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William Morris to merge with Hollywood rivals
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 27 April 2009
Two major US talent agencies – the William Morris Agency and Endeavor – are expected to confirm that they are merging today, which would create a talent agency powerhouse second in size only to the Creative Artists Agency. It’s thought the merged company will be called WME Entertainment and will include some 300 agents around the world.
Endeavour mainly represent actors and movie producers, whereas William Morris boasts a substantial music roster too, representing the likes of Diddy, Eminem, 50 Cent, The Killers, Weezer, The Flaming Lips, Britney, Prince, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, MIA, Duffy, Rihanna and Estelle.