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Management Contracts/
Talent Agencies Act
The Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division One, reversed a grant of summary judgment for actress Rosi Blasi that had voided her agreement with her personal manager for violating the California Talent Agencies Act, Labor Code Sec. 1700, et seq. Marathon Entertainment Inc. v. Blasi, B179819. Blasi had sought to avoid paying management commissions to Marathon Entertainment from the TV series 'Strong Medicine.' She claimed that other employment that Marathon procured for her without a talent license voided her entire Marathon-management agreement. But Blasi had obtained the TV-series role through her licensed talent agent, rather than Marathon. The court of appeal noted: '[U]nder the doctrine of severability of contracts, Marathon might be permitted to recover the Strong Medicine commission because not only did the complaint allege that Marathon provided lawful personal manager services neither prohibited nor regulated by the Act, but Blasi produced no evidence in the trial court linking the procurement of her Strong Medicine employment contract to any illegal activity by Marathon.'
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