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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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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
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The Opportunity In Being A Woman (Part 2)
In spite of possessing powerful qualities, many women struggle with the feeling of not being enough
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A Special Message on Mentorship (Part 1)
I wouldn’t be where I am today without the mentors who graciously imparted their wisdom, guided me with tough love and gave me a shot
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Weinstein Co Rejects Sale, Says It Will File for Bankruptcy
“Your plan to buy this company was illusory,” board says In a barbed note to bidders Maria Contreras-Sweet and Ron Burkle
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Inside the STX Mess and the End of Sophie Watts’ Odd Couple Executive Pairing (Exclusive)
“She was the only one who made it look forward-thinking,” one insider says of Watts, who left this month after complaints of harassment
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Katie Couric, Baroness von Sketch Comedians to Headline Power Women, BE Conference at SXSW 2018!
TheWrap has partnered with SXSW for its second annual BE Conference to mentor and empower millennial women
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TheWrap Presents Live Interviews, Photos at the Acura Studio At Sundance 2018
Armie Hammer,Octavia Spencer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jon Hamm and more at Wrap Studio, plus Industry Panel with YouTube
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STX President Sophie Watts Exits Over CEO Robert Simonds’ Alleged Harassment (Exclusive)
“I can’t comment on any of this,” Watts told TheWrap
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Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor Close to Investment by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince (Exclusive)
Endeavor seeks minority investment by Muhammed bin Salman as regime seeks aggressive private sector expansion
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Viacom and CBS Are Seeking to Merge, Insiders Say (Exclusive)
Shari Redstone, whose National Amusements controls the two media companies, is pursuing the move again
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Inside the Warner Bros Shakeup and What It Means for AT&T Merger
Analysis: If AT&T merger doesn’t happen, the studio must prepare a backup plan
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A Wolff in the West Wing – How ‘Fire and Fury’ Was Reported
No chance somebody buttonholed the guy with the notebook and the vaguely familiar face and asked, “So, dude, what exactly are you doing here?”
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Letitia James, Shelley Zalis, Sarah Ann Masse Join BE Conference 2018 as Speakers, Mentors
James is the New York Public Advocate, Masse is a sexual assault survivor and comedy writer, they join as speakers, mentors for second annual event March 11 & 12, 2018 during SXSW in Austin, TX
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Hollywood in 2018: The Old Order Ends, a New One Rises
Change is about to come barreling through the established order of Hollywood, leaving companies in pieces, shattering long-accepted norms and anointing a new set of power brokers
