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.

Alex Welch
Experience:
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Karoline Leavitt Reflects on Final Day as Trump’s Press Secretary: ‘You Have to Make Sacrifices’
“It has been the honor and blessing of my life to serve as his spokesperson. It has been the adventure of a lifetime,” the mother-of-two says as she departs the White House
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The 7 Best Movies Streaming Free on YouTube in August
From “Zodiac” to “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
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David Fincher’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Sequel Gets a New Title
Netflix’s “Cliff Booth” follow-up hits Imax theaters on Nov. 25
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Laura Ingraham Tells Republicans to ‘Get Their Act Together’ Ahead of Midterms
“Republicans are kind of whistling past the graveyard on some of these Senate seats that they thought were safe,” American Majority CEO Ned Ryun says
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‘Morning Joe’ Guest Declares Trump, Pete Hegseth ‘Afraid’ of Stars and Stripes After Pentagon Firings
“The last thing they want is somebody to actually point out how incompetent the Secretary of War is and how dumb this president is,” Senator Ruben Gallego tells MS NOW
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Billionaire Admits Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Was Written Using AI: ‘I’m Not Embarrassed’
“I write everything using AI now,” Duquesne Capital founder Stanley Druckenmiller says
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Rachel Maddow Berates Trump for Latest Moves Against Iran and Canada: ‘Incompetence Has Consequences’
“The real D-Day was all about us supporting our allies to defeat a common enemy … this administration has no real allies anymore,” the MS NOW host notes
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Disney Sends Early Retirement Offer to Veteran Executives in Cost-Reduction Effort
“We’re focused on meaningfully reducing costs as part of our ongoing transformation,” Disney EVP and Chief People Officer Sonia Coleman writes in her Monday memo to staff
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Ted Cruz Laughs Off Questions About 2028 Presidential Run: ‘We’ll Have This Conversation Another Time’
“I’m right now focused, No. 1, on the midterms,” the Texas senator tells CBS News correspondent Major Garrett
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‘Morning Joe’ Breaks Down Trump’s ‘Real Bad’ Approval Ratings in 47 States
“None of this is working for the president right now,” MS NOW co-host Jonathan Lemire observes
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In ‘DTF St. Louis,’ Joy Sunday Thrived on Oddball Chemistry With Co-Star Richard Jenkins
TheWrap magazine: “To be taken in by someone like him is such a rare, special honor that I did not take lightly any day that I came into work,” she says
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Week
Starting with David Fincher’s most underrated thriller
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Hayden Panettiere’s Ex Shares Birthday Tribute to the Late Actress: ‘Love Is a Superpower’
“Today we celebrate her life, her spirit and the love she brought into this world,” Wladimir Klitschko writes of his former fiancée
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‘Morning Joe’ Blames the White House for Natalie Harp Scandal: ‘Classic Miscalculation’
“Nothing about this has made sense,” host Joe Scarborough says
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RFK Jr. Diagnoses Erin Burnett With ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ After Food Price Fact-Check
“She has abandoned both common sense and basic arithmetic,” the Health and Human Services secretary says














