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WME executive chairman Ari Emanuel confirmed he parted ways with Meghan Markle last year, stating he is glad he no longer has to think about her career. While WME still represents Markle and Archewell, the split follows reports of a 2024 dispute and earlier claims that Markle was 'difficult to work with.'
WME executive chairman Ari Emanuel confirmed in a Sunday Times interview that he parted ways with Meghan Markle in 2025, stating it is 'great' he no longer has to think about her career. While Page Six reports the split stemmed from Markle being 'too demanding' and a January 2024 dispute, WME maintains it still represents her and Archewell. Just Jared notes the comment follows rumors of Markle being dropped from a Netflix project due to UK backlash.
Ari Emanuel, executive chairman of WME, confirmed in a Sunday Times interview that he parted ways with Meghan Markle in 2025. He stated it is 'great' he no longer has to think about her career trajectory. While WME claims to still represent her, insiders suggest the split stemmed from a January 2024 dispute over her demanding work style.
Ari Emanuel’s new memoir, 'Roll the Calls,' details his rise from a mailroom clerk to a media mogul, highlighting his combative style, family tensions, and industry feuds.
Ari Emanuel has released his new memoir, 'Roll the Calls,' ghostwritten by J.R. Moehringer, detailing his rise from a CAA mailroom clerk to the head of WME Group and TKO. The book, which features an audiobook narration by Bob Odenkirk, explores his early struggles with dyslexia and the brutal power dynamics of Hollywood. In accompanying interviews, Emanuel defends cross-partisan dialogue with the Trump administration regarding film tax credits and expresses optimism about AI enhancing rather than replacing creative talent.
In a Deadline Q&A, Ari Emanuel promotes his memoir Roll the Calls, defending cross‑partisan dialogue, recounting his past with Nikki Finke and Mel Gibson, and weighing AI’s transformative but non‑replacing role in Hollywood, while signaling ongoing efforts to secure a national film/TV tax credit and arguing the industry is evolving rather than dying.
THR publishes an exclusive excerpt from Ari Emanuel's Roll the Calls, recounting his grueling start in Hollywood as a CAA mailroom assistant—catering bagels, sorting endless mail, and enduring a brutal power culture—learning early that Hollywood runs on salesmanship, a mindset he carried into building WME and TK0 at the top of the industry.
Hollywood powerhouse Ari Emanuel rose from a Los Angeles mailroom to chair TKO and lead WME, building a career defined by relentless competition and confrontation. In his memoir Roll the Calls, he reflects on family influences (Rahm Emanuel, a civil rights–minded mother), his infamous 'ragent' reputation, and a future-oriented view that storytelling will endure and adapt—even as AI reshapes the industry.
Hollywood mogul Ari Emanuel and his brothers Zeke and Rahm Emanuel donated $550,000 via Rozana to fund the training of Palestinian pediatric doctors and nurses from An-Najah University Hospital at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, with the goal of establishing the West Bank’s first dedicated children’s hospital and fostering Israeli–Palestinian medical collaboration.
Ari Emanuel pens a Wall Street Journal op-ed defending Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery merger and blasting the multistate antitrust suit as “trash,” arguing it would undermine competition by ignoring growing rivals like Amazon MGM, Netflix, and Lionsgate. He warns the case could fatally harm Hollywood jobs and creative investment, notes Paramount‑WBD paused the deal amid litigation, and argues the merged entity’s proposed commitments would still leave it a competitive player. Emanuel urges state AGs to drop the case and let competition play out on the merits.
Hollywood power player Ari Emanuel publiekly endorses Paramount’s $111 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, arguing that antitrust lawsuits aimed at halting the deal misread competition and that government action threatens market dynamics. He contends the deal reflects a broadly competitive landscape that includes platforms like Amazon and Netflix, warns that blocking it could leave Warner with debt and weaker competition, and notes that the industry remains divided among supporters and critics, including calls for safeguards from unions.
Ari Emanuel, CEO of TKO Group and longtime Hollywood power broker, published a Wall Street Journal op-ed defending Paramount’s planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and labeling the states’ antitrust lawsuit against the deal as “trash.” He argues the merger could save Hollywood, contends that competition comes from Netflix, Netflix-related and other digital players, YouTube, and upcoming streaming projects rather than just traditional studios, and accuses regulators of ignoring real competition in a streaming-enabled market. The piece also notes the delay imposes a quarterly $650 million ticking fee on Paramount and underscores Emanuel’s stance that antitrust actions should not be used to settle policy disputes.
Entertainment executives Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro are buying small personal stakes in the Las Vegas Raiders to become minority owners as part of a multi-investor deal valuing the franchise at about $9.9 billion; Emanuel will own 1.4% and Shapiro 0.6% after closing later this month, with other investors like Michael Dell, Egon Durban, and Michael Meldman increasing stakes while Mark Davis remains the controlling owner. This marks Emanuel and Shapiro’s first NFL ownership venture.
Pat McAfee's latest WrestleMania promo deepens fan confusion and criticism of WWE's direction under TKO ownership, elevating his heel role in the Rhodes–Orton main event while promoting discount ticket sales; the piece argues this signals creative misalignment and desperation, with speculation about CM Punk’s potential Raw appearance and Backlash plans featuring McAfee and Orton against Rhodes and Jelly Roll.
Pat McAfee’s SmackDown promo, critical of Mania ticket sales and ratings, reportedly wasn’t written by WWE’s creative team and was influenced by Ari Emanuel; Meltzer notes McAfee may have authored the lines himself with Christian Sowell listed as the writer of record, while Triple H was reportedly unaware of the specifics. Nick Khan was present, and WWE could pivot from previous Mania plans, though a Randy Orton & Pat McAfee vs. Cody Rhodes & Jelly Roll match is still being discussed for Backlash.