Ben Barnes Signs With Gersh

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s relationship is still under intense scrutiny amid rumors of a potential split, and new photos of both stars have people talking.

EXCLUSIVE: Syrian actor Samer Ismail, whose international roles include Darren Lynn Bousman’s Saudi shot horror movie The Cello, has signed with talent management and promotional agency MAD Celebrity.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Susan Park has signed with Prototype Talent Agency for theatrical representation.

Michael Leach, who was the first White House chief diversity and inclusion officer, has signed with Buchwald for entertainment and literary representation.

Sikandar Kher, who can currently be seen starring in Dev Patel’s feature directorial debut Monkey Man, has signed with Zero Gravity Management.

EXCLUSIVE: Amelia Isaac Jones has signed with Inspire Entertainment. The in demand actress, who had been taking a ton of meetings with other reps, can currently be seen as the lead in season three of Neil Forsyth’s BBC series Guilt alongside Emun Elliott, Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives. The series is currently airing on PBS here in the US.

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based creator, comedian, actor, writer Kyle Gordon has signed wtih CAA for representation.

Katcy Stephan Director James McTeigue has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. McTeigue is the filmmaker behind several major features and series, including his 2005 directorial feature debut “V for Vendetta,” the cult favorite dystopian comic book adaptation starring Natalie Portman, John Hurt and Hugo Weaving.

Naman Ramachandran Japanese director Miike Takashi, who is known for slasher film “Ichi the Killer” and stomach-churning “Audition,” has signed with CAA for representation. Miike who is also a film producer and screenwriter, is one of Japan’s most prolific and bold directors, with more than 100 feature film credits, spanning genres, including horror, comedy and action. “Ichi The Killer” and “Audition” enjoy cult followings globally.

Christina Aguilera has officially signed to 5020 Records, leaving her longtime label RCA Records of 26 years, Variety can confirm. Fans have been speculating over the past few months that the powerhouse singer had parted ways with RCA, the label that she’s called home for the entirety of her career, after 5020’s logo appeared on her official website.

EXCLUSIVE: Julie Plec has signed with CAA for representation. 

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and DGA Award-winning actor, director, writer and producer Ben Stiller has signed with WME in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: Marco Kreuzpaintner has signed with CAA for representation. 

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Shepard has signed with TFC. The move reunites the Emmy and DGA Award-winning director-writer with former WME partner David Stone who founded the management company in 2020 with UTA’s Ben Jacobson.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award nominated writer Samy Burch has signed with WME. Burch is the writer behind May December, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, in addition to WGA and Critics Choice Awards nominations. Burch won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay.

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Olsen has signed with CAA for representation. Known best for her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch in films such as Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness. She also earned an Emmy nomination for the role in the Disney+ series WandaVision.

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese-Kiwi actor Yoson An has signed with Sovereign Talent Group. Sovereign will rep An’s writing and directing work. 

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian film director and screenwriter Vincent René-Lortie has signed with WME for representation.

Katcy Stephan Actor and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Kyle Richards has signed with CAA. Richards has been acting since childhood, earning a wide range of credits, including roles in “Little House on the Prairie,” ‘The Car,” “The Watcher in the Woods,” “E.R.,” “The Housewives of the North Pole,” “Beautiful Wedding,” “Halloween” and “Halloween Kills.” She reprised her role as Lindsey Wallace in “Halloween Ends,” the final film of the franchise, alongside Jamie Lee Curtis. In 2010, Richards joined Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and is the last remaining original cast member.

Ethan Hawke has revealed that he received advice from Denzel Washington after losing out on an Oscar.Hawke was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in crime thriller Training Day at the 2002 Academy Awards. The award ultimately went to British actor Jim Broadbent for Iris.Hawke, now 53, has shared that his co-star Washington, who won the award for Best Actor that evening for Training Day, provided him with some useful advice, following his loss.Speaking on Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace (via Variety), Hawke described how following the announcement, Washington whispered in Hawke’s ear: “It’s better that you didn’t win.