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Biography
Michael Gordon Weist III is an American talent manager, producer, and actor. He is known for his appearance in the Hulu movie Jawline, which played at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Weist is a voting member of The Recording Academy.
Weist's television and movie work includes guest appearances on Dr. Phil, The Grammy Awards, The Kids Choice Awards, and appearances in Hulu's Jawline, Amazon Prime, and Vice.
Weist has worked with clients such as Bryce Hall, Tana Mongeau, Larray, Chris Hansen, and others.
Early life
At the age of 16, Weist became the DJ for Grammy award winning artists, Kings of Leon.
Projects and career
Good Times Entertainment
At the age of 17, Weist founded Good Times Entertainment, a talent management company working with digital content creators and influencers.
Weist created a video streaming platform called Good Times TV.
TanaCon
Weist held an event in collaboration with YouTuber Tana Mongeau, called TanaCon. The event included guests such as Bella Thorne, Casey Neistat, David Dobrik, and Shane Dawson. The event was cancelled just hours after it began as the event oversold tickets to the venue's capacity. Weist filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and dissolved his company Good Times Entertainment. Weist claimed an estimated loss of $700,000 due to the event.
SwerV Records
In 2014, Weist announced his record label, SwerV Records.
Executive produced by Weist, Larray released two songs while working with him, titled "First Place", and "Last Place." Together the recordings spent 42 weeks on Billboard's Comedy Digital Tracks, with his debut single "First Place" gaining over 52 million views on YouTube, and ranking at number 13 on the 2018 year-end chart.
Juice Krate Media Group
Founded in 2019, Weist became the president and CEO of Juice Krate Media Group, a company that works with influencers in the areas of management, monetization, branding, merchandise, and events.
Personal life
Weist is openly gay.
Controversies and legal issues
In 2017 Weist filed a defamation lawsuit against former clients, Bryce Hall and Mikey Barone, which was briefly depicted in the Hulu documentary Jawline. The case settled in 2018; Hall posted a statement via Twitter: "I made some harsh statements about Michael and regret making those statements, including any suggestion of sexual assault. I am sorry for what happened and I am glad it's over."
After an interview with Chris Hansen, host of the reality television series To Catch a Predator, Weist filed a lawsuit against TikToker and former client Danielle Cohn and her boyfriend Mason in June 2022.
On June 1, 2022, Weist posted a statement via Twitter in which he stated he filed a lawsuit against the social media platform TikTok; stating: "[TikTok] has a responsibility to its users and creators; the banning and suspension of creator accounts without cause must stop. This pattern of behavior & treatment of creators across TikTok has got to be stopped. Imagine if TikTok is a creator's primary income… It's time creators stand up and assert their rights; this is not ok."
