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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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Arnold Schwarzenegger Doesn’t Get It, Tells Friends He Wants Maria Back
“At least I kept it in the home,” is what Schwarzenegger has told his friends.
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Relativity to Sell Elliott Stake to JPMorgan Consortium (Exclusive)
Ryan Kavanaugh is set to sell Elliott Associates’ minority stake in Relativity Media to a consortium of investors led by the investment bank JPMorgan, TheWrap has learned.
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Is Hollywood Finally Joining the Information Age? With Flixster, Warner Bros. Has a Plan
Will Hollywood leave behind a dying home entertainment model for a more audacious strategy that unlocks the power of the giants of the Internet — Information?
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Jane Seymour Denies Knowing of Other Schwarzenegger Children
Exclusive: The actress tells TheWrap she was misquoted that she knew of other out-of-wedlock progeny
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WaxWord: Watch Howard Kurtz, Amy Argetsinger and Me Debate the Arnold Debacle (video)
On CNN’s “Reliable Sources” on Sunday, we debate the ramifications to the media coverage of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s so-called ‘love child’ | VIDEO
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Pick Your Poison: Private Betrayal or a Hotel Sex Crime?
After working a day full of tawdry Schwarzenegger and DSK stories, a group of journalists debates just which situation is worse
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Levinson: Lohan Probably Out of ‘Gotti’ Project, Producer Refutes (Updated)
Exclusive: Director Barry Levinson is rewriting “Gotti” and his new version seems unlikely to include a role for Lindsay Lohan, he told TheWrap in Cannes
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Run, Maria Shriver, Run!
Maria Shriver is restless and needs a worthy challenge to the role of wife and mother. I have a suggestion
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Hollywood Foreign Press Elects 3 New Members
The embattled Golden Globes backer swells its ranks to 85
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Judd Apatow: Are Women Funny? Does Maya Rudolph Poop in the Street?
Part III of Why Women Aren’t Funny: Fearless humor — the bridesmaids go for Brazilian food, then try on wedding dresses and gowns. Then they start to get sick…
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Diller, Emanuel Smackdown: Piracy Is ‘the Cost of Doing Business’
Chairman of IAC contradicts chairman of WME, and says piracy has become a marginal issue compared to issues involving digital distribution
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‘Community’s’ Dan Harmon: ‘Women Writers Give Deeper Laughs’ (or: Why Women Aren’t Funny Part II)
We continue to explore the myth that women are congenitally unfunny. Harmon thinks they’re funnier than men
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Donald Trump Says He Will Run for President – After ‘Apprentice’ Wraps
Obama’s night? We don’t think so. Donald Trump said he will announce his run for president after his NBC show, “Celebrity Apprentice,” ends its season
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Ovitz Rejects Anita Busch’s Lawsuit, Says: She ‘Knew the Risks’
Ovitz denied any responsibility for any alleged damage to Busch’s life, citing a statue of limitations and the fact that any damage was caused by a third person.
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Now HBO Joins Hollywood’s Streaming Rush, With HBO Go
The streaming movement is becoming a veritable tidal wave in Hollywood, with the premium service the latest to make a big move into that digital future