Why Paradigm Is Unlikely to Survive as a Standalone Agency Post-Pandemic
“A merger between what’s left of Paradigm and APA is the likely outcome,” one top agent tells TheWrap
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Casey Wasserman Acquires Paradigm’s North American Music Assets
“This agreement is a win for all parties and a vital step on the restructuring path we embarked upon more than a year ago,” CEO Sam Gores says
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Paradigm Permanently Lays Off 180 Previously Furloughed Staff
No new cuts were made at the talent agency
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Casey Wasserman Back in Talks to Acquire Paradigm’s Music Assets, CEO Sam Gores Sidelined (Exclusive)
Music-centric talent agency continues to struggle financially amid the concert business shutdown
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Paradigm CEO Sam Gores’ Brother Tom Gores Takes Ownership Stake in Agency
Paradigm also retains Warner Bros. vet Bruce Rosenblum as an adviser on growth and investment opportunities
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Paradigm CEO Sam Gores Denies That Casey Wasserman Will Buy Agency
Gores recently backed down from a plan to cut music agent pay by 50%
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Paradigm Revolt: CEO Sam Gores Backs Down After Music Agents Object to 50% Pay Cut
“It’s a f—ing war zone,” one insider tells TheWrap
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Paradigm Calls Debbee Klein’s Lawsuit ‘Self-Aggrandizing and Delusional,’ Seeks Arbitration
Last week, Klein filed a suit accusing CEO Sam Gores of breach of oral contract and whistleblower retaliation, among other things
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Paradigm Reversal: Relief Fund and Extended Insurance for Laid Off Staff, CEO Sam Gores to Forgo Salary
Company has secured “interim financing that will provide a bridge through this global crisis,” Gores says in email
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Paradigm Calls Fired Agent’s Lawsuit ‘False, Frivolous and Scurrilous’
“Both Paradigm and Mr. Gores expect to be 100 percent vindicated,” the agency’s outside counsel Dale Kinsella said
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Fired Paradigm Agent Files $2 Million Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Agency, CEO Sam Gores
Debbee Klein accuses Gores of using “Paradigm’s expense account as a slush fund to pay for his sexual dalliances with prostitutes”
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Paradigm Layoffs Hit Senior Agents in Movie, TV and Music Departments
More than 100 staffers among 600 employees were temporarily let go on Friday
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Paradigm Furloughs 100 Staffers in Wake of Coronavirus
Payroll will also be reduced for those who remain at the company
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Paradigm Chairman Sam Gores Denies Report of Possible Sale to CAA
“We are not for sale, nor are we selling the agency,” Gores says in email to employees
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Paradigm Hires Lori Feldman as Chief Marketing Officer
Exec previously served as EVP of strategic marketing for Warner Records
