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Klutch Sports Moves Into NFL Representation With Acquisition of Revolution Sports Agency
Revolution has brokered nearly $200 million in NFL contracts over the last several years
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Gamechanger CEO Effie T Brown on How Financing Fund Will Develop Diverse Voices
“Our money is representative of us,” veteran producer says about her fund’s female- and minority-driven investors
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‘Harriet’ Star Cynthia Erivo Is One Step Closer to EGOT Status With 2 Oscar Nominations
The Broadway star nabbed nominations for Best Actress and Best Original Song
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Oscar Nominations 2020: 14 Biggest Snubs and Surprises, From Greta Gerwig to ‘Klaus’ (Photos)
No female directors are nominated, and Netflix’s “Klaus” knocks out Disney’s “Frozen II” for Best Animated Feature
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Why ‘Hustlers’ Real-life Stripper Has Uphill Battle in Lawsuit Against STX, Jennifer Lopez
“It becomes a very subjective analysis of, ‘Is this about her or is it a composite character?’ The onus is going to be on her to prove it,” Elsa Ramo, managing partner of Ramo Law PC, tells TheWrap
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‘Hustlers’ Real-Life Stripper Sues STX for $40 Million Over Jennifer Lopez’s Portrayal
Lawyers claim STX and filmmakers acted with malice and gross or otherwise reckless disregard for the truth
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Producer Effie T. Brown Named CEO of Female-Focused Film Financing Fund Gamechanger
Gamechanger will also expand to help underrepresented communities in TV and digital
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Timothée Chalamet to Play Bob Dylan in James Mangold-Directed Biopic for Fox Searchlight
The film will chronicle the folk icon’s turn to rock ‘n’ roll
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How Funko Moved From a Family Garage to a Hollywood Studio Lot
“We’re excited; we’re nervous; we’re cautious,” CEO Brian Mariotti tells TheWrap
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Tencent to Buy 10% Stake in Universal Music Group
Deal values music company at roughly $33.7 billion
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Paul Haggis Rape Accuser Scores Appeals Court Victory in Gender-Motivated Violence Claim
The filmmaker was accused in 2017 of raping then 26-year-old Haleigh Breest in New York in 2013
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Jon M Chu Leads ‘Star Wars’ Fans Call for Rose Tico Disney+ Series After Lack of ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Screen Time
“Put me in coach. Let’s make this series happen,” the “Crazy Rich Asians” director says
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Taika Waititi on How Portraying Hitler in ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Made Him Feel ‘Uncomfortable’
“You don’t want to be walking around with a f—ing swastika on your arm trying to direct kids,” filmmaker says
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10 Most Epic Fails in Hollywood This Decade, From Qwikster to the ‘Dark Universe’
Even Netflix didn’t get out of the 2010s unscathed
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8 Ways Netflix and the Streaming Revolution Upended Hollywood This Decade
From binge-viewing to the death of the bundle, here’s how Netflix changed everything
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