Tenacious D's Kyle Gass Dropped by Agent After Controversial Trump Joke (www.rollingstone.com)

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[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 26 points 6 months ago

Do you Remember when Kyle Gass's agent ALSO dropped their Conservative Clients who joked about Nancy Pelosi's Assassination? No? They didn't? Only people who joke about Donald Trump, who called for people to Murder Hilary Clinton and Gays and Drag Queens and Black People, get dropped?

[-] Five@slrpnk.net 19 points 6 months ago

Kyle Gass’s agent was Michael Greene of Greene Talent Agency. Which conservative clients has he represented? If it's true, someone should really hold his feet to the fire on this.

[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I tried to do some research on his client list, but the only lead I got is paywalled behind IMDb Pro: https://pro.imdb.com/company/co0079462/

Edit: Okay, so I found this interview with Michael Greene from 2020: https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/la-agent-talks-negotiation-accountability-era-times-1446/

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