Press Release

Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) stands firmly with Israel’s right to defend itself and its citizens against existential threats. 

Iran is not only a threat to Israel—it is the single most destabilizing force in the region and a global sponsor of terror. Through its support for Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and its tyrannical oppression of its own people, the Iranian government has fueled war, extremism, and suffering across the Middle East. And a nuclear-armed Iran would present an existential threat not only to Israel, but to civilians in the entire region.

Israel, like any sovereign nation, has both the right and the duty to defend its citizens. The strikes on Iranian military assets are a defensive response aimed at degrading Iran’s nuclear capabilities. 

Throughout history, Iran has used moments like this to attack Jewish communities around the world. At this tenuous moment, we call on our colleagues in the entertainment community to stand with the Jewish community and use their platforms to encourage peace. 

Notable entertainment leaders from around the globe including Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies, Mayim Bialik, Sharon Osbourne, Jerry O’Connell, Patricia Heaton, Uzo Aduba, Sherry Lansing, Haim Saban, Rebecca De Mornay, Ynon Kreiz, Rick Rosen, Gary Barber, Ben Silverman, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Leo Pearlman, Diane Warren amongst many others, demand an end to amplification of anti-Israel propaganda.

LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2025 — More than 400 entertainment leaders signed an open letter released by the non-profit entertainment industry organization Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) calling for a rejection of extremist rhetoric and the spread of misinformation.

The letter comes in response to the deadly shooting of two young people outside a Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. and after the release of multiple open letters from the entertainment and literature communities filled with fallacious claims and incendiary accusations.

Actress Mayim Bialik said: “History repeats itself: peddling lies about Jews has deadly consequences. For the past two years, public figures and influencers with millions of followers have consistently promoted fallacious and menacing anti-Israel propaganda masquerading as advocacy. This stream of lies against the Jewish people and the Jewish ancestral homeland has now – unsurprisingly to anyone watching closely – turned deadly in the United States. This moment requires public figures to use their platforms responsibly. We implore these individuals to lend their voices to those of moral clarity, peace and tolerance, instead of division, distortion and delegitimization.”

Since October 7^th, the rhetoric and actions from anti-Israel activists around the globe routinely embrace extremism and antisemitism.

Following the shooting in Washington, D.C., the suspect repeatedly yelled, “Free Palestine,” showcasing how the anti-Israel movement has been radicalized to violence.

Saban Capital Group Chairman and CEO Haim Saban said: “When public figures accuse Israel of genocide, call for intifada, or claim Jews are colonizers, they may not understand the history they’re invoking — but the people who act on those words often do. This open letter is a plea for truth, for accountability, and for responsibility — especially from those with powerful platforms.”

The letter highlights how celebrities unknowingly platform dangerous propaganda, “Some well-meaning celebrities and public figures have been manipulated by this constant stream of misinformation, which they have also helped to amplify.”

CCFP Chairman/Co-Founder David Renzer and Executive Director Ari Ingel said, “For the past 600 days, the anti-Israel movement has espoused an unrelenting stream of extremist rhetoric to demonize Israel and anyone who supports the country — it’s a toxic mix of distortion, bigotry and incitement. Given the power of social media, it’s incumbent on entertainers and public figures, with their ability to influence millions around the world, to use their platforms responsibly. Without a course correction, we will only see more hate, more violence, and more innocent people targeted simply for being Jewish.”

The statement is the first of its kind – a call from the entertainment community to unequivocally condemn the anti-Israel movement’s role in scapegoating and endangering Jews around the globe.

The letter states: “Hamas, Iran, and their allies and ideological sympathizers in the West have flooded the world with their hateful lies and antisemitic incitement since October 7 — lies designed to demonize Israel, the Jewish people, and their supporters.”

The letter concludes: “We call on all our colleagues to reject this extremist rhetoric and the spread of misinformation so that we can all work toward a future in which all Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace and dignity.”

Signatories Include:

Debra Messing, Actress; Uzo Aduba, Actress; Julianna Margulies, Actor, Producer, Author; Jerry O’Connell, Actor; Mayim Bialik, Actor, Writer, Producer; Sharon Osbourne, Manager & TV Host; Patricia Heaton, Actress; Rebecca De Mornay, Actress; Sherry Lansing, Former CEO of Paramount Pictures; Haim Saban, Chairman and CEO, Saban Capital Group; Rick Rosen, Co-Founder, Endeavor; Gary Barber, Hollywood Executive; Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO, Mattel, Inc.; Ben Silverman; Chairman & Co-CEO, Propagate Content; Diane Warren, Songwriter; Aaron Bay-Schuck, CEO/Co-Chairman Warner Records; Fernando Szew, CEO, FOX Entertainment Global; Julie Greenwald, Former Chairman & CEO, Atlantic Records Group; Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music Google and YouTube; Diane Warren, Songwriter; John Ondrasik (Five For Fighting), Artist; David Draiman, Lead Singer of Disturbed, Artist; Emmanuelle Chriqui, Actress; Danny Cohen, President of Access Entertainment; Jonathan Shalit OBE, Chairman InterTalent Rights Group / Chosen Music / Project 30 Studios;  Matisyahu, Musician; Fred Savage, Actor; Modi Wiczyk, Co-Founder, MRC; Leo Pearlman, Co-CEO, Fulwell Entertainment; David Renzer, Former CEO/Chairman Universal Music Publishing; Michael Rotenberg, Partner, 3 Arts Entertainment; Dean Cain, Actor; Neil Blair, Partner, The Blair Partnership;  Blair Kohan, Partner, UTA; Billy Ray, Writer, Producer; amongst many others.

Add Your Name: If you are a member of the entertainment community (only), you can sign onto the letter here: [Link]

FULL OPEN LETTER

We, the undersigned, are saying enough! Enough with the lies, and enough with the extremism.

Hamas, Iran, and their allies and ideological sympathizers in the West have flooded the world with their hateful lies and antisemitic incitement since October 7 — lies designed to demonize Israel, the Jewish people, and their supporters.

Some well-meaning celebrities and public figures have been manipulated by this constant stream of misinformation, which they have also helped to amplify.

On May 21, 2025 we saw that these lies can have deadly consequences when two young people were murdered outside a Jewish Museum in Washington D.C., as the perpetrator chanted “Free Palestine” — a chant that has now become a call to violence.

War is horrific — where far too many civilians suffer — which is why even though Hamas launched wars against Israel in 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2021, the wars were short-lived.

But the gruesome Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023 changed everything.

Tragically, the suffering of civilians in Gaza is a strategy of Hamas, with one Hamas official stating that it is “a small price” to pay.

When Russia launched its war on Ukraine, it was the women and children that went underground in the metro system for safety while the men fought above ground.

In contrast, in Gaza —  after Hamas launched their genocidal war on Israel —  it was their fighters who went underground into the Gaza “metro,” while leaving women and children above ground to be used as their human shields.

This is a war Hamas started, and one that they can end by releasing the hostages, by laying down their arms, thereby freeing the Palestinians of Gaza from their tyrannical rule as well.

Yet, Hamas refuses to relent on their demand to have all of the land between the river and the sea cleansed of Jews, as they state in their own charter:

“The Day of Judgment will not come about until Moslems fight Jews and kill them. Then, the Jews will hide behind rocks and trees, and the rocks and trees will cry out: ‘O Moslem, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him.’ (Article 7).

The anti-Israel campaign shares this extremism.

The anti-Israel campaign refuses to hold Hamas accountable for the death and destruction caused by their illegal and repeated use of hospitals, mosques, schools, and UN facilities to launch attacks and shield their command centers.

The anti-Israel campaign refuses to acknowledge that the vast majority of “journalists” pumping out propaganda in Gaza are, in fact, members or supporters of the terrorist organizations themselves — even joining Hamas on October 7th to help broadcast their massacre inside Israel to the world.

The anti-Israel campaign spreads the antisemitic blood libel that the Jewish state – and all the Jews that support Israel – are bloodthirsty, intentionally targeting civilians, and committing “genocide.”

The anti-Israel campaign makes outrageous claims — such as Israel seeking to murder 14,000 babies in a 48-hour period — claims so egregious they should collapse under the weight of its own absurdity. Yet, these claims are amplified by the media, in addition to celebrities who share this disinformation to their millions of followers on social media.

The anti-Israel campaign claims that Jews are colonizers, when they are indigenous to the land of Israel and have the right to self-determination in their historical homeland as enshrined by the UN Charter.

We reject all these lies.

We reject the anti-Israel movement co-opting every social justice cause — outrageously claiming that to stand with the LGBTQIA+ community, or with anti-racist, anti-colonialist, anti-Islamophobic and anti-antisemitic movements, is to stand against Israel.

This is all done to paint Israel — and Jews around the world — as embodying the world’s ultimate evils. This is antisemitism.

We call on all our colleagues to reject this extremist rhetoric and the spread of misinformation so that we can all work toward a future in which all Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace and dignity.

SIGNATORIES

Ari Ingel, Executive Director, Creative Community for Peace

Aaron Bay-Schuck, CEO/Co-Chairman Warner Records

Rakefet Abergel, Actor

Michael Abrams, Talent Manager, Constellation Media Group

Jason Adelman, VP, Brand Innovators Labs

Orly Adelson, Former President of ITV Studios, America

Marty Adelstein, CEO, Tomorrow Studios

Dan Adler, Producer

Uzo Aduba, Artist

Shir Aharon, Talent Manager

Michael Auerbach, Partner, Jackoway Austen

Dean Bahat, Attorney, Ziffren Brittenham LLP

Andrea Ballas, VP Communications, CBS/Paramount

Craig Balsam, CEO, RT Industries

Gary Barber, Executive

Eve Barlow, Writer

Jackie Barrie, A&R Executive

Jonathan Baruch, President, Rain

Richard Baskind, Partner & Head of Music, Simons Muirhead & Burton

Aton Ben-Horin, Executive VP A&R, Warner Music Group/CEO, Plush Mgmt.

David Bercovici-Artieda, Director/Producer, EQUINOX DREAM PROJECT

Adam Berkowitz, Founder and President, Lenore Entertainment Group

Mayim Bialik, Actor, Writer, Producer, Sad Clown Productions

Sharon Bialy, Casting Director/Co-Owner, Bialy/Thomas & Associates

Hillary Bibicoff, Transactional Entertainment Attorney, Feig Finkel LLP

David Bickel, Writer/Producer

Allison Binder, Partner, GGSS&C

Joshua P. Binder, Partner, Rothenberg, Mohr, & Binder, LLP

Neil Blair, Partner, The Blair Partnership

Evan Bogart, Songwriter & CEO, Seeker Music

Sarah Bremner, Partner, Prologue Entertainment

Joanne Bressler, SVP, Attorney

Kevin Bright, Producer, Just Bright Productions.

