A Hollywood trade reporter who’d been banned by Universal Studios three weeks ago for what it considered to be unethical journalism — putting off-the-record remarks by the boss on the record — has apologized in a handwritten letter sent to the head of the studio, both sides confirmed to me this week. The missive has…

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I’m told that Universal has banned a Hollywood trade reporter for what it considered to be unethical journalism: putting off-the-record remarks by the boss on the record. Here’s what happened, according to my sources: Ron Meyer, president and COO of Universal Studios, recently instructed his head of corporate…

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Here’s my latest LA Weekly column, Two Tonys Is One Too Many for Mogul. You know how, in that New York Times article, Paramount studio boss Brad Grey issued a statement through a spokesperson that he was only "casually acquainted" with thug-for-hire Anthony Pellicano and had "no relationship" with him until the…

Given The New York Times Page One story linking Paramount studio boss Brad Grey to Anthony Pellicano, it’s natural to wonder what Brad’s longtime talent management and production partner and mentor Bernie Brillstein thinks of it. Here’s what he told me this afternoon, all on the record: “I just want to say I read the…

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