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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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Portrait of a Psychopath: UCSB Shooter Elliot Rodger a Child of Hollywood, Privilege, Isolation
The 137-page diary portrait is of a young man deeply disconnected from basic human values
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Bobby Shriver on Raising California Tax Credit for Hollywood: ‘We Are Not F—ing Playing’
Candidate for the L.A. County Board of Supervisors tells TheWrap any increase needs to surpass credits for New York
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Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Turns 10: The CEO on Succeeding Despite Predictions and What’s Next (Video)
TheWrap brings its Grill interview to you with the first in a series
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Ryan Kavanaugh: I’m Not Interested in Fullscreen Content At All (Exclusive Video)
The Relativity founder talks about his interest in buying a multi-channel network
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Why Jill Abramson’s Firing Will Hurt the NY Times
Abramson’s abrupt firing has struck a chord, one that is deeply familiar to women with brains and ambition
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Why Haim Saban Canceled Dinner at the Polo Lounge – and Would He Really Buy the Beverly Hills Hotel?
He tells TheWrap: “I will only do it if it makes business sense”
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Hollywood Gets Revenge in ‘Silicon Valley,’ ‘Veep’ Views of Tech Titans
Remember this, you masters of the Internet: He who holds the pen, laughs last
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War Brewing Over Hollywood Money in Matt Miller, Wendy Greuel Congressional Race (Exclusive)
Miller says he’s siphoning Hollywood money from Greuel in race for Henry Waxman’s seat. She denies it
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Hollywood Is on Edge as Bryan Singer Sex Allegations Rock Insider Ranks
The phone lines are burning up as insiders nervously ask – Who’s next? and what do people know?
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Leaked! Inside Details of $2.45 Billion WME-IMG Financing and Why an IPO May Loom (Exclusive)
TheWrap gets details of the agency’s proforma – revenue, profit and who has control of the company?
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Sony Nails $200 Million Co-Financing Deal with LStar Capital, Citibank
The financiers will take a stake in nearly all of Sony’s films, after a tough year at the box office
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Dave Letterman Joins Jay Leno at the Exit – A Seismic Shift In the Late Night Landscape
Does anyone doubt that we live in a time of change?
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In Josh Elliott Grab, NBC Lands a Blow to ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’
For NBC, the risk is well worth it
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Los Angeles Times’ Jason Felch Firing: TheWrap Uncovers 8 Awkward Questions
The investigative reporter’s firing reveals a tangled web of relationships around the controversy
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Head-Scratcher: Deadline’s Plea for Mel Gibson Omits TV Show Tie Between Actor, Journalist
Allison Hope Weiner did not mention that she hosts an online TV show for a company that is quietly owned by Gibson
