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
Experience:
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Music, Meet Technology: Will.i.am to Close TheGrill 2011
Will.i.am, the innovative composer, performer, technologist and activist will be the closing keynote speaker at TheWrap’s conference in two weeks
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In ‘Warrior,’ Does Lionsgate Know it has a ‘Rocky’?
Decades ago another film came out of nowhere and told a story of a down-on-his-luck fighter when Americans needed to believe the little guy could overcome the odds
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Gerard Depardieu Takes the Piss in Parody of Airline Incident (video)
The French actor recreates the scene, dressed as the French cartoon character, Obelix
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Inside the Revolution Library: Where Joe Roth Went Wrong
Exclusive: The studio debuted in 2000 to high hopes, but confidential documents show how it spent too much money on star projects that left audiences cold
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Hulu Expands to Japan, Makes CBS Deal
With Hulu up for sale, the streaming service goes international and lures fourth network
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Disney 2.0? Dick Cook Looks For Funding for Family Movie Studio
Does Hollywood need another family-friendly studio? That’s what Cook is reportedly looking to do
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Yahoo, Google, Amazon, Dish Bidding on Hulu — But They Have Concerns
The popular service isn’t profitable, and buyers want to see longer content deals before they shell out billions
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Saadi Gadhafi Emails CNN, Says He Wants to ‘Negotiate’ Deal
The emails suggested that Saadi Gadhafi was not under arrest, as rebel leaders had said on Sunday
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Saadi Gadhafi, Hollywood Investor and Dictator’s Son, Arrested
Saadi – a former soccer player– had returned to Libya to serve as commander of special forces in his father’s regime.
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Legendary Gets $220M Investor for China Filmmaking Venture
Paul Y. Engineering Group will take a 50% stake in the new company to fund two English-language, event-style films per year for global audiences
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L.A. Times Employees to Get $32 Million for ESOP Sell-Out
“This was a horrible deal for the employees of Tribune,” says Dan Neil, who brought the suit
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Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives’ Suicide Spotlights Reality-Show Tactics Anew
How much responsibility do networks and producers bear when reality shows turn tragic?
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Russell Armstrong’s Mother Accuses Bravo in Son’s Suicide
The mother of Russell Armstrong said the show “brought him down”
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If Whitey Bulger Lived Next Door: Fox and ‘Seinfeld’ Writer Team on Sitcom Pilot (Exclusive)
The “Seinfeld” writer told TheWrap he was inspired by his own experience, unaware he was dog-walking in Santa Monica with the notorious mobster nearby
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Howard Schultz: Obama, Congress Should Not Vacation During a Crisis
In an exclusive interview, the Starbucks CEO says he has been “stunned” by the response to his call for a boycott on political donations