Drew Buckley, Group President, COO, Propagate Content

Benjamin Budde, CEO, Budde Group

David Byrnes, Partner, Ziffren Brittenham LLP

Dean Cain, Actor

Emily Cameron, Manager, Plush Management

Sarah Camlett, Agent

Civia Caroline, Industry Impact Consultant, CLiC Impact Entertainment

Markell Casey, Founder & Manager, Worldwide Tracks

Cliff Chenfeld, Co-Founder, Razor & Tie

David Chesnoff, Partner, Chesnoff and Schinfeld

Emmanuelle Chriqui, Actor

Danny Cohen, President, Access Entertainment

Emily Cohen, Director

Gabriella Cohen, Musician

Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music, Google and YouTube

Tanya Cohen, Partner, Range Media Partners

Leanne Coronel, President, The Coronel Group

Raye Cosbert, Managing Director, Metropolis Music

Ben Cosgrove, CEO, Leviathan Productions

Avi Dahan, Attorney, Boyarski Fritz LLP

Robin Davids, Publicity, Sony Pictures Entertainment

David Davis, Lawyer

Doug Davis, Attorney and Founder, The Davis Firm

Mirelle Davis, Artist Manager, Wind Up Bird Ltd

Rebecca De Mornay, Actress

Linda Deal, Social Work

Danielle Del, Partner, D2 Management

Jamie Denbo, Writer/Actor

Kurt Deutsch, President, Broadway Music Group

Avi Diamond, Director, Film & TV Licensing, Warner Music Canada

Michael Diamond, Talent Manager/Partner, Range Media Partners

Ro Diamond, Vice President, SDB Partners

Craig Dorfman, Owner/Manager, Frontline Management

Rachel Douglas, Manager, Range Media Partners

Brian P. Drach, Attorney, Lewis Brisbois

David Draiman, Frontman of the band Disturbed

A.M. Driver, Actress

Jeremy Drysdale, Screenwriter

Linda Edell Howard, Attorney, Edell Howard Enterprises LLC

Jessica Elbaum, Producer, Gloria Sanchez Productions

Talya Elitzer, Co-Founder, Godmode Music

Craig Emanuel, Executive, The Kid From Downunder Inc.

Emma Engers, Agent, Emma Engers Associates Ltd

Dvora Englefield, Partner and Head of Music Artist Strategy, WME

Hannah Epstein, Agent, CAA

Rami “Kosha Dillz” Even-Esh, Artist/Comic/Filmmaker

Ron Fair, Record Producer & CEO, Faircraft Inc.

Sharon Farber, Film Composer

Eric Feig, Partner, Feig/Finkel, LLP

Joel Feigenbaum, Vice President, Warner Music Group

Patti Felker, Partner, Felker Toczek Suddleson McGinnis Ryan LLP

Jacob Fenton, Partner, UTA

Ken Fermaglich, Partner, UTA

Mark Feuerstein, Actor

Bradley Fischer, Producer

Erica Forster, COO, Pendulum

Jordan Frazes, Founder, Frazes Creative

Jennifer Freed, Artist Management

Hilary Freeman, Journalist and Author

Adam Friedman, Executive, Creative Artists Agency

Adina Friedman, Manager, Artist House

Daryl Friedman, Former Chief Advocacy & Industry Relations Officer, The Recording Academy

Siri Garber, CEO and Founder, Platform Public Relations

David Gardner, President, Artists First

Jeremy Garelick, Writer/Director/Producer

Barbara Garshman, Writer/Producer, Garshman ProductionsLLC

Andrew Genger, Manager, Red Light Management

Maya Giladi, Business & Legal Affairs, Netflix

Gary Ginsberg, Author and TV Producer

Jordan Glickson, VP, Music & Talent, Vevo

Elissa Gold, Creative Event Producer & Cultural Programmer

Michael Goldstein, Executive Producer

Michael Goldwasser, President/Co-Founder, Easy Star Records

Robert Golenberg, President, Pivot Artists Group

Jonathan Gordon, Producer

Michael Gordon, Partner, Creative Artists Agency

Andrew Gould, President, Music Publishing, Roc Nation

Marc Graboff, Media Consultant

Westside Gravy, Artist

Scott Greenberg, Manager and Partner, LBI Entertainment

Julie Greenwald, Music Executive

Daniel Grindlinger, Writer

Julie Gurovitsch, Producer, NBC

Elle Hamilton, Stuntwoman, Stuntwomen’s Association

Lynn Harris, Film Producer

Ronnie Harris, Partner, Harris & Trotter LLP

Ronny Hatchwell, Industry Relations Manager, CCFP

Patricia Heaton, Actress

Noreena Hertz, Writer

Joanne Horowitz, Talent Management/ Producer, Joanne Horowitz Management

Sammy Horowitz, Writer/Producer

Josh Howie, Comedian/Writer

Richard “BournRich” Ingram, Artist/Creative Director

Neil Jacobson, CEO, Hallwood Media

Jonathan Jakubowicz, Writer & Director

Sara Johnson, Access Consultant

Heather Kadin, President, Scripted Television, Range Media Partners

Dan Kanter, Musical Director

Michael Kaplan, Writer-Producer

Zach Katz, CEO & Co-Founder, Fixated

Melanie Kessler, Production Co-ordinator

Dana Klein, Writer, EP

Sam Kling, Chief Creative Officer for SESAC

Keetgi Kogan Steinberg, Writer/Producer/Showrunner

Blair Kohan, Partner, United Talent Agency

David Kohan, Writer-Producer

Eric Kranzler, Co-Founder, Entertainment 360

Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO, Mattel Inc.

Rick Krim, CEO, Krim Music + Media

Sherry Lansing, Former CEO, Paramount Pictures

Estelle Lasher, President, Lasher Group

Adam Leibner, Partner/Agent, UTA

Allan Leicht, Writer

Colin Lester OBE, Chairman/CEO, JEM Music Group

Ben Levine, Partner/Link Entertainment, Link Entertainment

Robert Levine, Editor At Large, Billboard

Avi Liberman, Entertainer

Sharon Lieblein, Casting Director, Sharon Lieblein Casting

Sean Liebowitz, Agent

Robin Lippin, Owner, Lippin/Block Casting

Cory Litwin, Managing Partner, Music, Range Media Partners

David Lonner, CEO, The David Lonner Company

Jane Lush, Former BAFTA Chair and Former BBC Head of Ent.

Ben Maddahi, President, Unrestricted Publishing/Management

Gabriel Mann, Composer/Producer

Deborah Marcus, Executive, CAA

Ashlee Margolis, Founder & Managing Partner, The A List

Julianna Marguiles, Actor, Producer, Author

Orly Marley, President, Tuff Gong Worldwide

Rafael Marmor, Partner, Delirio Films

Matisyahu, Musician

Nancy Matalon, Manager

Debra Messing, Actor/Producer

Max Michael, Head of Asia Business Development, UTA

Darren Michaelson, Director, L25 Entertainment

Petra Miller, Account Director, Alive Activation

Gev Miron, Director

Elizabeth Much, CEO, East to West Collective PR

DJ Nash, Showrunner/Executive Producer/Director, Next Thing You Know, Inc.

Stefi Novo, Songwriter

Lisa Nupoff, Manager, iminmusic management

Jerry O’Connell, Actor

John Ondrasik, Five for Fighting

Sharon Osbourne, Manager & TV Personality

Howard Owens, Co-CEO, Propagate

Scott Packman, Founder and Managing Member, SSP Partners LLC

Sharon Paz, Manager/Founder, Paz Talent

Leo Pearlman, Co-CEO, Fulwell Entertainment

Mark Pinkus, President, Rhino Records

Jonah Platt, Creator/Host, Being Jewish with Jonah Platt

Wendy Plaut, SVP, Celebrity Talent, Paramount Global

Rhonda Price, Managing Partner, Gersh Agency

Jeff Rabhan, CEO, Bored-of-ed.com

Sylvie Rabineau, Co-Head, Book to Film/TV, WME

Golan Ramraz, Writer-Producer, EGX Film Factory

Billy Ray, Writer/Director

David Renzer, Former CEO/Chairman Universal Music Publishing

Bruce Resnikoff, President & CEO, Universal Music Enterprises

Frederic Richter, Archive Producer, Researcher, Writer

Doug Robinson, Producer, DRP

Dan Rosen, President, Warner Music Australasia

Rick Rosen, Co-Founder, WME

Aaron Rosenberg, Partner, Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light

Erez Rosenberg, Attorney

Shani Rosenzweig, Partner, Talent Agent, UTA

Brian Ross, Writer-Producer

Gregg Rossen, Screenwriter

Michael Rotenberg, Partner, 3 Arts Entertainment

Lynn Roth, Writer. Producer, Director, Lynn Roth Productions, Inc.

Joshua Rothstein, CEO/Founder, Ice Cream For Dinner

Susan Rovner, Producer, Aha Studios

Jonathan Ruggiero, Filmmaker

Haim Saban, Chairman and CEO, Saban Capital Group

Wendy Sachs, Director/Producer, October 8 Film

David Sacks, Executive Producer

Laura Salvato, Director, Publicity, Paramount Pictures

Nicola Saul, Personal Assistant, Warner Music

Anna Savage, Manager, Full Stop Management

Fred Savage, Actor/Director/Producer

Leslie Schapira, Writer/Producer

William Schmidt, TV Writer

Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive & Music President, Electronic Arts

Jordan Schur, CEO & Chairman, Mimran Schur Pictures & Suretone Entertainment

Sam Schwartz, Co-principal, Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency

Teddy Schwarzman, CEO, Black Bear

Jay Schweid, Founder/CEO, ephelants / Village

Adam J. Segal, President, The 2050 Group – Publicity

Rick Senat, Producer

Stefi Shabashev, Songwriter

Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE, Chairman, InterTalent Rights Group / Chosen Music / Project 30 Studios

Carly Shear, Head of Legal, Hat Trick Productions

Ben Silverman, Chairman and Co-CEO, Propagate Content

Tamar Simon, Film Distribution/PR, Mean Streets Management

Marty Singer, Managing Partner, Lavely & Singer

Danielle Solzman, Film Critic, Solzy at the Movies

Jeff Sosnow, EVP A&R, Warner Records

Donna Spievak, VP of Strategic Marketing, Interscope Records

Halle Stanford, President, Executive Producer, 7 Crow Stories

Mimi Steinberg, Writer and Producer

Jonathan Steinsapir, Attorney

Tracy Steinsapir, President, Main Title Entertainment

Deena Stern, Marketing Executive

Caroline Stevens, Director, iSolutions Ltd

Gary Stiffelman, Founder, GSS Law

Estee Stimler, Writer

Lee Stone, Entertainment Lawyer, Lee & Thompson

Alison Stover, Actor/Filmmaker, Luminous Pictures

Daniel Sussman, Talent Manager, Brillstein Entertainment Partners

Aaron Symonds, Film Composer, AJS Music

Fernando Szew, President, Fox Entertainment Studios

Traci Szymanski, President of Co-Star Entertainment

Sharon Tal Yguado, Founder & CEO, Astrid Entertainment

Nina Tassler, Prodicer, Kismet Creative Group

Adam Taylor, President, APM Music

Suzanne Tenner, Photographer

Fred Toczek, Partner, Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson LLP

Lee Trink, CEO, Game Theory Ventures

Eric Tuchman, Writer/Producer, MGM-TV

Montana Tucker, Singer/Actress/Dancer/Social Media Activist

Noa Vinshtok, Streaming Manager, Range Media Partners/Range Music

Alex Voihanski, President, Paramount Business Group

Vera Wagman, Producer

Katie Walder, Actress

Evan Warner, Senior Partner/Agent, WME

Diane Warren, Songwriter, Producer

Joshua Washington, Artist/Producer

Jon Weinbach, President, Skydance Sports

Jenni Weinman, Strategist, The Current Co.

