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Sharon Waxman On the Business of Entertainment
The founder and editor of TheWrap’s take on life on the left coast, high culture, low culture and the business of entertainment and media. Waxman writes frequently on the inside doings of Hollywood, and is is also the author of two books, Rebels on the Back Lot and Loot
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Donald Trump Anger Rises From the Black Morass of the Culture Wars
The chaos and frustration being expressed at Trump rallies is like some giant roar from the id of the forgotten American middle class
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Relativity Assembles $75 Million in New Funding, Pushes Back Release Slate as Kevin Spacey Exits
Ryan Kavanaugh’s studio will present new financing to judge minus a high-profile hire
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DC Power Women Debate Trump-as-Kardashian, Digital Privacy’s Future at TheWrap Breakfast in DC (Videos)
Pulitzer Prize-winner Maureen Dowd, top female regulators from the FTC and FCC and other luminaries address a room packed with 100 DC influencers
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Maureen Dowd, FCC, FTC Commissioners Join Power Women Breakfast Series in Washington D.C.
TheWrap Power Women Breakfast expands to Washington D.C.
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Sony Entertainment ‘Leadership Vacuum,’ Poor Studio Results Create Tension, Insiders Say
Lack of clear direction and financial pressure at Sony’s motion picture and music divisions are affecting morale
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‘Spotlight’ Oscars Win Is a Necessary Triumph for Beleaguered Journalists
The Best Picture winner is a terrific reminder about what journalism can do, and about the power of film when harnessed to a gripping story
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How Jeff Zucker Turned Donald Trump From a Reality Star to a Frontrunner (Video)
The CNN boss and The Donald have both benefited from a relationship some of Zucker’s friends find troubling
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Kesha’s Rape Allegations Echo at Lady Gaga’s Oscar Rehearsal
Songwriter Diane Warren says Kesha’s battle parallels those in her and Gaga’s ballad, “‘Til It Happens to You”
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Tom Bernard and Michael Barker Recall Sony Classics at 25 Years (Video)
The secret to a quarter-century of success? “We buy movies we like, that we think we can make work in the marketplace and make a profit,” says Bernard
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The Secret of ISIS Revealed – It’s the Sexual Misery, Stupid
Sex – the denial and rigid control of this basic human urge – underlies many of the twisted changes that have wracked the Middle East. Here it is finally discussed
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Haim Saban Wants You to Know How Many Millions He’s Given Hillary Clinton
He’s given $6.4 million so far, more than any other Hollywood donor
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Relativity’s Ryan Kavanaugh Threatens Netflix Over ‘Sleeze Move’ (Exclusive)
Read the full email to Ted Sarandos: “I am not going quietly into the night”
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Politico’s Mass Exodus – What’s Wrong at the Site that Changed Washington
As five top figures leave the site, the burning questions are: Why? And what next?
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Inside Historic Sundance Bidding War for ‘Birth of a Nation’: Why Netflix Offered More But Still Lost
Nate Parker’s festival sensation fetched bids of up to $20 million in an all-night studio showdown
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State of Sundance: Streaming Giants Rattle Indie Veterans
Digital players shake up Sundance with aggressive bids for little movies
