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Behind Kevin Mayer’s Sudden Exit From TikTok: Bad Fit, Reputation Fears
By Sharon Waxman | September 1, 2020 @ 6:44 PMHe ”was being maligned … and hated it,“ said a knowledgeable insider
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Oracle Nears $20 Billion TikTok Deal With White House Support (Exclusive)
By Sharon Waxman and Sean Burch | August 27, 2020 @ 6:00 AMCEO Kevin Mayer resigns, corporate parent CEO and private equity investors at loggerheads over the deal as Microsoft bid falls behind
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Directors Neil Marshall, Joshua Newton Accused of Trying to Extort NBCUniversal’s Ron Meyer (Exclusive)
By Sharon Waxman | August 19, 2020 @ 5:18 PM”Hellboy“ director Neil Marshall has denied the accusation
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Leading Women of Color on Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s VP Pick: ‘I Burst Into Tears’ (Exclusive)
By Sharon Waxman | August 13, 2020 @ 6:47 AMNiecy Nash, Tia Mowry, Stephanie Allain, leaders at CBSViacom, Twitter, Microsoft and more speak out to WaxWord – what do the women who have quietly worked and hoped say as an historic milestone is achieved?
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Cori Bush, Who Pulled Off Primary Upset in Missouri Congressional Race, Is Persistence Personified (Video)
By Sharon Waxman | August 5, 2020 @ 10:34 AMShe had no money. No political machine. She worked full time while raising a family, helping create the Black Lives Matter movement out of Ferguson, Missouri — and run for office
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What Did NBC, Warner Bros, Ellen DeGeneres and the LA Times Not Get About the #MeToo Movement?
By Sharon Waxman | August 2, 2020 @ 7:02 PMThis culture of impunity persists and must be addressed in Congress, in Hollywood, in media.
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Hollywood Reporter Parent Meddled in Explosive Story on NBC Chief, Insider Says (Exclusive)
By Sharon Waxman | July 31, 2020 @ 8:25 AMParent company MRC has vast business interests with NBC, including producing the Golden Globe Awards and Billboard Music Awards
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When He Went Low She Went High – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Makes a Mark for History (Video)
By Sharon Waxman | July 24, 2020 @ 10:34 AMThe congresswoman spoke on behalf of all women who suffer aggressions large and small from men who think they can do so with impunity
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Welcome to the BE Conference 2020 – It’s All Virtual!
By Sharon Waxman | July 20, 2020 @ 2:47 PMA lot of organizations are cancelling their events. We’ve expanded ours
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BE Conference 2020 Kicks Off With Eva Longoria, Niecy Nash, Tia Mowry, Kandi Burruss and More
By Sharon Waxman | July 20, 2020 @ 10:15 AMWrapWomen’s mentorship conference goes virtual and brings together top female executives and talent from across the industry
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Cancel Culture Is Still in Search of a Reasoned Defense
By Sharon Waxman | July 13, 2020 @ 6:00 AMI’ve been seeking to tease out the strongest argument on behalf of cancel culture – because why champion one kind of speech to the exclusion of another?
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Pandemic 2.0: Where Does Hollywood Go From Here?
By Sharon Waxman | July 5, 2020 @ 7:37 PMPlanning is impossible. It is an excruciating time to be in the entertainment business
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Facebook Boycott Leaders Call Out Hollywood Studios for Lack of Support (Exclusive)
By Sharon Waxman | July 2, 2020 @ 5:22 PM”Non-consumer companies are joining… Where is Hollywood?“ asks ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, one of the leaders of the boycott
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Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg’s Bromance and Our Illusion of Democracy
By Sharon Waxman | June 28, 2020 @ 8:17 PMIn challenge after challenge, Facebook became increasingly deferential to our bully-in-chief, successively emboldening him to continue his (often inaccurate, always unkind) attacks on opponents
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Inside the Challenge to Media Leadership and the Debate Over Journalism’s Values
By Sharon Waxman | June 15, 2020 @ 12:21 PMA wave of editorial resignations and pushback on a Wrap op-ed reflect a division over the shared norms of journalism