Kim Masters

@kimmasters

Puck partner. Host of @KCRW’s The Business. Not a fan of this site or its owner. @kimmasters.bsky.social

los angeles

Joined February 2009

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Feb 24, 2020

20 years ago, Harvey told me when a woman says the sex wasn’t consensual, “Sometimes you have to write a check.“ Turns out sometimes you have to go to prison.

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jul 4

Got a little scoop here about Warners pulling the plug on the Tom Cruise-Doug Liman project Deeper, an underwater thriller that was already in prep. Cruise said to feel shivved as CAA scrambles, hoping to set up the deal at Uni. puck.news/newsletter_c...

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Rick Wilson@TheRickWilson · Jul 19

Rupert vs. Donald: Let Them Fight open.substack.com/pub/therickwil…

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jul 19

We bring you Part 2 of our chat with Barry Diller, and producer Josh thinks it’s even more entertaining than the first half, which many of you enjoyed. Also, @mattbelloni.bsky.social and @lucasshaw.bsky.social brought the banter while I was in Hawaii. kcrw.com/culture/show...

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jul 13

35% of Anaheim’s residents are immigrants. Disneyland doesn’t run without them. Enjoy their labor, @JDVance.

MMatt@DisneyScoopGuy · Jul 12

JD Vance is having lunch with his family at 21 Royal at Disneyland

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jul 13

Good Trouble:. This is our moment to carry the torch and continue the legacy of John Lewis. Join us on July 17 for #GoodTroubleLivesOn social.demcast.com/s/LOfKEgTG

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jul 12

Folks are already are telling me they really like this one with very sharp and very tough customer Barry Diller. Also @mattbelloni.bsky.social and I talk Superman and summer box office. BTW, this site is awful. See you where the sky is blue. kcrw.com/culture/show...

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jul 4

This week: Larry Charles, the writer-director known for bold, influential material, from Seinfeld to Borat to Curb Your Enthusiasm. And @MattBelloni and I disgust, I mean discussed, the Paramount settlement. kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

kimmasters's tweet card. Kim Masters talks to writer & director Larry Charles about his new memoir Comedy Samurai. He shares stories about writing for Seinfeld, directing Curb Your Enthusiasm, and his chaotic experiences...

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jul 1

My latest: a look at Artists Equity, the Ben and Matt company trying to find a path forward in a rapidly changing Hollywood. “Ben is kind of a 24/7 guy and very hard to work for,” one source tells me…. puck.news/can-matt-damon…

kimmasters's tweet card. Amid the content recession, Artists Equity fights to live up to its mission of giving creatives more freedom and offering cast and crew a piece of the profit. With Damon’s wife moving into a leader...

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jun 28

Everything is intolerable but take a break and listen to a highly entertaining @Deggans chat with Phil Rosenthal (Everybody Loves Raymond, Somebody Feed Phil). Plus @mattbelloni and I banter the proposed Paramount/Skydance settlement. kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

kimmasters's tweet card. Eric Deggans chats with veteran sitcom showrunner Phil Rosenthal about the current state of the industry.

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jun 24

Your dad had sex with a porn star two months after your little brother was born to your second step-mom. He has talked in public many times about dating your sister. He was a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein. He had sex with your first step-mom and bragged about it in public…

DDonald Trump Jr.@DonaldJTrumpJr · Jun 24

Affirmative action is when Barack Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize instead of Donald Trump.

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Dylan Byers@DylanByers · Jun 23

Do you have questions about the media? Paramount, WBD, Disney, Fox, NBC, Versant, CNN, ESPN, WaPo, NYT, WSJ, Politico, Business Insider, Substack…? Soliciting questions for In The Room’s first ever mailbag. Send questions to [email protected]

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jun 21

.⁦@glaad⁩’s Sarah Kate Ellis talks about who’s winning and who’s sinning when it comes to LGBTQ representation in movies. (Guess who got rated “poor.”) And @mattbelloni.bsky.social and I banter Disney and Universal’s AI lawsuit. kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

kimmasters's tweet card. Disney and Universal sued generative AI company Midjourney last week over claims that the startup plagiarized characters from their movies and shows, such as The Simpsons and Star Wars.

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jun 17

What was he thinking? My latest on longtime Democrat Brian Grazer’s political pivot and the future of his 40-year partnership with Ron Howard. puck.news/brian-grazer-g…

kimmasters's tweet card. The longtime Democratic donor’s sudden Trump conversion comes at a delicate time for Imagine Entertainment, enraging his partners but potentially smoothing new business with Amazon-MGM—and unlocking...

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jun 15

Now that our protests were a glorious success, listen to @Deggans talk to Adam Arkin about his career in front of and behind the camera, and the nepo baby rap. And @mattbelloni and I kick around the Warners split! Find me where the sky is blue. kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

kimmasters's tweet card. Warner Bros Discovery is breaking into two entities : one dedicated to streaming and studios (HBO, DC, and Warner Bros Pictures) and another for global networks (CNN, TNT, TBS).

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jun 7

.@sethmeyers does not mince his words. We talk about the Donald’s nickname for him (Marble Mouth Meyers) and whether he’s getting corporate pressure to tone down the jokes. And @mattbelloni and I serve up the banter! kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

kimmasters's tweet card. A shareholder revolt is underway at Warner Bros. Discovery… meaning, a 60% vote against CEO David Zaslav’s $52 million pay package for 2024. What drove the investor backlash?

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Matthew Belloni@MattBelloni · Jun 3

Why is an accused rapist getting honored at the BET Awards? New @kimmasters ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/aj-calloway-is…

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · Jun 3

WTF, BET? I question why the network is platforming a man that multiple women have accused of rape, and ponder the backlash to the me, too movement. puck.news/aj-calloway-is…

kimmasters's tweet card. As BET celebrates the beloved music video show 106 & Park, the cable network is also honoring a former host who several women have accused of sexual assault.

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · May 31

We talk to industry veteran Kevin Goetz about the art of the test screening. And @mattbelloni and I talk NPR v Trump and the state of play at the box office. kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

kimmasters's tweet card. As the Trump administration moves to slash NPR’s federal funding, the network and three Colorado stations have fired back with a First Amendment lawsuit. Meanwhile, Hollywood’s theatrical business is...

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · May 25

This week, Matt Wolf talks about the challenges of making his HBO doc, Pee-Wee As Himself, with an ambivalent Paul Reubens. Plus @mattbelloni and I banter the media companies trying to appease the Trump administration. This site is a dumpster fire. kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

kimmasters's tweet card. CBS News president Wendy McMahon has stepped down from her post as tensions escalate over ongoing Paramount Global-Trump settlement talks. With the deal already under scrutiny from senators, what’s...

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Kim Masters@kimmasters · May 17

Ramy Youseff talks @Deggans about his animated show, which follows an immigrant Muslim family navigating suspicion in their new home post 9/11. And @mattbelloni and I talk Max, I mean HBO Max— if it’s Saturday, what is the name now? kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

kimmasters's tweet card. Warner Bros. Discovery has renamed its streaming service once again. Beginning in the summer of 2025, “Max” will be “HBO Max” again.

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