Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman

Sharon Waxman
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Letter to Bari Weiss: CBS News Is Your Date With Destiny and the Chance of a Lifetime
You’re in a historic position to repair damaged credibility, find new audiences and re-establish relationships with existing ones
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TheGrill 2025: The Systems Are Changing – Here’s How You Adapt
Nothing is as it was even a few years ago. The structures of 50 years are being reshaped and reconstituted.
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Inside Disney’s Kimmel Decision: Guided by ‘The Right Thing to Do,’ Host’s On-Air Plan Unknown
The late night host met with Bob Iger and Dana Walden through the weekend, and came to a group agreement on Monday
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How Robert Redford’s Sundance Legacy Saved Hollywood
Redford was a monumental figure in American cinema far beyond his prowess as an actor and Oscar-winning skill as a director
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Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Warns of Rising Threat to US Freedom: ‘Artists Are Censoring Themselves’
His latest film, “It Was Just an Accident,” was made in secret while the filmmaker remains under a filmmaking ban after serving 7 months in prison
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Bari Weiss Set for Top Role at CBS News as Paramount Closes in on Free Press Acquisition
The deal is close to $200 million, an individual with knowledge tells TheWrap
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Documentary on ‘Democracy Now’s’ Amy Goodman Shines a Light on Lonely Craft of Independent Journalism
Telluride Film Festival: The film “Steal This Story, Please!” surveys the progressive journalist’s fierce pursuit of truth
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Copyright Troll Michael Grecco to Media: Pay Up or Drop Dead
A photographer who worked for Fox has sued media organizations more than 100 times in the last decade over photos he took for Fox and other studios
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The Silence of Hollywood Women in the Age of Epstein
Is the lack of reaction a tacit nod to #MeToo being over? Or are women leaders and survivors just too exhausted to speak?
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Patrick Soon-Shiong’s Plan to Take LA Times Public Follows Newsmax Mini-IPO
The conservative outlet was losing money and still got onto the NYSE
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Joe Eszterhas on Rebooting ‘Basic Instinct,’ Going Anti-Woke and His Wavering Trump Support | Exclusive
The legendary screenwriter, now 80, says his 29-year-old self is intact and ready to write
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Colbert Bombshell Cancellation Raises New Questions About Paramount Merger, Free Speech
The economics of late night TV have shifted, but the decision to drop Colbert looks like further capitulation to Trump to silence one of his loudest and most famous critics
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CAA, WME, UTA Investigated as Justice Department Probes Ticket Refunds During COVID | Exclusive
Trump’s DOJ is investigating Live Nation, AEG and Hollywood’s talent agencies over refund policies during the pandemic, when the live music industry lost an estimated $10 billion in concert revenue
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Shari Redstone Did Her Best … for a Billionaire
The expectations are low for today’s media moguls who now know that $16 million is the price for buying off Trump
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ICE in LA Sets Hollywood Summer on Edge as Latino Workers Hide: ‘It’s Like Anne Frank’
Both legal and undocumented workers of the city are afraid to come out, with masked agents snatching people everywhere
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