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The Atlantic Mess: Team Trump Tests the Limits of Shooting the Messenger
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The Odyssey of Endeavor and WME – It’s Back to Agenting, Again | Analysis
Was it worth all the effort? All the merging and acquisitioning?
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Why ‘Severance’ Speaks to the Current Moment of Distrust of Corporations and Technology
In Hollywood, Apple’s mysterious drama taps into fears that followed the WGA/SAG strikes
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The End of Ari and Patrick: Whitesell Set to Leave Endeavor, Buy WME Football While Emanuel Eyes CEO Exit | Exclusive
Endeavor will be taken private by Silver Lake on Monday, leadership changes include the purchase of the football division of WME Sports
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Jeremy Zimmer on Leaving UTA, Hollywood and the MediaLink Mistake | Exclusive
The UTA co-founder and CEO built the agency for decades, but let Michael Kassan get the better of him
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Faced With Trump’s Attacks, Public Figures Are Clapping Back Less and Less
Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Seth Meyers are among those who stayed mum after Trump lashed out. Think of it as a new PR strategy
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Amid Trump-Induced Chaos, Business News Networks Enter the Eye of the Storm
Market volatility brought about by the Trump administration has roiled Wall Street, while putting CNBC and Fox Business squarely in the spotlight
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Scale AI CTO: AI Isn’t Taking Your Job Anytime Soon
AI isn’t yet measuring up to benchmarks Scale set for human-level adeptness in fields like law, finance, and education
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Inside the Ratings: From ‘The Recruit’ to ‘FBI’ Spinoffs, Behind TV’s Surprise Cancellations
Plus this week: “Paradise” and awards season ended with a bang, while true crime keeps slaying
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Donald Trump Is Weirdly Starstruck, and Mel Gibson Looks Like the Latest Beneficiary
A reported Justice Department attempt to restore the actor’s gun rights reflects how the president views his celebrity friends and foes
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‘The American People’ Are Sharply Divided. What They Can Learn From ‘Star Wars’ Fans
The rifts within Lucasfilm’s far-away galaxy reveal myths of unity that permeate everything from our politics to our pastimes
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Before the Murdochs, the Chandler Dynasty Previewed a ‘Succession’-Worthy Political Divide
Otis Chandler steered the Los Angeles Times in a new direction, achieving success that helped silence conservative relatives
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Donald Trump Gives Away the Game on His Made-for-TV Presidency
Unlike “The Truman Show,” the star of “The Trump Show” is keenly aware of the cameras at all times
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Would Patrick Soon-Shiong Sell the LA Times? Would Anyone Buy It?
The owner and the newsroom are at war. But so far other west coast billionaires have shown no interest in the asset
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Memo to Hollywood: There’s No Running or Hiding From the Culture Wars
Today’s world means you have to choose a side, whether you want to or not
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