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Deadline Hollywood commenter not really a ‘Successful Producer Guy’
More like a ‘Cable Repair Guy’ Deadline Hollywood might be one of the industry’s most influential blogs, but because the commenting system is anonymous, much of the snark emanates not from actual members of Hollywood, but people who have no … Continue reading
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Top 15 Nikki Finke Headlines Of 2009
The Year In TOLDJA! 15. Light Posting Today…Computer Crisis! 14. You Heard It Here First: William Morris-Endeavor Merger DEAD 13. TOLDJA! The Temperature Didn’t Break 80 Yesterday! 12. OMG! This Is Like So NOT A Gossip Site 11. Some Guy … Continue reading
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Studio exec to run all decisions by Nikki Finke first
‘Easier that way’ says Fox veep Worried about being skewered in public for, say, choosing the wrong release date and trailer strategy, Fox marketing exec Brian Levin has taken the unprecedented step of having all his decisions pre-approved by Deadline … Continue reading
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Nikki Finke refers to self as God in column
Fourth time this month In a town where rumors run rampant, many Hollywood insiders have come to trust the articles on Deadline Hollywood as gospel. All this faith has led Nikki Finke to develop an exaggerated sense of importance, as … Continue reading
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WMA and Endeavor nix merger just to prove Nikki Finke wrong
‘Her shrill reign of terror has gone on long enough’ say agency officials Negotiations between William Morris and Endeavor had been riddled with personnel and structural disagreements for weeks, but the agencies finally agreed to call off merger talks for … Continue reading
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Ari Emanuel offends William Morris CEO by offering to take him out in field and shoot him
‘What? I thought it was a nice gesture’ Merger talks between Endeavor and William Morris Agency recently hit a snag when Endeavor head Ari Emanuel offered to put WMA’s Jim Wiatt out of his misery by taking him to a … Continue reading
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Nikki Finke out with new book: ‘TOLDJA! How I Scooped Everybody’
Explosive tell-all promises to blow lid off entire industry Deadline Hollywood’s Nikki Finke is set to release her third book next month, the first since she skyrocketed to Internet fame as an industry darling thanks to her in-depth coverage of … Continue reading
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