Here’s what James Reid said about this.
Careless Music owner James Reid speaks about why former ABS-CBN actress Liza Soberano left his management company.
The CEO and founder of Careless Music is James Reid. This is the company he was able to build when his contract with ABS-CBN expired and this was also the same company where actress Liza Soberano found shelter when she left ABS-CBN and Star Magic.
In her desire to “create her own path and destiny”, she found creative freedom with Careless. To recall, she signed up with them in 2022, however, effective July 29, 2024, she left.
In a previous article, Careless confirmed Liza’s departure a few days ago.
“Liza Soberano is no longer under Careless Music Management effective July 29, 2024. It has been a pleasure to have represented her and we wish her the best in all of her endeavors,” the company stated.
Why did Liza leave?
In an interview with ABS-CBN, Reid explained that the statement was just to end the rumors and stop the confusion that has been circulating online. He added that she decided to leave the company.
As the owner, he revealed that in all of his artists, ” there’s a termination for convenience, close, at any time”. This means that anyone can leave as long as he agrees and as for Liza’s case, he agreed.
According to him, one of the reasons why she left is because they have different visions. She wanted to focus on building a career abroad while they are focused on the local. He said, “We have different, I guess, career paths. She’s more focused on her US career, going to Hollywood, all of that. And we’re more focused on the Philippines. Music, local.”
She was accordingly basically managing her career while she was under his company. She was proactive and had a clear idea of the path she wanted to take. She is now in the US making Careless out of the picture and he’s cool with this.
He also clarified that all the dealings she made in the US were not in any way connected to his company but he had a part in the networking part. He helped her in making the initial meetings and introduced her to the director of the film she made in the US but everything after that was her efforts already.
In their “collaborative” relationship, what he did was more on dealings, resources, and negotiations. She’s no longer under Careless and what he knows is that she is being co-managed by Transparent Arts.
He believed that from the start, their agreement had been very loose. He did not make her famous as she was already Liza Soberano when she joined his team. Despite the short time they were able to work together, he had nothing but good words and well wishes for her.
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