Kris Aquino inks contract with US talent agency

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Kris Aquino has formally signed a contract with a US-based international talent management and production company, the actress-host announced on Tuesday.

“I am now being managed globally by East West Artists headquartered in Los Angeles… My entertainment career will be under the direct supervision of one of their partners, @agentchrislee (Chris Lee),” Aquino wrote on Instagram. Aquino flew to Los Angeles on Easter Sunday to sign the contract and meet with the producers of an upcoming Hollywood movie reported to be based on Kevin Kwan’s 2013 bestseller “Crazy Rich Asians.”

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Five days ago, Aquino also took to Instagram to share her excitement that Kwan, who she said was one of her favorite authors, followed her on the photo-sharing social network site.

In his Instagram bio, Kwan wrote that “Crazy Rich Asians” is “soon to be a major motion picture from Warner Brothers.”

Aquino earlier said Grammy and Tony award-winning Broadway producer Jhett Tolentino tried to contact her through Rep. Len Alonte and Nene Chan and asked if she would like to audition for a “big Hollywood studio movie about to start filming.” She said she only had 72 hours to prepare an audition reel. YG/IDL

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