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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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Vivi Nevo Revealed: ‘Attention of a Hummingbird on Crack’
Possible big-time investor, friend to Grazer, Malibu Colony resident — but is he a player or a poseur?
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Lionsgate’s No. 2 Shareholder Boosts Stake
In a complex stock maneuver, Mark Rachesky boosts his stake in the company to nearly 29 percent
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Tutor, Bergstein Ordered to Give Depositions
Judge says they must cooperate with his trustee in five involuntary bankruptcy cases
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Lionsgate Dilutes Icahn’s Holdings (updated)
Company’s board of directors will review the proposal and make its recommendation to shareholders “promptly”
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Bob Kerrey In No Hurry To Join MPAA
The former Nebraska senator is being pressured by the moguls to say Yes, already. But he’s enjoying his New York brownstone.
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Sitrick Cannot Collect $7.7M From Kavanaugh, Court Rules (Updated)
After nearly a decade of litigation, court finds Relativity chief told the truth about his assets
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Beware BlackBerry: Albrecht Makes an Historic Slip of the Thumb
When Chris McGurk and Danny Rosett were let go – or resigned, depending on your version of events – it flowed from a painful slip of the thumb.
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Lions Gate Talking to MGM Creditors
Chairman Michael Burns reportedly is trying to shape a plan to acquire the studio
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Bob Kerrey in ‘Final Stages of Negotiating’ New Gig with MPAA
New School president “talking very seriously with the Motion Picture Association of America”
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Tutor Backtracks on Bergstein’s Role in Miramax
EXCLUSIVE: Bergstein says he’ll sue THR over Ron Tutor’s interview in which the billionaire says Bergstein is out of the Miramax deal
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Renowned Journalist Johnnie Roberts Joins TheWrap
We’re delighted to announce that Johnnie Roberts, formerly with Newsweek, will be joining as editor-at-large, writing on broad range of media and entertainment topics
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Biden’s Leno Stop Clogs LAX; Passengers Furious
EXCLUSIVE: The Vice President left passengers fuming while they waited for Air Force 2 to take off from LAX. Veep spokesman tells Wrap: ‘We didn’t ask for a hold’
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Sun Valley: At the Bar with Bewkes and Saban
At the late night bar at the Sun Valley Resort the moguls get loose during the Allen and Company conference. The attendees – corporate titans in Faconnable shirts, well-muscled wives, all wearing badges with their names on them – mingle in the lobby, then pass into the bar. Door to which is guarded by a…
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EXCLUSIVE: Disney Agrees to Sell Miramax to Tutor for $675M
Miramax deal involves the L.A. billionaire, Morgan Creek, Colony Capital and David Bergstein