WME, Emanuel, & UFC Rights in Legal Battle

0:00It's March 12th, let's get into entertainment and celebrity news. The legal battle between professional gambler RJ Sipriani and former NBC Universal chief Jeff Schell just got more star-studded. Sipriani's lawyer sent a litigation hold letter this Tuesday to WME, asking them to save communications involving Arya Manual and the lesser known, figure named Angelo DiMasio. The request covers messages from January 1st, 2015 to now. DiMasio, a 72-year-old Rhode Island businessman nicknamed Tango, has a long criminal record in Rhode Island and Los Angeles. He shares deep ties with the manual dating back to the 1990s when they lived at the same Los Angeles address. DiMasio even popped up in Hollywood projects, including films linked to Emmanuel's client Peter Berg. The letter also demands preservation of talks between Emmanuel, WME Rips, and Peter Berg over the same time frame. It extends to discussions with Paramount, Skydance, and Redbird Capital about UFC media

1:04rights and negotiations. UFC falls under Emmanuel's TKO group holdings. Earlier texts from the lawsuit show Schell boasting to Sipriani about landing UFC rights for Paramount in a $7 billion plus deal, beating out Netflix. Schell credited Emmanuel, noting it was hush-hush until signing, with number of events going exclusive to Paramount Plus and CBS. Neither Emmanuel nor Sipriani's attorney has commented on the latest move. The case continues to uncover surprising connections in Hollywood's power circles, thanks to our sponsor for supporting today's coverage. Some travel miles to find peace, I just climb into bed and listen, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.