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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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Sony Pictures Likely to Choose Amy Pascal Successor From Within, Insiders Say (Exclusive)
CEO Michael Lynton is looking at structure before making a decision, they tell TheWrap
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TheWrap Celebrates With 74 Oscar Nominees at Pre-Awards Event
With Acoustic Performances of Best Songs “Grateful,” “Lost Stars”
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Vice, Disney at Impasse in TV Channel Talks Over ‘Sony Hack’ Clause (Exclusive)
Disney and Hearst, which co-own A&E, are insisting on a clause in the Vice contract that has angered CEO Shane Smith
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‘Selma’ Snub Means Diversity Is Still Sparse in a White Hollywood
Clint Eastwood has justifiably won many, many awards, but this is also true: he is part of the Hollywood club. Ava DuVernay is not
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CES 2015: The Internet of Things Overtakes the Ubiquity of Content
The annual Vegas convention shifts from phones and tablets to much bigger things
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In the Face of Attack on French Newspaper Charlie Hebdo: We Must Publish, Print, Stand Our Ground
Terrorist shooting at the publication’s headquarters leaves 12 dead and the world in shock
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In 2014, Hollywood Hubris Met Media Mayhem
Brace yourselves, the future was forced upon the industry by way of the Sony hack attack
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From the Ashes of Sony Hack, Momentum Grows for ‘Interview’ Release
Is it still possible to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?
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How Sony, Suddenly Object of Global Scorn, Bungled Response to Hack Attack
Studios moves have outraged everybody
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Sony Hack: Guess How Much Pulling ‘The Interview’ Will Cost the Studio? (Exclusive)
The decision to skip VOD and DVD releases means studio won’t see a penny in returns
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TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman Debates Legal, Ethical Issues of Sony Hack on CNN (Video)
Waxman joins famed Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein and attorney Alan Dershowitz on Don Lemon’s “CNN Tonight”
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NYT Expose: Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai Toned Down Assassination of Kim Jong-Un in ‘The Interview’
Sony CEO is told: “The head explosion has been considerably obscured by the fire”
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Amy Pascal on Whether She’s So Damaged She Can No Longer Lead Sony (Exclusive)
The studio chairman breaks her silence on the scandal and answers the question everyone is asking
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‘The Newsroom’ Mirrors Our Real-Life Journalism Dilemmas in Real Time
It’s starting to get eerie how relevant the show has become to current issues
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Family Affair: When Sam Raimi Produced Wife Gillian Greene’s Film Debut
Raimi: When I would disagree with her she threw me off the set