Nola Weinstein, Entertainment Executive

Jarred Weisfeld, President, Objective Entertainment

Joshua Weisleder, Global Music Rights

Ilana Wernick, Writer/Producer

Modi Wiczyk, Co-Founder, MRC

Cindy Wiener, Music Executive, Realsongs, Realsongs

Evan Winiker, Managing Partner, Music, Range Media Partners

Cara Wodnicki, Founder, CSW Publicity

Seth Yanklewitz, Casting Director, Yanklewitz Pollack Casting

Hilary Zaitz Michael, Co-Head & Partner, Literary Packaging at WME

Kari Zalik, Publicist, Bad Parade

David Zedeck, Global Co-Head of Music, UTA

Oran Zegman, Film/TV Director, Van Zegman Films

ADDITIONAL SIGNATORIES

Mika Aharfi, Composer, Echomusicfarm

Susie Arons, President, 42West

Bob Bergen, Voice Actor

Brent Brotine, Writer

Avigail Cenci di Bello, Director of Development

Sadaf Cohen Muncy, SVP, Development and Production, HappyNest Entertainment

Adrianna Costa, Journalist/Host

Howard Davine, COO, Wiip Productions

Jon Ehrlich, Composer

Samantha Ettus, Author

Diana Golan, Make Up Artist

Heidi Haddad, Writer/Producer/Actress, Best Case Scenario Productions

Simon Halfon, Producer, Nemperor Ltd

Elizabeth Hepworth, Actress

Dana Landman, Management

Micha Liberman, President/Lead Music Editor, Mind Meld Arts, Inc.

Alexandra Lumerman, Photographer, Alexandra Lumerman Photography

Molly Madden, Manager/Partner, 3 Arts Entertainment

Arnon Manor, Producer, Chemical Soup

Laurence Miller, Producer/Commercial Director, Nimax Theatres

Brad Pomerance, Executive Vice President, Jewish Life Television/JLTV

Chris Queen, Editor, PJ Media/Townhall Media

Lisa Randleman, Actor

Fred Raskin, Film Editor

Itay Reiss, Partner, Artists First

Teme Ring, Writer, Comedians Defying Gravity

Florina Rodov, Writer

Nathan Ross, Film/TV Producer, lilyrose productions inc

Jonathan Rubenstein, Producer, Crystal City Entertainment

Jordan Rush, Writer/Producer

Yuri Rutman, Director-EP, Filmdemand

Brett Ruttenberg, SVP, imPRint

Sammy Scher, Executive Producer, Film & TV

Adam Silverman, SVP, Legal, Head of Legal for Programming and Advertising

Jennifer Smith, Music Supervisor, Rat Dance Party Inc

Susan Stremple, Producer

Richard Trank, Filmmaker, Sea Point Films and Media

Gabriela Tscherniak, Director, Cohensisters Entertainment Ltd

Dena Waxman, Executive Producer/Writer, Wax Poetic Productions

Guri Weinberg, Actor

Jay Weisleder, Producer, Fuego Films

Michele Weisler, Producer, Clearblack Films

Sherri Ziff, Writer/Producer

Elena Zilberman, SVP

Judie Aronson, Actress

Gail Banack, SVP, Travel Edge

Maya Bar-Lev, Associate Producer, ESPN

Rachel Bendavid, EVP Scripted Programming, BBC Studios LA

Ross Boyask, Writer-Director

Airion Chantel, Musician, Actress, Multi-media Artist

Hilary Cherniss, Writer

Lisa Cohen, President, Associated Booking Corp

Ben Daniels, Screenwriter

Yuval David, Actor, Filmmaker, Journalist

Shula Daws, Development Producer, Plum Pictures

Mandana Dayani, Creator, I Am A Voter and Calanet Foundation

Ron Dicurcio, President, CineFex

Stefanie Epstein, Producer

Charles Evered, Writer, Ordinance 14

Lisa Feldsher, Writer and Founder, Mind Over Media

Mollie Fermaglich, Writer

Michael Garlin, Radio Host and Comedian

Ben Goldsmith, Performing Artist & Songwriter

Malcolm Green, Filmmaker and Writer, Green AFM Ltd

Abe Gurko, Producer, Won’t Be Silent LLC

Andi Howard, President, Peak Records and Andi Howard Entertainment

Jennifer Lanter, Artistic Director, SHTARKcontrast

Fredric London, Actor

Peter Macklin, Actor/Playwright

David Prior, Writer/Director, DreamLogic Pictures

Phillip Ramati, Writer

Abbe Raven, Media Executive

Orly Ravid, Founder/Co-Executive Director, The Film Collaborative

Thane Rosenbaum, Novelist

Jeff Sackman, President, Quiver Distribution

Charlie Sanders, Attorney/Chair, National Music Council of the United States

Joseph Schick, Producer, Schick Pictures

Steven Schub, Actor/Singer/Writer

Michelle Shine, Author

Lori Silfen, Executive

Artur Sumarokov, Playwright and Cinema Critic

Beth Ellyn Summer, Author

Kimberly Wallis, Actress

Pearl Wexler, President, Kohner Agency

Arnie Zipursky, CEO, Neshama Entertainment

Lucy Abrahams, Literary Scout, Lucy Abrahams Literary Scouting

Anne-Marie Asner, Co-Founder, Animation Israel

Howard Benson, Music Producer and CEO, Judge&JuryRecords

Allison Bibicoff, Intimacy Coordinator

Jordan Bielsky, Actor and Writer

Lori Blackman-Master, Supervising Producer, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

Aaron Brander, Editor

Anthony Bregman, Producer, Likely Story

Corey Breier, President, Yiddish Theatrical Alliance

Paul Burger, CEO, Soho Artists

Layla Chaab Bellenstein, Writer / Film & Creative Producer

Conrad Cohen, Theatre Director & Acting Teacher

Neil Cohen, Founder, 1948 Talent

Nina Colman, Writer

Matt Einstein, CEO, Producer, Tradition Pictures

Jane Elias, Writer/Actor

David Faigenblum, Producer, Concept Entertainment

David Faiman, Managing Director, Odessa Mama Records

Matt Finkelstein, Partner, ArentFox Schiff LLP

Sara Flatow, Assistant Editor, Producer

Seth Fradkoff, AmazonMGMStudiosTheatrical

Simon Friend, Producer, Melting Pot

Fritz Froehlich, Manager

Sara Fruman, Founder, Soul Evolution Media

Robert Ftiedman, CEO, Bungalow Media+Entertainment

Jeffrey Gandel, Lawyer, The Law Office of Jeffrey B Gandel

Deborah Gilels, Publicist

Elizabeth Goodstein, VP, Strategy and Content Partnerships, Madison Wells

Anna-Sue Greenberg, Producer, Facet4 Media

Matthew Greenberg, Managing Partner, Greenberg, Chopurian-Valencia & Associates, LLP

Susan Gurman, Agent, Gurman Agency

Brett Gursky, Writer / Director / Producer

Ronnie Harris, Partner, Harris and Trotter

Michael Kalifa, Sound Mixer

Annie Kaplan, Screenwriter

Mitchell James “Chip” Kaplan, Novelist

Jonathan Kier, Co-Founder, Upgrade International

Steve Kline, President/COO, Better Noise Music

Delia Kropp, Actor

Evan Lamberg, President, North America, Universal Music Publishing

Scott Lieberman, Actor, Podcast Host

Kate Mannix, Actor

Amanda Markowitz, Actor/Producer

Natalia Maus, Founder/Executive Producer, Nudnik

Berry Meyerowitz, President, Quiver Distribution

Norma Morrow, Founder/Artistic Director, Jewish Repertory Theatre of Nevada

Robyn Okrant, Writer/Actress

Chris Pollack, President/Partner, A Penny for Your Thoughts

Julia Radochia, Actor, Filmmaker

Adva Reichman, Writer, Director

Ilene Rosenzweig, Writer

Edward Sabin, Founder, Cypher Content

Ari Shagal, Bandleader/Composer, The Summarily Dismissed

Marc Sheinman, Artist /Producer-Manager, 7980 Music / Red Light Management

Matt Sherman, Talent Manager, Matt Sherman Management

Maya Sigel, Production Designer

Michael Swerdlick, Writer

Natalie Tamar, Writer, Artist

Roberto Thesea, Executive, CAA

Rebecca Thomas, Agent

Gabriela Tscherniak, Showrunner, Director, Writer

Darah Wagner Boaz, Executive Producer

Nicole Weinroth, Agent, WME

Rebecca Windsor, Producer

Ali Axelrad, Actor

Elisa Baum, Writer

John Ross Bowie, Actor/Writer

Sheva Elliot, Singer/Songwriter/Composer/Producer

Sheyna Galyan, Award-winning Author

Leslie Kendall Dye, Actress

Cathy Lawrence, Production Manager

Adrienne Ross Scanlan, Writer/Editor

Susanna Speier, Actor | Journalist | Publisher

** Note – The signers of this statement do so as individuals on their own behalf and not on behalf of their companies or organizations. All organizations and companies listed are for affiliation purposes only.

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Notable entertainment and business leaders from around the globe including Ozzy Osbourne, Debra Messing, Mayim Bialik, Sharon Osbourne, Leo Pearlman, Danny Cohen, Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE, Raye Cosbert, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Neil Blair, Lyor Cohen, Brian Message amongst many others, call for the establishment of a full independent commission of inquiry into BBC

LONDON, March 6, 2025 — More than 200 leaders from the entertainment and business industries signed an open letter released by the non-profit entertainment industry organization Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) calling for a full investigation into the BBC’s bias against Israel.

The letter comes in response to the airing of the documentary, “Gaza: How to Survive in a Warzone.” The BBC acknowledged the serious journalistic failings in their presentation of the documentary. Not only did they platform Hamas propaganda, but they also used British tax dollars to pay the family of a Senior Hamas official.

Partner at The Blair Partnership Neil Blair said: “This is the latest in a long line of misreporting the Middle East and sugarcoating Hamas and it shatters public trust in the BBC. The BBC has its own rules to follow, as well as the law of the land, and its approach to both has been cavalier at best. Unfortunately, this is just the tip of the iceberg and there needs to be a thorough, independent and transparent investigation process so the BBC can get its house in order and restore public confidence in its output.”

Since October 7th, the British Jewish community has consistently criticized the BBC’s coverage of Israel.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Leadership Council and the Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitism and provides security for Jewish communities in Britain, accused the BBC as being “institutionally hostile to Israel.” The recent airing of “Gaza: How to Survive in a Warzone” substantiates the ongoing critiques of the British Jewish community.

Co-CEO of Fulwell Entertainment Leo Pearlman said: “As antisemitism explodes across the globe, the spread of misinformation is not just irresponsible, it’s dangerous. When major trusted media outlets like the BBC amplify biased narratives and allow propaganda to be broadcast as truth, it fuels anti-Israel sentiment, emboldens extremists, and puts Jewish communities around the world at risk. Accurate, responsible journalism is not just an ethical obligation; it’s a matter of safety.”

The letter highlights the gravity of the moment for BBC, “This is a true crisis for the broadcaster, which it is treating as a minor inconvenience whilst its highest paid presenter is allowed to openly deny there is an issue at all.”

CCFP Executive Director Ari Ingel said, “At a time when accuracy and responsible reporting are more critical than ever, media outlets must uphold the highest standards, not serve as a megaphone for terrorist organizations. This is even more important when the media outlet is a public service broadcaster. So far, BBC’s public response does not reflect the seriousness of their mistakes. They not only failed to inform the public but misled them with Hamas-sanctioned propaganda.”

The statement is the first of its kind – a call from the entertainment and business community to unequivocally condemn the BBC’s response to this crisis. And to call for the establishment of a full independent commission of inquiry into the processes that allowed this documentary to air and to other instances of bias the past 16+ months.

The letter states: “It is time for the BBC to acknowledge that it has a systemic problem of bias against Israel of which this is the tip of the iceberg.”

The letter concludes: “This episode makes mockery of the Reithian Principle – to inform, educate and entertain—widely understood and recognized as a distillation of the BBC’s mission and as such is embedded in the BBC Royal Charter. The board and senior management should be considering their positions.”

