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Ari Emanuel On His New Memoir, Nikki Finke, Talking To Trump, AI’s Upside & The Hollywood Exec He Hates The Most

Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel has published a memoir titled "Roll the Calls" that details his professional history and personal conflicts. The book describes his early career, a Paramount merger, and his relationship with Elon Musk. Emanuel uses the text to address former business partners, his brothers, and celebrity clashes, including his decision to drop Donald Trump. The narrative focuses on ambition and rage, drawing a thematic parallel to the first word of Homer's "Iliad."

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  • ✓ Ari Emanuel wrote a memoir titled "Roll the Calls".
  • ✓ The book discusses Emanuel's early days in Hollywood and a Paramount merger.
  • ✓ Emanuel addresses his relationships with Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the text.
  • ✓ The memoir includes critiques of Emanuel's brothers and former business partners.
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Ari Emanuel published his memoir "Roll the Calls" detailing industry conflicts and personal relationships.

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  1. Ari Emanuel Releases Memoir "Roll the Calls"

    Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel has published a memoir titled "Roll the Calls" that details his professional history and personal conflicts. The book describes his early career, a Paramount merger, and his relationship with Elon Musk. Emanuel uses the text to address former business partners, his brothers, and celebrity clashes, including his decision to drop Donald Trump. The narrative focuses on ambition and rage, drawing a thematic parallel to the first word of Homer's "Iliad."

    Why it matters

    Emanuel is a prominent superagent known for a high-intensity approach to talent representation. This memoir provides a first-hand account of the power dynamics within the entertainment industry. It reveals the internal friction behind some of Hollywood's most public figures.

    What is confirmed

    • Ari Emanuel wrote a memoir titled "Roll the Calls".
    • The book discusses Emanuel's early days in Hollywood and a Paramount merger.
    • Emanuel addresses his relationships with Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the text.
    • The memoir includes critiques of Emanuel's brothers and former business partners.

    Still unconfirmed

    • The book describes a wedding brawl between Larry David and Elon Musk.
    • The memoir mentions a porn scene in the film The Departed.
    • Emanuel describes his writing style as staccato, profane, and vindictive.

    What to watch next

    • Public responses from the brothers and business partners targeted in the book
    • Further details on the specific reasons for dropping Donald Trump
    Sources used for this update (9)
    1. Vanity Fair — Ari Emanuel’s ‘Roll the Calls’ Takes Aim at Everyone From His Brothers to Former Business Partners
    2. Deadline — Ari Emanuel On His New Memoir, Nikki Finke, Talking To Trump, AI’s Upside & The Hollywood Exec He Hates The Most
    3. The Hollywood Reporter — Inside Ari Emanuel's Earliest Days in Hollywood: Memoir Excerpt
    4. Page Six — From a Larry David-Elon Musk wedding brawl to a ‘porn scene' in 'The Departed' — the wildest tales in Ari Emanuel's book
    5. Yahoo — Why Hollywood’s most notorious agent really needs to shut up
    6. The Economist — Ari Emanuel, Hollywood’s raging super agent, shares his playbook
    7. Bloomberg.com — Ari Emanuel Dishes on His Hollywood Career, Paramount Merger and Relationship With Elon Musk
    8. www.usatoday.com — Ari Emanuel reveals celebrity clashes, dropping Trump in new memoir
    9. www.sportsbusinessjournal.com — Ari Emanuel leans into rage, ambition in new memoir ‘Roll the Calls’
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