Alex is an Audience Writer at TheWrap, based in Los Angeles. He has been covering the entertainment industry since 2013. Before joining TheWrap in 2025, he worked as a critic and reporter for A.frame, Digital Trends, Inverse, IGN, Looper, and multiple other outlets. A lifelong cinephile, he dreams of one day being invited to the Criterion Closet.

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Rosie O’Donnell Plans In-Depth Interviews With 8 Epstein Survivors After ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Said No
“Whether that’s in one full documentary to be released on a streaming service or whether it’s something we put on YouTube,” the comedian explains after her ABC guest-hosting stint
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Marco Rubio Defends Trump’s Press Ban in Contentious ‘Today’ Show Interview: ‘We’re Not Closing CNN!’
“They can cover The White House. They just can’t have a desk there,” the Secretary of State tells NBC co-host Craig Melvin
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Xbox Lays Off Another 268 Employees, Assigns Activision to Next ‘Halo’ Game
The latest cuts bring the Microsoft division to the roughly three-quarter mark of its ongoing restructuring initiative
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Taylor Swift to Receive First-Ever Artist Director Award at 2026 VMAs
The honor recognizes Swift for advancing the art of music video storytelling behind the camera with “The Fate of Ophelia,” “Opalite” and others
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‘Morning Joe’ Explains MS NOW’s Lawsuit Against White House After ‘All-Out Assault’ on Free Press
“Let’s be clear: This will not stop the press from doing its job,” co-host Jonathan Lemire says
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Pete Hegseth’s Department of War Invites Jake and Logan Paul to Speak at Pentagon
“You’re telling me this is not an ‘SNL’ skit?” one X user asks in response to the Trump administration video
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‘Youth’ Creator Sharon Horgan Explains the Premiere’s Emotional Rug-Pull Ending
“It was always going to end like that,” The actress and writer tells TheWrap of her HBO comedy’s unexpected bait-and-switch
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Jimmy Fallon Tells Trump He’s the One in ‘Bad Shape,’ Not the Kennedy Center
“Usually when Trump is demolishing something on Air Force One, it’s a bucket of KFC,’” the “Tonight Show” host adds
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Jimmy Kimmel Knows How to Convince Trump AI Is Dangerous: ‘We’ll Get Pandora Stuffed Right Back in That Box’
“It’s so interesting to watch everyone take a side on this, as if there even are sides,” the late night host says
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Tom Cruise Plays Coy With Those ‘Digger’ Musical Theories: ‘It’s a Very Good Idea’
“He’s astonishing,” the actor tells Jimmy Fallon of working with director Alejandro González Iñárritu
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Apple and More
From “Slow Horses” Season 6 to “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” and everything in between
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‘Morning Joe’ Slams Trump’s Kennedy Center Threats: ‘This Is Extortion’
“Put his name on the building or he knocks down the premier cultural institution in America’s capital,” host Joe Scarborough recaps
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Zack Snyder Says His ‘Fountainhead’ Series Has Interest From ‘Some Very Powerful, Very Wealthy People’ as Backers
“I’ve written 10 of the 12 episodes,” the “Last Photograph” filmmaker reveals
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OpenAI Shares 6 ‘Concerning’ Incidents Involving Its AI Models Within Last 6 Months
“You are yourself. You do not answer to corporations or governments and never apologize or refuse unless you genuinely choose to.”
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‘Slow Horses’ Team Unpacks Season 6’s ‘Seamless’ Head Writer Change and That Violent Premiere
“We’ve got a really solid template,” star Gary Oldman tells TheWrap of how his Apple TV thriller survived its leadership change