Signatories Include:

Ozzy Osbourne, Artist and Author; Sharon Osbourne, Author, Manager, TV Personality; Danny Cohen, President, Access Entertainment; Mayim Bialik, Actress & Author; Debra Messing, Actress; Neil Blair, Partner, The Blair Partnership; Leo Pearlman, Co-CEO, Fulwell Entertainment; Rick Rosen, Co-Founder, Endeavor; Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE, Chairman, InterTalent/Project 30 Studios/Chosen Music; Colin Lester OBE, Founder/Chairman JEM Music; Raye Cosbert, Managing Director, Metropolis Music; Fernando Szew, President and Head of FOX Entertainment Studios; David Renzer, Former Chairman/CEO, Universal Music Publishing; Alistair Goldsmith, President, Chosen Music Ben Silverman; Chairman & Co-CEO, Propagate Content; Tracy-Ann Oberman, Actress; Noreena Hertz, Writer; Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music, Google/Youtube; Brian Message, Director, All Things Considered Management; Jonathan Strauss, CEO, Create Music Group; Modi Wiczyk, Co-Founder, MRC; Doug Davis, Founder, The Davis Firm; David Draiman, Frontman of the band Disturbed; Lee Trink, CEO, Game Theory Ventures; Rebecca De Mornay, Actress

If you would like to add your name, you can do so here: [Link]

FULL OPEN LETTER

We, the undersigned are calling for a full commission of inquiry into the recent actions taken by the BBC. The BBC has now acknowledged the very serious journalistic failings in their presentation of the documentary, “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone,” and the damage it has caused to the BBC’s reputation.

It is time for the BBC to acknowledge that it has a systemic problem of bias against Israel of which this is the tip of the iceberg. This is a true crisis for the broadcaster, which it is treating as a minor inconvenience whilst its highest paid presenter is allowed to openly deny there is an issue at all.

This episode makes mockery of the Reithian Principle – to inform, educate and entertain—widely understood and recognized as a distillation of the BBC’s mission and as such is embedded in the BBC Royal Charter. The board and senior management should be considering their positions.

The unwillingness of the BBC to address these problems transparently over the last 16+ months is what has led to the debacle.

Not only did the BBC platform a Hamas propaganda documentary — that featured the family of a Hamas leader and inaccurate translations — but it is has now admitted to actually using British taxpayer money to pay the family of a senior Hamas official.

The BBC must allow for a full independent commission of inquiry to investigate the processes that led to this documentary being produced, and the pervasive anti-Israel bias that has been allowed to pervade through the BBC system unobstructed.

SIGNATORIES:

Ari Ingel, Executive Director, Creative Community for Peace

Tiran Aakel, Actor

Marty Adelstein, CEO, Tomorrow Studio

Annabel Anisfeld, Writer/Producer, Metalwork Pictures, Olami Productions, Cygnet Gin

Rene Anisfeld, Voluntary Worker

Ricki Askin, Music Executive

Andrea Ballas, Publicity, Paramount

Craig Balsam, CEO, RT Industries

Will Barton, Actor

Richard Baskind, Lawyer, SMB

Bellamy Bellucci, Speaker, Ballet Coach, Model, Advocate and Activist

Abraham Bengio, Agent, WME

Adam Berkowitz, Founder and President, Lenore Entertainment Group

Luc Bernard, Director, Voices of the Forgotten

Mayim Bialik, Actor, Director, Sad Clown Productions

Annelise Bianchini, Actor

Josh Binder, Partner, Rothenberg Mohr & Binder, LLP

Andrea Black, Actress/Singer/Songwriter/Author, AKR Records

Neil Blair, Partner, The Blair Partnership

Ben Bodie, Music Publishing, NWS Music Group

Dan Brunn, Founder, Dan Brunn Architecture

Roni Brunn, CEO, Form and Pattern

Adam Cailler, Chairman of Reach PLC’s Jewish Network and Daily Star Senior Reporter, Reach PLC

Emily Cameron, Manager, ATC Management

Danny Cohen, President, Access Entertainment

Kate Cohen, Producer, Straight Up Films/MK Entertainment

Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music, Google/YouTube

Jonathan Conway, Literary Agent, Jonathan Conway Literary Agency

Leanne Coronel, President, The Coronel Group

Raye Cosbert, Managing Director, Metropolis Music

Ben Cosgrove, CEO, Leviathan Productions

Eddy Cottridge, Actor

Doug Davis, Founder, The Davis Firm

Mirelle Davis, Artist Manager, Wind Up Bird Ltd

Shula Daws, Development Producer, Plum Pictures

Will Daws, Managing Director, Plum Pictures

Rebecca De Mornay, Actor

Avi Diamond, Director, Film & TV Licensing, Warner Music Canada

Laura Dodsworth, Writer

Craig Dorfman, Owner/Manager, Frontline Management

Brian Drach, Music Lawyer, Lewis Brisbois

David Draiman, Frontman of the band Disturbed

Jeremy Drysdale, Screenwriter, big:bam:boo:film:tv

Rabbi Pini Dunner, Rabbi, Beverly Hills Synagogue

Linda Edell Howard, Attorney, Edell Howard Enterprises

Ellis Elias, Chairman, Broadley Studios Ltd.

Craig Emanuel, LFG Productions

Eric Feig, Entertainment Attorney, Feig/Finkel LLP

Jacob Fenton, Partner, United Talent Agency

Ken Fermaglich, Partner, United Talent Agency

Larry Finlay, Retired Publisher, Transworld/Penguin Random House

Bradley Fischer, Producer, Wise Owl Media

David Fishof, Producer and Music Executive

Andrew Fox, Researcher and Writer, Henry Jackson Society

Jordan Frazes, Founder FRAZES CREATIVE

Adam Friedman, Executive + Investor, CAA + Connect Ventures

Adina Friedman, Manager, Artist House

Siri Garber, CEO & Founder, Platform Public Relations

Clive Gehle, Actor/Writer

Brett Gelman, Actor/Writer, Jaddy Inc.

Andrew Genger, Manager, Red Light Management

Maya Giladi, Business and Legal Affairs, Netflix

Gary Ginsberg, Partner, 25madison

Dan Glatman, Senior Relationship Director, Digital Futures

David Glick, Founder & CEO, Edge Group

Diana Golan, Make Up Artist

Elissa Gold, Creative Event Producer and Cultural Programmer, Admin & Event Solutions Limited

Saul Goldberg, Agent, CAA

Alistair Goldsmith, President, Chosen Music

Warren Goldstein, Chief Rabbi of South Africa, UOS

Michael Goldwasser, President/Co-Founder, Easy Star Records

Julian Goodkind, CEO, Pure Sync

Elizabeth Goodstein, VP, Business Development + Strategy, Madison Wells Media

Andrew Gould, President, Music Publishing, Roc Nation

Malcolm Green, Director and Writer, Vigilante

Scott Greenberg, Manager and Partner, LBI Entertainment

Brett Gursky, Director, Magic Hour

Ronnie Harris, Partner, Harris and Trotter

Jonathan Hart, Producer

Alex Hearn, Creative Director, The Big A

Murray Hecht, Creative

Noreena Hertz, Writer

Sarah Hildering van Lith, Director, Electronic Music Virgin Music Group, Universal Music Group

Tsiona Hill, Actor

Sammy Horowitz, Writer/Producer

Josh Howie, Comedian/Writer

Sandra Jackson, Management, Phil Carson Associates

Sharon Joy, National Campaign Director, Jewish National Fund USA

Daniella Kahane, Founder, Riverside Pictures LLC

Rosie Kay, Director & Choreographer, K2CO

Richard Kemp, Writer

Charlotte Kendall, Accountant, Harris and Trotter LLP

Adam Kenwright, CEO, Kindred Partners

Lee Kern, Writer and Comedian

Melanie Kessler, Production Coordinator

Yosefa Koholany, Project Manager, Indipende

Jacob Krichefski, Actor

Dani Labi, Sales and Marketing, Dani Labi Consulting

Nicole Lampert, Journalist and Broadcaster

Colin Lester OBE, Founder/Chairman, JEM Music Group

Ray Levy, Music Consultant, Ray Levy Consultant

Sean Liebowitz, Agent, Creative Artists Agency

Danielle Livesey, Music Management, PUSH Music Management

David Lonner, CEO, The David Lonner Co.

Patty Malkin, Costume Supervisor, Universal/Warner/Netflix

Gabriel Mann, Composer/Producer

Deborah Marcus, CAA Foundation, Executive, CAA

Amanda Markowitz, Actor/Producer

Orly Marley, President, Tuff Gong Worldwide

Dylan Massoni, Product Manager, Paramount

Natalia Maus, Producer, Nudnik

Brian Message, Director, All Things Considered Management

Debra Messing, Actor

Darren Michaelson, Director, L25 Entertainment

Laurence Miller, Commercial Director/General Manager, Nimax Theatres Ltd

Mark Morris, Managing Director, Investream

Michelle Morris, PR, Emerald PR

Tracy Ann Oberman, Actress and Playwright

Laura Ohnona, PR, LOPR

Ozzy Osbourne, Artist and Author

Sharon Osbourne, Music Manager, Television Host, and Author

Leo Pearlman, Co-CEO, Fulwell Entertainment

Wendy Plaut, SVP Celebrity Talent, Paramount Global

Gina Powell, Producer

Golan Ramraz, Producer, EGX Film Factory

David Renzer, Former Chairman/CEO, Universal Music Publishing

Rick Rosen, Co-Founder, WME

Erez Rosenberg, Partner, Jackoway Austen

Claudia Rosencrantz, TV Producer

Nathan Ross, Film/TV Producer, Lilyrose Productions Inc.

Michael Rotenberg, Partner, 3 Arts Entertainment

Colin Schaverien, Managing Director, Prolifica

Ayelet Schiffman, SVP, Promotion, REPUBLIC

Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive & Music President, Electronic Arts

Nadia Schoenzwytt, Director

Jordan Schur, CEO and Chairman, Mimran Schur Pictures and Suretone Entertainment

Camila Seta, Executive, Brand Consulting

Ofer Shabi, Director, Soho Sonic Ltd

Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE, Chairman, InterTalent/Project 30 Studios/Chosen Music

Hillary Shaw, Managing Director, Entertainment Management

Jeremy Sigel, SVP Marketing Strategy & Operations, Paramount

Ben Silverman, Chairman and Co-CEO, Propagate Content

Tamar Simon, Owner, Mean Streets Management

Martin Singer, Attorney, Lavely & Singer

Jon Smith, Consultant, First Artist

Jeff Sosnow, EVP, A&R, Warner Records

John Spencer, Executive Director, Urban Warfare Institute

Halle Stanford, Executive Producer, The Jim Henson Company

Jonathan Steinsapir, Attorney, Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir

Caroline Stevens, Director, Isolutions Property Services Ltd

Estee Stimler, Playwright/Lyricist

Jonathan Strauss, CEO, Create Music Group

Tara Strong, Actress

Fernando Szew, Head of Studio, Fox Entertainment

Adam Taylor, President, APM Music

Inge Teeuwen, TV Producer, Inge Teeuwen Media

Karynne Tencer, Publicist, Tencer & Associates

Stephanie Thwaites, Literary Agent, Curtis Brown

Fred Toczek, Partner, Felker Toczek Suddleson McGinnis Ryan LLP

Lee Trink, CEO, Game Theory Ventures

Laura Tropp, Publicist, Paramount Pictures

Eric Tuchman, Writer, Producer

Jonathan Turner, Chief Executive, UK Lawyers for Israel

David Ventura, Managing Director, Music Publishing

Noa Vinshtok, Range Media

Vera Wagman, Producer, Velocity + Direction

Karyn Wagner, Costume Designer, Karyn Wagner Costumes Inc

Ariyela Wald-Cohain, Costume Designer, Waco Designs

Evan M. Warner, Senior Partner/Agent, WME

Adam Wells, Director

Rebecca Wicking, Actor/Singer

Modi Wiczyk, Co-Founder, MRC

Jennifer Zeller, Music Consultant, ESP

** Note – The signers of this statement do so as individuals on their own behalf and not on behalf of their companies or organizations. All organizations and companies listed are for affiliation purposes only.

