CAA Agent Erik Telford Jumps to UTA

"Saturday Night Live" cast member Michael Che is in hot water after making a joke on this week’s "Weekend Update" segment that some have deemed anti-Semitic.  While most of the opening segment was dedicated to lambasting Texas Sen. Ted Cruz over his now-infamous trip to Cancun, one brief joke made by Che sparked intense reactions on social media.The star commented on a recent headline about Israel’s efforts to vaccinate against the coronavirus.

If you want to speak truth to power, then write a story. That was Aaron Sorkin’s message at the 2017 WGA Awards when he picked up his Paddy Chayefsky honor.

Wes Nelson has appeared to take a swipe at his exes Megan Barton Hanson and Arabella Chi as he opened up on what he's looking for in a girlfriend. Love Island star Wes, 22, said he “can’t deal with super, super intense craziness” as he was quizzed on what he’s looking for in a potential girlfriend and his past romances.The reality star, who previously revealed he’s a millionaire, dated Megan Barton Hanson, 26, after meeting in the Love Island villa and Arabella Chi, 29, last year.

Fox Corp. has signed Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott to a multi-year contract extension.

Top showbiz agent Terry Mills has lost his battle against coronavirus, his actor friend Max Bowden has confirmed. The EastEnders star paid tribute to his friend, who helped the careers of many of the show's stars.Terry passed away in Mexico after being placed in a medically induced coma after contracting Covid-19.

Haley Bosselman editorUTA has hired Erik Telford as an agent, the company announced Tuesday.Based in Los Angeles, he will work across both the culture and leadership and speakers divisions to expand client business and influence across entertainment, media, entrepreneurship, politics, the arts and thought leadership.Telford began his career at CAA in 2014, where he most recently served as an agent.

UTA has hired Erik Telford as an agent. Telford, who has worked with such artists and social activists, as Barry Jenkins, Jesse Williams, Yara Shahidi and Janet Mock, will work across both the Culture and Leadership and Speakers divisions.

Jeff Bezos, who built Amazon from a modest online bookseller to one of a handful of the most valuable companies in the world, said he would step down from his role and transition to executive chair of the company.

Saturday Night Live‘s Michael Che has been accused of transphobia over a joke he told during the show’s Jan.

After directing In the Heights, Jon M.Chu is set to direct anothermovie musical. The Crazy Rich Asians director will helm the feature adaptation of Wicked, replacing StephenDaldry, who has long been attached to the movie and exited the project in October after the production timeline was adjusted and he was unable to commit to the new schedule.

removed “Wicked” from its release calendar as part of the COVID-19 pandemic after originally being slated for release on December 22, 2021.No cast has been set for the film as of yet. Marc Platt is producing, while original Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz and musical book writer Winnie Holzman wrote the screenplay.

Jon M. Chu, who rose to fame after directing Crazy Rich Asians, will be directing the Wicked movie after the film’s previous director, Stephen Daldry, exited the movie a few months ago.

EXCLUSIVE: After adapting Lin Manuel-Miranda’s In the Heights for Warner Bros, Jon M. Chu has his sights set on adapting one of Broadway’s biggest hits. Sources tell Deadline that Chu will direct Universal’s Wicked, the feature-film adaptation of the record-breaking musical phenomenon that is in its 17th smash-hit year on Broadway.

Roc Nation Sports, the sports-focused division of Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's Roc Nation, has hired former New York Mets general manager and CAA agent Brodie Van Wagenen to serve as COO and head of strategy and business development. Van Wagenen will report to Carter andRoc Nation Sports president Juan Perez.

TV stars are backing top agent Terry Mills to win his Covid battle after being struck down with the killer bug. He is fighting for his life in a Mexican hospital after falling ill while away on a business trip.Terry is battling at Playa Med Hospital in Cancun – but the costs of medical care are "astronomical", his family say.