00:00This episode of The Hollywood Reporter News is brought to you by American Airlines,
00:03Hollywood's favorite airline. A former Hollywood business partner of Steve Bannon has decided to go
00:09on the record about President Donald Trump's controversial chief strategist for the first time
00:13with The Hollywood Reporter. Bannon's ties to Hollywood have been widely reported, and they
00:18include a lucrative stake in the TV sitcom Seinfeld. But few, if any, who crossed paths
00:23with Bannon during his stint in the entertainment industry have been willing to speak candidly and
00:28on the record about him until now. In the Q&A, Jeff Quadinets, the founder of the firm
00:34Talent Management and TV Production Company, says some surprising things about Bannon.
00:38Bannon was with The Firm in 2002 and 2003 when it purchased Michael Ovitz's powerful
00:44artist management group. He was a Bush and Donald Rumsfeld supporter. I was a Bill Clinton
00:49and Bernie Sanders supporter. But not being a liberal doesn't mean you're a racist. He continued,
00:55I am absolutely positive that he's not anti-semitic or racist. It is absurd. I am Jewish.
01:01Roy Fuhrman was Jewish. Andrew Breitbart was Jewish. He is not anti-semitic. Period.
01:06When asked if speaking in defense of Bannon is dangerous to his career, Quadinets said,
01:11It's dangerous because people want to believe what they've been told to believe. I'm telling you that
01:16the guy is a good person. I know it. And if it hurts my career to tell the truth about someone,
01:21then I guess it's going to have to hurt my career. Because he is a good person.
01:25Head to THR.com and check out The Hollywood Reporter's Paul Bond's full interview for more
01:30from Quadinets, including why he brought Bannon into the firm and how he feels about the media's
01:35coverage of Bannon. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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