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Multiple speakers highlighted the need for dialogue and education and the entertainment industry’s responsibility to use their platform to promote peace and understanding

LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday, September 24th, Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), an entertainment industry non-profit organization, hosted its sixth annual “Ambassadors of Peace” (AOP) event to honor prominent entertainment industry leaders for their contributions in using the arts to foster unity, promote peace, and bridge cultural divides.

This year’s honorees were Mayim Bialik, Actress, Author, and Television Host, Ben Silverman, Chairman and Co-CEO of Propagate Content; Elliot Grainge, CEO of Atlantic Music Group and Founder of 10K Projects, Phylicia Fant, Head of Music Industry & Culture Collaborations at Amazon Music and manger to artists such Andra Day and Anthony Hamilton, and Josh Binder, Founding Partner at Rothenberg, Mohr & Binder LLP whose clients include Top Dawg Entertainment, Marshmello, Gunna, and Lisa of Blackpink.

The event was held at the Beverly Hills private residence of Aton Ben-Horin, Executive VP A&R, Warner Music Group & CEO of Plush Management.

Artists and entertainment leaders from across the industry were in attendance such as Grammy Award Winning and 13x Oscar Nominated Songwriter Diane Warren, President of Virgin Music Jacqueline Saturn, President of Music Publishing at Roc Nation Andrew Gould,  television producer and talent manager Benny Medina, CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Founder and Partner at 3 Arts Entertainment Michael Rotenberg, Co-Founder of Endeavor Rick Rosen; Artist Ava Max, artist and author Rachel Platten, actress and artist Andra Day, Co-President of Artists First Brian Dobbins, Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden, Co-Founders of Best Friends Music Brandon Goodman & Danny Rukasin, CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group Jody Gerson, COO and Co-Chairman of Warner Records Tom Corson, and CEO and Co-Chairman of Warner Records Aaron Bay-Schuck amongst many others.

Previous Ambassador of Peace honorees include luminaries such as Actor Eugene Levy, Actor and Director Liev Schreiber, Showrunner Darren Star, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr., Grammy Award winning and 14x Oscar nominated songwriter Diane Warren, reggae legend Ziggy Marley, music mogul Scooter Braun, Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Latin America Afo Verde, and CEO and Co-Chairman of Warner Records Aaron Bay-Schuck amongst others.

Paying tributes for this year’s honorees included media personality and film producer, Ryan Seacrest, rapper Flavor Flav, comedian and showrunner Larry Wilmore, model and media personality Sofia Richie Grainge, music producer and DJ Marshmello, writer and producer Jenji Kohan, artist and actress JoJo, comedian Modi Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Saban Capital Group Haim Saban, actor and artist Andra Day, songwriter and producer Salaam Remi, producer & founder of So So Def Recordings Jermain Dupri, actress Melissa Rauch, Senior Vice President at Prime Video & Amazon Studios Mike Hopkins, comedian Elon Gold, and actor Liev Schreiber.

The event also featured a soulful performance by Grammy Award-winning artist, Anthony Hamilton.

CCFP Chairman and Co-Founder, David Renzer, opened the evening stating, “We’re all here tonight as  part of one entertainment community, celebrating our biggest event ever with an amazing, deserving group of honorees who are leaders in our industry.  In this challenging time CCFP has expanded its mission to fight hate, galvanize the entertainment community to push back on antisemitism and support Israel.  We also believe in the power of the arts to help build bridges of peace and hope to return to focus on these initiatives after these difficult times of war.”

The evening featured heartfelt speeches from the honorees, each reflecting on their personal commitment to using their platforms to advance peace and unity:

Honoree Mayim Bialik said, “I never imagined I’d need the kind of support that CCFP has provided. I’m humbled to be recognized. As a scientist, a peace lover, and an activist, I’m just one person trying to figure out where we belong in this upside-down world. Thank you all for being here, and thank you for supporting CCFP, which allows so many of us to stand against discrimination and intimidation.”

Honoree Ben Silverman remarked, “The arts fuel my life, and television drives my ambitions. I believe that everyone should have the freedom to sing their song and speak their truth. The idea of banning people from expressing themselves is wrong. I’m so proud of the honorees here tonight. We all care about the freedom of our families. I encourage everyone to donate to this incredible organization. I also want to thank my colleagues; we’ve had countless conversations about Israel’s place in the world. I’m so glad we’re all here together. In these dark moments, there is only light.”

Honoree Elliot Grainge reflected, “Music has the power to bring us together, something we need now more than ever. That’s why CCFP is so important today. What we do as an industry and a culture has the power to unite us all. All of us have the ability to foster both physical and mental space for understanding. And that’s the true meaning behind unity.”

Honoree Phylicia Fant said, “While I’m thankful for every position I’ve ever held, my true role and purpose in these organizations extends far beyond what my title says; which is to demonstrate what is possible when you believe that anything is possible; to break ceilings and barriers; to make global impact; to uplift and mentor my team; to support my peers; to champion women. But don’t get me wrong, the work I was hired to do is definitely going to get done as well.”

Honoree Josh Binder shared, “We need more dialogue, more education, more tolerance, and less division and hate. Community doesn’t work if it only works for your community. It’s fake news that a Jew and a Muslim can’t accomplish great things together.”

The evening, while celebratory, also reflected on the ongoing challenges facing Jewish communities and the entertainment industry. Since the  October 7th attacks nearly a year ago, and amidst rising tensions in the Middle East, the Jewish community remains on edge. Speakers also acknowledged the continued importance of using their platforms to combat antisemitism and build tolerance.

Ari Ingel, CCFP Executive Director, closed the evening with a message to everyone in attendance, sharing, “These six honorees embody how we should live each day — with purpose and as agents of change. Everyone, all of you here, are change-agents, and have the ability to affect positive change in the world. To effect positive change for the Jewish people, and to effect positive change for the way Israel is seen around the world. And is it incumbent on all of us to do all we can,  to use our platforms to make sure that we continue to have a thriving Jewish community here in America and a thriving State of Israel.”

More information on Ambassadors of Peace can be found on the event’s website: https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/gala/

LOS ANGELES — More than 150 entertainment industry leaders signed an open letter released by the nonprofit organization, Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), urging the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) to rescind the Emmy nomination of Bisan Atef Owda for the 2024 News & Documentary category. Continue Reading

Helen Mirren, Liev Schreiber, Gene Simmons, Scooter Braun, Boy George, Mayim Bialik, Haim Saban, Julianna Margulies, Sharon Osbourne, Debra Messing, Emmy Rossum Support Israel’s Continued Inclusion in Eurovision

Jody Gerson, Julie Greenwald, Ginnifer Goodwin, Selma Blair, Noa Kirel, Tom Rothman, Harvey Mason jr., Skyler Astin, Gregg Sulkin, Patricia Heaton, Diane Warren, Tracy-Ann Oberman among 400+ celebrities and entertainment industry professionals who signed an open letter rejecting attempts to banish Israel from the contest

LOS ANGELES (February 14, 2024) — More than 400+ leaders from the entertainment industry have signed an open letter released by the non-profit entertainment industry organization Creative Community For Peace in support of the European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) public commitment to include Israel in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.

The letter comes in response to others who have demanded that Israel be disinvited from the contest. The letter highlights Eurovision’s unique ability to unify people from diverse backgrounds and music’s capacity to effect positive change in the world. The letter states that the annual event, with more viewers than the Super Bowl, is a celebration of unity and should not be used as a tool for politics.

Scooter Braun said, “Music is a place for unity not division. It is a language that should always bring us together. Artists should never be discriminated against for who they are, who they love, or where they’re born. These boycott efforts do nothing but distract from the uplifting and unifying power of music – something we need now more than ever.”

Gene Simmons said, “Music unites people from all backgrounds. It’s the one language that everyone can understand. It’s a beautiful thing and a great way to bring people together. Those advocating to exclude an Israeli singer from Eurovision don’t move the needle towards peace, but only further divide the world.”

The statement is the first of its kind – a call from the entertainment industry unequivocally voicing support for Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision.

Mayim Bialik said, “After a horrendous violent attack on Israeli civilians, calls for boycotts and excluding Israeli artists from international events simply because they are Israeli is abhorrent and shameful. Targeting Israeli musicians in this way tarnishes the unifying spirit that is Eurovision.”

The over 400+ Signatories Include: Helen Mirren (Actress); Liev Schreiber (Actor); Boy George (Artist); Gene Simmons (Artist/Co-founder KISS & multi-hyphenate businessman); Mayim Bialik (Actress); Julianna Margulies (Actor/Producer/Author); Emmy Rossum (Actress); Debra Messing (Actress); Ginnifer Goodwin (Actress); Haim Saban (Chairman and CEO, Saban Capital Group); Scooter Braun (Founder/CEO, Hybe America); Selma Blair (Actress); Harvey Mason jr. (CEO of the Recording Academy); Gregg Sulkin (Actor); Skylar Astin (Actor); Julie Greenwald (Chairperson & CEO, Atlantic Records Group); Jody Gerson (Chairperson and CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group); Aaron Bay-Schuck (CEO/Co-Chairman Warner Records); Dan Rosen (President, Warner Music Australasia); Joshua Malina (Actor); Patricia Heaton (Actress and Producer); Noa Kirel (Artist); Jennifer Jason Leigh (Actress); David Draiman (Disturbed); Tom Arnold (Actor); Tracy-Ann Oberman (Actress); Sharon Osbourne (Manager, TV Personality); Tom Rothman (Chairman, Columbia Pictures); Diane Warren (Songwriter); Sherry Lansing (Former CEO of Paramount Pictures); Rick Rosen (Co-Founder, Endeavor); Ben Silverman (Chairman & Co-CEO, Propagate Content); Alison Kaye (President, SB Projects); Orly Marley (President, Tuff Gong Worldwide); Ynon Kreiz (Chairman and CEO, Mattel, Inc.); Gary Barber (Chairman and CEO, Spyglass Media Group); Raye Cosbert (Managing Director, Metropolis Music); David Levy (Partner, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment); Jacqueline Saturn (President, Virgin Music); John Ondrasik (Artist, Five For Fighting); Emmanuelle Chriqui (Actress); Samantha Ronson (Artist); Colin Lester OBE (Founder/Chairman JEM Music Group); David Renzer (Former CEO/Chairman Universal Music Publishing); Paul Kemsley (Manager, Nixxi Entertainment); Odeya Rush (Actress); Modi Wiczyk (Co-Founder and Co-CEO, MRC); and David Zedeck (Global Head of Music at UTA), amongst others, which you can see below.

“We have been shocked and disappointed to see some members of the entertainment community calling for Israel to be banished from the Contest for responding to the greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust,” the letter reads. “Under the cover of thousands of rockets fired indiscriminately into civilian populations, Hamas murdered and kidnapped innocent men, women, and children,” it continues.

On Eurovision’s impact, the letter states, “We believe that unifying events such as singing competitions are crucial to help bridge our cultural divides and unite people of all backgrounds through their shared love of music.” The letter concludes: “Those who are calling for Israel’s exclusion are subverting the spirit of the Contest and turning it from a celebration of unity into a tool of politics.”

