FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL: Mere weeks after signing on with them, Selena Gomez has fired Direct Management’s Martin Kirkup and Steve Jensen, according to those close to the action. Her new handler is Aleen Kesheshian of Brillstein Grey, a heavyweight in the film-and-TV sector; among her longtime clients are Jennifer Aniston, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana and Laura Linney. Gomez has also cleaned the slate on the agency side, where she is said to have jettisoned CAA’s Christian Carrino and taken her talents to Sara Newkirk at WME (Bruno Mars). Gomez is presently working on a couple of new tracks for a greatest hits collection that will be her final release under her current Disney deal, after which she’ll be a free agent. Summing up, Gomez has changed managers, agents and labels—and lest we forget, her parents were her managers until she “fired” them. As the saying goes, it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind, but should her new manager and agent be nervous? (6/26a)
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ERLICH TO EXIT SPOTIFY FOR TBA VENTURE
One of the good guys is changing lanes. (10/2a)
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