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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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Will Publishers Stop Fearing Facebook and Start Demanding Change?
The power brokers in my circles of entertainment and media are scared to call Facebook what it is — naïve, duplicitous, opaque, unaccountable and arrogant
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Evan Rachel Wood Is ‘Just Now’ Receiving the Same Pay as Male ‘Westworld’ Co-Stars (Exclusive Video)
“I’ve never been paid the same as my male counterparts. Never, never,” actress tells TheWrap of pay parity throughout her career
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About That Saudi Tsunami That Just Washed Through Hollywood
Authentic culture requires an ability to tolerate opposing opinions, differing perspectives and sometimes uncomfortable points of view. Saudi Arabia does not currently have that in its plans
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Saudi Crown Prince Charms Haim Saban, Jonathan Nelson, Dan Senor at Private Dinner (Exclusive)
It took place at the crown prince’s Beverly Hills mansion and was limited to the four men, WaxWord learns
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Fired Universal Executive Josh Goldstine Kept Mistress on Payroll, Inquiry Found (Exclusive)
Former president of marketing hired the consultant to advise on Universal’s movies, three insiders say
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Judd Apatow on the ‘Deep Spiritual Underpinning’ to Garry Shandling
“He was interested in religion and Buddism, and he found a way to express those ideas in all the ways that people have trouble in their work and personal lives, because they’re valuing the wrong things”
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Scene From the March for Our Lives in Santa Monica – Anger, Passion, Hope
These are some images that speak for themselves
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Inside Gary Barber’s Ouster: MGM Board Clashes, Planting Sale Rumors
Insiders tell TheWrap Barber sparred one too many times with company director Kevin Ulrich
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Power Lunch With Heather Graham: ‘It’s Exciting That People Are Listening to Us’ (Exclusive Video)
Graham has directed her first feature, “Half Magic,” a comedy about dating and love. Discuss.
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Mark Zuckerberg Is Russia, Trump and Cambridge Analytica’s Useful Idiot
Why are we still using Facebook when it just admitted to providing data on 50 million users?
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What I Learned at TheWrap’s BE Conference on Mentorship
Across the dozen or so keynotes and panels, there was a common thread: Everybody feels fear when facing challenges
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WrapWomen Launches Power Women Summit for 1,000 Leaders in Media and Entertainment
Mira Sorvino, Olivia Wilde, Nancy Dubuc, Tarana Burke among keynote speakers to participate in first-ever gathering
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TV Powerhouse Rachel Bloom Joins BE Conference at SXSW 2018!
Other new speakers include writer-director Julia Hart with “La La Land” producer Jordan Horowitz
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At the Oscars’ Governors Ball, Relief at a Break From All the Scandal
Hey, it was nice to have a telecast with a minimum of catastrophic screw-ups
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OscarsSoWoke: Can Hollywood Celebrate in Year of Behaving Badly?
The movies themselves seem to be relegated to the province of the film nerds