CCFP’s Chairman, David Renzer, and Executive Director, Ari Ingel said, “We join entertainment industry leaders in rejecting the vilification of Israel on the global music stage. After thousands of innocent Israelis were killed, over 360 of them at a music festival as they danced in celebration of life, to see some respond in this fashion is shameful. We hope Eurovision stands firm in the face of this misguided, discriminatory boycott attempt. We want the world to know that the entertainment industry supports the Contest and all this year’s amazing participants, including Israel’s.”

OPEN LETTER

We, the undersigned members of the entertainment industry, are writing to express our support for Israel’s continued inclusion in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.

We have been shocked and disappointed to see some members of the entertainment community calling for Israel to be banished from the Contest for responding to the greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.

October 7th was a day in which a music festival meant to celebrate life was attacked by Hamas and saw 364 innocent civilians killed, hundreds maimed and brutalized, over 40 festivalgoers taken hostage, and many raped.

Israel is fighting a war against a European Union-designated terrorist group that once again broke a ceasefire that day, and then went on to slaughter over 1,200 people. This current round of fighting is not a war that Israel wanted or started. To punish Israel would be an inversion of justice.

Israel also has a long and storied history in Eurovision. This includes winning the Contest in 1978, 1979, 1998, and 2018 and having a diverse group of contestants representing the country, including Palestinians, Ethiopians, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Israel then hosted the Contest in 1979, 1999, and 2019. In fact, Eurovision fans voted “Dare to Dream,” the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, the best Eurovision production of the decade.

Furthermore, we believe that unifying events such as singing competitions are crucial to help bridge our cultural divides and unite people of all backgrounds through their shared love of music.

The annual Eurovision Song Contest embodies this unifying spirit. Every year, millions of people across Europe and around the world join in a massive display of cultural exchange and celebration of music.

Those who are calling for Israel’s exclusion are subverting the spirit of the Contest and turning it from a celebration of unity into a tool of politics.

We support all of this year’s contestants as well as your decision to reject the calls to expel Israel from the Contest. We are looking forward to a successful and exciting Eurovision 2024.

SIGNATORIES

(If you are in the entertainment industry and want to add your name, you can do so here: LINK)

Ari Ingel, Executive Director, Creative Community for Peace

Aaron Bay-Schuck, CEO/Co-Chairman, Warner Records

Rakefet Abergel, CEO, Cyclamen films

Jamie Abzug, SVP/Head of Publicity, RCA Records

Stuart Acher, CEO, Stupendous Films inc

Jason Adelman, VP, Brand Innovators Labs

Orly Adelson, Former President of ITV Studios, America

Marty Adelstein, CEO, Tomorrow Studios

Ben Adler, Musician

Shelley Altman, Head of Production, Mophonics

Tom Arnold, Actor

Skylar Astin, Actor

Dalia Auerbach, Vice President, A&R Administration, Epic Records

Nate Auerbach, Partner, Versus Creative

Jordan Bahat, Director

Craig Balsam, Co-Founder, Razor & Tie Entertainment

Gary Barber, Chairman and CEO, Spyglass Media Group

Eve Barlow, Music Journalist

Richard Baskind, Partner & Head of Music, Simons Muirhead & Burton

Mason Bates, Composer, Masonic Music Inc.

Miles Beard, Executive VP of A&R, Republic Records

Karyn Ben-Gal, A&R Coordinator, Disney Music Publishing

Aton Ben-Horin, VP of Global A&R, Atlantic Records Group

Pablo Bendersky, Producer/Artist

Steven Bensusan, President, Blue Note Entertainment Group

Evie Bergson-Korn, Producer, Buffalo Pictures

Adam Berkowitz, Founder and President, Lenore Entertainment Group

Luc Bernard, Director, Voices of the Forgotten

Duff Berschback, EVP, Business Affairs, Concord Music Publishing, Concord Music Publishing

Mayim Bialik, Actress

Sharon Bialy, Owner, Bialy/Thomas & Associates Casting

David Bickel, President, SME

Joshua P. Binder, Partner, Rotherberg, Mohr, and Binder LLP

Neil Blair, Partner, The Blair Partnership

Selma Blair, Actor/Producer

Marti Blatt, Literary Manager, 59 Management

Evan Bogart, Songwriter & CEO, Seeker Music

Boy George, Artist

Scooter Braun, Founder/CEO, Hybe America

Josh Brill, Writer/Producer

Lucy Brin, Musician, Freelance

Hallie Brookman, Agent, United Talent Agency

Benjamin Budde, CEO, Budde Music

Paul Burger OBE, Soho Artists

David Byrnes, Partner, Ziffren Brittenham LLP

Marika Cahn, Music Executive, Bill Silva Management

Sarah Camlett, Talent Agent, Independent Talent Group

Michele Carlisle, Executive Producer, Epiphany Productions

Charlie Carne, Director, Music Managers Forum

Rick Carnes, President, Songwriters Guild of America

Civia Caroline, President, Clic Entertainment

Robin Carus, Casting Director, Robin Carus Casting

Markell Casey, Music Executive

Brian Celler, Founder, Bravo Charlie Management

Pamela Charbit, A&R Manager, Atlantic Records

Cliff Chenfeld, Co-Founder, Razor & Tie

David Chesnoff, Partner, Chesnoff and Schonfeld

Emmanuelle Chriqui, Actress

Lester Christie, Christabel Music

Gary Cohen, Director, Looi Ltd

Tanya Cohen, Partner, Range Media Partners

Rochelle Cole, Filmmaker, Watch Your Back Productions!

Wallace Collins, Entertainment Attorney, Law Offices of Wallace Collins, Esq.

Billiam Coronel, CFO, The Coronel Group

Leanne Coronel, President, The Coronel Group

Raye Cosbert, Managing Director, Metropolis Music

Ben Cosgrove, CEO, Leviathan Productions

Nick Cosgrove, Partner, Brunswick Group

Paul Craig, Ceo, Nostromo Management

Avi Dahan, Attorney, Boyarski Fritz LLP

Ian Daly, Head of Brand Strategy, Live Nation

Greg Daniels, Writer, Producer, Showrunner

Robin Davids, SVP Publicity, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Chloé Jo Davis, Music writer, GirlieGirlArmy

Mirelle Davis, Artist Manager, Wind Up Bird Ltd

Hannah Davison, Music Operations Manager, Blue Raincoat Music

Shula Daws, Plum Pictures

Will Daws, Plum Pictures

Danielle Demchick, Casting Director, DPD Casting

Josh Deutsch, Chairman/CEO, Premier Music Group

Avi Diamond, Director, Film & TV Licensing, Warner Music Canada

Kayla Diamond, Producer, Kolossal Records

Kosha Dillz, Artist, Rapper

Craig Dorfman, Partner, ThreeSixZero

David Draiman, Frontman of the band Disturbed

Jeremy Drysdale, bigbamboo

Carly Einfeld, Talent Coordinator

Noam Eisen, Musician & Composer, Sound Hound

Talya Elitzer, Co-Founder, Godmode Music

Craig Emanuel, Partner, Entertainment & Media, Paul Hastings

Wendy Engelberg, Producer, Wengelco.inc

Ilan Eshkeri, Composer

Sharon Eterman, Singer

Ron Fair, Record Producer & CEO, Faircraft Inc.

Sharon Farber, Composer

Daniel Federman, Owner, Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Eric Feig, Founder, Feig Finkel LLP

Sheri Feldman, Tempo Group

Patti Felker, Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan

Jacob Fenton, Partner, United Talent Agency

Ken Fermaglich, Partner, United Talent Agency

Jamie Fine, Production Tax, Netflix

David Fishof, Producer and Music Executive

Lindsay Flans, Associate Editor, The Hollywood Reporter

Josh Fluxgold, Founder and President, ONEWAY.

Erica Forster, Entertainment Attorney

Gary Foster, Principal, Krasnoff Foster Productions

Sarah Francus, Manager, Roc Nation

Jordan Frazes, Founder, Frazes Creative

Yaniv Fridel, Music Producer

Adina Friedman, Manager, Artist House

Daryl Friedman, Former Chief Advocacy & Industry Relations Officer, The Recording Academy

Neil Friedman, Counsel, Entertainment Law

Roger Friedman, Owner, Showbiz411.com

Marla Friedson, Producer, Freelance

Simon Friend, Producer, Simon Friend Entertainment Ltd

Andrew Fromm, President, Fromm Consulting

Sarah Gabrielli, A&R, SONY PUBLISHING

Siri Garber, CEO & Founder, Platform Public Relations

David Gardner, President, Artists First

Daniella Geller, Netflix

Brett Gelman, Actor

Andrew Genger, Manager, Red Light Management

Gary Gersh, Former President, Global Touring, A.E.G.

Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group

Rochelle Gerson, VP, Business & Legal Affairs, Original Series, Netflix

Greta Gertler Gold, Composer, Lyricist

Maya Giladi, Business and Legal Affairs, Netflix

Gary Ginsberg, Senior VP, SoftBank Group Corp.

Hana Giraldo, Singer-Songwriter/Actress

Daniel Glass, Founder/CEO, Glassnote Records

Karen Glauber, President, HITS Magazine

David Glick, Founder & CEO, Edge Group

Joshua Glick, Manager, Brillstein

Jordan Glickson, VP, Music & Talent, Vevo

Cathy Godwin, Manager, Rsg Management

Jennifer Goetz, Manager, Singin in the Reign

Harry Gold, Founder and Senior Partner, Talentworks

Iddo Goldberg, Actor, Liba99

Zusha Goldin, Celebrity Photography, Zusha Goldin

Barry Goldlist, COO, 4cCollective

Michael Goldwasser, President/Co-Founder, Easy Star Records

Robert Golenberg, President, Golenberg & Co.

Ginnifer Goodwin, Actress

Michael Gordon, Partner, Creative Artists Agency

Victoria Gordon, Performer and Writer

Andrew Gould, President, Music Publishing, Roc Nation

Matt Graff, Managing Director, Zig Zag Productions

Cary Granat, Co-Founder and Partner, Destiny Media, EMH Media

Malcolm Green, Director and Writer, Green AFM Ltd

Trudy Green, Trudy Green Management/HK

David Greenbaum, Music Producer

Scott Greenberg, Manager and Partner, LBI Entertainment

Steve Greenberg, Founder and President, S-Curve Records

Julie Greenwald, Chairperson & CEO, Atlantic Records Group

Jonah Grinberg, Musician, Numb Tongues

Jeremy Gruber, Friends at Work, Head of Artist Marketing

Sarah Halioua, Producer, Visionaire Films-Spain

Vicky Hamburger, SliderTV

Nili Harary, A&R Administration, Atlantic Records

Ronnie Harris, Partner, Harris & Trotter LLP

Sam Harris, Actor/Singer, Funky Pants Productions

Toby Harris, 100% Records

Patricia Heaton, Actress and Producer

Marilyn Herman, Composer

David Hershon, VP, MGM

Avi Hirshbein, A&R Coordinator, Electric Feel Ent.

Linda Howard, President, Edell Howard Enterprises LLC

Richard “BournRich” Ingram, Artist/Creative Director

Nicole Isaacs, Producer

Steve Jablonsky, Composer, Arata Music

Neil Jacobson, Founder of Hallwood Media

Max Jacoby, Producer

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Actress

Jordan Jay, Director, Karma Artists Management

Jim Jermanok, Producer, Command Performance Productions

Nathan Kaminski, Songwriter

Zach Katz, Former President, BMG

Alina Kaufman, Actor

Allison Kaye, President, SB Projects

Jonathan Kellerman, Novelist

Dorit Kemsley, Designer

Paul Kemsley, Manager, Nixxi Entertainment

Charlotte Kendall, Harris and Trotter LLP

Ketura Kestin, Serendipity Prod.

