Ex-UTA Agent Dante DeSario Launches Collage, A Management Firm For AI-Native Production

Ex-UTA Agent Dante DeSario Launches Collage, A Management Firm For AI-Native Production

Former UTA film agent Dante DeSario has launched Collage, a management company devoted to AI-native production. The new firm has closed a seed funding round, with Black Bear and Fundamental Films investing. Other investors and senior advisors include Dennis Miller, Blue Deer Media, GOAL Ventures, AGC Studios, Roy Lee, Marty Bowen, Todd Lieberman, Todd Garner,…

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Nasdaq climbs as chip and AI-linked stocks bounce back

Nasdaq climbs as chip and AI-linked stocks bounce back

Seven of the S&P 500’s 11 major industry sectors end down as consumer discretionary stocks led gains Published Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 05:51 AM [NEW YORK] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led Wall Street with a 1 per cent advance on Monday (Oct 19) as investors returned to the chip sector and other artificial intelligence-related…

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Tisha Campbell Signs With Innovative Artists

Tisha Campbell Signs With Innovative Artists

EXCLUSIVE: Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed multi-hyphenate Tisha Campbell for representation in all areas. Campbell recently released her memoir, The A Word: A Mother’s Journey Through Autism and Love (Amistad/HarperCollins), which became Amazon’s No. 1 New Release during the title’s launch window from September 15 to September 17, according to stats from Amazon. She is…

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BBC Seeks Deposition Of Jack Smith In Trump Defamation Lawsuit

BBC Seeks Deposition Of Jack Smith In Trump Defamation Lawsuit

Attorneys for the BBC want to subpoena Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought an election conspiracy indictment against Donald Trump, as the network defends itself against the president’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit. In a filing in federal court Monday, the BBC legal team noted that Smith is not objecting to the subpoena. They wrote,…

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Richard Riehle Dies: ‘Office Space’ & ‘Bridesmaids’ Actor Was 78

Richard Riehle Dies: ‘Office Space’ & ‘Bridesmaids’ Actor Was 78

Richard Riehle, an actor in Office Space, Bridesmaids, Casino, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, and The Man From Earth, has died. He was 78. Riehle played Tom Smykowski, a cynical Initech product manager, in the Mike Judge satirical comedy, sharing credits with Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Stephen Root, and Gary Cole. The actor died of natural causes…

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A$AP Rocky Jokes “It Was Hell” After Teasing New Rihanna Music

A$AP Rocky Jokes “It Was Hell” After Teasing New Rihanna Music

A$AP Rocky received a round of applause from Rihanna fans after his recent revelation, but he’s not taking a bow. Instead, the “Fashion Killa” singer—who confirmed his partner is busy work, work, working on new music 10 years after the release of her album Anti—is revealing what life was like immediately after he spilled the…

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