Swordsmyth
03-03-2018, 04:49 PM
World of Wonder, the production company for such TV shows as RuPaul’s Drag Race, Million Dollar Listing, and Big Freedia, announced (http://deadline.com/2018/02/world-of-wonder-boycott-fedex-nra-randy-barbato-1202306167/) on Wednesday that it would no longer ship with FedEx.
“We support the call to boycott the NRA by no longer using FedEx for our company’s shipping needs. We salute the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. We are inspired by their leadership and are committed to their safety!” the co-founder Randy Barbato said in a statement.
ICM Partners, a major Hollywood talent agency, confirmed to Forbes on Thursday that it has stopped using FedEx for its shipping needs. Piper Pirabo, a client and a previous Golden Globe nominee for her acting, tweeted the news approvingly.
ICM Partners, one of the big talent agencies in Hollywood, just stopped using @FedEx (https://twitter.com/FedEx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) in light of @FedEx (https://twitter.com/FedEx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) discounts to @NRA (https://twitter.com/NRA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
Thank you ICM.
Your client,
Piper
#NeverAgain (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NeverAgain?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)@TheGershAgency (https://twitter.com/TheGershAgency?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @paradigmagency (https://twitter.com/paradigmagency?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @WME (https://twitter.com/WME?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @caafoundation (https://twitter.com/caafoundation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @unitedtalent (https://twitter.com/unitedtalent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Will you join us for #GunReformNow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GunReformNow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)?
— Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) March 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/PiperPerabo/status/969291763029483520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
According to Forbes, another major talent agency, CAA, may also be following ICM’s lead. Showrunner, screenwriter, and CAA client Jeffrey Lieber tweeted Thursday night that after urging the company to boot FedEx, he’d received an affirmative reply.
And within fifteen seconds I get back the following from @caafoundation (https://twitter.com/caafoundation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw):
"Our company is already into this."
So, add CAA to the list.
— Jeffrey Lieber (@JeffLieber) March 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/JeffLieber/status/969345380264460288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
A CAA spokesman did not immediately respond to a ThinkProgress inquiry attempting to confirm the move.
More at: https://thinkprogress.org/companies-cutting-fedex-ties-nra-de00e028b85c/
“We support the call to boycott the NRA by no longer using FedEx for our company’s shipping needs. We salute the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. We are inspired by their leadership and are committed to their safety!” the co-founder Randy Barbato said in a statement.
ICM Partners, a major Hollywood talent agency, confirmed to Forbes on Thursday that it has stopped using FedEx for its shipping needs. Piper Pirabo, a client and a previous Golden Globe nominee for her acting, tweeted the news approvingly.
ICM Partners, one of the big talent agencies in Hollywood, just stopped using @FedEx (https://twitter.com/FedEx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) in light of @FedEx (https://twitter.com/FedEx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) discounts to @NRA (https://twitter.com/NRA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
Thank you ICM.
Your client,
Piper
#NeverAgain (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NeverAgain?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)@TheGershAgency (https://twitter.com/TheGershAgency?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @paradigmagency (https://twitter.com/paradigmagency?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @WME (https://twitter.com/WME?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @caafoundation (https://twitter.com/caafoundation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @unitedtalent (https://twitter.com/unitedtalent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Will you join us for #GunReformNow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GunReformNow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)?
— Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) March 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/PiperPerabo/status/969291763029483520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
According to Forbes, another major talent agency, CAA, may also be following ICM’s lead. Showrunner, screenwriter, and CAA client Jeffrey Lieber tweeted Thursday night that after urging the company to boot FedEx, he’d received an affirmative reply.
And within fifteen seconds I get back the following from @caafoundation (https://twitter.com/caafoundation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw):
"Our company is already into this."
So, add CAA to the list.
— Jeffrey Lieber (@JeffLieber) March 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/JeffLieber/status/969345380264460288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
A CAA spokesman did not immediately respond to a ThinkProgress inquiry attempting to confirm the move.
More at: https://thinkprogress.org/companies-cutting-fedex-ties-nra-de00e028b85c/