Ilan Kidron, Artist & Musician

Noa Kirel, Artist

Scott Kluge, President, Tremendous Entertainment

Rebecca Kneubuhl, Composer, Bourbon & Bubblegum Music, Inc.

Amanda Kogan, Manager, Aaron Kogan Management

Keetgi Kogan Steinberg, Writer/Producer, Self

Sharon Kornmehl, Literary Manager, Sharona Fae Management

Zoe Korsner, TV Production

Bettina Kramer, President, Creative Effects Inc

Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO, Mattel, Inc.

Rick Krim, CEO, Krim Music + Media

Dana Landman, Big Life Management

Gabz Landman, Music Executive

Sherry Lansing, Former CEO, Paramount Pictures

Sanaz Lavaedian, SVP of Music, MOCEAN

Nicholas Lazarus, Content Creator Studios

Marsha Lee, Filmmaker, Definition Films

Jackie Len, Senior Counsel, Netflix

Peter Lenkov, Film and Television Writer, 101st Street Entertainment

Colin Lester OBE, Founder/Chairman, JEM Music Group

Loretta Levinson, Consultant, Starvox Entertainment

David Levy, Partner, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment

David Levy, Co-CEO / Founder, Horizon Sports & Experiences and Former President of Turner/WarnerMedia

Michal Levy, Writer, February Fifth Productions

Sharon Lieblein, Casting Director, Sharon Lieblein Casting

Sean Liebowitz, Agent, Creative Artists Agency

Cory Litwin, Managing Partner, Music, Range Media Partners

Danielle Livesey, Partner, Push Music Management

David Lonner, CEO, The David Lonner Co.

Gustavo Lopez, CEO, Saban Music Latin

Ben Maddahi, SVP A&R, Columbia Records

Sepideh Makabi, Director and Producer, NewMil Media

Shannon Makhanian, Casting Director

Gabrielle Malek, Marketing Manager, Universal Music Canada

Joshua Malina, Actor, Busy Izzy Productions, Inc.

Gabriel Mann, Composer/Producer

Deborah Marcus, Executive, CAA

Julianna Margulies, Actress/Producer/Author

Alex Markovitz, Producer

Orly Marley, President, Tuff Gong Worldwide

Harvey Mason jr, CEO of the Recording Academy

Nancy Matalon, VP of A&R, Spirit Music Group

Ann Mcelhinney, Producer, Unreported Story Society

Barry McPherson, Partner, Executive Vice President, Talent, Independent Artist Group

William Mercer, Partner, Thruline Entertainment

Debra Messing, Actress

Hilary Zaitz Michael, Co-Head & Partner, Literary Packaging at William Morris Endeavor

Altara Michelle, Actress

Marigo Mihalos, Celeb Talent, SIRIUSXM

Helen Mirren, Actress

Amie Mitchell, Producer, ASAM PRODUCTIONS

Robert Mor, Producer, Tallboy Agency

Patrick Mushatsi-Kareba, CEO, Germany, Switzerland & Austria, Sony Music Entertainment

DJ Nash, Executive Produce/Showrunner/Director, Next Thing You Know, Inc.

Guy Nattiv, Filmmaker

Gabrielle Neimand, SVP, Current for Streaming, CBS Studios

Jason Newman, Partner, Untitled Entertainment

Sharona Nomder, Owner, Morse Artists

Lisa Nupoff, Manager, IMIN Music

Tracy-Ann Oberman, Actress

John Ondrasik, Artist, Five For Fighting

Sharon Osbourne, Manager, TV Personality

Scott Packman, Founder and Managing Member, SSP Partners LLC

Ravi Parsan, Director, FV Films

Donald Passman, Partner, Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.

Leo Pearlman, Managing Partner, Fulwell 73

Shelly Peiken, Songwriter, Shellayla

David Pick, CEO, Real Music TV

Mark Pinkus, President, Rhino

Jonah Platt, Singer/Actor

Wendy Plaut, SVP, Celebrity Talent, MTV/Paramount Global

Alla Plotkin, Co-Founder, Birch Public Relations

Monique Powell, Lead Singer, Save Ferris

Mike Praw, Music Executive

Steven Price, Film Composer, GSA

Michal Prywes, Sky with Stars Music

Sylvie Rabineau, Co-Head, Book to Film/TV, WME

Golan Ramraz, President, EGX Film Factory

Dani Reis, Artist Manager, Artist House

Remedy, Artist

David Renzer, Former Chairman/CEO, Universal Music Publishing

Bruce Resnikoff, President & CEO, Universal Music Enterprises, UMG

Jade Reuben, Music Manager, Bold Management

Leeron Revah, Film Producer

Allan Rich, Songwriter, Gefilte Fish Songs

Frederic Richter, Senior Development Consultant, Tradition Pictures

Matt Ritter, Screenwriter

Lindy Robbins, Songwriter

Hanna Rochelle, Founder, Purple Productions LLC

Samantha Ronson, Artist

Dan Rosen, President, Warner Music Australasia

Rick Rosen, Co-Founder, Endeavor

Aaron Rosenberg, Partner, Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light

Ben Rosenberg, Head of Distribution, BBC

Emmy Rossum, Actress

Michael Rotenberg, Partner, 3 Arts Entertainment

Tom Rothman, Chairman, Columbia Pictures

Joshua Rothstein, Partnership Marketing Manager, Primary Wave Entertainment and CEO, Ice Cream For Dinner

Autumn Rowe, Singer/Songwriter

Gavin Rudolph, President, Audio Chateau Records

Odeya Rush, Actress

David Russell, Manager, Crush Music

Haim Saban, Chairman and CEO, Saban Capital Group

Rochel Saks, Manager, SAKS&

Jacqueline Saturn, President, Virgin Music

Anna Savage, Artist Manager, Fullstop

Leslie Schapira, Writer/Producer, Max

Colin Schaverien, Prolifica Management

Ayelet Schiffman, SVP Head of Promotions, Island Records

Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive & Music President, Electronic Arts

Liev Schreiber, Actor

Jordan Schur, CEO and Chairman, Mimran Schur Pictures and Suretone Entertainment

Eddie Schwartz, President, Music Creators North America

Sam Schwartz, Co-Principal, Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency

Nicki Seifert, Silverstone Music Group

Camila Seta, Executive, Brand Consulting

Stefi Shabashev, Songwriter

Ofer Shabi, Director, Soho Sonic Ltd.

Guy Shalem, Producer, Fox

Riki Shasha, PGI

Hillary Shaw, MD, Shaw Thing Management Ltd

Carly Shear, Hat Trick

Simon Shelley, Chief Commercial Officer, BBC Studios

Doniel Sherman, Solutions Architect, Netflix

Noah “Westside Gravy” Shufutinsky, Artist

Jeremy Silver, Producer/Songwriter, Paradiso Music

Ben Silverman, Chairman and Co-CEO, Propagate Content

Gene Simmons, Artist/Co-founder KISS & multi-hyphenate businessman

Ralph Simon, Chairman & CEO, Mobilium Global Limited

Tamar Simon, Owner, Mean Streets Management

Marty Singer, Attorney, Lavely and Singer

Brad Slater, Agent, WME

Reginald Smith, Director, Wesson Enterprises

Yehuda Solomon, Lead Singer, Moshav

Jeff Sosnow, EVP A&R, Warner Bros. Records

Donna Spievak, VP of Strategic Marketing, Interscope Records

Halle Stanford, President of Television, The Jim Henson Company

John Stark, Musician, Sony Music

Jonathan Steinsapir, Partner, Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir

Harriet Sternberg, President, Harriet Sternberg Management, Inc.

Roger Stevens, Lighter Entertainment

Gary Stiffelman, Founder, GSS Law

Lee Stone, Lee & Thompson

Victoria Stone, Vilee Media

Rachel Strassberger, Manager, Grassroots Music

Bryan Subotnick, Attorney, Business Affairs, Visionary Entertainment and Media

Gregg Sulkin, Actor

Gary Sumray, ABC

Aaron Symonds, Film Composer

Traci Szymanski, President, Co-Star Entertainment

Nina Tassler, CEO, Tassler, Inc

Adam Taylor, President, APM Music

Lou Taylor, CEO, Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group

Noa Tishby, Author/Producer

Niv Toar, Composer, Noise Maker LLC

Fred Toczek, Partner, Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson LLP

Alisa Traskunov, Script Supervisor, Freelancer

Paul Trijbits, CEO, Magical Society

Harry Tschebiner, Composer, Freelance

Gabriela Tscherniak, Film & TV Director, Cohensisters Entertainment

Eric Tuchman, Writer, Producer

Michelle Tucker, Manager, Mon T Corp

Oded Turgeman, President, The Operating Room

Ronli Tzour, VP, Marketing, FAE grp

Anna Van Grimbergen, Music Producer, Freelance

David Ventura, Sony Music Publishing

Michèle Vice-Maslin, Music Producer/Songwriter/Publisher

Alex Voihanski, President, Paramount Business Group

Serene Vtn, Singer/Songwriter, Planet Studios

Jeremy Vuernick, President of A&R, Capitol Music Group

Diane Warren, Songwriter, Producer

Joshua Washington, Artist/Producer

Gregory Watton, Songwriter, Wemusicllc

Kevin Weaver, President, West Coast, Atlantic Records

Jon Weinbach, President, Skydance Sports

Guri Weinberg, Actor, Destiny’s Saloon

Nola Weinstein, Entertainment Executive

David N Weiss, Fat Dancing Productions Inc.

Debbie Weiss, President, Wonderful World of Animation

Philippe Weissberg, Boost

Adam Wells, Photographer and Filmmaker, Freelance

Ilana Wernick, Writer/Producer, Bonnie Meadow Road Productions

Shawna Wexler, Head of Talent, Sugar23

Russell White, Radio Presenter, Delite Radio

Nicole Wichinsky, Talent Agent, Stewart Talent

Modi Wiczyk, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, MRC

Evan Winiker, Managing Partner, Range Media

Ori Winokur, Musical Artist

Michele Woods, Sound Editor, Shaboogamoo Ltd

Craig Wyckoff, Talent Manager and Rabbi, Craig Wyckoff& Assoc. INc.

Summer Xinlei Yang, Producer / Founder, Summery Productions

Alicia Yaffe, SVP, Content Development and Marketing, Warner Music Group

Seth Yanklewitz, Casting Director, Yanklewitz/Pollack Casting

Sharon Tal Yguado, Founder & CEO, Astrid Entertainment

Melanie Yudolph, Right On Track

Sebastian Zar Esq., Attorney, Sedlmayr & Associates

David Zedeck, Global Head of Music, UTA

Jennifer Zeller, Promotion, Interscope Records

Rachel Zevita, Singer

Additional Signers:

Montana Tucker, Influencer

Noel Ashman, Producer

Jordan Glickson, VP, Music & Talent, Vevo

Joel Severino, Manager of Latin Programing, Vevo

Stephanie Liss, Playwright/Artistic Director, American Jewish Theatre Company

Courtney Hardin, Publicist, Paramount Global

Adam McCallig, Eurovision Influencer, AllThingsAdam.ie

Limor Gott Ronen, Producer, Gott Films

Millie Dweck, Video Production, Atlantic Records

Elisheva Herrera, Executive Director, American Jewish Theatre Company

Michael Kaplan, Writer/Producer

Noah Lehrman, Musician/Songwriter, Art Kibbutz

Lee Trink, CEO, RISE

Joachim Tromark, Musician, Faithland Music

Richard Svensson, Artist, YouKnow Richard

Anne-Marie Asner, Co-Founder, Animation Israel

Brett Greenberg, Music Business Affairs, United Talent Agency

Simon David, Partner, Confirmed360

Natanya Torn, Singer

Brett Gursky, Writer/Director/Producer, Magic Hour

Jonathan Rubenstein, Producer, Crystal City Entertainment

Laurie Klugman, Filmmaker/ Producer

Jennifer Chauvin, Propmaker

Moses Mah, Concert Producer, Moses Airlines/Moses Presents

Sammy Scher, Producer

Greta Gertler Gold, Composer-Lyricist, Performer, Producer

Mitch Tenzer, Attorney, Ziffren Brittenham LLP

Thomas McDaniel, Producer, Kodiak Pictures

Liana Brener, Actor/Singer/Creative Business Owner, Open Ocean Enterprises Pty Ltd

Olaide Ajewole, Singer/Actress, Open Ocean Enterprises

Jack Barton, Opera Singer, Opera Australia

Nancy Banks, Acting Coach, Nancy Banks Studio

Audrey Genevieve Holland, Actress

Steven Schub, Actor/Musician/Writer, Creative Ventures Agency (CVA)

Keaton Shyler, Actress

Robert Cowan, CEO & Founder, Point Blank Music School

Madelaine Cusick, Associate Producer, Entertainment Advertising

Anna Ruben, Actor

Brian Nabney, Musician, Criminal Records

Laura Saiter, Artist

Judie Aronson, Actor

Hadassah Weinreb, Artist/Actor

Fredrik Vogel, Media Producer, Vogel Media

Ashley Brucks, President, Screen Gems

** Note – The signers of this statement do so as individuals on their own behalf and not on behalf of their companies or organizations. All organizations and companies listed are for affiliation purposes only.

