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Sharon Waxman

Sharon Waxman On the Business of Entertainment

The founder and editor of TheWrap’s take on life on the left coast, high culture, low culture and the business of entertainment and media. Waxman writes frequently on the inside doings of Hollywood, and is is also the author of two books, Rebels on the Back Lot and Loot

  • Katie Couric, Margaret Sullivan Furious at Trump’s Insults to Journalists: ‘News Organizations Should Push Back, Hard’ 

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  • The Epstein Emails Show That Conspiracy Theorists Are Right: ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Is Real

    It seems there is a code among people with power and money who are pals no matter what side of the aisle, no matter the sins

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    November 17, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    The Epstein Emails Show That Conspiracy Theorists Are Right: ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Is Real

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  • Did Lionsgate Bury the Political Thriller ‘Anniversary’ Because of Trump?

    “It’s hard to market a political film today. People are afraid of them,” producer Nick Wechsler says. “It’s a weird time” 

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    November 4, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    Did Lionsgate Bury the Political Thriller ‘Anniversary’ Because of Trump?

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  • Taylor Sheridan’s Deal: $1 Billion+ for TV, Movies at NBCUniversal | Exclusive 

    NBCU chairman Donna Langley wrested the deal from Paramount by wooing Sheridan in person

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    Sharon Waxman
    October 27, 2025 @ 1:31 PM

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    Taylor Sheridan’s Deal: $1 Billion+ for TV, Movies at NBCUniversal | Exclusive 

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  • What Happened to Saudi Blood Money? Hollywood Gives the Kingdom a Green Light With Billion-Dollar Investment in Arena SNK

    It’s a new day for taking Saudi cash. “Everything is complicated,” an individual close to the company tells TheWrap. “That’s the world we’re in”

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    October 15, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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    What Happened to Saudi Blood Money? Hollywood Gives the Kingdom a Green Light With Billion-Dollar Investment in Arena SNK

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  • Letter to Bari Weiss: CBS News Is Your Date With Destiny and the Chance of a Lifetime 

    You’re in a historic position to repair damaged credibility, find new audiences and re-establish relationships with existing ones

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    Sharon Waxman
    October 7, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    Letter to Bari Weiss: CBS News Is Your Date With Destiny and the Chance of a Lifetime 

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  • TheGrill 2025: The Systems Are Changing – Here’s How You Adapt

    Nothing is as it was even a few years ago. The structures of 50 years are being reshaped and reconstituted.

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    September 30, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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    TheGrill 2025: The Systems Are Changing – Here’s How You Adapt

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  • How Robert Redford’s Sundance Legacy Saved Hollywood

    Redford was a monumental figure in American cinema far beyond his prowess as an actor and Oscar-winning skill as a director 

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    September 17, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    How Robert Redford’s Sundance Legacy Saved Hollywood

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  • Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Warns of Rising Threat to US Freedom: ‘Artists Are Censoring Themselves’ 

    His latest film, “It Was Just an Accident,” was made in secret while the filmmaker remains under a filmmaking ban after serving 7 months in prison

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    Sharon Waxman
    September 9, 2025 @ 10:13 AM

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    Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Warns of Rising Threat to US Freedom: ‘Artists Are Censoring Themselves’ 

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  • Copyright Troll Michael Grecco to Media: Pay Up or Drop Dead

    A photographer who worked for Fox has sued media organizations more than 100 times in the last decade over photos he took for Fox and other studios

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    August 29, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    Copyright Troll Michael Grecco to Media: Pay Up or Drop Dead

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  • The Silence of Hollywood Women in the Age of Epstein

    Is the lack of reaction a tacit nod to #MeToo being over? Or are women leaders and survivors just too exhausted to speak?

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    August 18, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    The Silence of Hollywood Women in the Age of Epstein

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  • Patrick Soon-Shiong’s Plan to Take LA Times Public Follows Newsmax Mini-IPO 

    The conservative outlet was losing money and still got onto the NYSE

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    Sharon Waxman
    July 23, 2025 @ 11:57 AM

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    Patrick Soon-Shiong’s Plan to Take LA Times Public Follows Newsmax Mini-IPO 

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  • Joe Eszterhas on Rebooting ‘Basic Instinct,’ Going Anti-Woke and His Wavering Trump Support | Exclusive

    The legendary screenwriter, now 80, says his 29-year-old self is intact and ready to write

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    July 22, 2025 @ 6:05 AM

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    Joe Eszterhas on Rebooting ‘Basic Instinct,’ Going Anti-Woke and His Wavering Trump Support | Exclusive

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  • Shari Redstone Did Her Best … for a Billionaire

    The expectations are low for today’s media moguls who now know that $16 million is the price for buying off Trump

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    July 3, 2025 @ 12:40 PM

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    Shari Redstone Did Her Best … for a Billionaire

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  • ICE in LA Sets Hollywood Summer on Edge as Latino Workers Hide: ‘It’s Like Anne Frank’

    Both legal and undocumented workers of the city are afraid to come out, with masked agents snatching people everywhere

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    Sharon Waxman
    June 29, 2025 @ 3:25 PM

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    ICE in LA Sets Hollywood Summer on Edge as Latino Workers Hide: ‘It’s Like Anne Frank’

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