Michael Ovitz

And she said, what are you talking about? I said, ask him. So she calls me back. She said, he's taking her to lunch. Then we started calling him again. Because that kind of movement, he hated me for that. And I don't blame him. But- Team probably loved you. Team loved it because they felt supported. Clients loved it because we taught them a lesson and we became even more powerful.

And she said, what are you talking about? I said, ask him. So she calls me back. She said, he's taking her to lunch. Then we started calling him again. Because that kind of movement, he hated me for that. And I don't blame him. But- Team probably loved you. Team loved it because they felt supported. Clients loved it because we taught them a lesson and we became even more powerful.

And at the end of the day, power was synonymous with success in getting things done as an agent. I'm only talking about as an agent because we were there to protect the clients and to protect the constituency. So am I, was I a good friend of that guy? I was until that moment. And then I decided I wasn't going to be because he shouldn't have done that.

And at the end of the day, power was synonymous with success in getting things done as an agent. I'm only talking about as an agent because we were there to protect the clients and to protect the constituency. So am I, was I a good friend of that guy? I was until that moment. And then I decided I wasn't going to be because he shouldn't have done that.

He embarrassed her to death in a staff meeting. She was turned red as a beet. She couldn't give a report. So World's Worst Enemy, one of my close friends in Los Angeles called me up, said he needed to see me, said he had been sued by a woman. who worked for him 30 years ago because he thwarted her career. This was not sexual harassment. Never touched her. Thwarted her career.

He embarrassed her to death in a staff meeting. She was turned red as a beet. She couldn't give a report. So World's Worst Enemy, one of my close friends in Los Angeles called me up, said he needed to see me, said he had been sued by a woman. who worked for him 30 years ago because he thwarted her career. This was not sexual harassment. Never touched her. Thwarted her career.

I said, give me every fact. He did. And I went on a campaign on his behalf because it wasn't right. 30 years ago, she did just fine, but the judge wouldn't throw it out. I'm his friend, and I did some things that probably other people would question. Nothing illegal, but I called the lawyer for the plaintiff, who I know, and gave him my point of view, which was not particularly friendly.

I said, give me every fact. He did. And I went on a campaign on his behalf because it wasn't right. 30 years ago, she did just fine, but the judge wouldn't throw it out. I'm his friend, and I did some things that probably other people would question. Nothing illegal, but I called the lawyer for the plaintiff, who I know, and gave him my point of view, which was not particularly friendly.

I thought that it was shaming his firm and told him. And told him I was going to tell everybody else that too, because I thought what he was doing, what his associate was doing to this man was not only inappropriate, there was no legal ground for it. And it was 30 years ago. So yeah, am I world's worst enemy, best friend? Yeah, I think so. And I'm proud of it.

I thought that it was shaming his firm and told him. And told him I was going to tell everybody else that too, because I thought what he was doing, what his associate was doing to this man was not only inappropriate, there was no legal ground for it. And it was 30 years ago. So yeah, am I world's worst enemy, best friend? Yeah, I think so. And I'm proud of it.

Been friends with him, just had dinner with him. We were laughing about how long we've known each other. Met him in the early 90s. I don't know what happened. He's one of those guys. He was number four at the NFL when Paul Tagliabue was there. He had something very special. He fits in that list. He had something very special. He was really smart.

Been friends with him, just had dinner with him. We were laughing about how long we've known each other. Met him in the early 90s. I don't know what happened. He's one of those guys. He was number four at the NFL when Paul Tagliabue was there. He had something very special. He fits in that list. He had something very special. He was really smart.

He had the best bedside manner of anyone I ever met in sports. Anyone I met anywhere. He was fun to be around, knew the game cold, knew his stuff. It's kind of like, you know, Andreessen or Horwitz knows their stuff. I remember sitting with Mark and Ben at a Y Combinator day and every presentation, Mark would go, yep, 19 so-and-so, saw that, been there, done that.

He had the best bedside manner of anyone I ever met in sports. Anyone I met anywhere. He was fun to be around, knew the game cold, knew his stuff. It's kind of like, you know, Andreessen or Horwitz knows their stuff. I remember sitting with Mark and Ben at a Y Combinator day and every presentation, Mark would go, yep, 19 so-and-so, saw that, been there, done that.

And Ben would say, yep, that didn't work. And the frame of reference is, and the memory is frightening. And Roger just knew the game, knew everything. Couldn't have been more accommodating to the things we were trying to, I was trying to buy a team for LA at the time. And just, we got to be good friends and it never stopped. It's now,

And Ben would say, yep, that didn't work. And the frame of reference is, and the memory is frightening. And Roger just knew the game, knew everything. Couldn't have been more accommodating to the things we were trying to, I was trying to buy a team for LA at the time. And just, we got to be good friends and it never stopped. It's now,

I don't know, 40 years later, and I think I got into a mega, mega argument with his wife at dinner last week, which he's going to kill me for saying this, but I can't help myself. I said, you know, you actually should be president of the United States. I said, you've run a business that's humongous. You've grown it 20x. All the owners have made a fortune. There's nobody losing money.

I don't know, 40 years later, and I think I got into a mega, mega argument with his wife at dinner last week, which he's going to kill me for saying this, but I can't help myself. I said, you know, you actually should be president of the United States. I said, you've run a business that's humongous. You've grown it 20x. All the owners have made a fortune. There's nobody losing money.

I said, you should run for some public. You should do some good for somebody aside from the 32 owners. I said, run for senator, do something. I thought Jane Skinner, his wife, was going to leap the table and throttle me. But you never met a guy with so much integrity, so much creativity, so much ability to communicate, so much the blind lady of justice between players and owners.

I said, you should run for some public. You should do some good for somebody aside from the 32 owners. I said, run for senator, do something. I thought Jane Skinner, his wife, was going to leap the table and throttle me. But you never met a guy with so much integrity, so much creativity, so much ability to communicate, so much the blind lady of justice between players and owners.