CAA To Undergo Layoffs Across Multiple Departments

Barstool Sports is the latest digital media company to undergo layoffs.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of his first narrative feature feature Frybread Face and Me‘s international premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, Billy Luther has taken on new agency reps at CAA.

Naman Ramachandran James Corden and Emma Thompson are among the industry leaders featuring in the speaker lineup of the U.K. Royal Television Society’s annual convention.

UPDATED, reflecting latest details about cuts: Another talent agency is having to trim personnel.

Coronation Street star Charlotte Jordan made a bold claim as she was seen sporting a few different looks on social media. The actress appeared to be dressing up for a photoshoot over the recent Bank Holiday weekend and gave her fans and followers a little sneak peek on Instagram.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated actress Shailene Woodley has signed with CAA for representation.

Selena Gomez has been nursing a broken hand as well as promoting her new song, “Single Soon”.

Kim Zolciak is opening up to her fans.The embattled reality star — who is currently in the midst of a high-profile divorce as well as numerous legal battles and lawsuits — took to her Instagram story on Monday to field questions from followers.Zolciak held the impromptu Q&A to pass time during a flight, which she took alongside her daughter, Brielle Biermann. When asked where she was going, Zolciak simply teased she was headed to «werk.»Zolciak also explained a photo she'd posted earlier showing a scar she'd gotten on her neck, and told one fan who asked what had happened.

EXCLUSIVE: Two time Emmy-nominated actor Margaret Qualley has signed with CAA for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Padma Lakshmi has signed with CAA for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Senior television literary agent Melissa Orton-Cortez, most recently from CAA, has joined Adventure Media as a manager and partner alongside founding partners Chris von Goetz, James Robins Early and Aaliyah Williams.

ATEEZ member Jongho will be taking a hiatus from the boyband due to a leg injury.Last week, K-pop agency KQ Entertainment shared that Jongho would be pausing all activities and returning to Korea due to “extreme pain” in his leg after an appearance at KCON LA 2023 while the rest of the group continued on their 2023 ‘Fellowship: Break The Wall’ tour.At the time, the agency said that the singer was previously diagnosed with a meniscus rupture following an ankle injury, which he had been treating with “injections that helped relieve pain and boost regenerative qualities” as he wanted to continue his activities.Over the weekend on August 26, the agency announced that Jongho will be undergoing surgery and intensive rehabilitation at the recommendation of a doctor, and will be going on hiatus to focus on his recovery.“While Jongho was [already] undergoing conservative treatment and recovery for a meniscus rupture, it was determined that detailed examination and additional measures were necessary,” said KQ, per Soompi.“After a thorough examination, Jongho was recommended to undergo surgery and receive intensive management for the existing injured area,” it continued, adding that ATEEZ would be carrying out their upcoming schedules while he undergoes post-surgery rehabilitation.The agency did not share when Jongho is expected to make a full recovery, but said that it would provide further updates when the idol is ready to perform with the group again.ATEEZ are currently on the Latin American leg of their tour, which will continue into September, before the boyband head to Manila and Singapore later that month.

McKinley Franklin editor Florence Welch revealed she had to undergo life-saving emergency surgery after canceling several concerts six days earlier. In a statement posted to Instagram on Sunday, Welch explained that she didn’t “really feel strong enough” to tell fans about her medical condition that led to the past few Florence + the Machine shows being canceled, including performances at the Zurich Openair and Rock en Seine festivals. “I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows,” she wrote.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer The Minions are about the get the white glove treatment, as Variety has learned that CAA has signed Illumination CEO and prolific animation producer Chris Meledandri as a client. Meledandri, who founded the company and is responsible for two of the four highest-grossing animated franchises of all time (“Despicable Me,” “Ice Age”), will be represented by a team including the agency’s co-chairman Bryan Lourd. Illumination has an exclusive financing and distribution partnership with Universal Pictures, most recently delivering this year’s $1.3 billion baby “Super Mario Bros.” starring Chris Pratt and Anya-Taylor Joy.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Lloyd Webber and his The Really Useful Group have signed with CAA.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor CNN anchor Laura Coates has moved to CAA for representation, a move that could signal a new era of influence for the talent-agency giant at the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed news outlet. In a broad overhaul of CNN’s schedule, Coates was recently named to anchor a new 11 p.m.

Blac Chyna is continuing on her health and wellness journey as she takes another step toward fully dissolving her facial fillers. On Monday, the 35-year-old model, whose real name is Angela White, shared a video posted to Instagram of her recent trip to Allure Laser Beauty & Wellness Spa in North Hollywood, California. On her Instagram Story, White thanks the certified physician assistant, Armita Amini — shown dissolving her fillers in the video — and explains that she regularly gets her treatments done at the spa.

Angelique Jackson Chilean filmmaker Felipe Gálvez, whose debut feature “The Settlers” premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has signed with CAA for representation. Set in 1901, “The Settlers” centers on Segundo, a mixed-race Chilean, who rides south on an expedition led by a former Boer War English captain and an American mercenary to fence off land granted to Spanish landowner José Menéndez. Their mission soon turns into a “civilizing” raid.

Andy Taylor of Duran Duran fame has been battling cancer since 2018, but thanks to a new treatment, he has some hopeful news to share. Nearly a year ago, Taylor missed the band's induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to his failing health, and in his place he sent a letter explaining his diagnosis and how proud he was to have been able to survive long enough to see the accomplishment.

UPDATE 2:30 PM: CAA has finished notifying staffers affected by today’s layoffs, Deadline has learned. The total number is said to be about 60, in line with what Deadline reported yesterday. The departments impacted include TV Lit, music and IT. There has been a lot of chatter about layoffs in talent that remain unconfirmed.