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
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CBS News, Paramount in Internal Battle Over Cutting Ties to Peter Attia Due to Epstein Links | Exclusive
In newly released emails, the wellness guru made crude jokes in chummy correspondence with the late convicted sex offender
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Letter to Bari Weiss: Soaring Words for CBS, but Your Solutions Are Fuzzy
I read her speech twice looking for the substance beyond the vision, which will be the hard part
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Why Stephanie Ahn, Director of Sundance Gem ‘Bedford Park,’ First Wanted a White Actor for Her Korean Love Story
Sundance 2026: “I dug deep into the areas of my own experience that I just didn’t see being represented in film,” she tells TheWrap
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Sundance 2026: Women Take Center Stage in Festival Marred by Real-World Turmoil
Sundance 2026: The violence in Minnesota cast a pall over the festival as art bumped up against outrage over current events
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Salman Rushdie on Jihadism, Fascism and the Fight for Free Expression: ‘Everybody’s Gone Crazy’
Sundance 2026: The violence in Minnesota hung over the documentary about the 2022 stabbing attack on the writer
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Tatiana Siegel Leaves Variety for California Post’s Page Six at Launch | Exclusive
The star reporter was at Penske-owned Variety and The Hollywood Reporter for 21 years
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Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy on Their Excellent Year: ‘Operate Fearlessly and Respect the Audience’ | Exclusive
The Warner Bros. Studios chiefs look back on a $4 billion box office haul and toward awards glory
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Hollywood Shrinkage of 2025 Will Carry On in 2026
Peak TV has unpeaked. Bidding wars at Sundance are distant memories. Who will make the dreams for the dream machine?
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CBS News Insider on Bari Weiss’ ‘60 Minutes’ Fumble: ‘Series of Unfortunate Events’ | Exclusive
Behind-the-scenes concerns about a lack of a voice from the Trump administration played out while the piece was already being promoted publicly
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After the Mass Murder of Jews on Hanukkah Half a World Away: Education and Accountability
We are sleepwalking into disaster
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Insider: Paramount Skydance to Hold Firm at $30-a-Share Offer to Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders
“I would be shocked” if shareholders didn’t take the deal sent directly to them, said the insider
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Hollywood Residuals, Back End Deals Face Extinction as Netflix Eats Warner Bros. | Analysis
Netflix’s dominance could further accelerate the industry’s move away from residuals, the lifeblood of many producers, actors and filmmakers
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Netflix Wins the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War With $82.7 Billion Offer, Enters Exclusive Deal Talks
The streaming giant has an exclusive window to negotiate a final deal
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A Woman’s Message in the Age of Trump: Find Your Joy, Know Your Value, Keep Your Powder Dry
We find community and comfort in challenging times at the Power Women Summit 2025
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Paramount Is in Talks With Arab Wealth Funds on WBD Bid — but Not Because the Ellisons Need the Money | Analysis
Partnering with the Arab funds gives David Ellison a stronger case to get an acquisition done – and blocks Comcast CEO Brian Roberts
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