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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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Fox Paid Sexual Harassment Claim Against Top Murdoch Deputy David Hill (Exclusive)
“If they’d cleaned house then… so many women could have been spared,” attorney says of 1998 payment
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Debating the Threat to Free Speech: Join TheWrap’s Panel and Screening on Thursday
It’s urgent: TheWrap will screen “Nobody Speak,” a documentary film about the Gawker sex tapes trial, followed by a panel discussion among experts about the ongoing threats to free speech
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I Got Groped by the Government, Literally: TSA, Fix This
The invasive TSA patdown is the definition of government overreach
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Trump’s Real-Time Insults Can’t Overpower Voices of #PowerWomen New York
While we gathered in New York to celebrate women’s empowerment, our president was once again debasing the nation with his misogynistic remarks about Mika Brzezinski
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Tony Award-Winning Actress Cynthia Nixon Headlines TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast New York
Additional featured speakers include Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, New York Public Advocate Letitia James, attorney Lisa Bloom, documentarian Laura Poitras and entrepreneur Moj Mahdara
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June Gloom: Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos and Hollywood’s Cyber Threats
A bunch of stuff is swirling about — all of it threatens our democratic system
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Our National Discourse Has Gone to S— and Trump Is to Blame
Subject to his daily bullying, Twitter temper tantrums, outright lying and open contempt for our Constitution — of course our nerves are giving up
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Trump’s Move on Paris Climate Accord Shames Our Democracy
The decision by Donald Trump to pull out of the landmark agreement feels like a gut-punch, there’s just no other way to describe it
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Gregg Allman’s Final Album ‘Poignant, Reflective,’ Says Its Producer (Exclusive)
Rocker, who died Saturday at 69, “was approving mixes right up until the day he passed,” famed producer tells TheWrap
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Jessica Chastain Finds ‘Disturbing’ How Women Were Portrayed in Cannes Movies
The jury member was honest when asked, despite Sofia Coppola’s historic win for Best Director
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Spike Lee on His Trump Fears: ‘I Wake Up Every Day Thinking He Has the Nuclear Football’
Cannes 2017: Filmmaker, in France promoting Netflix’s “Rodney King,” also teased an upcoming project based on recent history
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Netflix Slays the Sacred Cows of Cannes – So What Comes Next?
The changes coursing through the entertainment industry are manifesting themselves at the film festival
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Brad Grey: RIP to Hollywood’s Savviest Player-Mogul
Grey was a smooth operator. His low-key demeanor masked a laser focus on smart internal politics and an ability to maneuver for survival and success in a cutthroat business
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Donald Trump Thinks He Should Be King, Not President
This explains the disconnect with the media, political pundits and government people everywhere
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Why the French Embrace of Emmanuel Macron Is a Rejection of Donald Trump
“We saw what happened here, and we thought this should not happen to us,” director Luc Besson told me after the election results came in
