UTA Sues Insurance Companies for Withholding COVID-19 Coverage, Claims $150 Million in Losses

Faizon Love, the actor who played Shane in the 2009 movie Couples Retreat, is suing Universal for race discrimination after he was cut off the international version of the movie poster.

Faizon Love sued Universal Pictures today, accusing it of violating California’s fair employment and civil rights laws with the international poster for its 2009 comedy movie Couples Retreat, calling it an “act of racism.” It also claims the studio reneged on a promise to get Love future roles when they originally sought to placate him over the controversy.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney wants Hollywood to "get some skin in the game" when it comes to helping create pandemic risk insurance that will restimulate film and television production.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA proposal to provide a federal backstop for pandemic insurance ran into stiff opposition from some House Republicans during a hearing on Thursday.Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., authored the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act, which would provide up to $750 billion in federal backing to allow insurers to issue policies that would cover losses from COVID or other pandemics.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Thursday that the nation desperately needs pandemic insurance, a “public private partnership that has a mechanism in place that you can depend on,” and hopes some version of it will pass early in the Biden administration.“There are a number of proposals out there.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterUTA has filed a lawsuit against Chubb, its insurance carrier, alleging that the company has refused to cover any of the $150 million in losses it has suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The agency states that it has suffered widespread losses due to the cancellation of several tours — including Post Malone, Guns N’ Roses and Toby Keith — and canceled TV and film production.In the lawsuit, UTA alleges that its losses should have been covered by its “business

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticAs coronavirus cases surge across America again, United Talent Agency is going after Vigilant and Federal insurance in court for millions for leaving them unprotected during the pandemic.“Instead of honoring its promises to UTA, Vigilant has wrongfully withheld the policy benefits that UTA is entitled to receive – and that it needs to weather the circumstances associated with the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and actions to ‘flatten the curve,’ rebound from

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWar film “The Sacrifice” was the most watched title in Chinese theaters for the third consecutive weekend. It earned $9.2 million over the frame and extended its cumulative score to $150 million, since release on Oct.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: French actress Camille Cottin, widely known for her role in the Netflix comedy series Call My Agent!, has joined UTA for representation.The series, which takes place at a Parisian talent agency where agents scramble to keep the business afloat after the sudden death of their founder, just released the final season in France this month and will hit Netflix next year.Cottin is poised to star opposite Matt Damon in the Tom McCarthy-directed drama

Mae Hamilton Tinseltown power couple JBeau Lewis and Milana Rabkin — he one of UTA’s top agents, repping big-name music stars like Chance the Rapper, Bad Bunny and Sean Paul; she the CEO and cofounder of Stem, a distribution and payment service for musicians — have hoisted their contemporary Spanish Revival-style home on the market with a nearly $3.9 million pricetag.

Divorces are rarely pretty, but you can’t get much messier than this.

Weren’t we supposed to get tired of all the winning, or something?! So how come Donald Trump can’t seem to stop losing??

Melania has accused one of her husband's former aides of 'lashing out' after she claimed the First Lady was 'couldn't wait' to divorce her husband. Omarosa Manigault Newman, an ex-political adviser to Trump, said the couple's relationship was over and Melania was simply waiting for the President to lose power before planning to divorce him.