An ex-partner of Paradigm Talent Agency is alleging in a lawsuit that she was fired by the company after she raised questions about the company’s accounting practices and inappropriate conduct by its CEO Sam Gores. Paradigm said it would temporarily lay off employees, with hopes of rehiring them no more than six months later. Former employees were angry that the company at first said it would only pay their insurance through April. In her lawsuit, Klein says Gores kept his private chef and personal driver on the company’s payroll after he laid off hundreds of employees. Last year United Talent Agency attempted to buy Paradigm, but the deal fizzled.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 02, 2020 19:52 UTC