‘The Silence Is Deafening’: Hollywood Companies Tread Lightly in Denouncing Hamas Violence

PR experts say it’s risky to talk about the attacks on Israel. Activists say it’s risky not to


Sharon Waxman

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

The CEO of a leading Hollywood conglomerate denounced as “unthinkable evil” the attacks on Israelis by Hamas that left 1,200 dead. But most entertainment companies have remained muted in their public statements this week in the face of a highly volatile and emotional issue — Israeli-Palestinian politics.

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