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Ari Emanuel pitches brother Rahm for president, says AI lacks taste

The Hollywood Reporter says the talent-agency boss spoke with Tina Brown in London about his memoirs and why the UFC was his hardest deal; the family pitch was extra.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Tonight
Published 8:50 PM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “Ari Emanuel Pitches Brother Rahm as Centrist Democratic President and Says He Isn’t Too Worried About AI: “It Doesn’t Have Taste””.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 8:50 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Rahm, Democratic, AI.
BBN covered this story before: Hochul race gets $4.3 million boost; Law Roach eyes new career (October 17).

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The Hollywood ReporterAri Emanuel Pitches Brother Rahm as Centrist Democratic President and Says He Isn’t Too Worried About AI: “It Doesn’t Have Taste”

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSuper-agent Ari Emanuel told Tina Brown in London that he isn't too worried about AI, because, quote, it doesn't have taste, The Hollywood Reporter says.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIn the same conversation, he pitched his brother Rahm as a centrist Democratic president, which I think is just lovely. A family business.

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