Episode 155: Michael Ovitz, CAA, and the Deposition He Walked Out Of
CAA co-founder Michael Ovitz was ordered by a New York state court to complete his deposition in the Julia Ormond sexual assault lawsuit after walking out of questioning in June when pressed on his post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Justice Adam Silvera declined to hold Ovitz in contempt or issue a bench warrant — but explicitly warned that Ovitz "inappropriately terminated" the deposition and must return to finish it. For agents, executives, and studio leadership, this case is a live demonstration of how institutional conduct from the 1990s continues to generate legal and…
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