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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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Inside Details of Sun Valley’s Hollywood Panel – Harvey Said What?
That Martin Scorsese story went down like a lead balloon in the mountains of Idaho
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Ari Emanuel’s Bad Week at IMG: CFO Peter Klein Exits, Multimillion-Dollar Kentucky Deal Flames Out
Klein was IMG’s banking contact for the $2.4 billion raise that financed the takeover
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Collapse of Hollywood Sex Abuse Cases Raises Questions About Ethics, Legality
“It’s a disgusting abuse of my client,” Patty Glaser, lawyer for former Disney executive David Neuman, told TheWrap
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CBS’ Female Power Hour: ‘Reckless’ Producer Lets Women Dominate the Series On and Off Screen
The new CBS show, starring Cam Gigandet and Anna Woods, beats industry odds by putting women in all key positions behind the scenes
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Why Aereo Loss Will Discourage Technology Innovation in Hollywood
It’s a long-term loss for the entertainment industry which can only survive by embracing change
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‘Homeland’s’ Shaun Toub: ‘When You Meddle in People’s Affairs, It Might Come Back to Haunt Us’
The Iranian-born actor tells TheWrap that it was “uncomfortable” representing a ruthless killer
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A Corporate Social Policy? Starbucks to Fund College For Baristas
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has decided “not to be a bystander” on the urgent problem of rising college costs
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5 Takeaways From TheGrill NYC: Vice’s $2 Billion Ambitions, Red Bull’s Contagious Biz Model
Here’s the top stuff I learned at our first Branded Entertainment conference in NYC
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Insider: Kevin Reilly Replacement Likely to Come From Outside Fox Network (Exclusive)
COO Joe Earley and FX President John Landgraf are apparently not getting the job
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Portrait of a Psychopath: UCSB Shooter Elliot Rodger a Child of Hollywood, Privilege, Isolation
The 137-page diary portrait is of a young man deeply disconnected from basic human values
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Bobby Shriver on Raising California Tax Credit for Hollywood: ‘We Are Not F—ing Playing’
Candidate for the L.A. County Board of Supervisors tells TheWrap any increase needs to surpass credits for New York
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Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Turns 10: The CEO on Succeeding Despite Predictions and What’s Next (Video)
TheWrap brings its Grill interview to you with the first in a series
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Ryan Kavanaugh: I’m Not Interested in Fullscreen Content At All (Exclusive Video)
The Relativity founder talks about his interest in buying a multi-channel network
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Why Jill Abramson’s Firing Will Hurt the NY Times
Abramson’s abrupt firing has struck a chord, one that is deeply familiar to women with brains and ambition
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Why Haim Saban Canceled Dinner at the Polo Lounge – and Would He Really Buy the Beverly Hills Hotel?
He tells TheWrap: “I will only do it if it makes business sense”
