Hollywood Meets With Bush Administration...
November 12th, 2001
Key figures from Hollywood and Washington go together Sunday morning at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, where Bush administration senior adviser Karl Rove outlined a seven-point White House message that he'd like Hollywood to broadcast worldwide, and Jack Valenti, president of the MPAA, promised "to contribute Hollywood's creative imagination and personal skills to the war effort."
The summit was co-hosted by Sherry Lansing, chairman of Paramount Pictures' Motion Picture Group, and Jonathan Dolgen, chairman, Viacom entertainment group, and attended by their boss, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone -- ended without recommending any specific action.
There was also discussion about Hollywood creating public service announcements and entertaining the troops.
"I will say it up front: There was no mention of content," said Valenti. "That was not the subject. Content was off the table."
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
The summit was co-hosted by Sherry Lansing, chairman of Paramount Pictures' Motion Picture Group, and Jonathan Dolgen, chairman, Viacom entertainment group, and attended by their boss, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone -- ended without recommending any specific action.
There was also discussion about Hollywood creating public service announcements and entertaining the troops.
"I will say it up front: There was no mention of content," said Valenti. "That was not the subject. Content was off the table."
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
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