The Hollywood Reporter (Weekly)
WME Shutters Office
“Here we go again,” said a top talent publicist upon hearing that COVID-19 cases are rising in L.A. No one can be blamed for having déjà vu: On July 16, THR confirmed the last-minute cancellation of a screening of Mark Wahlberg starrer Joe Bell, to have been held at his agency, WME — which was closed that day out of caution over rising infection numbers and the new mask mandate. Per an email from the company, the closure is for July 19 to 23 but could be extended: “As we have all learned, we cannot hope to predict the future and must be prepared to adapt as we receive new information.”