Straight Outta Compton executive producer Will Packer is chiming in on the #OscarsSoWhite discussion. In a lengthy post on his Facebook page Friday, Packer called out the lack of diversity among the 88th Academy Award nominees, which were announced Thursday. "To my #OscarsSoWhite folks who are angry at the absurd lack of diversity highlighted yet again by this year's Oscar noms. Trust me, I get it," he wrote in reference to black actors and movies focused on black stories being snubbed for the second year in a row. Packer congratulated all of the nominees, including Compton screenwriters Jon Herman
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- 1/17/2016
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A Hollywood management firm has sued one of its ex-employees for allegedly instructing clients to stop paying commissions when they followed him to a new company. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Luber Roklin Entertainment claims that manager Stephen Crawford was employed by the company from 2007 through 2012, when he left to join rival Industry Entertainment. During his time at Luber Rokliln, Crawford represented clients including Jon Herman, Tiffany Paulsen, Adam Minarovich, David Digilio, Adam Kane and John P. Lavin, according to the lawsuit. Read the Complaint Here When Crawford switched firms, he
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- 2/7/2013
- by Matthew Belloni
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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