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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Christy Martin Defends Sydney Sweeney as a ‘Friend and Ally’ After Biopic Flop, Ruby Rose Criticism
“Syd not only worked her ass off for this film, she worked her ass off for me,” the former professional boxer writes
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‘Daily Show’ Declares the ‘Trump Train Has Crashed’ After Epstein Email Bombshell | Video
“This isn’t just not a good look. It’s one of the worst looks I’ve ever seen,” host Josh Johnson says
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Chris Hayes Torches Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein Emails Expose Her ‘Misrepresentation’ of Events | Video
“They’re just a taste of a much, much larger pile,” former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman says of the emails released by the House Oversight Committee
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JD Vance Tweet Resurfaces After Emails Assert Trump Knew of Jeffrey Epstein Crimes: ‘Now We Just Don’t Talk About It’
“Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring?” the vice president’s 2021 tweet asks
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Jeffrey Epstein Victim Says Emails Claiming Trump Knew of Crimes Is Not ‘New Information to Any of Us’ | Video
“I think that we have already seen that he may have had an idea of what Epstein was up to,” Liz Stein says
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Stephen Colbert Roasts Trump for ‘Slathering the White House in Gold’ While Touting 50-Year Mortgages | Video
The “Late Show” host calls the president an “old nepo billionaire who simply does not understand how hard it is for regular people to survive these days”
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Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine Partner With ElevenLabs to Produce AI Replicas of Their Voices
“To everyone building with voice technology: keep going,” McConaughey says
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‘The Traitors’ Season 4 Trailer Teases New Cast, Challenges and Backstabbing at Every Turn
The new season hosted by Alan Cumming premieres Jan. 8 on Peacock
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Jimmy Kimmel Figured Out Why Trump Hates SNAP: ‘His Fingers Are Too Small to Do It’ | Video
“Turns out, all Trump had to do was threaten to starve poor people and he got his way,” the late night host says of the bipartisan shutdown deal
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‘House of David’ Showrunner Defends Using 5x More AI in Season 2 Battle Sequences
“This is a fundamental change that’s going to happen no matter what your opinion is,” showrunner Jon Erwin says
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Democrats Applaud Supreme Court for Leaving Same-Sex Marriage Intact: ‘A Win for Decency and Compassion’
“The right to marry who you love should always remain the law of the land,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer writes
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‘Morning Joe’ Explains How Government Shutdown Exposed the Republican Party: ‘That Will Stay With Voters’ | Video
“They don’t care about working Americans. They care, again, about granting clemency to felons,” host Joe Scarborough says
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The 7 Best Historical Dramas on HBO Max Right Now
From “Jackie” to “The Battle of Algiers”
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‘SNL’: Pete Davidson Returns to Explain Saudi Arabia Festival Gig: ‘We’re Losing Millions’ | Video
The NBC show alum crashed Weekend Update to discuss his investment in a decommissioned Staten Island ferry and Lorne Michaels’ succession
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‘SNL’: Trump Whines About Mamdani Election, Government Shutdown Fallout in Cold Open | Video
The president monologues as a medical professional nearly dies in the Oval Office














