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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Zionist infiltration of entertainment industry: The case of United Talent Agency</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">David Miller</div>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">July 11, 2025</div>
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in positions of economic, political, or cultural power must be rooted
out and held accountable for their racist, genocidal views and
activities.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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This is not the first time that United Talent Agency has
dropped artists for speaking against genocide (Illustrated by Zeinab
al-Hajj; Al Mayadeen English)
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<p>Zionist hysteria over the ongoing genocide in Gaza has been
escalating for many months. Advocates for Palestine have been attacked,
bullied, smeared, sacked, and victimised in government, business,
universities, and the cultural sphere.</p>
<p>The recent explosion of angst and massive campaign to cancel the
Irish hip hop band Kneecap is an indication that this campaign may be
over-reaching. </p>
<h2><span>Glastonbury</span></h2>
<p>A group of 35 music industry insiders tried and failed to have
Kneecap removed from the bill at Glastonbury. I was passed the secret
email and <span><a href="https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/07/749376/cancel-culture-weaponized-zionist-lobby-covert-war-irish-rap-group-kneecap">reported on its contents</a></span>, as well as setting out <span><a href="https://x.com/Tracking_Power/status/1932092449691754849">a long thread</a></span>
on X identifying each of the signatories. But Glastonbury showed the
tipping point we have reached with opposition to the genocide. Not only
Kneecap but a <span><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2025/06/29/glastonbury-palestine-kneecap-bobby-vylan-inhaler-cmat/">slew of other artists</a></span>
at Glastonbury expressed some kind of support for the Palestinians, in
marked contrast to the previous year. The decision by the <em>BBC </em><span><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8647pvj6xo">not to livestream</a></span>
Kneecap because of Zionist pressure diverted their attention from other
acts that might say something. Bob Vylan, a punk/rap duo, <span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun/30/bbc-should-have-pulled-live-stream-bob-vylan-glastonbury-anti-idf-chants">took full advantage</a></span>,
coining a new resistance chant which rapidly spread all around the
world in a day: "Death, Death to the IDF." Within days, the slogan was
in multiple memes, on multiple TikTok reels, and printed on t-shirts and
other merchandise.</p>
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<p>Predictably, the Zionists lashed out at Glastonbury at the <em>BBC </em>and
directly at Bob Vylan, with the Trump administration leaping to placate
Zionist bosses by rescinding the US visa of the band and the US-based
United Talent Agency dropping them from their roster of artists and
entertainers.</p>
<h2><span>Susan Sarandon</span></h2>
<p>This is not the first time that United Talent Agency has dropped
artists for speaking against genocide. A high-profile casualty in late
2023 was the internationally known actress Susan Sarandon, who <span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk7e_J29TP4">was dropped</a></span> by United Talent Agency for her advocacy for Palestine.</p>
<p>These cases provide a useful window into how Zionists are able to exert this kind of influence in the entertainment world. </p>
<h2><span>United Talent Agency</span></h2>
<p>United Talent Agency is a Democrat-leaning agency described by the far-right website <em>Breitbart </em>as
\u2018perhaps the most left-wing talent agency in Hollywood.' Perhaps this
is why Sarandon was on its roster. But as we saw with the unqualified
support for genocide coming out of the Biden White House, Zionist
supporters of the Democrats are enthusiasts of ethnic cleansing in
Palestine.</p>
<p>The agency represents hundreds of music stars, <span><a href="https://www.unitedtalent.com/talent/music">listing around 1,700</a></span> on their website, from Akon, Adam Ant, and Basement Jaxx, to <span><a href="http://will.i.am/">Will.i.am</a></span> and You Me at Six.</p>
<p>But the agency also represents thousands of other entertainers in
theatre, television, journalism, comedy, and drama. By the early 2000s,
the agency had become known for its roster of comedians, including Jim
Carrey, Dave Chappelle, Will Ferrell, and Ben Stiller, along with
writers for popular comedy television programs.</p>
<p>Take just five of the most senior executives:</p>
<p><strong>Paul Wachter,</strong> Chairman. He has been at the centre of building the careers of key black cultural figures like <span>LeBron
James and Dr Dre\u2019s Beats by Dre. Wachter donates to Zionist fundraisers
and has served on the International Council of the New Israel Fund,
which is dedicated to supporting the Zionist entity. Paul and his wife
Dorothy Wachter say they <a href="https://jewishfed.org/news/blog/donor-profile-paul-and-dorothy-wachter">see "Israel</a>"
as the nexus of Jewish identity and culture for Jews worldwide and feel
a deep personal bond to "Israel" as individuals and as philanthropists.
