As the battle over Anne Heche’s estate wages on, the late actress’ eldest son, Homer Laffoon, and her ex James Tupper continue to exchange a war of words.
18.10.2022 - 19:00 / deadline.com
As Deadline exclusively told you would happen last night, UTA has brought aboard longtime WME partner Brandon Liebman to be a partner and film talent agent. Here is the release:
BRANDON LIEBMAN JOINS UTA AS PARTNER AND TALENT AGENT
BEVERLY HILLS, CA (October 18, 2022) – Brandon Liebman has joined leading global talent, entertainment and sports company UTA as Partner and Talent Agent in the Motion Picture Talent division.
UTA President David Kramer commented, “Brandon is a talented and admired executive with an impressive track record of identifying and developing talent and creating stars. He has built amazing relationships and curated many incredible careers, and I’m excited about what he brings to our growing and successful talent team as a UTA Partner.”
Liebman joins UTA from WME, where he was a Partner and Talent Agent. He started in the Endeavor mailroom in 2003, was promoted to Agent in 2006, and to Partner at WME in 2014. Throughout his career he has worked with acclaimed artists such as Tom Hiddleston, Vince Vaughn, Dev Patel, Richard Madden, Pedro Pascal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, David Harbour, Tenoch Huerta, Wagner Moura, Daniel Bruhl, James Norton, Marisa Abela, Dominic West, Damon Wayans Jr. and Ryan Garcia, among many others. Additionally, Liebman serves on the Los Angeles Advisory Board of Common Sense Media. He will be based in Los Angeles.
As the battle over Anne Heche’s estate wages on, the late actress’ eldest son, Homer Laffoon, and her ex James Tupper continue to exchange a war of words.
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EXCLUSIVE: Talent agent Brandon Liebman is in talks to join UTA, after leaving WME where he was a partner since 2014.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Talent agent Brandon Liebman has parted ways with longtime employer WME, multiple sources told Variety. A partner at the power agency since 2014, Liebman’s exit was announced in a brief companywide memo circulated on Monday. WME declined to comment on the matter. Liebman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Liebman’s contract was recently up for renegotiation, one source familiar with his deal said, and neither party could reach terms on a new agreement. Liebman’s next moves are unclear. During his long tenure at the agency, he worked on teams for stars including Tom Hiddleston, Pedro Pascal and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Liebman was also crucial in shaping the career of disgraced actor Armie Hammer.
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his role in “The Whale.”After the screening of the film at the London Film Festival on Tuesday, the audience gave a five-minute standing ovation, according to the Daily Mail.The 53-year-old actor broke down in tears as he bowed to the audience’s cheers and applause. This isn’t the first time Fraser was moved to tears by a standing ovation. At the Venice Film Festival in early September, he got emotional during a six-minute standing ovation for his performance in the film. Audience members got déjà vu from the standing ovation.“Am I at Venice? 5 min standing ovation for Brendan Fraser’s masterpiece performance in #TheWhale.
Anne Heche's son, Homer Laffoon, won another legal hurdle Tuesday in his ongoing court battle over the late actress' estate as her ex, James Tupper, was denied his petition to be named guardian ad litem over their son, Atlas, 13. "We are pleased—but not surprised—with the court’s ruling this morning denying James’ petition to appoint himself guardian ad litem for Atlas," Laffoon's lawyer, Bryan Phipps, said in a statement released to Fox News Digital. "We look forward to the court resolving Homer’s petition at the next hearing and, in the meantime, Homer will continue to diligently administer the Estate pursuant to his authority as Special Administrator." James Tupper was denied a petition to be made guardian ad litem in the Anne Heche estate, as her son, Homer Laffoon continues to battle for control of the estate.
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