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Why Ari Emanuel Banned Amy Pascal

Emanuel may be the C.E.O. of a public company, but he isn’t above putting the chill on an executive when they refer talent to Bryan Lourd.

Hollywood movie producer Amy Pascal.
Hollywood movie producer Amy Pascal. Photo: Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
November 4, 2022

Now that he’s the C.E.O. of a publicly traded company, it’s been awhile since Ari Emanuel has pulled an Ari Emanuel-ish stunt. But from a good Endeavor source comes word that Ari has forbidden his company from doing business with producer Amy Pascal, and the kibosh is being enforced by the troops at the WME agency. What caused this declaration of war against an in-demand producer and former Sony studio chief?