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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.
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Hollywood Shrinkage of 2025 Will Carry On in 2026
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After the Mass Murder of Jews on Hanukkah Half a World Away: Education and Accountability
We are sleepwalking into disaster
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Insider: Paramount Skydance to Hold Firm at $30-a-Share Offer to Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders
“I would be shocked” if shareholders didn’t take the deal sent directly to them, said the insider
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A Woman’s Message in the Age of Trump: Find Your Joy, Know Your Value, Keep Your Powder Dry
We find community and comfort in challenging times at the Power Women Summit 2025
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Katie Couric, Margaret Sullivan Furious at Trump’s Insults to Journalists: ‘News Organizations Should Push Back, Hard’
Couric: ” No matter what people think of the press, they should not be tolerating this level of bullying and demeaning and insulting language”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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