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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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TheWrap’s Inaugural ‘Culture & Capital’ Brings Together Industry Leaders to Weigh Future of Music, Film, Television | Photos
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CinemaCon Takeaways: Theatrical Roars Back as Studios Show Up With Conviction
Warner Bros is strong; Universal clings to its star directors; Amazon is still a toddler
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The Optimism of ‘Project Hail Mary’ Is the Antidote to Hollywood’s Doom Loop
I’m not trying to harsh your gloom – I, too, enjoy feeling sorry for myself – but I do want to point out that all may not be lost
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What Paramount’s Winning Warner Bid Means: More Movies, More Debt and a CNN in Question
For months, Hollywood has been transfixed and horrified by the prospect of either Netflix or Paramount winning the day
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Tucker Carlson Slides Into Antisemitic Slop in Interview With Mike Huckabee
The conservative commentator asks that Jews get DNA-tested: “Why don’t we do genetic testing on everybody… and find out who Abraham’s descendants are?”
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Inside the Lightning-Fast Fall of Casey Wasserman and What Happens Next | Exclusive
“This was the dam bursting”: Providence Equity, the private equity partner that owns 60 percent of the agency, pushed hard for Wasserman’s exit behind the scenes
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Music Agents Give Casey Wasserman Ultimatum: Leave Over Epstein Ties or They Will | Exclusive
“What do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?” the executive wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell
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Letter to Bari Weiss: Soaring Words for CBS, but Your Solutions Are Fuzzy
I read her speech twice looking for the substance beyond the vision, which will be the hard part
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Why Stephanie Ahn, Director of Sundance Gem ‘Bedford Park,’ First Wanted a White Actor for Her Korean Love Story
Sundance 2026: “I dug deep into the areas of my own experience that I just didn’t see being represented in film,” she tells TheWrap
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Salman Rushdie on Jihadism, Fascism and the Fight for Free Expression: ‘Everybody’s Gone Crazy’
Sundance 2026: The violence in Minnesota hung over the documentary about the 2022 stabbing attack on the writer
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Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy on Their Excellent Year: ‘Operate Fearlessly and Respect the Audience’ | Exclusive
The Warner Bros. Studios chiefs look back on a $4 billion box office haul and toward awards glory
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Hollywood Shrinkage of 2025 Will Carry On in 2026
Peak TV has unpeaked. Bidding wars at Sundance are distant memories. Who will make the dreams for the dream machine?
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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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