KMR SVP Jed Abrahams Resigns After Agency Suspends Franchise With SAG-AFTRA

NASCAR has hired John Dahl as its new SVP Content, bolstering the sanctioning body’s efforts to further connect with current and new fans across the globe over a range of content platforms.

Shucked”), will begin previews at the Booth Theatre on 45th Street in late August and then open in mid-September. Produced by Chris Harper (“Company”), “The Roommate” has signed a lease in Shubert Alley for 16 weeks.While it will certainly be a thrill to see the 79-year-old star of “Rosemary’s Baby” back on the boards for the first time in a decade (her last go-round was in “Love Letters”), what’s really piqued my interest is Patti’s Card.In July 2022, LuPone, 74, very publicly left Actors’ Equity, the professional actors union that a performer typically is a member of to work on Broadway and at many other top-tier theaters around the country. “Quite a week on Broadway, seeing my name being bandied about.

Today’s episode of ABC‘s Tamron Hall show was scotched after a grease fire in an on-set kitchen caused a brief evacuation of the Upper West Side ABC studio where Hall tapes the show.

Anna Paquin is addressing concerns about her health.

walked the red carpet of her latest film, “A Bit of Light,” with a cane in New York on Wednesday.The Oscar winner, 41, gave a bit more insight into her mystery health battle during “Today With Hoda & Jenna” on Friday.“I’m having a good day, today. Thank you for asking,” Paquin said on the NBC morning show, with her cane by her side.While the “True Blood” alum didn’t go into specifics about her condition, she noted that she will “probably talk about that at some point.”Paquin and her husband, Stephen Moyer, both matched in black ensembles as they attended the event at at the Crosby Street Hotel earlier this week.“He’s got my back, and I’ve got his,” she gushed about the British actor, 54.Moyer directed “A Bit of Light” while Paquin plays Ella, who tries to maintain her sobriety while moving back in with her father, Alan, after losing custody of her daughters.“We’re extremely lucky.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Leiner has been promoted to Partner and Senior Talent Agent at Nicolosi & Co., the talent agency celebrating 22 years in New York, with Barrett Bischoff joining as a Senior Talent Agent following six years as talent agent at KMR.

Anna Paquin has returned to the spotlight after a “difficult” few years.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Rebel Wilson writes in her new memoir “Rebel Rising” that she was able to successfully negotiate a $10 million salary to reprise the role of Fat Amy in “Pitch Perfect 3″ (via People). The payday proved how much of a career Wilson built for herself over six years as she earned just $3,500 for her small breakthrough in 2011’s “Bridesmaids.” The small “Bridesmaids” sum “didn’t matter to me,” Wilson writes. She took the role and didn’t think twice about the salary because the fee was enough to get her into the SAG-AFTRA union, which meant more opportunities in Hollywood.

Shrek star Jean-Paul Vignon has died at the age of 89.

EXCLUSIVE: A week after veteran talent agent Jed Abrahams resigned as KMR Talent’s SVP and head of the agency’s New York office, he has joined Los Angeles-based management and production company The Rosenzweig Group (aka The Rose Group) as a talent manager. He will open and head an office in New York, making The Rosenzweig Group — founded in 2018 by Marni Rosenzweig — officially bicoastal.

Andrew Garfield is sparking romance rumors with Dr. Kate Tomas, and the potential couple was seen on a double date with Phoebe Bridgers and Bo Burnham on Friday (March 30) in Malibu, Calif.

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher called out the misogyny that dogged her in strike negotiations and coverage, saying it was “disgusting.” She’s opined on that before but remarks today met a particularly receptive audience at the annual gala of New York Women In Film & Television where she was honored.  

Shakira and Lucien Laviscount might be just friends, but the world is entertaining the idea of them being the new it couple. The 47-year-old Colombian singer and the 31-year-old actor were captured arriving at Carbone for dinner on March 26, right after Shakira’s surprise concert in Times Square, New York City.Laviscount, known for his role in the hit series Emily in Paris, appears in the music video for Shakira’s featuring song with Cardi B, “Puntería,” which is part of Shak’s album “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.” (Women Don’t Cry).Shakira had great moments with her ex; however, she enjoys being “husband-less” after parting ways with Gerard Piqué over a year ago. This process helped the Colombian star regain her groove and rekindle the relationship with her first love—music.Shakira’s ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ album is finally out: What to expect?Shakira says Piqué was ‘dragging’ her down creatively: ‘Now I’m free’Ozuna throws a jab at Piqué while praising Shakira’s looks and new albumDuring an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the mom of two revealed she feels “free,” and her newfound freedom led to her new album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran—her first in seven years.“I’ve been putting out music here and there, but it was really hard for me to put together a body of work,” Shakira said.

Shakira is hitting the town with Lucien Laviscount!

Kristen Wiig is getting Rose Byrne‘s support while promoting her new series Palm Royale!

Three more KMR Talent agents, Harold Augenstein, Vice President and Head of LA Theatrical; as well as LA theatrical agents Jodie Bowman and Sam Sherry, have left the agency whose franchise with SAG-AFTRA was suspended on Friday following weeks of mounting problems with client payment delays.

EXCLUSIVE: Two more senior KMR Talent agents, Doug Kesten and Tracey Goldblum, Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of New York On-Camera Commercials, have left the agency, whose franchise with SAG-AFTRA was suspended on Friday following weeks of mounting problems with client payment delays.

EXCLUSIVE: Stewart Talent is expanding its Los Angeles Commercial Department with the hire of Valerie Chiovetti. She is coming from embattled KMR Talent, where she spent the last 11 years, and is expected to bring a number of former clients with her to Stewart Talent. 

attack at a Moscow concert hall killed at least 137 people and left more than 100 injured.Three men were marched into a Moscow court bent over while the fourth was in a wheelchair, according to the BBC.The attack took place on Friday (March 22), when a group of gunmen opened fire at the Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow, as per reports from Russian state media (via The New York Times).It occurred ahead of a performance by the Russian rock band Picnic, and also resulted in a major fire across the building.The Islamic State group said it carried out the attack and posted video evidence, but Russian officials have claimed Ukrainian involvement – a claim Kyiv said is “absurd”, and there is no evidence.Arrests were made following the attack, and the four men were named by Russian authorities as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Fayzov.Footage showed the men – who were identified as citizens of Tajikistan – being marched into the Basmanny district court, and all appear to have been beaten.A court statement on the Telegram messaging service said Mirzoyev had “admitted his guilt in full”. Rachabalizoda had also reportedly “admitted guilt”.The arrests follow a day of mourning for victims on Sunday (March 24).

Celine Dion made a rare public appearance to cheer on the Boston Bruins at a NHL game on Thursday (March 21).