BBDO New York has announced several management appointments at the agency’s North America operation. Andrew Robertson, CEO ofAMV BBDO, London, will assume the position of president/CEO of BBDO North America. Ted Sann, currently chief creative officer of BBDO New York, will take on the new role of vice chairman/chief creative officer, BBDO North America. Sann will retain his current responsibilities as chief creative officer of BBDO New York, and oversee the creative work of all of BBDO’s U.S. and Canadian agencies, and work in partnership with Robertson. At the same time, Sann will become chairman of BBDO New York. And in addition to being president of BBDO New York, Bill Katz will now become sole chief executive officer, a job he previously shared with Sann.
Jef Loeb has left Katsin/Loeb, San Francisco, the agency he founded 12 years ago with Daniel Katsin. Loeb’s plans include freelancing and finishing a book on advertising. Carlton Taylor, co-creative director at Katsin/Loeb, will take on Loeb’s creative duties.
TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, has promoted Rob Schwartz to executive creative director, from worldwide creative director. He replaces Gary Topolewski, who exited the agency to join Doner, Southfield, Mich.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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