Kim Masters covers the entertainment business for The Daily Beast. She is also the host of The Business, public radio's weekly program about the business of show business, and the author of The Keys to the Kingdom: The Rise of Michael Eisner and the Fall of Everybody Else.
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Why Comedians Have Short Careers
The shelf life of a comedy star is shorter than ever before. Kim Masters examines why. MORE
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Has Hollywood Turned on Polanski?
After portraying himself as a victim in his public letter earlier this month, the fugitive... MORE
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Hollywood's Biggest Hustler
Why is a movie about a sex addict starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel and written by Al... MORE
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Inside Conan's TBS Deal
Why did Conan O’Brien choose TBS over Fox for his new late-night show?... MORE
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California's Most Expensive Divorce?
Frank and Jamie McCourt’s nasty split could be the priciest in state history, with ownership of the... MORE
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Steve Bing Takes a Hit
Having blown tens of millions of dollars, Hollywood and Democratic power player Steve Bing, who... MORE
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Bill Clinton's $20 Million Breakup
A money feud has busted up first friends Bill Clinton and Ron Burkle, sources tell The Daily Beast.... MORE
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No Deal for Paula
Paula Abdul won’t be the host of a new version of Star Search—because it’s not coming back to TV,... MORE
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The Scientology Diet?
Kirstie Alley is denying links between her diet system and Scientology.... MORE
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Will Paula Choose Simon?
Sources tell Kim Masters that Abdul would be foolish to pass on a sure thing, ABC's Star Search... MORE
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Tom Cruise's Career Rehab Secrets
With a new action movie out this summer, Tom Cruise has been shrewdly rehabilitating his image... MORE
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Is He Sabotaging His Career?
Taylor Lautner is seen as Hollywood's next action star, but is the 18-year-old Twilight heartthrob... MORE
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Has Disney Gone Mad?
With a major controversy over Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and a studio that’s in chaos under a... MORE
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A Magical Merger?
As NBC Universal and Comcast executives begin the long process of integrating the two companies,... MORE
