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
Experience:
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Miramax Update: Deadline Extended, Deal by Monday?
Lawyers continue to work through the weekend to get it done before the new window closes
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Dave Eggers, Kevin Starr Win at L.A. Times Book Prizes
Rafael Yglesias wins fiction for ‘A Happy Marriage’
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TheWrap Announces Partnerships With CNN, KPCC
We’ll be appearing regularly on “Reliable Sources” and Patt Morrison’s show
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TheWrap Wins for Motion Picture Home Coverage
Wins top online news story at the LAPC’s National Entertainment Journalism Awards
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‘South Park’ Creators: Censored Muhammad Ep Not a Joke (updated)
The animated show depicted the prophet in a bear suit
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Late Nights at Disney Over Miramax: At $625M, Deal Close to Done
The juicy details: Ron Burkle will have ownership after putting up $325 million cash
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Carney to Run Disney Marketing (Updated)
After five months, Rich Ross finally fills key vacancy with a Hollywood outsider
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War at HFPA: Danaher Accuses Berk of ‘Abuse of Office’ (updated)
Exclusive: Political factions threaten president Phil Berk in what one member calls “all-out war’
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Taylor Hackford to David Bergstein: You Still Owe Me Money
Director Taylor Hackford disputed financier David Bergstein’s claim that he had been "paid in full" for his work on a Bergstein film, "Love Ranch," and gave the backstory to one of several films that were left dangling for lack of funds. The film is a drama about a married couple who open a brothel in…
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Exclusive! Kevin Smith Sweetens Weinstein’s Offer for Miramax
A Weinstein diehard, the filmmaker writes WaxWord that “I’ve sweetened the offer to buy Miramax back.”
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Big, Bad Bergstein: ‘I Don’t Care for the Movie Business’
David Bergstein may be one of the most reviled people in Hollywood. He faces litigation and bankruptcy in two countries, and has a court-appointed trustee crawling over his assets at the request of more than a dozen creditors, which include most of the major guilds. He also is spearheading an attempt to buy Miramax from the…
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Exclusive: The Weinsteins Negotiate Window to Buy Miramax (updated)
Silence descends on the talks as the Weinsteins try to close the deal. Disney says no deal is done
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Gores Brothers Raise Miramax Offer — and Accounts Receivable?
The bidding for the indie studio owned by Disney is reaching a fever pitch
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David Bergstein Blusters: I’m a Victim! … Rrrright.
Flattened by a crushing wave of negative publicity in the wake of the news he had bid to buy Miramax from Disney, David Bergstein, the debt-riddled financier, is now giving a public explanation for his predicament: It’s everybody else’s fault. In an interview with Alex Ben Block at the Hollywood Reporter, Bergstein blamed one of…