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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‘Morning Joe’ Unpacks Trump’s Dangerous Weaponization of Pam Bondi: ‘This Is the Retribution He Promised’ | Video
“Trump has really become kind of the Cop-in-Chief,” journalist Bob Woodward says
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Howard Stern Says He’s Still in Talks to Extend SiriusXM Deal: ‘I’m Not Being Fired’
“I was on vacation, and the next thing I know I was in Stephen Colbert land where I was being thrown off by the FCC somehow,” the radio personality tells fellow host Andy Cohen
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‘Daily Show’ Warns Trump Not to Cut Airline Workers’ Backpay During Shutdown: ‘This Is Bad for You’ | Video
“That Qatari jet you got is just going to be sitting on the White House lawn like a white trash Winnebago,” host Josh Johnson says
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Trevor Noah Calls Out Hypocrisy Over Riyadh Comedy Festival Controversy, Jokes Censorship ‘Would Never Happen Here’
“This is the same country where, a few weeks ago, Jimmy Kimmel gets kicked off his show,” the former “Daily Show” host notes
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‘Morning Joe’ Refutes Trump Administration’s Health Care Spin: ‘None of That Is True’ | Video
“This is going to hit the red states harder,” MSNBC analyst Steve Rattner says of the Republicans’ proposed cuts
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Everything We Know About Palisades Fire Arson Suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht
The 29-year-old Uber driver and Palisades resident had a fascination with fire and history of burning his personal belongings
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Taylor Swift Breaks Adele’s Record, Moves Over 3.5 Million ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Units in 5 Days
Adele’s “25” has held the No. 1 spot for nearly 10 years
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‘Slow Horses’ Star Christopher Chung Breaks Down Roddy’s ‘Anxiety-Inducing’ Season 5 and That ‘Completely Pompous’ Episode 3 Speech
“There’s a lot of pressure and expectation now that wasn’t there before,” the actor tells TheWrap of the Apple TV+ series’ growing popularity
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Katie Porter Threatens to Walk Out of Local TV Interview: ‘I Don’t Want This All On Camera’ | Video
“I have never had to do this before. Ever. I don’t want to have an unhappy experience with you,” the California gubernatorial candidate says
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Travis Kelce Plays Dumb When Asked About Taylor Swift’s ‘Wood’: ‘I Think You’re Not Understanding the Song’ | Video
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end also praised his singer-songwriter fiancée’s new album “The Life of a Showgirl”
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Lawrence O’Donnell Shreds CNN and Jake Tapper for Conducting an Interview With Trump Over Text | Video
“The art of the Sunday morning interview reached a new dark low yesterday,” the MSNBC anchor says
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JB Pritzker Warns Rachel Maddow Trump Wants Americans to ‘Get Used to the Idea’ of Military Troops on Their Streets | Video
“The broader goal, I believe, is the militarization of major American cities before the 2026 elections,” the Illinois Gov. says
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Netflix Sets Unscripted ‘Clue’ Reality Competition Series
The murder mystery show based on the classic board game comes from Hasbro Entertainment, IPC and B17
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Ridley Scott Offers a Blunt Assessment of Modern Hollywood: ‘Most of It Is Sh-t’
“I watched ‘Black Hawk [Down]’ the other night and I thought, ‘How in the hell did I manage to do that?’” the filmmaker says
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‘The IT Crowd’ Creator Graham Linehan Demands a Public Apology From Bill Maher Over ‘Real Time’ Trans Ridicule
The “Father Ted” co-creator’s response comes weeks after the HBO host called him a “crank who spends way too much time online ranting about gender ideology”