Paul Wachter <a href="https://www.nif.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/legacy-giving/legacy-society-member-profiles/dorothy-paul-wachter/">refers to</a> the genocide of the Nakba as the \u201cthrilling years of the founding of the State of Israel.\u201d</span></p>
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<p><strong>Jeremy Zimmer, CEO, until June 2025</strong><span>. He has denounced pro-Palestine activism in </span><span><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/10/25/hollywoods-united-talent-agency-ceo-jeremy-zimmer-urges-boycott-of-kanye-west/">an e-mail</a>
to all staff at UTA. Zimmer cited the rise of anti-"Israel" sentiment
on college campuses. He wrote: \u201cConcern and debate about Zionism becomes
veiled anti-Semitism." As evidence, he pointed to the anti-Zionist
Mapping Project as an example. He said it showed \u201cJewish owned
businesses, and suggesting that they be boycotted. The assumption being
that because they are owned by Jews, they must be anti-Palestine.\u201d
That, of course, was a typical Zionist lie.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Jay Sures, Vice chairman</strong><span>. UTA </span><span><a href="https://www.unitedtalent.com/bio/jay-sures">states that he</a>
\u201coversees the agency\u2019s global television, broadcast, and news, culture,
leadership, and public lecture practices. He also serves as one of the
three managing directors responsible for the day to day management of
the firm.\u201d He has served since 2019 on the University of California
Board of Regents. In his capacity as a \u201cregent\u201d (or governor) of the
University of California, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12699001/University-California-governor-Jay-Sures-slams-repugnant-letter-woke-college-staffers-demanding-retraction-statement-calling-Hamas-terrorists-Israel-attack.html">he denounced</a>
over 300 ethnic studies staff supporting Palestinian rights accusing
them of supporting the \u201cshocking brutality\u201d of Hamas where \u201cbabies,
children of all ages, the elderly the disabled\u201d were \u201cshot, raped,
tortured, maimed, mutilated, decapitated and burned alive." These
Zionist lies had already been debunked by the time the letter was
written. Students struck back by <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/us-news/super-agent-jay-sures-targeted-by-anti-israel-protesters-in-la/">protesting outside his home</a>
\u201ccovering his garage in red handprints and littering his front yard
with caution tape\u201d in February 2025. \u201cAbout 50 protesters blocked the
Brentwood street where Sures lives while banging drums and causing a
ruckus around 6:15 a.m., according to an LAPD report cited by Deadline.
On top of the bloody handprints, flyers were plastered on the door to
his home." Sures' response was a typical Zionist lie. He believes, <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/us-news/super-agent-jay-sures-targeted-by-anti-israel-protesters-in-la/">he said</a>, \u201che was singled out by the protesters" because he\u2019s Jewish.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Ken Fermaglich </strong><span>was </span><span><a href="https://x.com/Tracking_Power/status/1933536953527365799">a signatory</a>
on the secret email sent to the Glastonbury Festival to try and cancel
the Irish Rap band Kneecap from playing at the festival, in June this
year.<strong> </strong>As a member of UTA\u2019s music-leadership team, he <a href="https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumor-mill/call-my-agent-lessbrgreaterken-fermaglich">oversees the booking and touring</a>
for such artists as Guns N\u2019 Roses, Paramore, Muse, Creed, Daughtry,
Mammoth WVH, 3 Doors Down, Bush, and many others. Fermaglich is <a href="https://x.com/Tracking_Power/status/1933536953527365799">in the habit</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_YWghCP89H/">reposting pro-genocide propaganda</a> on X and Instagram and follows the "IDF, Israel on Campus Colaition, StandWithUs," and various other Zionist accounts.</span></p>
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<p><strong>David Kramer, CEO from June 2025. </strong><span>UTA </span><a href="https://www.unitedtalent.com/bio/david-kramer">states that he is</a><span>
\u201cwidely recognized as one of the industry\u2019s leading representatives for
filmmakers and screenwriters, with a roster that includes critically
acclaimed writers, directors, producers and multi-hyphenates\u2026 Throughout
his tenure at UTA, Kramer has played an instrumental role in shaping
and executing the Company\u2019s strategic growth, including helping bring
strategic investor EQT to UTA and leading the Company's acquisition of
top U.K. literary and talent agency Curtis Brown Group and global
football agency ROOF.\u201d Of course, Kramer signed a letter in \u201c</span><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/02/jay-sures-house-vandalized-support-letter-1236285848/">solidarity</a><span>\u201d with Zionist bully and colleague Jay Sures, along with Ken Fermaglich and forty other UTA staff.</span></p>
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<p>It's not just the individuals involved. The United Talent Agency is a corporate body totally signed up to genocidal Zionism. <strong>The
company was a \u2018Giving sponsor\u2019 of Creative Community for Peace, a front
group for Zionist Ministry of Foreign Affairs agent StandWithUs.</strong> Of course, UTA staff were <span><a href="https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/10/04/david-zedeck-brandon-goodman-among-2022-ambassadors-of-peace-honorees-billboard/">among the honorees</a></span> at the fourth annual Ambassadors of Peace (AOP) event in October 2022 in Beverly Hills.</p>
<p>It's unsurprising, therefore, that the aforementioned Ken Fermaglich
and David Zedeck, partner and co-head of Global Music at UTA, also <span><a href="https://embassies.gov.il/canberra/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Creative-Community-For-Peace-stands-with-Israel-.aspx">signed a letter</a></span> posted on the website of the embassy of "Israel" in Australia,<strong> </strong>\u201cUnited Against Cultural Boycott of Israel.\u201d</p>
<h2><span>Noticing?</span></h2>
<p>On the American right, pointing to the fact of Jews in senior
positions is referred to as \u2018noticing\u2019 - meaning noticing the privileged
positions that many Jews occupy in the political and economic
structure. Of course, what we witness here is not a variety of Zionist,
non- or/and anti-Zionist influences, which is the actual pattern among
Jews as a whole, but rather an almost total Zionist bloc at the top of
the media, entertainment, and film industries. There are anti-Zionists
in this milieu, but they are few and far between. No anti-Zionist can
expect to go far in the industry if their views are known.</p>
<h2><span>Dismantle Zionist infiltration</span></h2>
<p>This is one of the many reasons why we need a strategy not just for
dismantling the Zionist colony in the Levant but for halting
infiltration, which is a key Zionist movement tactic, and moving to
dismantle, decommission, and de-radicalise the Zionist movement all over
the world. Zionists in positions of economic, political, or cultural
power must be rooted out and held accountable for their racist,
genocidal views and activities.</p></div></div></div>
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