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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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Canceled ‘Jihad Rehab’ Filmmaker Finds Vindication – and Now She Wants an Oscar Nom
Meg Smaker’s film, renamed “The UnRedacted,” was blackballed after her Sundance debut, but she won’t give up
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Inside Disney’s Bombshell Move to Fire Bob Chapek and Restore Bob Iger as CEO | Analysis
“The tone changed,” an insider said about what prompted the board’s emergency meeting and decision to bring back Iger
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When the Midterms Meet Real Life: A Tow-Truck Driver and Obamacare
The story of my tow-truck driver spilled out in slow bits, then big, remarkable ones
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What Happened to That Red Wave? The Midterms Will All Make Sense – in Hindsight
The economy mattered to voters but for many, other things mattered even more
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The Dilemma of Elon Musk’s New Twitter: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
As the ’70s rockers The Clash once sang: If I go, there will be trouble, if I stay it will be double
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MRC’s Modi Wiczyk Calls Canceling $2 Million ‘Ye’ Documentary ‘a Business and Moral Decision’
The documentary addresses Ye’s relationship with the media – whether he’s crazy, or just crazy like a fox.
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6 Takeaways From TheGrill 2022: Hybrid Models Work, Content Still Rules and Abortion Worries Loom
At the moment, it’s all about content – and streaming had better get flexible
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Welcome to TheGrill 2022: When Change in Hollywood Is a Permanent State, Only the Bravest Survive
Our annual conference convenes as the entertainment industry reels from constant disruption
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The Tortured Life of Nikki Finke: Best Friend, Worst Enemy – and Made for the Internet
I once watched her cry bitter tears to a source on the phone, hang up and burst out with cackling laughter: “I’m so terrible!”
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‘The Woman King’ Dilemma: How Do You Market a Female, Black African Action Drama?
Sony is opening the film in 3,000 theaters — but there’s never been a genre like this
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Golden Globes Set to Announce Return to NBC in January 2023
It’s unclear how many actors will choose to attend the awards, which were on hiatus while the group attempted to adopt reforms
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Inside the ‘Acrimonious’ Todd Boehly-MRC Breakup: HFPA Tension and a Billionaire’s Silent Treatment (Exclusive)
The investor hasn’t spoken to former partners Modi Wiczyk and Asif Satchu since October, an insider tells TheWrap
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Don Lemon, Jim Acosta Expected to Stay at CNN Despite New, More Neutral Direction (Exclusive)
News network’s new CEO and chairman Chris Licht hasn’t planned beyond Brian Stelter and Jeffrey Toobin ousters
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Inside Brian Stelter’s Ouster and CNN’s New Direction | Analysis
“It’s not a good brand position to be the opposite of Fox News,” a network insider says
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After Salman Rushdie Attack, Iranian-American Dissident Masih Alinejad Is on the Run Again
“I’m a lonely soldier now,” she tells WaxWord, from her third safe house in two weeks
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