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Originally Posted by CPHoya
CAA is going to immediately learn every possible detail about this and control every single thing you ever hear him say in public ever again. I expect his twitter will be closed or wiped, and if it's not you will never see a personal tweet from that account again. I would not be shocked to see litigation at some point re: the alleged hoaxers.
He's going to be managed, the out of control feel of this thing will change, at least re: his participation moving forward.
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As far as the COMEDIC value of this thing, I think we're just getting started. Because lol. ol. ol.
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Originally Posted by Riverman
yeah unfortunately CAA is basically the GOAT at controlling **** like this
luckily the facts are so absurd that it will continue to be awesome, just don't expect teo to contribute to the lolz going forward
This. Just look at the client list. It's the Who's Who of Who's Who in entertainment.
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Originally Posted by CPHoya
If the real story is he's gay, and this was some really ill-advised attempt to hide that, I've gotta believe the people handling this at CAA are really, really thinking hard about how to package the single most screwed up "coming out" story of all time.
Also this is kind of werewolf thinking, but that troll post and setup is too clever by half, right? Years-long trolling becomes vehicle for a flippant (and admittedly hilarious) troll tweet that would seem to openly admit, all of a sudden, that Te'o was hardcore trolled? Isn't that too much, too clever, too soon? Isn't that convenient for Te'o?
EDIT: Unless that's not actually the same account, in which case nice work someone.
This is tough. Seems like it ups the extravagance too much for a top-notch agency. Remember that the agency is investing in Te'o's future; they haven't been paid yet.
An NFL Draft prospect coming out -- even saying lying that he's gay because nothing else can be likely to stick -- raises the risk for a client without a contract. Not saying that his stock will greatly plummet for saying he's gay, but why would CAA enter unknown territory, putting their client in a position to actually get further isolated when he enters the league?
Maybe I have less faith in the acceptance of the sports world for a gay athlete of such a popularity caliber than I should, but -- again -- there's no precedence to show this can work and you don't pull a first with a client that doesn't have a contract like this, I'd think.
CAA didn't sign him to be the a long-term advertising asset; they signed him to milk his status as the most popular Notre Dame alum in a very long time with anything after the next few years being gravy.