Behind Amazon MGM’s Jen Salke Ouster and Its Fallout
On May 14 of last year, Amazon MGM Studios chief Jennifer Salke took the stage at Pier 36 in New York City, looking to convince advertisers that Amazon was playing to win in Hollywood.
“Welcome to the next hundred years of Amazon MGM Studios,” Salke said to those gathered in the cavernous event space, which also featured piles of cash guarded by besuited security guards to promote Mr. Beast’s Beast Games, and a Road House cabana bar.
What followed was a cavalcade of stars, meant to underscore that Amazon was committed to the business. Will Ferrell, Roger Federer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aldis Hodge, Alicia Keys, Patton Oswalt, Keke Palmer, Alan Ritchson, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham and Reese Witherspoon were among those that joined Salke on the stage.
In the entertainment business, of course, commitment is never permanent. Salke successfully sold Amazon’s ambitions to Madison Avenue, but less than a year later Amazon executive Mike Hopkins,...
“Welcome to the next hundred years of Amazon MGM Studios,” Salke said to those gathered in the cavernous event space, which also featured piles of cash guarded by besuited security guards to promote Mr. Beast’s Beast Games, and a Road House cabana bar.
What followed was a cavalcade of stars, meant to underscore that Amazon was committed to the business. Will Ferrell, Roger Federer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aldis Hodge, Alicia Keys, Patton Oswalt, Keke Palmer, Alan Ritchson, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham and Reese Witherspoon were among those that joined Salke on the stage.
In the entertainment business, of course, commitment is never permanent. Salke successfully sold Amazon’s ambitions to Madison Avenue, but less than a year later Amazon executive Mike Hopkins,...
- 3/28/2025
- by Alex Weprin, Mia Galuppo, Peter Kiefer and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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