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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Los Angeles Times Journalists Approve New Guild Contract After 3 Years of Negotiations
“It should not have taken this long to get here,” Matt Hamilton, the unit chair and Times reporter, says
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Olivia Nuzzi Says She’s ‘Very Appreciative’ of Monica Lewinsky for Checking in on Her: ‘She’s Incredibly Kind’ | Video
“The Lewinsky scale of kindness, it’s like the Richter scale for public shaming,” the controversial journalist adds
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‘The Daily Show’ Slams Pete Hegseth’s Response to the Boat-Strike Controversy: ‘The Secretary of Defensiveness’ | Video
“Pete is fighting back the way a true warrior does, with memes,” host Desi Lydic adds
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Quentin Tarantino Faces Pushback After Slamming Paul Dano’s ‘There Will Be Blood’ Performance as ‘Weak Sauce’: ‘Quite Vile’
“Not every opinion he has is the gospel truth. He’s wrong in his assessment of Dano here,” one critic on X writes
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Rachel Maddow Says It’s ‘Impossible to Imagine’ Pete Hegseth Survives Boat-Strike Scandal: ‘He Must Resign’ | Video
“This is a disaster for this generation of people serving in the United States military. And that is a tragedy more than a farce,” the MS NOW host adds
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Stephen Colbert Roasts Trump’s MRI Justification: ‘Men In His Age Group Also Benefit From Retiring’ | Video
“Can we write that prescription next?” the late night host quips
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Jon Stewart Rips Into Trump for Doubling Down on R-Word Insult for Tim Walz: ‘Something Wrong With Him?!’ | Video
“[The press corps] had to fly back with this nut and ask him if he wants to clarify any of the nonsense,” the comedian adds
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James Cameron Says ‘Avatar’ Team Had to ‘Step Up’ for ‘Fire and Ash’ After Jon Landau’s Death: ‘It Was a Blow’
Cameron’s longtime collaborator died at the age of 63 in 2024
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Taylor Swift Gives First Look at ‘Tortured Poets’ Pro-Shoot in ‘Eras Tour: The Final Show’ Trailer Drop
The new iteration of the concert film will be available to stream Dec. 12
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Guillermo del Toro Declares ‘F–k AI’ During Gotham Awards Acceptance Speech | Video
“The artistry of [the cast and crew] shines on every single frame of this film that was willfully made by humans, for humans,” the director adds
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White House Launches ‘Media Offender of the Week’ Website, Names Ellison-Owned CBS News
The Trump administration calls out the outlet alongside The Boston Globe and The Independent
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Pete Hegseth Calls Out ‘Fabricated’ and ‘Inflammatory’ Reports About Drug Boat Strikes: ‘Fake News’
“The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats and kill the narco-terrorists,” the Secretary of Defense adds
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‘Stranger Things’ Star Cara Buono Jokes About Her Season 5 ‘Training’ After Fans Praise ‘Badass’ Fight Scene
“Respect for Karen Wheeler definitely went up with this scene for sure,” one fan writes on X
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‘Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Isn’t Surprised MAGA Co-Opted the Red Pill: ‘That’s What Fascism Does’ | Video
“They appropriate left-wing points of view and they mutate them for their own propaganda,” the filmmaker adds
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Trump Slammed for ‘Publicly Intervening’ in a Foreign Election With Tito Asfura Endorsement, Juan Orlando Hernández Pardon
“Absolutely unacceptable decision as this comes on the eve of crucial elections in Honduras,” one critic writes
