Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
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Why Keri Russell Returned to TV With ‘The Diplomat’
TheWrap magazine: She wasn’t looking for another series. But the Netflix political drama surprised her: “It was the first thing I’d wanted to do in a million years”
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LAist Staffers Rail Against 12% Job Cuts While Former CEOs Had $500,000+ Packages | Exclusive
Tax returns show that two former public radio CEOs at NPR’s affiliate LAist made massive salaries until 2021
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What in the World Happened to Gigi Levangie Grazer? God, Guns and a Hollywood Kiss-Off
After the sudden death of her new husband, Brian Grazer’s ex-wife’s surprising new lifestyle has her friends mystified. TheWrap looks for answers
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Chris Licht Is in the Hot Seat – but the Real Challenge Is Defining CNN
WaxWord: The question to be answered is not if the cable news chief can keep his job, but whither CNN?
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Cannes 2023 and the Shaky Movie Business: Film Finance Beckons but AI Terrifies
WaxWord: “There are fewer opportunities for up-and-coming producers,” Sophie Mas, producing partner of Natalie Portman, says
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Letter From Cannes: Martin Scorsese Talks ‘Flower Moon’ Changes, Reception – ‘I Hope It Makes a Difference’
WaxWord chats with the legendary director fresh off the premiere of “Killers of the Flower Moon”
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Director of Auschwitz Drama Says Showing Domestic Bliss During Holocaust Speaks to ‘Capacity Within Each of Us for Violence’
Cannes 2023: Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” examines the family life of the death camp’s commandant a stone’s throw from genocide
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A Glimpse Inside the Choice to Join ISIS in Searing ‘Four Daughters’
Cannes 2023: “Les Filles d’Olfa,” playing in competition is half documentary, half narrative feature and all anguish
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‘Rosalie’ Review: A Bearded Lady’s Beauty Meets the Female Gaze – and Stuns Cannes
Cannes 2023: The film starring Nadia Tereszkiewicz and directed by French filmmaker Stephanie Di Giusto got a standing ovation at its Thursday premiere
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Ben Smith Talks Digital Media’s Death Dive: ‘You Could Feel That Moment Coming to an End’ | Video
The former New York Times media columnist speaks to WaxWord about his new book, “Traffic,” his new site, Semafor, and “the dumbest decision in the history of digital media” — not selling BuzzFeed to Disney for $600 million
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The Tucker Carlson Text That Got Him Fired From Fox: ‘I Found Myself Rooting for the Mob’
The New York Times published a text full of violence, racism and self-reflections on the host’s own lack of morality
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CinemaCon Takeaways: Theatrical Films Are Back – With Big Caveats for Mid-Size Movies
WaxWord: Studios are filling the theater pipeline again in 2023, and now it’s up to audiences to show up
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The Ouster of Jeff Shell as NBCUniversal CEO – Have Powerful Men Learned Nothing?
NBCUniversal will survive just fine, but Shell is just the latest mogul to find his career at an abrupt end: #MeToo
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RIP BuzzFeed News – What Was It All About?
The viral news sweetheart of the 21st century shut down on Thursday – leaving many journalists to ask what the damn point was
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‘They Looked at Models as Meat’: Weinstein Survivor Reacts to New Rape Lawsuit Against Harvey’s Fixer | Exclusive
WaxWord: Years after he was accused of procuring women for the convicted Miramax co-founder, Fabrizio Lombardo is facing a rape accusation as well
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