We learned from an article published earlier in The Canadian Press and written by Ross Marowits:

The Just for Laughs has been SOLD!

The new owner says the company will continue normal operations, with the same leadership in place. Just for Laughs was rocked last fall after several women came forward with allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment against its founder and majority stakeholder, Gilbert Rozon.

MONTREAL — Uncertainties about the future of Montreal’s Just For Laughs have been eased with the company’s sale to an investor group led by Canadian-born comedian Howie Mandel.

The new owners, which include U.S. talent agency ICM Partners, said the company will continue normal operations, with the same leadership in place.

Mandel says he has always been a big fan of the annual Montreal comedy festival and performed many times over the last decade.

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