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UTA however had not hired an attorney who specialized in
behavioral problems to counsel petitioner. Furthermore,
petitioner had not been ordered to seek counseling from such an
attorney or other professional.
The Monday, April 22, 1996, edition of the Hollywood
Reporter also contained an article about petitioner’s
termination. The article included the following statements:
Reached Sunday, a spokesman for the agency would
only comment “We have terminated Gavin Polone’s
employment at United Talent Agency for reasons that his
philosophy on inter-personal relationships and ours are
antithetical * * * .”
* * * * * * *
* * * sources inside the agency said the move was
triggered late in the week after another employee, TV
agent Nancy Jones, approached management and asked to
be released from her contract because of Polone’s
allegedly inappropriate behavior toward her.
The Tuesday, April 23, 1996, edition of the Los Angeles
Times reported that “One allegation from UTA is that Polone was
abusive toward Nancy Jones, an agent there who worked under him.”
The Tuesday, April 23, 1996, edition of Daily Variety again
reported: “Agency partners said the cause for the firing was
Polone’s ‘inappropriate’ behavior toward fellow TV agent Nancy
Jones, who resigned Wednesday” and “partner Jim Berkus said on
Sunday: ‘We felt the way he accorded himself with colleagues and
employees was inappropriate. His behavior toward Nancy Jones was
of significant concern to us.’”
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