Power doesn’t travel in a straight line. These power brokers connect the dots. June 9, 2024 3 AM PT For Subscribers Share Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URLCopied! Print 1 Selena Gomez: Megastar baring her humanness for half a billion to see LeBron Inc.: The collective that’s bigger than basketball Zach Brooks: L.A.’s culinary curator Reese Witherspoon: The story huntress Fran Drescher: Union boss who turned the tables on Hollywood suits Bing Chen: Hype man for Asian Hollywood Emada Tingirides: LAPD’s litmus test for true reform Miguel Santana: Dispenser of wisdom — and millions Bryan Lourd: Titan behind the titan of talent agencies Shirley Weber: Godmother of reparations Juan Rodriguez: Aspiring political kingmaker Casey Wasserman: Sports mogul, Olympic risk-taker Skipp Townsend: Peacemaker with Bloods and Crips cred Kurt Rappaport: Real estate agent to the stars Jonson and Alice Chen: The new generation for 99 Ranch Ada Briceño, Susan Minato, Kurt Petersen: United front for Unite Here Nicole Avant: Westside power broker for the less stodgy set Irving and Jeffrey Azoff: Giants behind music’s giants
