Daniel Friedman of Compass Artist Management took advantage of the trust inherent in his professional relationships with performers and was has been arrested and charged in October 2023 after allegedly defrauding more than 60 victims.

This is why we are asking the Government of Ontario to create legislation, as requested by ACTRA Toronto, to protect all workers in the arts and entertainment industry, specifically by ensuring that funds transferred to actors’ agents must be held in a trust account.

For background information on this issue, please visit ACTRA Toronto’s Talent Agent/Client Trouble page.