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The Week Old Hollywood Finally, Actually Died

For decades, the best thing about being a Hollywood executive, really, was how you got fired. Studio executives would be gradually, gently, even lovingly, nudged aside, given months to shape their own narratives and find new work, or even promoted.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/business/media/hollywood-studios-firings-streaming.html