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EXCLUSIVE: Actress Arielle Kebbel, known for roles in The Vampire Diaries and John Tucker Must Die, has signed with Independent Artist Group. Kebbel is perhaps most familiar to television audiences given her role on the aforementioned CW show, in which she played the charismatic and…

United Agents Head of Comedy Kitty Laing is stepping down from her role and as a member of the agency’s executive committee following a spate of reposts about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Laing will continue working with her client roster, which includes Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed and Jamie…

EXCLUSIVE: Labid Aziz’s People of Culture (PoC) Studios has formed a management joint venture with New Breed, Inc. The venture will represent New Breed’s international artists in the U.S. New Breed primarily represents music artists from from Japan, Thailand, Philippines, Korea and U.S., and its new…

CAA reminded its staff about its common sense social media policy. The agency held an all-hands meeting this afternoon and one of the topics that came up related to agents and others posting on services and apps such as Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter. The short of it? Use good…

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran TV lit agent Barry Kotler is leaving CAA after almost 14 years. According to sources, Kotler plans to launch his own company, which will be focused on media finance. Pieces are still coming together for Kotler’s venture, which he will start with support from CAA, I hear…

EXCLUSIVE: Emelia Hartford, actor and well-known figure in the automotive industry, has signed with CAA for representation. As an actor, Hartford can be seen in Columbia Pictures' Gran Turismo, directed by Neill Blomkamp, also a CAA client. She also has appeared in films such as HBO Max's Hollywood Ch…

CAA is dealing with the fallout of the Maha Dakhil situation. Aaron Sorkin has left the agency and returned to WME on Tuesday following the controversial social media post about Israel by CAA’s co-head of motion pictures Dakhil. "Maha isn't an antisemite, she's just wrong. She's a great agent…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Hirokazu Kore-eda, the internationally celebrated Japanese filmmaker known for titles like Monster and Shoplifters, for representation in all areas. The deal is particularly significant, Deadline hears, as the agency continues to expand its presence in Japan, and throughout…

WME has signed the Estate of Nigerian bandleader, composer, political activist and Afrobeat creator Fela Kuti for management worldwide under its WME Legends division. WME’s Legends division focuses on estate and legacy brand management with the objective of managing and growing the legacies of…

United Agents is “conducting a full and thorough investigation” into one of the most prominent British comedy agents after she was called out for a spate of reposts and shares regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Kitty Laing, who is United’s Head of Comedy and represents the likes of Katherine Ryan…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Ceci Chan’s media company, ACE91, for representation in all areas worldwide, Deadline can exclusively reveal. While overseeing the company’s entertainment- and film-related endeavors, the agency will look to secure business deals for it across verticals like gaming, and elsewhere…

EXCLUSIVE: Darío Yazbek Bernal, star of the hit Netflix series La Casa De Las Flores, has signed with Gersh. Besides La Casa De Las Flores, he was most recently seen opposite Willem Dafoe in Olmo Schnabel's Pet Shop Days, which earned rave reviews when it premiered at this year’s Venice Film…