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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Jimmy Kimmel Hits Back After Trump Calls Him a ‘Loser’ for Rally Size Crack: ‘Let’s Do It Again’
“Of all the many moronic and criminal words and deeds I detailed, that’s what bothers him?!” the late night host adds
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Selma Blair Posts $20,000 Bail After Being Charged With Second-Degree Assault
The actress was taken into custody late Sunday night after allegedly injuring two flight attendants
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CBS News Slams ‘Ludicrous’ Report Claiming Lesley Stahl Nearly Quit ‘60 Minutes’ Over Bari Weiss
“All ‘60 Minutes’ pieces go through a famously rigorous editorial process,” the news network’s spokesperson adds
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RJ Mitte Remembered: Bryan Cranston, Dean Norris, Marlee Matlin and More Pay Tribute
“This is so heartbreaking, I can’t believe it,” Mitte’s “Breaking Bad” co-star writes
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Nicolas Cage Says He ‘Probably’ Won’t Work With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign an AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir’
“I am not an AI-friendly actor,” the ‘Spider-Noir’ star says onstage at New York Comic Con
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Trump Press Secretary’s Past Vaccine Conspiracy Posts, Anti-Constitution Rhetoric Resurface
“Suspend habeas corpus,” Katie Zacharia writes in one post from 2025
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George Clooney Says He’s Not Ready to Talk About Presley Gerber’s Death: ‘One of the Most Devastating Things’
“It’s the worst thing that could ever happen to a family,” adds the actor, who is close friends with the late model’s parents
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Nicolas Cage Appears to Let ‘True Detective’ Season 5 Casting Slip
“That’s okay that I’m the first to announce that, right?” the actor says onstage at New York Comic Con
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sounds the Alarm on AI Models ‘Being Trained to Hijack Your Intimacy’
“We shouldn’t be scared of an AI. We should be concerned about the people building AI,” the actor adds
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Trump Lashes Out at Nobel Peace Prize Winner Navi Pillay After Press Jab: ‘I Know Nothing About This Woman’
“The Nobel ‘Peace’ Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of Radical Ideologues who are Anti-Democracy,” the president writes
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Michael Douglas Recalls Turning to Drug Smuggling After Being Cut Off From Dad Kirk
“Dad wrote me a check for $10,000 and said, ‘Great son, you’re on your own,’” the actor says
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Bill Maher Gets Big Reaction From ‘Real Time’ Crowd With Mitch McConnell, Will Smith Jabs
“Gentle good humor,” the comedian assures his audience
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Kalshi Investigates Questionable Bets on Trump’s New Press Secretary
Three bets are under scrutiny for predicting Katie Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt despite just a 1% chance
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Ella Langley Cancels Concert Hours Before Start Due to ‘Serious Security Threat’
“This decision was made under the advisement of local authorities, the venue and my security team,” the country star writes
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Jimmy Kimmel Taunts Trump Ahead of Nobel Peace Prize Reveal: ‘Will Not Be You’
“I know you were really good this year. I know you only bombed 10 fishermen and one school,” the late night host quips
