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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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How Jeff Zucker Turned Donald Trump From a Reality Star to a Frontrunner (Video)
The CNN boss and The Donald have both benefited from a relationship some of Zucker’s friends find troubling
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Kesha’s Rape Allegations Echo at Lady Gaga’s Oscar Rehearsal
Songwriter Diane Warren says Kesha’s battle parallels those in her and Gaga’s ballad, “‘Til It Happens to You”
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Tom Bernard and Michael Barker Recall Sony Classics at 25 Years (Video)
The secret to a quarter-century of success? “We buy movies we like, that we think we can make work in the marketplace and make a profit,” says Bernard
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The Secret of ISIS Revealed – It’s the Sexual Misery, Stupid
Sex – the denial and rigid control of this basic human urge – underlies many of the twisted changes that have wracked the Middle East. Here it is finally discussed
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Haim Saban Wants You to Know How Many Millions He’s Given Hillary Clinton
He’s given $6.4 million so far, more than any other Hollywood donor
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Relativity’s Ryan Kavanaugh Threatens Netflix Over ‘Sleeze Move’ (Exclusive)
Read the full email to Ted Sarandos: “I am not going quietly into the night”
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Politico’s Mass Exodus – What’s Wrong at the Site that Changed Washington
As five top figures leave the site, the burning questions are: Why? And what next?
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Inside Historic Sundance Bidding War for ‘Birth of a Nation’: Why Netflix Offered More But Still Lost
Nate Parker’s festival sensation fetched bids of up to $20 million in an all-night studio showdown
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State of Sundance: Streaming Giants Rattle Indie Veterans
Digital players shake up Sundance with aggressive bids for little movies
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#OscarsSoWhite Is Real – Change Things With #MakeOscarsDiverse
Some insiders say this is a ridiculous debate. Here’s why they’re wrong, and how you can help change things
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Sean Penn and Kate del Castillo’s Excellent El Chapo Adventure Isn’t Journalism
This whole venture is dodgy ethical territory and it does not make Rolling Stone look good
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El Chapo’s Favorite Sean Penn Movies? Hollywood Weighs In
Actor’s interview with Mexican drug lord was all the chatter at a pre-Golden Globes Hollywood party
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‘Making a Murderer’ Is Troubling Reminder of the Failings of Our Democracy
We need cameras in our courtrooms, patrol cars, interrogation rooms. It is the only hope we have of making the people who hold state power accountable
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How Hollywood Should Tackle Its Two Biggest Threats in 2016
Entertainment giants can confront the rise of cord-cutting and decline of moviegoing — by looking to the Valley (Silicon, not San Fernando)
