WME $2.4 Billion Bid for IMG One Third Higher Than Next Bidder, Says Insider (Exclusive)
Next highest bid came from Peter Chernin’s group, Carlyle dropped out
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Tom ‘Billy Jack’ Laughlin Remembered: Iconoclast and Movie Industry Pioneer
The moviemaker was the first to four-wall a theater, and use national advertising – “Jaws” was the beneficiary
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Harvey Weinstein Opens Up About ‘Mandela’ Plans in Wake of Leader’s Loss (Exclusive)
There are lots of times when Harvey Weinstein can be accused of leveraging events to help his movies win Oscars. Nelson Mandela’s death isn’t one of them.
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‘Fast & Furious 7’ Producers Considering Scrapping Production, Starting Over in Wake of Paul Walker’s Death (Exclusive)
Because the studio is insured, the cost of scrapping the production is not a central factor, an insider tells TheWrap
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Maria Bello Reveals Lesbian Relationship, Embraces Her Post-Modern Family
The actress makes an appeal beyond sexual categories
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Peter Kaplan, Editor of New York Observer, Dead at 59
The sharp eyed editor found and grew talent at the pink paper, including Candace Bushnell and that sex column
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Imagine’s Michael Rosenberg Promoted to Co-Chairman With Brian Grazer, Ron Howard (Exclusive)
Rosenberg gets promotion after two decades at the company
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President Obama Embraces Hollywood in Public – Finally
It’s taken years for the president to publicly return the love Hollywood has bestowed
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Sports Agency IMG $2.5 Billion Price Shocks Bidders With High-Flying Multiple (Exclusive)
One insider describes the books as a “fucking mess,” binding bids come in next few weeks
