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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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After ‘Leaving Neverland,’ We Need to Reassess Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson, deceased, faces definitive #MeToo accusations
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Welcome to the New WrapPRO – We Love Our Members!
Welcome to the new WrapPRO community, starting with the new newsletter
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Why the ‘Green Book’ Oscar Victory Has Divided Hollywood
“I can’t change the fact that I’m white,” producer Jim Burke says at the Governor’s Ball after the ceremony
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Time’s Up CEO Lisa Borders Resigned After Son Accused of Sexual Assault
The CEO was in the job only three months
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Jussie Smollett Arrest Stuns Hollywood Into Silence and Sorrow
On the eve of a diverse Oscars, the star’s arrest is a reminder that no one has a monopoly on stupidity
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Jeff Bezos vs The National Enquirer: A Tale of Journalism and Blackmail
An uncooperative billionaire, a power-drunk tabloid, the president and the independent counsel’s investigation — a complexification that even Hollywood couldn’t make up
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Sundance’s Haves and Have Nots: Can Traditional Indie Distributors Still Compete?
Sundance 2019: There isn’t math behind these sales that make any particular sense — but the tech giants don’t have to
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Report From Sundance
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In ‘The Report,’ Government Heroes Expose America’s Torture After 9/11
Sundance 2019: Annette Bening and Adam Driver unearth the truth about America’s use of torture
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‘Untouchable’ Film Review: Documentary Revisits Harvey Weinstein Horrors – Too Soon?
Sundance 2019: What Ursula Macfarlane’s film does best is place the Weinstein scandal in context
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‘The Inventor’ Chronicles the Cautionary Tale of Theranos and the Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes
Sundance 2019: Veteran documentarian Alex Gibney has all the raw ingredients of great drama in “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley”
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BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Mic: Inside the Crisis in Digital News
Journalists and executives worry aloud about a “mass extinction event”
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Patricia Arquette on Her Golden Globe for Playing an ‘Unlikable, Sexually Unapologetic’ 50-Year-Old
“We’re just beginning to explore other human beings,” the actress tells WaxWord
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A Commitment Fulfilled: TheWrap Achieves Gender Equity Among Its Film Critics
A message from the founder – welcome to more well-rounded Wrap reviews!
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Batten Down the Hatches for 2019 – A Media Storm Is Coming
Consolidation, an uncertain economy and an unstable presidency are making people nervous
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Fresno’s Rob Goldberg on 2019: ‘A Lot of Bad Businesses Will Go Away’
“You have consumers begging for more on-demand, more choice, more anywhere-anytime, and the media business is trying to figure it out,” Goldberg tells TheWrap
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