DEAL 11:58 AM PDT 7/28/2020 by Erik hayden Until today, the Century City-based firm has been the only major talent agency to avoid pandemic-related staff cuts. Since the closure of Hollywood movies and television in mid-March, the industry representation business has suffered a financial blow. On Tuesday, CAA became the …
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