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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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‘Homeland’s’ Shaun Toub: ‘When You Meddle in People’s Affairs, It Might Come Back to Haunt Us’
The Iranian-born actor tells TheWrap that it was “uncomfortable” representing a ruthless killer
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A Corporate Social Policy? Starbucks to Fund College For Baristas
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has decided “not to be a bystander” on the urgent problem of rising college costs
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5 Takeaways From TheGrill NYC: Vice’s $2 Billion Ambitions, Red Bull’s Contagious Biz Model
Here’s the top stuff I learned at our first Branded Entertainment conference in NYC
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Insider: Kevin Reilly Replacement Likely to Come From Outside Fox Network (Exclusive)
COO Joe Earley and FX President John Landgraf are apparently not getting the job
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Portrait of a Psychopath: UCSB Shooter Elliot Rodger a Child of Hollywood, Privilege, Isolation
The 137-page diary portrait is of a young man deeply disconnected from basic human values
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Bobby Shriver on Raising California Tax Credit for Hollywood: ‘We Are Not F—ing Playing’
Candidate for the L.A. County Board of Supervisors tells TheWrap any increase needs to surpass credits for New York
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Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Turns 10: The CEO on Succeeding Despite Predictions and What’s Next (Video)
TheWrap brings its Grill interview to you with the first in a series
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Ryan Kavanaugh: I’m Not Interested in Fullscreen Content At All (Exclusive Video)
The Relativity founder talks about his interest in buying a multi-channel network
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Why Jill Abramson’s Firing Will Hurt the NY Times
Abramson’s abrupt firing has struck a chord, one that is deeply familiar to women with brains and ambition
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Why Haim Saban Canceled Dinner at the Polo Lounge – and Would He Really Buy the Beverly Hills Hotel?
He tells TheWrap: “I will only do it if it makes business sense”
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Hollywood Gets Revenge in ‘Silicon Valley,’ ‘Veep’ Views of Tech Titans
Remember this, you masters of the Internet: He who holds the pen, laughs last
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War Brewing Over Hollywood Money in Matt Miller, Wendy Greuel Congressional Race (Exclusive)
Miller says he’s siphoning Hollywood money from Greuel in race for Henry Waxman’s seat. She denies it
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Hollywood Is on Edge as Bryan Singer Sex Allegations Rock Insider Ranks
The phone lines are burning up as insiders nervously ask – Who’s next? and what do people know?
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Leaked! Inside Details of $2.45 Billion WME-IMG Financing and Why an IPO May Loom (Exclusive)
TheWrap gets details of the agency’s proforma – revenue, profit and who has control of the company?
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Sony Nails $200 Million Co-Financing Deal with LStar Capital, Citibank
The financiers will take a stake in nearly all of Sony’s films, after a tough year at the box office
