads List of Top 25 Talent Reps

Deal Central
 December 15, 2009 By Wrap Staff 3 years ago

WhoRepresents ranks agents, attorneys, managers based on deals they concluded for talent this year

  

Ari Pushback: Realtor Gets Legal in WME Building Dispute

Deal Central | People
 October 7, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 3 years ago

“Under no scenario does WME have the right to walk away from this deal. There is no ‘loophole."

  

It's the Parking Lot, Stupid: Ari Backs Out of New WME Building

Deal Central | People
 September 24, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 3 years ago

He thinks it's too expensive, now he's tussling it out with Tishman Construction

  

Even Ari's Espresso Macchiato Is a Ball Buster

 August 26, 2009 By Temp X 3 years ago
  

Memo to You Crybaby WME Assistants ...

 July 31, 2009 By Mali Pearl 3 years ago
  

Ari Emanuel's Big Dreams

Deal Central
 July 15, 2009 By Lew Harris 3 years ago

The uberagent is changing the way films are being packaged and sold.

  

Ester's Weekly 'Wrap': Ari, Carradine & Glambert

 June 11, 2009 By Ester Goldberg 3 years ago
  
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