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Diane Haithman

Diane Haithman

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Senior Entertainment Business Reporter • diane@thewrap.com • @dhaithman

Diane came to TheWrap from a position as Staff Reporter at The Los Angeles Business Journal, covering Entertainment/Media, Philanthropy and Style. Diane was a Los Angeles Times Staff Writer for two decades, covering arts, culture and the TV industry. Her novel Dark Lady of Hollywood was published to critical acclaim by Harvard Square Editions in 2014. She serves on the adjunct faculty of Emerson College Los Angeles and has taught feature writing at USC. Diane is co-author of the nonfiction book The Elder Wisdom Circle Guide for a Meaningful Life (Penguin/Plume 2007) and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists-Los Angeles Chapter.

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University of Michigan Ann Arbor

  • Casey Wasserman Bucks the M&A Lull, Notching 6 Deals in the Past 19 Months

    The CEO of his namesake sports marketing and talent group has quietly rolled up companies in a sports sector that remains red hot and gives his growing empire more strategic edge

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    Diane Haithman
    April 1, 2025 @ 9:30 AM
    Business
    9:30 AM
    Casey Wasserman Bucks the M&A Lull, Notching 6 Deals in the Past 19 Months
  • Study: Hollywood’s Male Role Models Are Failing Young Men. Where Does That Go in the Trump Era?

    A 2024 report finds young males (13-30) crave vulnerable male characters. But experts wonder if a cultural shift could lead Hollywood in another direction

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    Diane Haithman
    February 25, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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    Study: Hollywood’s Male Role Models Are Failing Young Men. Where Does That Go in the Trump Era?

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  • New High-End Disney Residential Development ‘Isn’t a Theme Park,’ Execs Insist

    Disney’s first StoryLiving development in Rancho Mirage boasts a Disney Imagineering collaboration which execs say goes deeper than just a brand name

    By

    Diane Haithman
    December 31, 2024 @ 9:22 AM
    Business
    9:22 AM
    New High-End Disney Residential Development ‘Isn’t a Theme Park,’ Execs Insist
  • Consolidation and Streaming Are Making Hollywood Back-End Deals Less Transparent Than Ever

    The industry’s increasing vertical integration makes keeping track of fair market value “more important than ever,” experts tell TheWrap

    By

    Diane Haithman
    August 1, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

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    Consolidation and Streaming Are Making Hollywood Back-End Deals Less Transparent Than Ever

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  • LA Entertainment Business Becoming Less White but More ‘White Collar,’ New Study Says

    Otis College’s latest report says tech jobs are driving a more diverse — and more college-educated — entertainment workforce.

    By

    Diane Haithman
    June 21, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

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    Hollywood & the Job Crisis
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    LA Entertainment Business Becoming Less White but More ‘White Collar,’ New Study Says

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  • New Tech Offers An ‘Ear To The Weird’ at AI Film Festival

    Panelists at Runway’s first AI awards fest in L.A. say the controversial tool can be a nonjudgmental creative partner

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    Diane Haithman
    May 10, 2024 @ 1:00 PM

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    New Tech Offers An ‘Ear To The Weird’ at AI Film Festival

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  • Is Post-Strike Hollywood Really Ready for an AI Film Festival?

    Is AI a tool, or a weapon? Whatever your stance, an AI-focused film fest can serve to educate, experts say

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    Diane Haithman
    April 11, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

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    Is Post-Strike Hollywood Really Ready for an AI Film Festival?

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  • Hollywood’s Slow Post-Strike Comeback Is Creating a Crisis of Morale

    “We have a generation of people who have never seen anything like this in terms of not working,” Lindsay Dougherty of Teamsters Local 399 says

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    Diane Haithman
    March 5, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

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    Hollywood’s Slow Post-Strike Comeback Is Creating a Crisis of Morale

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  • Do the Math: Production Accountant Shortage Equals New Hollywood Careers

    “Accounting is usually not the way in” to the film business, says Nancy Rae Stone of the California Film Commission

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    Diane Haithman
    January 17, 2024 @ 6:15 AM

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    Breaking Into the Business
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    Do the Math: Production Accountant Shortage Equals New Hollywood Careers

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  • Insuring Tom Cruise: Computing Cost of DIY Stunts Is a Hollywood Mission Impossible

    He bikes off cliffs and fights baddies atop a runaway train. And the cost of keeping the 61-year-old in the action can force productions to turn to specialty insurance carriers.

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    Diane Haithman
    October 12, 2023 @ 12:00 PM

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    Insuring Tom Cruise: Computing Cost of DIY Stunts Is a Hollywood Mission Impossible

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  • Laemmle Theatres Is Surviving – but Not All of Its Screens Will Make It

    The beloved NoHo 7 and Royal locations, sold to make ends meet during the pandemic, are the price of keeping a tradition alive

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    Diane Haithman
    September 15, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

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    Laemmle Theatres Is Surviving – but Not All of Its Screens Will Make It

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  • Is Crisis PR Whiz Risa Heller Ready to Take On Hollywood?

    The New York-based crisis communications expert has steered top entertainment execs through messy situations

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    Diane Haithman
    August 14, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

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    6:00 AM
    Is Crisis PR Whiz Risa Heller Ready to Take On Hollywood?

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  • Media Mogul Mo Abudu Says Entertainment Should Look to ‘Afrofuturism’: ‘Be a Little Bit Less Risk-Averse’

    Office With a View: The founder and CEO of Nigerian conglomerate EbonyLife Media says stories of slavery’s legacy “are not the only thing that defines who we are”

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    Diane Haithman
    July 14, 2023 @ 4:00 PM

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    Media Mogul Mo Abudu Says Entertainment Should Look to ‘Afrofuturism’: ‘Be a Little Bit Less Risk-Averse’

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  • ChatGPT Generates a New Job Title for Human Writers: ‘Prompt Engineer’

    While some fear AI will trash creative careers, others may consider reinventing themselves as experts in getting the right output from the new tools

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    Diane Haithman
    May 23, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

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    ChatGPT Generates a New Job Title for Human Writers: ‘Prompt Engineer’

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  • IMDb’s CEO Says Hollywood Should Embrace Tech: ‘There Are Better Ways to Tell Their Stories’

    Office With a View: Col Needham, founder of the Internet Movie Database, says its mission to share entertainment data “has remained the same — but the way you do it is constantly evolving”

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    Diane Haithman
    May 12, 2023 @ 10:00 AM

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    Office With a View
    10:00 AM
    IMDb’s CEO Says Hollywood Should Embrace Tech: ‘There Are Better Ways to Tell Their Stories’

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