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E! Host Giuliana Rancic Sues WMA For Daring to Employ Other Clients

9:00AM Defamer Hollywood | There are certain universal truths about Hollywood agents: namely, that they never pick up your phone calls, deal with you mostly through their assistants, and always seem to be finding work for people who aren’t you. Sadly, E! bobblehead Giuliana Rancic (who we last saw announcing the death of “Brad Redfro” while dressed in a somber tube top) has failed to grasp that last tenet — in fact, she’s suing her agents at William Morris for having the audacity to focus on anyone but her. Says Page Six: More »

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

7:25AM Defamer Hollywood | 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.) More »