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’ Slams Trump and Vance as ‘Out of Touch’ After Multiple Broken Promises | Video
“It’s hard to imagine this Republican Party being any more disconnected from voters,” host Joe Scarborough says, while further calling the VP “not a serious person”
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Obama Says It’s ‘Pretty Obvious’ Trump Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Have Side Hustles or ‘Politicize Our Military’ | Video
“You can’t have a situation in which whoever’s in charge of the government starts using that to go after their political enemies or reward their friends,” the former president tells Stephen Colbert
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Lisa Kudrow Finally Admits Ross Was a ‘Bad Boyfriend’ to Rachel on ‘Friends’ | Video
“It’s beyond break or not,” the actress tells “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon
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Lawrence O’Donnell Skewers Trump’s Continued Iran Campaign: ‘No President Has Ever Taken War Less Seriously’ | Video
“Trump’s war became fully illegal last week,” the MS NOW anchor says
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Kimmel Mocks Trump Over America Getting Stuck With ‘Moron’ President: ‘I’ve Heard of It Happening Twice’ | Video
“I think it’s his self-awareness that I admire most,” the ABC late night host shares
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Broadway’s ‘Book of Mormon’ Theatre Damaged by ‘3-Alarm’ Fire, Closes Indefinitely
The blaze at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre sparked in the electrical room between the building’s fourth and fifth floors
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‘Morning Joe’: Sen. Blumenthal Slams ‘Pathetic’ Judiciary Nominees Who Won’t Acknowledge 2020 Election Results | Video
“It’s because of the vengeance and vanity of Donald Trump,” the Connecticut senator says
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3 Shows to Binge-Watch Before They Leave Netflix in May
“Documentary Now!” leads this month’s picks
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Trump Says Van Jones ‘Should Be Ashamed of Himself’ for Throwing Around the Word ‘Dictator’
The president recalls seeing the CNN commentator “crying like a baby” while working towards criminal justice reform
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Meryl Streep Shocks Jimmy Kimmel With Her Impressive ‘Harry Potter’ Voice: ‘I Do Hagrid!’ | Video
“It’s better than my Hagrid,” Kimmel tells the Oscar winner and “Devil Wears Prada 2” star
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Here’s Everything New on Netflix in May 2026
“Swapped” and “Remarkably Bright Creatures” headline the streamer’s arrivals this month
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‘SNL’: Aziz Ansari’s Kash Patel Explains Why He’s a Trailblazer in Cold Open | Video
“I’m the first Indian person to suck at their job,” the FBI Director boasts
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Week
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” headlines this batch of Netflix picks
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Apple and More
From “Widow’s Bay” to “Man on Fire” and everything in between
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‘Morning Joe’ Slams Trump Admin’s ‘Absolutely Crazy’ Obsession With White House Ballroom | Video
Panelist Donny Deutsch calls Republicans’ latest moves “bad politics”














