A crucial human rights NGO–influencer–Hollywood nexus operates largely out of public view - seeding, amplifying and echoing core "narratives" and "messaging". In this Nov 12, 2023 organization-wide discussion, staff describe briefing “top tier celebrities,” reaching out to the “Hadid sisters,” and advising entertainment companies on how to communicate about the Israel-Hamas crisis and which organizations to support. This reveals how public messaging can be shaped inside a **closed ecosystem**—where NGOs, influencers, and media/entertainment networks reinforce one another’s narratives—while the origins of what audiences later see as “organic” advocacy remain opaque from the outside. CAA (Creative Artists Agency) is one of the biggest Hollywood talent and sports agencies (represents actors, directors, athletes, etc.). Endeavor is a major global entertainment/talent conglomerate (formerly WME-IMG), representing celebrities and owning/operating major media and sports properties.

The “Hadid sisters” refers to Bella and Gigi Hadid, American-Palestinian influencers known for outspoken pro-Gaza/pro-Palestine advocacy. Bella Hadid has posted slogans such as “It’s free Palestine until Palestine is free!” and participated in an Adidas campaign tied to imagery from the 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by the Palestinian Black September terror group. Hadid said she was unaware of the connection and presents her activism as promoting “human rights.” TRANSCRIPT: (see attachment) 0:51:32.740 --> 0:51:53.710 So our team overseas entertainment advocacy and we got a number of inbound requests from major entertainment corporations and provided mainly resources and links to researcher BIOS offering background briefings to companies like CCA and ENDEAVOR, which are major talent companies. 0:51:53.720 --> 0:51:56.300 They essentially represent celebrities around the world. 0:51:56.730 --> 0:52:1.120 Umm, so we did provide them with resources from you all and and your great research. 0:52:1.250 --> 0:52:4.740 And they also asked for, Umm partners for us to uplift. 0:52:4.750 --> 0:52:15.20 Who is really great opportunity to share groups that are in Gaza, both Hebrew and Arab groups, for folks to look out for and support, which were grateful for. 0:52:15.330 --> 0:52:20.530 We also received a request for resources for the Disney Corporation. 0:52:20.910 --> 0:52:26.930 They're preparing communications for all their staff globally, and so we helped weigh in there. 0:52:27.770 --> 0:52:34.270 So big shout out to _______ for many phone calls to help the entertainment industry navigate this work. 0:52:35.410 --> 0:52:43.640 We're also in the middle of offering briefings to top tier celebrities who regularly do advocacy on this topic. 0:52:43.950 --> 0:52:46.320 So we're out to the Hadid sisters. 0:52:46.730 --> 0:52:53.180 We've also gotten inbound inquiries from supermodel whose name was withheld by her agent. 0:52:54.110 --> 0:53:2.360 So there are folks looking to us to help navigate how they talk about the crisis, what organizations to support.