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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Reliance Blinks at Funding $40M ‘Crossbones’ With NBC (Exclusive)
NBC budgeted 10 episodes of the pirate show "Crossbones" at $40 million, but Reliance, set to pay $30 million, wants to reduce its commitment
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Tina Brown on Newsweek Print End, Digital Future: ‘An Inevitable Outcome’ (Video)
Editor Tina Brown says of the end of Newsweek's print edition: "There was always a feeling and a knowledge we would be a digital company"
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Mailbag: What’s Jay Penske Up To? His Latest Legal Threat
The mail brought a letter from Jay Penske on Thursday “a courtesy due to the recent events involving the ‘poaching’ of employees in this industry” – thanks Jay!
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Why Well-Meaning Billionaires Like Megan Ellison May Ruin the Movie Business
Billionaires like Megan Ellison are bringing us films like "The Master" and "Zero Dark Thirty," but that may not be a good thing
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Sue Kroll Set to Re-Up at Warner Bros. – With More Power (Exclusive)
Sue Kroll has been renegotiating her contract for the better part of this year, a process that has been complicated by competition for the top job at Warner Bros.
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The Sex Parties of France’s DSK: ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Comes to Life
Sex parties of disgraced French minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn mirror those in “Eyes Wide Shut”
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Ben Affleck: ‘Argo’ Is a ‘Hard Movie to Sell’ (Exclusive)
Ben Affleck, in an exclusive interview with TheWrap, shares his worries about opening weekend of "Argo"
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Pakistani Schoolgirl Shooting: Write, Paint, Pin, Tweet, Broadcast Outrage
What can we do to register our pure, searing outrage at the shooting of 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, shot in the head by a Taliban thug?
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Why Nikki Finke + Variety = A Business Dilemma for Jay Penske
Jay Penske appears to have shut out Nikki Finke from having much to do with Variety — which creates the challenge going forward: owning two competing brands that cover the same subject matter
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Disney’s Head of Research, Louise Chater, Exits Under Cloud of Questions (Exclusive)
Walt Disney Studios' head of movie market research, Louise Chater, was precipitously dismissed from the studio in late September
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‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Rodriguez: From Poverty to Carnegie Hall
Since "Searching for Sugar Man," the resurrection of folk singer Rodriguez is as remarkable as his fall into obscurity
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KitchenAid Redfaced After Slamming Obama’s Dead Grandmother During Debate (Seriously)
KitchenAid – yes, that one – tweeted a joke about the president's dead grandmother during the debate
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Hey Hollywood, What Do You Want to Ask Silicon Valley?
We're taking the smartest questions to throw at Kara Swisher and me at TheGrill next week. Send 'em in!
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HBO Promotes Richard Plepler CEO as Bill Nelson Retires
HBO CEO Bill Nelson announced on Thursday he would retire and Richard Plepler would take his place as chief executive
