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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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Page Six Doesn’t Deserve a Reply, But Howard Schultz Responds Anyway
TheWrap debunks a ridiculous, totally unsourced item by Richard Johnson
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Nelson Mandela Wasn’t a Household Name Until Winnie, Says Secret Agent (Exclusive)
Jean-Yves Ollivier, the subject of a new documentary, said Winnie Mandela made her husband the face of the anti-apartheid movement
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George Clooney on Oscar Whisper Campaigns, Writing a ‘Gravity’ Scene and Spielberg’s Reaction to the Movie (Exclusive)
“I think right now what you have is snarky people on the Internet who just want to debunk anything,” Clooney tells TheWrap
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George Clooney Clarifies ‘Gravity’: I Didn’t Write That Pivotal Scene (Exclusive)
But the actor tells TheWrap he did help solve a transition problem for Sandra Bullock’s character later in the film
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Focus Features Shake-Up Means Another Arthouse Indie Bites the Dust
Peter Schlessel will bring a different ethos to the division that brought us “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Pianist”
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Don’t Slam The Door: Lauren Zalaznick Leaves NBCU, Jeff Shell Cleans Up
The senior digital executive had no operating role. Duh – that’s what everybody said back in February
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Inside the Emmys, or How I Won $50 Off Seth MacFarlane at HBO
It’s a jungle at the Governor’s Ball and the HBO party. TheWrap gets you the dish
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Hollywood Moguls Attend Secret China Summit Held By Wanda (Exclusive)
Leonardo DiCaprio, John Travolta among the stars expected to appear at lavish weekend
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Kara Swisher, Walt Mossberg Made Millions for AllThingsD — And All They Got Were Those Lousy Red Chairs
After a decade of work, they were basically told: Thanks a bunch, and don’t let the door hit you on your way out.
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Bill Maher, Julie Bowen Join TheGrill 2013 on Sept 23, 24! (Video)
TheGrill brings together the leaders, deciders and influencers at the intersection of entertainment, media and technology
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How TheWrap’s Investigation Led to Bauer Media Shutting A Pro-Nazi Magazine
A deeper look into the media group in the wake of a lawsuit by Tom Cruise against the publisher led to the title being shuttered
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Ashok Amritraj Grilled on ‘Life of Crime,’ and the Puzzle of Indie Filmmaking (Video)
Says the veteran producer: “I’m very specific about how I put my movies together — it’s not fiddle-faddle”
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Fallout Over Universal Shake-Up: Adam Fogelson, Steve Burke and the Flubbed Firing
Fogelson said to be “hit hard” by a humiliating firing
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Universal Shake-Up: Steve Burke Crowns ‘One of His Guys’ in First Major Studio Move
Analysis: Why the NBCUniversal CEO tapped Jeff Shell to run the studio and pushed out Adam Fogelson
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Hollywood Producer Ashok Amritraj: I Wouldn’t Send My Daughter to India Alone
Producer spoke with TheWrap about perilous conditions in his native country
