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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

  • Ben Platt Is Done With ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ After Movie Role – No, Really (Video)

    TIFF 2021: “I’ve finished a few times, but now it’s in the ground,” the actor says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    September 23, 2021 @ 6:00 AM
    Movies
    6:00 AM
    Ben Platt Is Done With ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ After Movie Role – No, Really (Video)
  • Picturestart Hires Former Imagine Exec Samie Kim Falvey as New President

    Falvey, who served as chairman of television at Imagine Entertainment, will oversee production across all media

    By

    Diane Haithman
    September 21, 2021 @ 10:15 AM
    TV
    10:15 AM
    Picturestart Hires Former Imagine Exec Samie Kim Falvey as New President
  • Universal Aims to Head Off ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Online Backlash

    The musical is facing virulent early reviews, weak tracking and criticism for casting 27-year-old Ben Platt as a high school student

    By

    Brian Welk and Diane Haithman
    September 21, 2021 @ 6:09 AM

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    Movies
    6:09 AM
    Universal Aims to Head Off ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Online Backlash

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  • Only 7% of 2019’s Top Grossing Movies Had a Hispanic Lead, Study Says

    “The most illuminating thing is that there is no change on the horizon,” USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Report researcher says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    September 15, 2021 @ 6:00 AM
    Movies
    6:00 AM
    Only 7% of 2019’s Top Grossing Movies Had a Hispanic Lead, Study Says
  • Dionne Warwick Once Reprimanded Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight for Explicit Lyrics (Video)

    TIFF 2021: “I am a gangsta,” the 80-year-old music icon and documentary subject says of the encounter

    By

    Diane Haithman
    September 14, 2021 @ 5:14 PM
    Movies
    5:14 PM
    Dionne Warwick Once Reprimanded Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight for Explicit Lyrics (Video)
  • Backstage Acquires FilmFreeway, Coverfly and Voice 123 in $200 Million Acquisition Spree

    Backstage adds FilmFreeway, Coverfly and Voice 123 to its stable to serve freelance talent

    By

    Diane Haithman
    September 13, 2021 @ 1:54 PM
    News
    1:54 PM
    Backstage Acquires FilmFreeway, Coverfly and Voice 123 in $200 Million Acquisition Spree
  • Sony Pictures Ideally Placed for Post-Pandemic Profitability, CEO Says

    “Being an ‘arms dealer’ has benefited us tremendously,” Tony Vinciquerra says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    September 13, 2021 @ 11:24 AM
    Movies
    11:24 AM
    Sony Pictures Ideally Placed for Post-Pandemic Profitability, CEO Says
  • Inside Paramount’s CEO Shuffle: A New Digital Future or Next Acquisition Target? | Analysis

    “There’s a been a lot of talk about whether it’s going to be acquired, or be an acquiring party,” one entertainment attorney says

    By

    Diane Haithman and Beatrice Verhoeven
    September 13, 2021 @ 6:16 AM

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    News
    6:16 AM
    Inside Paramount’s CEO Shuffle: A New Digital Future or Next Acquisition Target? | Analysis

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  • ‘Barbie Universe’: Inside the 62-Year-Old Doll’s Expansion Into Movies, Streaming and Instagram

    “We are always looking for new expressions of the brand … everything is on the table,” one Mattel executive says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    September 2, 2021 @ 4:16 PM

    Pro Available to WrapPRO members

    Culture
    4:16 PM
    ‘Barbie Universe’: Inside the 62-Year-Old Doll’s Expansion Into Movies, Streaming and Instagram

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  • ‘The Next Ted Lasso’: After Year in Pandemic, Hollywood Dumps Edgy for ‘Uplifting’ Projects

    “The buyers are getting data from the audience and it’s saying: ‘We want more aspirational content,’” one agent says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    September 1, 2021 @ 6:14 AM

    Pro Available to WrapPRO members

    TV
    6:14 AM
    ‘The Next Ted Lasso’: After Year in Pandemic, Hollywood Dumps Edgy for ‘Uplifting’ Projects

    Pro Available to WrapPRO members

  • Film Academy Museum’s Lobby to Be Named for Sidney Poitier

    The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures honors Poitier’s “humanitarian efforts and groundbreaking artistry”

    By

    Diane Haithman
    August 30, 2021 @ 12:17 PM
    Movies
    12:17 PM
    Film Academy Museum’s Lobby to Be Named for Sidney Poitier
  • WrapPRO Roundtable: Has Rotten Tomatoes Democratized Film Criticism – or Killed All Nuance?

    “I do have some issues with it being a little reductive and simplistic, fresh and rotten. I feel like some nuance can be lost there,” one movie critic says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    August 30, 2021 @ 6:03 AM

    Pro Available to WrapPRO members

    Movies
    6:03 AM
    WrapPRO Roundtable: Has Rotten Tomatoes Democratized Film Criticism – or Killed All Nuance?

    Pro Available to WrapPRO members

  • ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ Sets Apple TV+ Premiere Date

    The single-issue current affairs series will debut new episodes bi-weekly

    By

    Diane Haithman
    August 30, 2021 @ 5:05 AM
    TV
    5:05 AM
    ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ Sets Apple TV+ Premiere Date
  • Jesse Jackson Moved to Rehab, Wife in ICU Following COVID-19 Diagnosis

    As the reverend recovers from COVID his Parkinson’s symptoms have “become more in focus,” the family says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    August 28, 2021 @ 3:33 PM
    News
    3:33 PM
    Jesse Jackson Moved to Rehab, Wife in ICU Following COVID-19 Diagnosis
  • Chadwick Boseman Remembered by Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Ruffalo and More 1 Year After His Death: ‘Rest in Power’

    “I did not know that I could miss both his laughter and his silence,” Nyong’o writes in tribute

    By

    Diane Haithman
    August 28, 2021 @ 11:28 AM
    News
    11:28 AM
    Chadwick Boseman Remembered by Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Ruffalo and More 1 Year After His Death: ‘Rest in Power’
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