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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Hollywood Reporter Parent Meddled in Explosive Story on NBC Chief, Insider Says (Exclusive)
Parent company MRC has vast business interests with NBC, including producing the Golden Globe Awards and Billboard Music Awards
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Business
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When He Went Low She Went High – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Makes a Mark for History (Video)
The congresswoman spoke on behalf of all women who suffer aggressions large and small from men who think they can do so with impunity
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Journalism
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Welcome to the BE Conference 2020 – It’s All Virtual!
A lot of organizations are cancelling their events. We’ve expanded ours
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BE Conference 2020 Kicks Off With Eva Longoria, Niecy Nash, Tia Mowry, Kandi Burruss and More
WrapWomen’s mentorship conference goes virtual and brings together top female executives and talent from across the industry
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Cancel Culture Is Still in Search of a Reasoned Defense
I’ve been seeking to tease out the strongest argument on behalf of cancel culture – because why champion one kind of speech to the exclusion of another?
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Journalism
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Watch ‘Insecure’ Exec Producers Issa Rae and Prentice Penny Discuss Race, Trauma and History | Video
The conversation took place at Rae’s studio in South L.A., the week of June 20th.
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TV
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‘Succession’ Star Jeremy Strong on That Notorious ‘L to the OG’ Rap: ‘It Felt Like Walking the Plank’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “Rapping feels very empowering,” actor says
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Pandemic 2.0: Where Does Hollywood Go From Here?
Planning is impossible. It is an excruciating time to be in the entertainment business
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Movies
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Facebook Boycott Leaders Call Out Hollywood Studios for Lack of Support (Exclusive)
“Non-consumer companies are joining… Where is Hollywood?” asks ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, one of the leaders of the boycott
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‘Insecure’ Creator Issa Rae on Comedy in a Time of Crisis: ‘We Are More Than Our Trauma’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “We don’t really get a lot of television shows that promote Black beauty, Black art, without having to have our burden be front and center all the time,” exec producer Prentice Penny says
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Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg’s Bromance and Our Illusion of Democracy
In challenge after challenge, Facebook became increasingly deferential to our bully-in-chief, successively emboldening him to continue his (often inaccurate, always unkind) attacks on opponents
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Casey Wasserman Back in Talks to Acquire Paradigm’s Music Assets, CEO Sam Gores Sidelined (Exclusive)
Music-centric talent agency continues to struggle financially amid the concert business shutdown
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Journalism
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Inside the Challenge to Media Leadership and the Debate Over Journalism’s Values
A wave of editorial resignations and pushback on a Wrap op-ed reflect a division over the shared norms of journalism
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Journalism
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Jay Penske Has Something to Say to TheWrap About Claudia Eller
He writes: “You wanted to kick someone hard when they were down”
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Variety Chief Editor Claudia Eller Takes Leave After Staff Revolt
The move follows backlash over an article she wrote about diversity in newsrooms. Eller said she was taking “a serious moment of reflection”
