Maha Dakhil, a top agent at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), has resigned from the agency's board and stepped down from her leadership roles after posting controversial comments on social media about Israel's response to the Hamas attack. Dakhil had referred to the response as 'genocide.' The controversy led to Aaron Sorkin, a prominent client of CAA, dropping the agency. Dakhil's resignation from the board has sparked calls for her to be fired altogether.
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Maha Dakhil Jackson, an agent with CAA, has resigned from CAA’s board after her IG post calling Israel’s response to Hamas murdering babies, raping teens, and kidnapping the elderly as “genocide”. Stepping down from the board isn’t enough, Dakhil Jackson needs to be let go. https://t.co/m8EERuRnQA
Maha Dakhil has stepped away from her leadership roles at talent agency CAA, including her position as co-chief of the motion pictures department. This comes after Dakhil simply reposted an Instagram story in support of Palestine that said, “You’re currently learning who… https://t.co/JqAS2hM67K https://t.co/KOUjKXOOhw
CAA agent Maha Dakhil has resigned from the agency’s internal board after posting controversial comments on social media on Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 terror attack executed by Hamas,Variety has confirmed. https://t.co/nuInM9kTeU
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Top CAA Agent Maha Dakhil Sparks Controversy With Social Media Posts Calling Israel's Hamas Response 'Genocide' (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/nJ98khrgAY