Alyssa Ray is the night news editor at TheWrap and boasts a passion for period dramas, horror films, musicals, romance novels, reality TV, pop music and theme parks. After growing up in Massachusetts, Alyssa found herself in Los Angeles through Emerson College’s internship program, where she majored in Marketing Communications. After a stint in publicity, Alyssa pivoted to the other side of the red carpet and worked for a number of national outlets, including E! News, Parade Magazine and TMZ. She can be reached at alyssa.ray@thewrap.com.
Experience:
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Melissa Leo Says Her Oscar Win ‘Has Not Been Good’ For Her Career
“I never wanted it, and I had a much better career before I won,” the actress adds
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Jimmy Kimmel Offers to ‘Personally’ Give Trump His Emmy Award If He Pulls ICE From Minneapolis | Video
“Trump loves awards … it’s the only way to get him to do anything.” the late night host adds
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Goldman Set to Acquire Historic Radford Lot After Current Owner’s $1.1 Billion Default | Report
“This is a challenging time for all suppliers and independent studio owners and operators in the US,” Hackman Capital tells Bloomberg
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Ashley St. Clair Sues Ex Elon Musk’s xAI Over Grok-Generated Sexual Images: ‘Not a Reasonably Safe Product’
The conservative influencer is the mother to one of Musk’s children
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Pamela Anderson Says She ‘Felt a Bit Weird’ Seeing Seth Rogen at the Golden Globes After ‘Pam & Tommy’ Series | Video
“How can someone make a TV series out of difficult times in your life? I’m a living, breathing human being over here,” the actress adds
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Nick Reiner Was in a Mental Health Conservatorship 4 Years Before Parents’ Murder
Rob and Michele Reiner’s son was previously diagnosed with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder
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Timothy Busfield Dropped by Innovative Artists Amid Child Sex Abuse Case
The “West Wing” alum made his first appearance in court on Wednesday after turning himself over to authorities on Tuesday
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Stephen Colbert Defends Auto Worker Who Issued ‘Pedophile Protector’ Dig at Trump: ‘Props For Using Precise Language’ | Video
“You’ve got to hand it to that auto worker for getting under Trump’s skin like compound butter on a Thanksgiving turkey,” the late night host adds
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Inspires Hockey Player Jesse Kortuem to Come Out as Gay: ‘Something Has Sparked in Me’
“I want to speak to the athletes out there who are still in the closet or struggling to find their way,” he writes
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‘Bridgerton’ Showrunner Defends Deviating From Book Order for Show: ‘It’s a Tricky Balance’ | Video
“I think we want to keep in mind which character feels ready in their storyline for love,” Jess Brownell adds
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Media Matters Shutters X Account Amid Legal Dispute With Elon Musk: ‘It Sure Has Been Tough’
“X is updating its terms of service. These terms contain, among other things, new language that attempts to apply a provision to ‘pending’ lawsuits,” chairman and president Angelo Carusone says
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Leonardo DiCaprio Hails Cinema as the ‘Definitive Art Form’ After Claiming He Wasn’t a Theatrical Experience Advocate | Video
“I remember gazing up at that massive screen completely in awe, four years old, hysterically crying at the end of ‘King Kong,’” the actor recalls
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Jimmy Kimmel Sounds Off on Trump’s Claim the Minneapolis Protests Are ‘Fake’: ‘Another Bananas Speech’ | Video
“It’s like the ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ in reverse. He’s telling us we’re the ones who are naked while they do their best to cover everything up,” the late night host adds
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François Arnaud Says ‘Heated Rivalry’ Was Set to Be a Lot Less Steamy on Original Streamer: ‘No Kissing Until Episode 5’ | Video
“They had so many notes and so many thoughts on what that show could be that [Jacob Tierney] decided to leave them,” the actor adds
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Hakeem Jeffries Compares ‘CBS Evening News’ to LindellTV After Tony Dokoupil’s Jan. 6 Anniversary Coverage | Video
“When I first saw the clip, I was confused,” the House Democratic leader says
