Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman

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Golden Globes Falls Short of 300 Voter Goal by 101, Expels Reformist Member Frank Rousseau for Falsifying Stories (Exclusive)
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association had aimed for a voting pool of 300 for this year’s awards
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‘The Woman King’ Cast on the Long ‘Fight’ to Make Their Blockbuster
TheWrap magazine: “To finally get it made, to finally have your feet on the soil of South Africa, was really close to a miracle,” Viola Davis says
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‘Corsage’ Star Vicky Krieps on Why Her Film About a 19th Century Monarch Is an Act of Rebellion
TheWrap magazine: Playing Empress Sisi was the actress’s way of making a statement about what it means to be a 21st-century woman — and a celebrity
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Canceled ‘Jihad Rehab’ Filmmaker Finds Vindication – and Now She Wants an Oscar Nom
Meg Smaker’s film, renamed “The UnRedacted,” was blackballed after her Sundance debut, but she won’t give up
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Inside Disney’s Bombshell Move to Fire Bob Chapek and Restore Bob Iger as CEO | Analysis
“The tone changed,” an insider said about what prompted the board’s emergency meeting and decision to bring back Iger
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When the Midterms Meet Real Life: A Tow-Truck Driver and Obamacare
The story of my tow-truck driver spilled out in slow bits, then big, remarkable ones
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What Happened to That Red Wave? The Midterms Will All Make Sense – in Hindsight
The economy mattered to voters but for many, other things mattered even more
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The Dilemma of Elon Musk’s New Twitter: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
As the ’70s rockers The Clash once sang: If I go, there will be trouble, if I stay it will be double
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MRC’s Modi Wiczyk Calls Canceling $2 Million ‘Ye’ Documentary ‘a Business and Moral Decision’
The documentary addresses Ye’s relationship with the media – whether he’s crazy, or just crazy like a fox.
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6 Takeaways From TheGrill 2022: Hybrid Models Work, Content Still Rules and Abortion Worries Loom
At the moment, it’s all about content – and streaming had better get flexible
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Welcome to TheGrill 2022: When Change in Hollywood Is a Permanent State, Only the Bravest Survive
Our annual conference convenes as the entertainment industry reels from constant disruption
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The Tortured Life of Nikki Finke: Best Friend, Worst Enemy – and Made for the Internet
I once watched her cry bitter tears to a source on the phone, hang up and burst out with cackling laughter: “I’m so terrible!”
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‘The Woman King’ Dilemma: How Do You Market a Female, Black African Action Drama?
Sony is opening the film in 3,000 theaters — but there’s never been a genre like this
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Golden Globes Set to Announce Return to NBC in January 2023
It’s unclear how many actors will choose to attend the awards, which were on hiatus while the group attempted to adopt reforms
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Inside the ‘Acrimonious’ Todd Boehly-MRC Breakup: HFPA Tension and a Billionaire’s Silent Treatment (Exclusive)
The investor hasn’t spoken to former partners Modi Wiczyk and Asif Satchu since October, an insider tells TheWrap
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