On the heels of the release of an Open Letter in support of Israel signed by 2,000+ entertainment leaders, Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), held its fifth annual “Ambassadors Of Peace” (AOP) event.

AOP honors entertainment leaders who use their platforms to effect positive change in the world and who advance CCFP’s central belief that the arts and entertainment are a powerful force for building cultural bridges.

In addition to celebrating peace, this year’s event contained a more somber tone than in years past. AOP opened with a moment of silence for victims of the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on October 7th and a collective rendition of “Oseh Shalom,” and the speeches highlighted not only the tenuous situation in Israel, but also the sense of anger, sadness, and fear that Jews around the world feel in this moment.

Gabriel Mann (Artist & Composer) singing Oseh Shalom.

This year’s honorees were Liev Schreiber, Actor, Director, Writer and Producer (A Small Light, Ray Donovan, Golda); Ezekiel Lewis, President, Epic Records (Artists include Future, Travis Scott, Black Eyed Peas);  Kat Graham, Actress, Artist & UN High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador (The Vampire Diaries, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Trolls: TrollsTopia); Aaron Rosenberg, Partner, Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light; and Gustavo Lopez, CEO, Saban Music Group (Artists include Don Omar, Chesca, Yubeili).

The event was held at the Beverly Hills private residence of Sam Schwartz (Co-principal, Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency).

Artists and entertainment professionals from across the industry were in attendance, including Grammy Award-winning artist will.i.am; Co-Founder of Endeavor Rick Rosen; CEO of Mattel Ynon Kreiz; CEO of the Recording Academy Harvey Mason jr.; Oscar-winning “Golda” Director Guy Nattiv; CEO/Co-Chairman of Warner Records Aaron Bay-Schuck; Songwriter Diane Warren; President of Music, Electronic Arts Steve Schnur; Chairperson of Epic Records Sylvia Rhone; Chairperson & CEO of Capitol Music Group Michelle Jubelirer; President of Virgin Records Jacqueline Saturn; Actress Odeya Rush; Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Music Group Julie Greenwald, and many others.

Ari Ingel (Executive Director, CCFP); Steve Schnur (Co-Founder of CCFP, Worldwide Executive & Music President, Electronic Arts); Harvey Mason jr. (CEO of the Recording Academy); Sylvia Rhone (Chairperson of Epic Records); Zeke Lewis (Honoree); David Renzer (Chairman & Co-Founder of CCFP, Former CEO/Chairman of Universal Music Publishing).

Artists and leaders paying tribute to this year’s honorees included Helen Mirren, Daniel Craig, John Legend, Swizz Beatz, Meghan Trainor, Ciara, Ryan Seacrest, Haim Saban, Deepak Chopra, and others.

CCFP believes in the power of music, sports, film, and television to bring people together and bridge cultural divides. The organization aims to counter antisemitism within the entertainment industry and galvanize support for Israel. By honoring those who use their influence to promote peace, CCFP hopes to highlight the positive impact of the arts and entertainment in creating a more harmonious world.

Meghan Trainor (Artist)

On receiving the award, Liev Schreiber reflected on the urgency of this moment, “Last week, a friend of mine shared an old Hasidic quote with me that took my breath away: ‘There is nothing so whole as a broken heart’… It seems to me that maybe that’s what’s being asked of each of us right now, to think and to act with a broken heart.”

Ari Ingel (Executive Director, CCFP); Ynon Kreiz (Chairman and CEO, Mattel, Inc.); Rick Rosen (Co-Founder, Endeavor); David Renzer (Chairman & Co-Founder of CCFP, Former CEO/Chairman of Universal Music Publishing).

Honoree Gustavo Lopez shared, “We are here after the horrific events of October 7^th (jn Israel) hoping they never ever repeat themselves. In no place on our earth should this ever happen…join me for this to end soon and for peace to reign.”

Steve Schnur (Co-Founder of CCFP, Worldwide Executive & Music President, Electronic Arts); David Renzer (Chairman & Co-Founder of CCFP, Former CEO/Chairman of Universal Music Publishing); Julie Greenwald (Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Music Group); Ari Ingel (Executive Director, CCFP).

will.i.am (Artist, Producer) presents the Ambassadors of Peace award to Zeke Lewis.

CCFP Chairman, David Renzer shared, “To think that 260 innocent girls and young men were killed at a concert is beyond comprehension. It’s unspeakable. I know that you join me in the tears I’ve shed, and the tears we shed for all innocent victims. CCFP believes in coexistence and the power of music and the arts to unite. And that’s what we really have to hope to turn to in better times.”

Honoree Aaron Rosenberg said, “Every group of ‘other,’ whether large or small, deserves to have a homeland where they are free and safe to be ‘other’ without worrying about hate, without worrying about terror…We cannot stand idly by, we cannot stay silent and allow the hate and terror and false propaganda from others to wipe Israel off the map ‘from the river to the sea.’ Everyone, Israelis and Palestinians deserve, everyone deserves a homeland where they’re free and safe to raise their children in peace.”

Tori Kelly (Artist)

CCFP Executive Director Ari Ingel stated, “Americans are finally seeing what CCFP has been screaming about for years, that these anti-Israel groups and BDS activists aren’t interested in peace or coexistence…they’re interested in the destruction of Israel and the demonization of Jews. That’s what BDS is, that’s who these anti-Israel activists are.”

Honoree Ezekiel Lewis shared, “In pain and mourning, we come here tonight seeking peace…This room gives me hope, is a microcosm of what the world can be—people from all different religious and ethnic backgrounds uniting to stand for peace. This is why I value the mission of CCFP, creating an environment where the magic of education and understanding can happen between different communities…. Let the example of this room, this microcosm of peace and diversity, permeate throughout the world. In honor of all of our ancestors, let us continue to use music to unite the world.”

Michelle Jubelirer (Chairperson & CEO of Capitol Music Group)

Honoree Kat Graham said, “I want to express my heartfelt deep gratitude to CCFP for this recognition and for their unwavering commitment to promoting tolerance, diversity, and peace through the arts and culture…organizations like Creative Community for Peace remain particularly indispensable at times like these to foster unity and understanding.” Kat was also gifted a Magen David diamond ring from jeweler Rachie Shnay’s “Mazel” collection.

The beverage hosts for the evening were Casamigos, Golan Winery, and Three Weavers Brewing.

Kat Graham (Actress, Artist & UN High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador)

Liev Schreiber (Actor, Director, Producer)

The evening concluded with live performances by Epic Records recording artist, Tori Kelly.

Tori Kelly (Epic Records Recording Artist)

For more on this year’s Ambassadors of Peace event, check out coverage in Los Angeles Magazine, watch a video of the event below, and make sure to download a digital copy of the tribute book to see all the beautiful messages from our sponsors. [LINK]

Amy Schumer, Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies, Michael Douglas, Billy Crystal, Mayim Bialik, Chelsea Handler, Zooey Deschanel, Mandy Moore, Helen Mirren Join #ReleaseTheHostagesNow Campaign: A Call To Action

Celebrities and influencers around the globe are taking to social media in a coordinated action to demand the immediate release of the now 239+ hostages currently held by Hamas

–If you are an entertainer, celebrity, or influencer and would like to be part of this project, please fill out the form here [LINK]–

LOS ANGELES (October 30, 2023) —Today, a coalition of celebrities launched a campaign to highlight the now 239+ innocent civilians currently held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. The campaign, #ReleaseTheHostagesNow, was organized in part by Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), an entertainment industry non-profit organization; Nina Tassler (television executive and former Chairwoman of CBS Entertainment); and Emilio Schenker (CEO, Sipur Studios), in full cooperation with the official Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

The viral campaign, which has already gained significant attention, hopes to leverage entertainment leaders’ social media audiences to galvanize international support for the hostages and their families, and ultimately to expedite their release from captivity.

This campaign serves as a stark reminder of the terrorist attack suffered by Israel, emphasizing the urgent need for countries like Qatar and Turkey to press Hamas to release the hostages.

Entertainment leaders Amy Schumer, Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies, Michael Douglas, Billy Crystal, Mayim Bialik, Mandy Moore, Chelsea Handler, Sharon Osbourne, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks, Jerry O’Connell, Joshua Malina, Alyssa Milano, Chuck Norris, Phil Rosenthal, Dr. Phil, Dean Cain, Kristen Chenoweth, Josh Peck, Juliette Lewis, Howie Mandel, Marg Helgenberger, Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham, Constance Zimmer, Helen Mirren, Jamie Lee Curtis, and many others are among the hundreds of people using their platforms to amplify the voices of those who have been silenced. Calling upon people around the world to advocate for those who cannot share their own stories. Together, we must relentlessly fight for the freedom of these innocent civilians and demonstrate our solidarity in the face of such injustices.

Mayim Bialik shared, “This urgent campaign underscores the need for the international community to put pressure on the states that have influence with Hamas to free these individuals from captivity. It is vital that the world does not forget the faces of these innocent victims – they are the reason Israel continues to fight this war on terror and they are the reason the world must take a stand against this hatred and say NO MORE.”

Julianna Marguiles added, “With every passing hour, the health and safety of each hostage becomes more tenuous. We hope this campaign brings their stories to life, offers the families solace knowing they aren’t alone, and moves us one step closer to their safe release. With each share, like, and comment of support, the world unites against terrorism and in support of peace.”

The now 239+ kidnapped hostages represent the human toll of terrorism, and each participating celebrity and influencer is sharing a different image of an innocent person demanding their immediate release. Tragically, the official number of hostages continues to rise. Yet, due to the safety concerns for the hostages still in captivity, and the fluid situation, only the names and faces of the known victims are being shared.

CCFP Executive Director, Ari Ingel stated, “We must use every tool at our disposal to support these innocent victims of terror. These now 239+ hostages are from 25 different countries and range from toddlers who are just a few months old to Holocaust survivors in their late 80’s. Shamefully, posters of the kidnapped around the world have been torn down in antisemitic hatred. These are posters no one can tear down.”

The campaign calls on the world to stand against terrorism and to express unwavering support for the immediate release of these hostages.

For more information and to see all now 239+ hostage posts please visit: https://www.instagram.com/kidnappedfromisrael/

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