WME’s Rick Rosen Says WGA West Executive Director David Young “Repeatedly Threatened To ‘Kill’ Me” During Heated Phone Call; WGA Denies Claim

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David Robb Labor EditorEXCLUSIVE: A few hours after WGA West executive director David Young allegedly threatened to “kill” WME partner Rick Rosen during a heated phone conversation on August 11, Rosen fired off an email to WME attorney Courtney Braun that memorialized the phone call.Deadline has reviewed the email, which supports Rosen’s claim. “He screamed ‘I AM GOING TO KILL YOU,’” Rosen told the attorney.

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Also Read: WME Joins CAA Seeking Court Injunction to End Writers Guild BoycottRosen said that after this exchange, he contacted WGA West President David Goodman and told him what happened.“Mr. Goodman responded ‘Oh God,’ which I interpreted to mean ‘that’s terrible’ but ‘it’s unsurprising,'” Rosen stated.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorWGA West executive director David Young is accused of threatening to “kill” WME veteran Rick Rosen during a phone call in August, according to legal filings that mark the latest twist in the litigation between the guild and Hollywood’s two largest talent agencies.The declaration by Rosen came as part of a motion WME filed asking a federal judge to intervene to force a settlement in the long standoff between WME and WGA over the guild’s new rules of engagement

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