By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
TKO CEO and executive chairman Ari Emanuel spoke about a wide variety of topics while promoting his new memoir, including politics. Emanuel spoke of being a Democrat, yet working with people on both sides of the aisle. “You know that people won’t talk to the other side,” Emanuel told Deadline.com. “I love the echo chamber that they want to create. My mother used to say to me, you know, you don’t make peace with friends; you make peace with enemies.
“I don’t want to live in a cult. I want to live in a society. And living in a society means that you talk to people you don’t agree with, and you discuss with them. In my household, when we sat down and had dinners, and you would argue your point, you would you would learn things from other side, you would think about it, you would move a little bit, you would, and that’s what a society is, compared to a cult. And I think we have been pushed to this cult level.”
Emanuel was also asked about AI in Hollywood. “I don’t believe AI can replace Ben Affleck, Marty Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg, Aaron Sorkin, David Fincher, Adam Sandler,” said Emanuel. “I don’t. I think it enhances them if they use it properly. So, I’m not concerned on that level. Now there is going to be dislocation with below the line potentially and other things, but we we just have to utilize it properly…
“To enhance really creative people’s point of view. I also think the audience, like in the book world, they don’t like AI books, I don’t think they’re gonna want to be involved in an AI movie. And you definitely need a principled voice to direct it all, a voice that can create great stories. So, I’m not as worried as everybody else.” Read the full interview at Deadline.com.
Powell’s POV: There’s no mention of WWE in the interview, but it’s an interesting conversation on one of the most powerful players in Hollywood. Emanuel’s book Roll the Calls was released today. There’s also a recap of some of the book’s interesting stories, including Larry David and Elon Musk having to be separated at his wedding, at PageSix.com.
(Jason Powell, founder and editor of ProWrestling.net, has covered pro wrestling full-time since 1997. He hosts the weekly podcast, Pro Wrestling Boom, and also appears regularly on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Reach him via email at dotnetjason@gmail.com and on social media via @prowrestlingnet.bsky.social or x.com/prowrestlingnet. For his full bio and information on this website, click here.)
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