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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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Disney Chatter: Should Bob Iger Stay? What About Steve Burke? Is a Takeover Possible?
“Running Disney is like running a country,” said one mogul. Another called an outsider pick the “kiss of death.” Read on…
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‘Demolition’ Star Jake Gyllenhaal on Taking Risks: ‘I’ve Upped the Stakes’
“There’s this weird line that I am liking to walk recently, which is trying to merge some life lessons into my work,” the actor tells TheWrap following a string of tough, surprising performances
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‘Billions’ Star Malin Akerman to Keynote at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast in San Francisco
The accomplished actress joins Dolby Laboratories head scientist Poppy Crum
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Disney CEO Search: Could Sheryl Sandberg, Peter Chernin, Barack Obama Replace Bob Iger?
Those qualified to replace Bob Iger as Disney CEO are limited to the top-tier of American executives — including Sheryl Sandberg and Barack Obama
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Disney Succession in Disarray: What COO Tom Staggs’ Sudden Exit Means
Media giant’s board now looks to outside candidates to replace CEO Bob Iger, whose contract is up in 2018
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‘Voice’ Judge Shakeup: Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys to Join, Pharrell Williams to Exit Next Season (Exclusive)
Blake Shelton and Adam Levine reupped as NBC balances big ratings and big costs, TheWrap has learned
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Garry Shandling’s ‘Larry Sanders Show’ to Return to HBO (Exclusive)
Deal was reached prior to Garry Shandling’s death at 66
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ISIS Justifies the Brussels Attacks in the Koran
Apparently they were piqued at being criticized on social media by Muslim peers
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What’s So Great About Screening Room? The Inside Story of Sean Parker’s Day and Date System
TheWrap spoke to one of the chief proponents of the system to get some basic answers
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Donald Trump Anger Rises From the Black Morass of the Culture Wars
The chaos and frustration being expressed at Trump rallies is like some giant roar from the id of the forgotten American middle class
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Relativity Assembles $75 Million in New Funding, Pushes Back Release Slate as Kevin Spacey Exits
Ryan Kavanaugh’s studio will present new financing to judge minus a high-profile hire
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DC Power Women Debate Trump-as-Kardashian, Digital Privacy’s Future at TheWrap Breakfast in DC (Videos)
Pulitzer Prize-winner Maureen Dowd, top female regulators from the FTC and FCC and other luminaries address a room packed with 100 DC influencers
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Maureen Dowd, FCC, FTC Commissioners Join Power Women Breakfast Series in Washington D.C.
TheWrap Power Women Breakfast expands to Washington D.C.
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Sony Entertainment ‘Leadership Vacuum,’ Poor Studio Results Create Tension, Insiders Say
Lack of clear direction and financial pressure at Sony’s motion picture and music divisions are affecting morale
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‘Spotlight’ Oscars Win Is a Necessary Triumph for Beleaguered Journalists
The Best Picture winner is a terrific reminder about what journalism can do, and about the power of film when harnessed to a gripping story
