New WMA Client Alex Rodriguez Takes Brave Next Step in Celebrity Courtship

We’re hearing today that Madonna might not be the only entertainment interest Alex Rodriguez reportedly plans to get into: According to The Wall Street Journal (via ESPN), the Yankees slugger and bachelor-to-be inked a deal with William Morris “in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond.” A-Rod joins Dwayne Wade, Serena Williams and Kevin Garnett among WMA’s athlete clientele, an affiliation he and manager Guy Oseary are hoping will nudge him deeper into commercials, endorsements, video games, self-help literature, yoga tutorials, reality-TV dance competitions, and, most importantly, an IMDB headshot and STARmeter ranking that won’t embarrass the shit out of his rumoured paramour. Yes, A-Rod, we agree — it’s time. (Click the image for a larger view.)

• A-Rod thinking beyond baseball in partnering with William Morris [ESPN]
• Alex Rodriguez [IMDB]