Good Cop, Bad Cop
An issue that still divides people today is whether Geffen was only in it for the money or whether he truly cared about the music and his artists. Geffen became Vice-President at Creative Management Artists while also co-managing Elliot Roberts’ roster of artists.
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In actuality, Elliot was a front for Geffen. “When I worked for Elliot, David was never there, but it was very clear that he had influence,” actress Allison Caine stated. “They were very careful about the propriety of his role as an agent. David never had his fingerprints anywhere.” The way Crosby put it, Roberts was the good cop, and Geffen the bad.