Saturday, October 25, 2008

Benny Medina Closes Management Company

(October 23, 2008)

Benny Medina's Handprint Entertainment is dead after many of his clients jumped ship.


Benny Medina, the one-time manager of such celebs as Jennifer Lopez, Tyra Banks, Mariah Carey and Usher, has decided to shut down his management company Handprint Entertainment, according to the Hollywood Reporter.



The industry veteran and his Handprint partner Jeff Pollack have also steered the careers of Kyra Sedgwick, Mekhi Phifer, Chris Rock, Will Smith, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Nicole Richie.


But, as Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman puts it, "a stint with Usher was short. Banks left once she started making real money. Lopez left during her famed "Bennifer" days with Ben Affleck, who didn’t like Medina. More recently, Mariah said 'adieu' after her marriage to actor Nick Cannon.

Well, alrighty then....since you seem to have some free time on your hands Benny....come on and holla at The Runway Diva - You and I could make some beautiful music together!


"Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do."

1 comment:

Page Black said...

I dont know...but something about Medina never seemed 100% genuine. And the way celebs jumped in and then out of contract with him have to make you wonder.