CAA Furloughs Around 300 Employees; 90 Agents & Executives Let Go

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi DeVayne asked fans to pray for her as she was readmitted to hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia.The drag queen, who is best known for appearing on the eighth series of Drag Race and the show’s third All Stars season, was first hospitalised in July with suspected kidney failure.She was initially discharged days later, but in a video shared on social media this weekend told fans that she had been readmitted after her health took a turn for the worse.“Hey

Covid-19, according to a new survey by Open Up 2020. The research, carried out between July 7 and 10, was part of an initiative run by Nesta Challenges, which aims to boost awareness of financial products made possible by ‘open banking’ technology.

FBI agents including a Swat team served a search warrant at the home of YouTube star Jake Paul.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVTop CAA agent Nick Khan, who was Co-Head of Television, is departing the agency to join client WWE as President & Chief Revenue Officer, reporting directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon.Khan fills the void left by the January exit of Co-Presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson who were ousted in January amid a rocky last year for the company.

Agnes Chu, who helped to lead the launch of Disney+, is leaving the company for a new role running Condé Nast Entertainment. As president of the publishing company's entertainment arm, she will oversee video content across digital, social and streaming platforms and will also lead efforts to adapt its IP into film and TV projects.

Peter White Television EditorDisney+ content chief Agnes Chu is leaving the Mouse House to head up Condé Nast Entertainment’s video push.Chu, who was SVP, content for the nascent streamer, is set to become president of the publishing company’s studio and distribution division.

Music Ally, Ek has made controversial new comments about artists’ public unhappiness with the money they receive from streaming, and how he believes they can create a “continuous engagement with their fans.”“It’s quite interesting that while the overall pie is growing, and more and more people can partake in that pie, we tend to focus on a very limited set of artists,” Ek said in the interview. “Even today on our marketplace, there’s literally millions and millions of artists.

Comedian and Saturday Night Live co-head writer Michael Che said his socially-distanced outdoor sets in Queens weren't meant as a response to the Black Lives Matter protests, despite the support he initially got from protesters and organizers. During his Tuesday appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the SNL "Weekend Update" host spoke about the origins of his free outdoor shows, which he's been doing in Long Island City since June.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterCAA is about to implement significant layoffs and furloughs this week that will amount to as much as a double-digit reduction in the workforce at the Hollywood talent agency powerhouse, insiders tell Variety.Cuts are believed to be coming across the board, with about 90 agents and executives staff facing pink slips and 275 support staffers facing furloughs in numerous departments at the agency and across offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and London.

Peter White Television EditorArmando Bó, the Oscar-winning co-writer of Birdman, has unveiled his first television slate since launching his own production company, About Entertainment, earlier this year.The writer and filmmaker is developing two series based on well-known Argentinian stories.About Entertainment has acquired the rights to Las Malas, the 2019 autobiographic novel by Camila Sosa Villada, and is developing Cromanon, based on true events of the tragedy that took place at the venue

Gigolos star Ash Armand has been arrested for allegedly murdering his girlfriend.

"Gigolos" actor Ash Armand was arrested on Friday for allegedly beating a woman to death. According to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department news release, officers responded to the 8400 block of Blackstone Ridge Court for a report of an unresponsive woman.

Ash Armand, who starred on the Showtime’s reality series Gigolos, has been arrested for allegedly murdering his girlfriend.

RuPaul’s Drag Race stars are sending messages of support to Chi Chi DeVayne, who has been hospitalised with suspected kidney failure.DeVayne – an American drag queen and reality star – is currently undergoing tests to find out out why her blood pressure is high. She also revealed that she has tested negative for Covid-19.“I have high blood pressure and they’ve said that I’m going through kidney failure,” she told her fans on Instagram.

It has been previously announced that ASTRO member Cha Eunwoo has been roped in to lead the show True Beauty. The K-drama is based on a webtoon that revolves around a girl who is scared to reveal her face sans the makeup.