Major Hollywood talent agency opts clients out of AI program

Inside: Rush reunites; Bari Weiss takes over CBS News; Reese Witherspoon's debut novel; RIP Kimberly Hébert Gregory.‍  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT October 07, 2025 | View in browser Entertainment 'Artists should have a choice.' WME opts clients out of Sora update as AI anxiety deepens Major Hollywood talent agency WME opts all of its clients out of the latest update for OpenAI's text-to-video tool Sora. The move comes as actors have been increasingly concerned about AI's impact on job opportunities. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Rush to reunite for 50th anniversary tour starting at Kia Forum in 2026 "Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we f- miss it," co-founder Geddy Lee said. Read More Ike Turner Jr., Grammy-winning producer and son of Ike and Tina Turner, dies at 67 Ike Turner Jr., the son of Ike and Tina Turner who won a Grammy in 2007 as a producer for his father's album "Risin' With the Blues," has died. He was 67. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Free Press co-founder Bari Weiss named editor in chief of CBS News CBS News parent Paramount will also acquire the Free Press for $150 million in cash and stock. Read More Reese Witherspoon's debut novel with Harlan Coben is a fun ride about the super-rich Oscar winner and literary champion Reese Witherspoon co-wrote her first novel, "Gone Before Goodbye," with bestselling thriller writer Harlan Coben. It plunges readers into the amoral world of the super-rich. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now Kimberly Hébert Gregory, actor in 'Vice Principals,' dies at 52 Also a part of TV's "The Chi" and "All Rise," Gregory was best known as the brash principal of HBO's comedy "Vice Principals." Read More 'The Gold' spins the tale of a 1983 British heist into a patient portrait of cops, robbers, class and greed Hugh Bonneville stars in the latest PBS Masterpiece series, based on the infamous Brink's-Mat robbery. Read More The Writers Guild helped bring Kimmel back. Here's what its new president plans next Michele Mulroney was elected WGA West president, a key role during next year's negotiations with major studios. Read More Limited in scope, 'The Road Between Us' depicts an Israeli family's fight to survive Oct. 7 Canadian director Barry Avrich's documentary approaches Oct. 7, 2023, through the specific perspective of an Israeli family's struggle, a strategy that will antagonize some. Read More Two couples clash in a double-booked vacation home in 'Bone Lake,' horror that's mostly ripple-free Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan and scripted by Joshua Friedlander, the movie bears a similarity to several other thrillers of superior slyness. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading Entertainment Digest from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection   Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified.   Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 9‌0245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com