Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and is a contributing writer to the opinion page of The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
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Wedding Bells
Wonderful photos by Jonathan Alcorn of the first same-sex wedding in Beverly Hills yesterday. Longtime couple Diane Olson and Robin Tyler celebrate at the Beverly Hills courthouse. More here.
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The Wackness is Wack
Who and what in Hollywood has sapped me of my desire to go out and see movies? Can it be that decade-plus of ass-widening, cornea-burning hour upon hour of movie-going obligations? As a reporter, I was a prisoner of the medium. The days when I could RSVP to a screening and then walk out without…
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Serious News: Indian Abuse Ignored For Decades. Why?
Will anyone notice Ian Austen’s story today, buried in the NYT’s Foreign section, about Canada formally apologizing to the country’s Native Americans, for forcing them into residential schools where they were physically and sexually abused? This is major news. Canada has apologized, and agreed to pay nearly $2 billion in reparations. It will establish a…
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Joe Eszterhas Gets Religion
It turns out that Hollywood couldn’t kill Joe Eszterhas. But it did send him running to Jesus. The writer whose movies defined an era – “Flashdance,” “Basic Instinct,” “Sliver," and (unfortunately) “Showgirls” — and whose personal battles with Mike Ovitz and extramarital exploits made modern Hollywood legends, has gotten religion. The old-fashioned kind. Eszterhas has…
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Paramount Wants Me To Do Their Marketing!
You’d have thought that Paramount might not want me on their marketing team for the "Love Guru," considering my previous revelation of the studio’s absurd demands of journalists on the promotional press junket. But you would be wrong! Paramount has reached out to me – me, personally – to help spread the word about their…
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Journalist Agreement – The Love Guru
contract is no longer. Ladies and gentlemen, the power of the Internet. 1. Single Issue License. The article, excerpts or other literary material to be written or created concerning Artist (or Artist and any third parties) (the "Material") are to be published once in the inside of the ______________ [date] issue of _____________________ magazine (the…
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Justin Timberlake Has a Big Head
Has Justin Timberlake lost his mind? His handlers at Spyglass Entertainment had journalists at the "Love Guru" junket signing one of those Tom Cruise-ian ("do not stare at the star") contracts that demands, among other things, that the journalist not mention anything personal or private, destroy all materials not approved in advance, and make the…
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New Policies on Antiquities
The Association of Art Museum Directors, the group that represents most major museums in the United States, is finally coming around to adopt the accepted international guidelines for acquiring antiquities. As my former colleague Randy Kennedy reports in today’s Times, the group will announce today its new policy recommending that museums not acquire objects that…
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Sharon on “Reliable Sources”
Here’s the video from my appearance on "Reliable Sources" on CNN.
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Programming Note, this Sunday
Tune in to CNN on Sunday, June 1, where I’ll be appearing on Howard Kurtz’s "Reliable Sources," airtime 10:30 EST, talking about the summer in Hollywood, the chinks in Oprah’s armor, and whether Rachael Ray needs to stay away from those Dunkin’ Donuts.
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RIP, Sydney Pollack
A word in tribute to Sydney Pollack, a director who marked our time with films that weren’t visually flashy, didn’t pioneer special effects, and were non-blockbusters in the age of the movie event. With gratitude, let’s remember "Tootsie," and "The Way We Were," and "Out of Africa." Let’s remember his ability to bring out the…
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American Idol and the Cool Quotient
You can read the dominance of the cult of American Idol and the demise of the American music business in the cool quotient of performers at the results finale at the Nokia theater last night. Once upon a time, ZZ Top would’ve been too cool to come on this show. Graham Nash wouldn’t have been…