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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 Nominated Best Entertainment Website in National Entertainment Journalism Awards
Our site was nominated as the best in the country for the second year in a row
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Marianne Williamson, Spiritual Guru, Runs for Congress to ‘Represent Your Consciousness’ (Exclusive)
The best-selling author is going after Henry Waxman’s seat to fight against the scourge of money in politics, she tells TheWrap
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‘Square’ Filmmaker Jehane Noujaim on Egypt: ‘It’s a Very Dark Time’
Worked from Tahrir Square to make her documentary
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The Women Who Speak Truth to Power Will Get Livestreamed at Courage Awards Tonight
The Courage in Journalism awards give support to a group of rare, brave women who will not be intimidated — you can watch it tonight yourself, for the first time
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Saudi Women Defy Authority, Seize the Driver’s Seat (Updated)
A mass protest is meant to bring change to a backward, sandy, oil-rich American ally; Saudi Arabia — it’s time to let go
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George Clooney Struggles With Tone of ‘Monuments Men’: ‘It’s Been a Bit of a Dance’ (Exclusive)
The actor-director reveals to TheWrap the challenge of his new movie, just pushed to 2014
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What’s Behind Hollywood’s Great Marketing Chief Exodus?
Fox’s Oren Aviv follows Marc Weinstock, Anne Globe, Terry Curtin. What’s going on?
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Page Six Doesn’t Deserve a Reply, But Howard Schultz Responds Anyway
TheWrap debunks a ridiculous, totally unsourced item by Richard Johnson
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Nelson Mandela Wasn’t a Household Name Until Winnie, Says Secret Agent (Exclusive)
Jean-Yves Ollivier, the subject of a new documentary, said Winnie Mandela made her husband the face of the anti-apartheid movement
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George Clooney on Oscar Whisper Campaigns, Writing a ‘Gravity’ Scene and Spielberg’s Reaction to the Movie (Exclusive)
“I think right now what you have is snarky people on the Internet who just want to debunk anything,” Clooney tells TheWrap
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George Clooney Clarifies ‘Gravity’: I Didn’t Write That Pivotal Scene (Exclusive)
But the actor tells TheWrap he did help solve a transition problem for Sandra Bullock’s character later in the film
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Focus Features Shake-Up Means Another Arthouse Indie Bites the Dust
Peter Schlessel will bring a different ethos to the division that brought us “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Pianist”
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Don’t Slam The Door: Lauren Zalaznick Leaves NBCU, Jeff Shell Cleans Up
The senior digital executive had no operating role. Duh – that’s what everybody said back in February
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Inside the Emmys, or How I Won $50 Off Seth MacFarlane at HBO
It’s a jungle at the Governor’s Ball and the HBO party. TheWrap gets you the dish
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Hollywood Moguls Attend Secret China Summit Held By Wanda (Exclusive)
Leonardo DiCaprio, John Travolta among the stars expected to appear at lavish weekend