SAFE STARDOM
How to Protect Your Children on Their Road to Fame
CONTENTS
| On the Cover of Safe Stardom | 13 |
| How to Use This Book | 15 |
| Foreword | 17 |
| Introduction | 19 |
| Part I: How Talent Agents, Talent Managers, and Entertainment Lawyers Shape the Careers of Hollywood Kid | 21 |
| Chapter 1: The Mother and Son Who Changed Hollywood | 23 |
| Chapter 2: The Legal and Practical Differences Between Talent Agents and Talent Managers | 25 |
| Chapter 3: The Different Types of Talent Agents | 31 |
| Chapter 4: Avoiding Scams: How To Identify Legitimate Talent Agents and Talent Managers | 39 |
| Chapter 5: How Talent Managers Jeopardize Their Commissions: Procurement Violations | 45 |
| Chapter 6: “Safe Harbor” Authorization and Request | 49 |
| Chapter 7: What a Talent Manager Won’t Do: Excluded Services | 53 |
| Chapter 8: Do You Need a Talent Agent, Talent Manager, or Both? | 57 |
| Chapter 9: What Entertainment Lawyers Do to Protect Children in Hollywood | 61 |
| Summary of Part I | 69 |
| Part II: What’s What in Hollywood-The Unspoken Rules | 71 |
| Chapter 10: If It’s Important, Get It in Writing | 75 |
| Chapter 11: Children Are Different | 79 |
| Chapter 12: Everything is Negotiable | 81 |
| Chapter 13: Informed Consent | 85 |
| Summary of Part II | 88 |
| Part III: Exercising Control As a Parent | 89 |
| Chapter 14: Craig and MeShiel’s Three-Year Contract | 93 |
| Chapter 15: The Duration of the Contract | 95 |
| Chapter 16: The Opt-Out Clause | 99 |
| Chapter 17: Power of Attorney | 101 |
| Chapter 18: The Importance of Choosing the Right State Law | 103 |
| Summary of Part III | 107 |
| Part IV: Follow The Money-Understanding Compensation | 109 |
| Chapter 19: Craig and MeShiel Pay a 15% Talent Management Commission | 113 |
| Chapter 20: Talent Agent’s and Talent Manager’s Commissions | 115 |
| Chapter 21: Key Deal Points in Television, Film and Commercial Contracts | 121 |
| Chapter 22: Your Hollywood Labor Unions | 133 |
| Chapter 23: What Do Actors Earn in Film, TV and Commercials? | 137 |
| Chapter 24: Health Insurance and Other Benefits | 151 |
| Chapter 25: Costs and Expenses | 155 |
| Chapter 26: Who Gets Paid First? | 159 |
| Chapter 27: Understanding Audit Rights | 163 |
| Summary of Part IV | 166 |
| Part V: Protecting Entertainment Children from Paparazzi and Predators | 169 |
| Chapter 28: Hollywood Children and the Paparazzi | 173 |
| Chapter 29: Protecting Your Family From Sexual Predators | 181 |
| Summary of Part V | 188 |
| Part VI: Getting Out of Entertainment Contracts | 191 |
| Chapter 30: Craig and MeShiel End Their Talent Management Contract | 195 |
| Chapter 31: Terminating Entertainment Contracts: The Basics | 197 |
| Chapter 32: Changing Representation: Talent Agents, Talent Managers, and Entertainment Attorneys | 203 |
| Chapter 33: A Child’s Right to Disaffirm (Cancel) a Contract | 209 |
| Chapter 34: Preventing Disaffirmance by Seeking Court Approval | 215 |
| Chapter 35: Insurance Against Disaffirmance: Seeking Parental Agreement | 219 |
| Summary of Part VI | 222 |
| Part VII: Dispute Resolution | 227 |
| Chapter 36: Craig Makes It Big and Sharyn Berg Sues | 231 |
| Chapter 37: Four Ways Entertainment Industry Disputes Are Resolved | 233 |
| Chapter 38: MeShiel and Craig are Forced to Arbitration | 245 |
| Chapter 39: MeShiel and Craig Go to Court | 249 |
| Chapter 40: MeShiel and Craig Appeal | 251 |
| Summary of Part VII | 257 |
| Epilogue | 259 |
| Acknowledgments | 265 |
| Notes | 267 |
| Index | 269 |
