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Ari Emanuel on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mixing Business with Politics

September 28, 2026·34 min·5-min readinterviewnews
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Ari Emanuel, the powerful Hollywood talent agent and CEO of WME-IMG, reflects on a career fueled by rage, ambition, and relentless deal-making, while defending his controversial relationships with figures like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mohammed bin Salman. Despite his progressive polit

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Ari Emanuel

interview on The Political Scene | The New Yorker

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Ari EmanuelDavid RemnickDonald TrumpElon MuskMohammed bin SalmanAri EmanuelAri EmanuelHarvey WeinsteinJeremy Piven

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Roll the Callsby Ari Emanuel and J.R. Moehringer

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