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Kanye ‘Ye’ West Has Spouted Antisemitic Lyrics, Nazi Comments Since 2005 | Special Report
Wrap Investigation: The musician has made problematic statements about Jewish people — many of them public — on at least a half-dozen occasions
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How LA’s New Roybal Magnet School Seeks to Ramp Up Diversity in Below-the-Line Hollywood Jobs
Ignoring the call for diverse workers behind the camera is “just no longer acceptable,” says Hollywood trade union official Mike Miller
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David Letterman Netflix Show Cut Out Kanye ‘Ye’ West Comments on ‘Nazis’ and Rihanna Payback (Exclusive)
Audience members at the live taping said it was “shocking” the comments were removed
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Why James Gunn’s Defection From Marvel Is a Blow to Disney Parks – and an Opportunity for DC
The writer-director fulfilled a lifetime dream of creating theme park rides for Disney, but now he may have an entirely new pool of characters to build on
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Me Too. International CEO Says Its Work Isn’t Centered in the Movement’s Perceived ‘Gotcha Mentality’
Office With a View: Dani Ayers says that while #MeToo is perhaps best known for taking sexual assaulters down, the organization’s focus is on the victim
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5 Years of #MeToo: How the Movement Spread Beyond Hollywood – for Better and for Worse
A half decade since the hashtag went viral, we can see the awareness it has created, but we’re also struggling with what to do with the knowledge
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D23 Review: What Disney’s Dogged Commitment to Its Past Says About Its Future
The entertainment giant teased upcoming plans for films, TV and parks at its annual expo, but the company’s future sounds decidedly backwards
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How Omar Sharif Jr. Is Continuing His Grandfather’s Legacy as an Actor and Activist for Social Justice
“It’s embedded in who I am,” Sharif tells TheWrap of his new job at Holocaust Museum LA and his family’s legacy of fighting for causes
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How Classic Movies From ‘High Noon’ to ‘Almost Famous’ Are Getting Reboots – on Broadway | PRO Insight
“I figured if someone is going to f— this up, it might as well be me,” playwright Stephen Aldy Guirgis says of adapting “Dog Day Afternoon”
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Rappers’ Own Lyrics Are Putting Them in Jail – Now the Music Industry Is Fighting Back
The indictments of Young Thug and Gunna this year rallied executives, lawyers and artists to support legislation on the state and federal levels
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New Harvey Weinstein Book Fails to Launch, Has Sold Just 2,600 Copies Since Release
Ken Auletta’s “Hollywood Ending” is not making any bestseller lists, according to BookScan
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In a Post-COVID World, Does San Diego Comic-Con Still Matter to Hollywood?
Post-pandemic, studios and networks have chilled to the tangible business sense of the annual fan convention
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Former Time’s Up Leaders Take Up Abortion Rights – But Face Criticism From Longtime Activists
“Once again, we see an elite group mobilizing around a social issue without including the activists who’ve been working on this issue for decades,” one advocate says
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Forget Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle – Female Comics Say Stand-Up Has ‘Never Been Safe’ for Women
Following high-profile attacks on male comics, women point out the dangers they’ve always faced — on stage and off
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How Johnny Depp Can Collect That $10.4 Million From Amber Heard: ‘He Could Really Make Her Life Miserable’
Legal experts tell TheWrap that the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star’s post-verdict options range from mercy settlement to scorched earth
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