Salma Hayek's billionaire husband might buy CAA talent agency

[itsme_eloise]

Creative Artists Agency is in advanced discussions to sell a majority stake in itself to Francois-Henri Pinault, the French billionaire behind luxury fashion house Kering, at a valuation of at least $7 billion. https://t.co/5MJR98IUa5
- Bloomberg (@business) July 14, 2023
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake to

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[sandstorm]

I didn't know all those brands were under a conglomerate.

[deerlike]

The Arnault family heads the LVMH conglomerate that owns all the other brands (LV, Céline, Dior, et al).

[espressotorte]

Was probably the only way some of these brands could survive tbh.

[sandstorm]

I've never heard of half these names but I thought it was me putting my energies elsewhere instead of high fashion.

[anterrabre]

I rewatched "Joan is Awful" with my partner last night (who was watching it for the first time) and he was like "What even is this?" during the scene where Salma shits herself in the church, lol.

[eva_hagberg]

I haven't heard of this movie and want to say I am intrigued?)

[anterrabre]

It's an episode in the latest season of Black Mirror that's really mirroring what a lot of actors are going on strike about (AI, GGI, and the ramifications behind that). In it, Salma Hayek licensed her likeness to appear on a Steamberry (*coughNetflix*) show about an average woman, and that woman finds out about it once her life goes down the drain because of the show and decides to crash a wedding at a church and takes a giant shit in the middle of the aisle because she knows they will make the "CGI Salma" do it too and will make the real Salma angry, lol. It's a hot mess that is also current.

[callonme_84]

I wasn’t ready for that

[recognitions]

Is this a good thing?

[espressotorte]

No, because it's more consolidation of wealth and power

[eva_hagberg]

I asked exactly the same question!

[lydzi]

Capitalism doing what capitalism do.

[tetrazzinichikn]

I loved Joan Is Awful. I wish it had been a full series.

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