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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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Letter From Paris: With Democracy in Decline, What Will Replace It?
“We are entering a different world. We can’t be too tied to our past. The past is the past,” my friend Marek Halter told me
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Judith Light, #TimesUp Leaders, Mayors of Compton and Oakland to Headline Power Women Breakfasts
TheWrap announces major speakers for upcoming Power Women Breakfast events in New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
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CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, ‘Girls Trip’ Producer Will Packer to Keynote at TheGrill 2018
TheWrap’s annual conference about the convergence of entertainment and technology returns October 1-2, 2018, for two full days of hard-hitting conversation
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Les Moonves Is Hollywood’s Top Paid Executive and Other Takeaways From TheWrap’s Report
TheWrap’s annual study of the industry’s top earners shows big pay bumps for Charlie Ergen, Tim Cook and Ted Sarandos
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7 Takeaways From CinemaCon 2018: Change Is Everywhere, Movies Endure
Disney is a monster. Paramount has a real pulse. And “A Star is Born” looks great
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Will Publishers Stop Fearing Facebook and Start Demanding Change?
The power brokers in my circles of entertainment and media are scared to call Facebook what it is — naïve, duplicitous, opaque, unaccountable and arrogant
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Evan Rachel Wood Is ‘Just Now’ Receiving the Same Pay as Male ‘Westworld’ Co-Stars (Exclusive Video)
“I’ve never been paid the same as my male counterparts. Never, never,” actress tells TheWrap of pay parity throughout her career
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About That Saudi Tsunami That Just Washed Through Hollywood
Authentic culture requires an ability to tolerate opposing opinions, differing perspectives and sometimes uncomfortable points of view. Saudi Arabia does not currently have that in its plans
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Saudi Crown Prince Charms Haim Saban, Jonathan Nelson, Dan Senor at Private Dinner (Exclusive)
It took place at the crown prince’s Beverly Hills mansion and was limited to the four men, WaxWord learns
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Fired Universal Executive Josh Goldstine Kept Mistress on Payroll, Inquiry Found (Exclusive)
Former president of marketing hired the consultant to advise on Universal’s movies, three insiders say
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Judd Apatow on the ‘Deep Spiritual Underpinning’ to Garry Shandling
“He was interested in religion and Buddism, and he found a way to express those ideas in all the ways that people have trouble in their work and personal lives, because they’re valuing the wrong things”
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Scene From the March for Our Lives in Santa Monica – Anger, Passion, Hope
These are some images that speak for themselves
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Inside Gary Barber’s Ouster: MGM Board Clashes, Planting Sale Rumors
Insiders tell TheWrap Barber sparred one too many times with company director Kevin Ulrich
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Power Lunch With Heather Graham: ‘It’s Exciting That People Are Listening to Us’ (Exclusive Video)
Graham has directed her first feature, “Half Magic,” a comedy about dating and love. Discuss.
