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’ Thinks Trump Is Doing ‘Everything He Can’ to Help Putin: ‘This War Could Be Over’ | Video
“The president keeps making up wars that he ended when he won’t end the one war he has the power and leverage to end,” host Joe Scarborough says
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Apple TV and More
From “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” to “Beef” Season 2
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‘Morning Joe’ Slams Trump and Hegseth’s Religious ‘Obsession’: ‘Jesus Is Now Blasphemed Every Day’ | Video
“I think they’re now actually seeing how far they can go,” host Joe Scarborough says
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Jimmy Kimmel Has a Field Day With 10-Minute Riff on RFK Jr. Raccoon Incident | Video
“Raccoon Penis? Also JD Vance’s Secret Service code name,” the ABC late night comedian jokes
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Colbert Audience Applauds Anderson Cooper’s Pete Hegseth Joke: ‘Secretary Samuel L. Jackson’ | Video
“This administration says this is not a war, and yet they insisted on renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War,” the CNN anchor notes
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Do You Need to Watch ‘Beef’ Season 1 Before Season 2?
Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac headline the Netflix drama’s latest screen ensemble
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‘The View’: Alyssa Farah Griffin Says It Makes ‘Zero Sense’ for Trump to Pick a Fight With Christian Voters Before Midterms | Video
“I don’t want to live in a theocracy,” co-host Sara Haines adds
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Jimmy Kimmel Refutes Trump’s Tax Day Boasts: ‘You Take From Us, That’s All You Do!’ | Video
“What does it say if the Pope doesn’t like you?” the ABC late night host further wonders
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‘Morning Joe’ Crew Disgusted by RFK Jr.’s Raccoon Incident: ‘Deeply Unwell’ | Video
“What’s wrong with this man?” host Mika Brzezinski asks
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Bunim/Murray, 51 Minds Name Margaret Morales and Mike Vanderlinde Vice Presidents of Production
The pair previously served as Executives in Charge of Production for the two Los Angeles-based Banijay Americas labels
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‘Morning Joe’ Eviscerates JD Vance’s Warning to the Pope: ‘People Will Look Back One Day and Laugh’ | Video
“What are you? A king in medieval Europe warning the Pope not to talk about the Bible?” host Joe Scarborough asks
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Billy Crystal Planned Rob Reiner’s Oscars Tribute Himself: ‘Would Have Made Him Really Smile’ | Video
“He was the most human person that I ever met,” the actor tells “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert
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‘Morning Joe’: Jesus Image Marks Rare Time Trump Knows He ‘Screwed Up’ | Video
“The President doesn’t know the Bible, doesn’t read the Bible and has pretty much said that,” host Joe Scarborough notes
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Eric Swalwell Accusers Say Resignation From Congress Is Not Enough: ‘Needs to Be Another Reckoning’ | Video
“Justice won’t be until he can’t ever harm a woman ever again,” Annika Albrecht and Ally Sammarco tell CBS News














