Ovitz adds in a Vanity Fair excerpt, “When my dad was about 65, I was worried about him retiring . . . So I went to Edgar Bronfman Jr. . . . though I had never met him in my life.” ...

In 1975, Ovitz decamped with a few other agents to found their own firm, CAA. They were broke, but wanted to make a splash. He took out a loan and bought five Jaguars for the five principal partners.

Michael Ovitz Threatens to Sue for Seat in Four Seasons’ Grill Room. After being banished to the Pool Room, the agent jokingly sics his lawyer on restaurant co-owner Julian Niccolini.

Had the ex-president stayed, CEO Michael Eisner would have had difficulty replacing him, Gary Wilson testifies. Firing Ovitz Was Better Than Demoting Him, Director Says - Los Angeles Times ...

Former Hollywood super agent Michael Ovitz recounts his tumultuous 15-month tenure as president of Walt Disney Co. News. ... in order to weaken the agency’s power — all agencies’ power.

Michael Ovitz, for decades a Hollywood power player and now a specialist in technology, sees only upside to the recent commingling of Big Tech, Hollywood and Washington. “I find that having ...

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Michael Ovitz was ever the master of both confession and concealment — the shared confidence that really wasn't, or the backdoor whisper that had to be denied. When I was pursuing him, in a ...

Michael Ovitz kept his benign smile during an hourlong interview on the Charlie Rose Show Wednesday night, but he fielded some painful questions. No, he did not think his relationship with ex ...

Three Hollywood power-personas were available to Michael Ovitz: the Gladhander, the Grand Man About Town and the Tough Guy. He chose the third. Richard Rushfield reviews Ovitz’s new memoir.