CAA sues Range Media, alleges theft of information
CAA has launched an explosive lawsuit against the management firm, which it describes as "an unlicensed talent agency built on deceit"
News By James Hanley | 2 October 2024
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is suing management company Range Media Partners in the US, accusing the firm of stealing confidential information.
The explosive lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, describes Range, which works with talent such as Jack Harlow, Rita Ora, Shaboozey, Pentatonix, Saweetie and PartyNextDoor, as “an unlicensed talent agency built on deceit”.
It alleges that Range’s founder – former CAA agent Peter Micelli – sought a “shortcut to success” by finding “four highly-paid CAA leaders to act as his accomplices” in the run-up to launching Range in 2020. CAA identifies Range co-founders Jack Whigham, David Bugliari, Michael Cooper and Mick Sullivan as the alleged “accomplices” who “carried out a scheme designed to…