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‘Keep Doing Your Best’: How Hollywood Agencies Are Addressing Staffers After Trump’s Win


Hollywood's top agencies are taking a head-on approach with staffers in the wake of Donald Trump's victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

CAA was closed on Tuesday to allow employees to vote and engage in wellness activities, and a source tells Variety that co-chairman Richard Lovett will formally address staffers during the company’s global all-hands meeting on Thursday (which was scheduled prior to the election). In a Wednesday morning memo to staff obtained by Variety, UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer wrote, “Last night’s result was a very tough outcome for many, who feel angry, scared, and disenfranchised. This is non-negotiable: the creative life, the drive to get stories told, is mired in hard news – passes, rejections, losses, missed opportunities, the list goes on.

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