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Michael Kassan Sues Attorney Bryan Freedman for Defamation in Connection with UTA Split
Former MediaLink chairman Michael Kassan has filed a defamation suit against attorney Bryan Freedman in connection with Kassan's split from UTA.
Kassan has Freedman for slander and libel stemming from a statement that the lawyer made earlier this week to Deadline, which is a sibling publication to Variety under Penske Media Corp. Kassan and UTA parted ways earlier this month amid a flurry of litigation and arbitration filings and heated accusations from both sides. In its claims against Kassan, UTA has asserted that the longtime advertising industry executive was profligate in his spending and misused company funds for his personal expenses. Kassan has accused UTA of violating agreements put in place when the talent agency acquired MediaLink for $125 million in late 2021.
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