Not the contract, though we were told that UTA was also heavily involved. Both they and Weinstein saw it as a way to rebrand Benedict so that he would be more appealing to Academy voters. From a marketing standpoint that was the worst idea ever though because his own unique brand is precisely what had made him popular! Anyhow, what we did see was a copy of the list that SoFail was hired from and her fee. 30K is steep for a Z-Lister but we figured it wasn’t merely for “modeling” seeing as how she’s a known escort. Agencies like MC2 and Kruger Cowne are notorious for doubling as sex brokers OTDL.
