Agency Aftershocks: What Does CAA-ICM Deal Mean for Future of Talent Representation?

Zac Efron makes “getting old” look good! The Baywatch actor turned 34-years-old on Oct. 18 and celebrated the big day by showing off his ripped body in a wet shirtless photo posted to his Instagram. “It’s my bday again? I’m getting old now- thanks for the bday wishes everyone I love you,” Efron wrote in the caption to the photo, which was taken in Thailand. “I am so lucky to be able to be on this amazingly fun ride with you all.”

Joe Jonas is enjoying some fun in the sun!

Emmerdale actress Paige Sandhu has revealed that her scheming character Meena Jutla has actually killed twice before taking up residence in the Dales.The news comes as viewers prepare to watch the psychopathic murderer kill again in Super Soap Week.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner seem to be living their best lives! The other day Ivanka was spotted shopping at Target with her three children wearing a comfy crew neck sweatshirt, workout leggings, and a mask to protect her face. Now, recent photos came out of former President Trump’s daughter and her hubby kissing while at a water park.The 39-year-old and Jared were having a family day out in Miami the other day.

Ray J, 40, was hospitalized in Miami, Florida on Saturday, October 2 for pneumonia, according to a new report from TMZ. Ray J and his manager, David Weintraub, both told TMZ via phone call that the singer was admitted to the hospital with breathing issues, and doctors placed him in the COVID wing assuming he had contracted the respiratory illness. “I thought it was over. I started praying and knew God is good so I just kept praying,” the “Sexy Can I” singer told the outlet.

"Southern Charm" star Madison LeCroy turned heads in a black bikini as she partied in Miami Beach, Florida.  The reality TV star is celebrating her 31st birthday this week and danced it up with friends at the Fontainebleau hotel.  LeCroy took to Instagram to share a few snapshots from the festivities.

The boss of F1's new race in Miami has revealed David Beckham wants to be involved in the event, which he hopes becomes a "destination for F1 fans". Beckham is the current president of co-owner of new MLS team Inter Miami, who were formed just as F1 was moving forward with plans for their first Grand Prix in the Florida city.

Back to the grind! Dale Moss blew off some steam after his split from Clare Crawley during a joint workout event with fellow Bachelorette alum Tyler Cameron.

Forget Miami and Palm Beach! Activist investor Gregg Hymowitz, known for his mega-deals with hedge funders like Bill Ackman and Daniel Loeb, and his wife Marcella bought some land from Bruce Willis to build a house in Parrot Cay, a 1,000-acre private island and resort in Turks and Caicos. The $6 million transaction is for five oceanfront acres in an exclusive development with a COMO hotel, owned by Singaporean hotelier Christina Ong.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn the biggest news to come out of Iberseries Platino Industria, L.A., Miami and Madrid-based Secuoya Studios and Telemundo Streaming Studios are joining forces to co-develop, co-produce and co-finance multiple fiction projects through to 2023.Sequoya Group’s content production arm, Sequoya Studios, leapt to prominence in April 2020 when appointing James Costos, a former HBO executive and U.S.

“ICM has not been what it used to be 15 years ago,” the Endeavor CEO said. “I think what [CAA] bought was five incredible TV writers… a very good book business and a very good soccer rep business out of Europe.” Emanuel also said that CAA’s move was just “validating my strategy in 2008” to merge Endeavor with William Morris, saying that his agency didn’t spend money to make the merger happen and that he has focused on “organically” growing WME’s representation business.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorA day after CAA clinched a deal to acquire ICM Partners, Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel told an industry crowd on Tuesday that he considered an ICM acquisition more than a decade ago, before Endeavor pulled off its acquisition of William Morris Agency.Emanuel weighed in on the big news in Hollywood during his long-scheduled Q&A at the Recode conference in Beverly Hills.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe first two episodes of Thai language series “Forbidden” have been selected to premiere as part of the Busan International Film Festival’s new On Screen section.The supernatural thriller is targeted at young adults. It is produced as an eight-part HBO Asia Original and will pay on regional streaming service HBO Go and HBO later this year.

TheWrap: Why now?Bryan Lourd: The why now is a long answer, but it’s essentially that we’ve known each other for decades, then beyond us, our partners have known each other, and every single hour, we are shocked at the connectivity of the two companies. And yes, we were competitive but their company and our company had the most integrity with each other.