Michael Ovitz

Downtown Exhibit Looks at Money in the Art World, From Kickstarter to Michael Ovitz

Jonathan Gold Reviews Fat Spoon

Fat Spoon: Japanese Curry with A Pedigree

F. FriesemaJonagold apples​ Japanese curry, as usually constituted, features in some of the most chef-proof restaurants in the world. The spicy, translucent goop -- whose lineage traces from Africa, through resident Indian cooks, through Portuguese traders whose boats were parked outside Nagas ... More >>

Beverly Hills-Adjacent Mega Mansion's L.A. City Approvals Lambasted by Zev Yaroslavsky, Who Could Be L.A.'s Next Mayor

Benedict Canyon, home of the moderately sized mansion.​The man who could be our next mayor isn't happy with some of the people who might end up under his supervision. L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky this week lambasted L.A. city officials for allowing a proposed, 85,000-square-foot man ... More >>

Saudi Prince's Beverly Hills-Adjacent Mega-Mansion Plans Pulled Following Tough Neighborhood Opposition

savebenedictcanyon.comA mega piece of property.​Updated after the jump with the company that owns the properties saying it will go forward with a smaller project. That didn't take long. After it was revealed that Saudi Prince had sneaky, piecemeal plans to connect adjacent properties near Be ... More >>

Benedict Canyon Palace 'Size of Hearst Castle' Proposed, Will Make Playboy Mansion Look Like a Bungalow

Save the regular-size mansions, man!​A rich guy trying to build a mega-mansion in a neighborhood of just-regular mansions? How dare he! What sucks about having a Hearst Castle-sized home go up next to your Playboy Mansion-sized home in Benedict Canyon is the relative size. Must be like thinki ... More >>

Here We Go Again: New Trial for Anthony Pellicano

Yesterday Anthony Pellicano, the former Private Eye to the Stars, was brought out of a prison cell and ordered by Superior Court Judge William Pounders to stand trial with co-defendant Alex Proctor against charges they colluded to intimidate former L.A. Times Hollywood correspondent Anita Busch. Pel ... More >>

On Trial: Pellicano, Scat-Porn King Ira Isaacs, Designer Anand Jon

Verdicts are never the last word in court

R.I.P. Bernie Brillstein

They don't make 'em in Hollywood like him anymore

Don't Mess With the Fanboys, Not Even for $500 Million Deals

The horror, the horror

Pellicano Juror Reveals Inner Workings

Juror No. 7 speaks out on Anthony Pellicano, Anita Busch and Christian values

Pellicano Verdict Watch

Will he be a free bird or a jailbird?

In the Jury’s Lap: Pellicano Trial Finishes

The fate of the Pellicano Gang of Five rests with the jury, now that closing arguments have concluded. Attorney Mona Soo Hoo began the morning by announcing that “This case is about dualities.” She then enumerated a list of dialectical opposites that described perceptions of her client, former p ... More >>

Pellicano Trial Prosecutors Rest Their Case

The color of dirt

Agency Nonsense and Greedy Big Media

Hollywood is kryptonite to Super Agents and Superman

Sex and Nerds Invade Pellicano Trial

'Tis pity she was a whore

Kumo: On a Roll

Breaking the Ma Maison curse

Moguls Will Be Moguls at Camp Allen

Shareholders get burned around the Big Media campfire

Oh Shit! The Vultures Are Circling

CAA picks off Steinberg�s prime NFL meat

Letters

Blame Ovitz: When Art Started Imitating Hollywood

Really Big Packages

Forget what EW says, it’s the moguls’ perks that are out of control, not the stars’

Hollywood Overheard

Another year, another round of ridiculous remarks

More Lists

Mistrial of the Century

Free legal advice to the $700-an-hour schmucks screwing up the Disney courtroom drama

Web Exclusive: Does Woody Allen Just Write Like Rick Moranis?

Startling similarities in their Disney parodies

They Hate Me, They Really Hate Me

On winning "The Eisner" at the Disney trial

New York Times Searches�Ovitz Screeches

Lies and the Dirty Liars Who Tell Them

Mike Ovitz takes the stand

Hirsch�s Hornet�s Nest

�minence grise of Hollywood lawyers provokes pain in parting

Driven

In Hollywood, your car is who you are

Exorcising Demons

Satan Smoke Filters Through Hollywood

A Very Ovitz Christmas

A Very Ovitz Christmas

Good tidings from the once and not future king of Hollywood

Mice Behaving Badly

Front and center at the Disney-Eisner pissing contest

King of Hollywood

The New York Times’ pursuit of an entertainment writer

Eisner’s Embarrassment

Court Records show Disney boss told dumped Michael Ovitz: 'Nobody ever needs to Know'

The Punch Line, Please

Too few laughs in The Hollywood Retorter

A Hit for Ovitz

Spoof video takes on the fallen Disney prez

Throw the Bums Out

Letters

I Fiori Delle Mille Ed Ottanta Minuti

Edited by Kateri Butler

Hollywood's Dude

Keeping an eye on the ball

Vanity Too Fair

Michael Ovitz ’s gay problem

The Good, the Bad and the Rest of Us

Busta Rhymes, All the Time . . .

. . . if you want it: Scour.net, straight from the underground

The Anti-Reform Movement

As election eve approaches, see who opposes the charter � and why

Taco Bowl

Carson meets Michael Ovitz

Councilman Fouls Magic

Ridley-Thomas fumes as Johnson passes on Coliseum

Burn This