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Before joining Puck, I spent 14 years at The Hollywood Reporter, serving as its top editor when it won a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. Before that, I was an entertainment lawyer, representing mostly talent in disputes with movie studios, TV networks, and music labels. As an attorney, I learned where the money is made (and hidden) in Hollywood.

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