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Benjamin Lindsay

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Benjamin is Deputy Managing Editor at TheWrap. He covers and assigns breaking news as it relates to entertainment, media and politics.

With 10 years of experience covering film, television and theatre professionally, Benjamin was most recently Managing Editor at Backstage, a company for which he held various roles across its performing arts and awards departments for seven years. He has also been a regular contributor for Vanity Fair, New York Magazine/Vulture and Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a moderator for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, 92NY and other FYC events and panels.

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Benjamin received his Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Film Studies from Emerson College.

  • Issa Rae Cancels Kennedy Center Event After Trump Takeover, Cites ‘Infringement’ on Artistic Values

    The “Insecure” creator and star was due for a one-night-only spotlight on March 16

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    February 13, 2025 @ 12:00 PM
    News
    12:00 PM
    Issa Rae Cancels Kennedy Center Event After Trump Takeover, Cites ‘Infringement’ on Artistic Values
  • Shonda Rhimes Resigns From Kennedy Center Board After Trump Takes Over as Chairman

    The writer and producer was appointed to the board of trustees by President Barack Obama and served as Treasurer until Wednesday

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    February 12, 2025 @ 1:44 PM
    Politics
    1:44 PM
    Shonda Rhimes Resigns From Kennedy Center Board After Trump Takes Over as Chairman
  • BET, NAACP and WME Launch Altadena Community Preservation Fund for Black Neighborhoods’ Wildfire Recovery

    The fund comes in partnership with L.A. law firm Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole and local orgs like Altadena Heritage

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    February 6, 2025 @ 2:24 PM
    Media
    2:24 PM
    BET, NAACP and WME Launch Altadena Community Preservation Fund for Black Neighborhoods’ Wildfire Recovery
  • Amber Ruffin Defends Seth Meyers Over WHCA Roast That Some Say Led Trump to Politics: ‘Ultimately, Joke’s on Us’ | Video

    The “Late Night” writer and comedian is set to host this year’s dinner on April 26

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    February 5, 2025 @ 5:17 PM
    TV
    5:17 PM
    Amber Ruffin Defends Seth Meyers Over WHCA Roast That Some Say Led Trump to Politics: ‘Ultimately, Joke’s on Us’ | Video
  • Will Smith Should Have Slapped Kanye West at the Grammys, Kimmel Jokes: ‘All Would Be Forgiven’ | Video

    The late night host says that the rapper and wife Bianca Censori’s red carpet stunt was only the “ninth craziest thing that happened this week”

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    February 4, 2025 @ 1:10 PM
    TV
    1:10 PM
    Will Smith Should Have Slapped Kanye West at the Grammys, Kimmel Jokes: ‘All Would Be Forgiven’ | Video
  • Fallon Teases All the Celebrity Tequila Brands That Could Be Impacted by Trump’s Mexican Tariffs | Video

    “Diddy said, ‘This explains why no one’s buying my tequila,’” the “Tonight Show” host jokes

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    February 4, 2025 @ 12:35 PM
    TV
    12:35 PM
    Fallon Teases All the Celebrity Tequila Brands That Could Be Impacted by Trump’s Mexican Tariffs | Video
  • Karla Sofía Gascón Apologizes for Resurfaced Racist Tweets That ‘Have Caused Hurt’: ‘I Know This Suffering All Too Well’

    “All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness,” the “Emilia Pérez” Oscar nominee says

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    January 30, 2025 @ 5:06 PM
    Awards
    5:06 PM
    Karla Sofía Gascón Apologizes for Resurfaced Racist Tweets That ‘Have Caused Hurt’: ‘I Know This Suffering All Too Well’
  • Comedian Corey O’Brien Sets His ‘Red Tour’ for States That Voted for Trump: ‘Laughter Is Universal’ | Exclusive

    The comic tells TheWrap that he wanted to take his “loud, liberal, openly gay self straight into Red states” to push out of his comfort zone

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    January 30, 2025 @ 10:30 AM
    Theater
    10:30 AM
    Comedian Corey O’Brien Sets His ‘Red Tour’ for States That Voted for Trump: ‘Laughter Is Universal’ | Exclusive
  • Alan Cumming Jokes That He ‘Topped’ RuPaul Charles by Beating Him at the Emmys: ‘Many Have Tried’ | Video

    The “Traitors” host adds that he ran into the “Drag Race” mastermind and apologized for ending his eight-year winning streak

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    January 29, 2025 @ 1:35 PM
    TV
    1:35 PM
    Alan Cumming Jokes That He ‘Topped’ RuPaul Charles by Beating Him at the Emmys: ‘Many Have Tried’ | Video
  • Bill Burr Learned of Bob Saget’s Death While He Was Tripping on Mushrooms

    “I’ll never be over Bob. I’ve made that peace that I won’t be,” the comedian says of his friend’s sudden passing in January 2022

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    January 21, 2025 @ 4:49 PM
    Podcasts
    4:49 PM
    Bill Burr Learned of Bob Saget’s Death While He Was Tripping on Mushrooms
  • ‘Sonic 4’ Sets Spring 2027 Release Date

    “Sonic 3” is currently in theaters and raced to $420 million at the global box office this weekend

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    January 21, 2025 @ 12:42 PM
    Movies
    12:42 PM
    ‘Sonic 4’ Sets Spring 2027 Release Date
  • Brady Corbet Responds to ‘The Brutalist’ AI Backlash: ‘Adrien and Felicity’s Performances Are Completely Their Own’

    The filmmaker’s A24 features is under fire after editor Dávid Jancsó revealed an AI tool was used to perfect the actors’ Hungarian dialect

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay and Loree Seitz
    January 20, 2025 @ 11:23 AM
    Movies
    11:23 AM
    Brady Corbet Responds to ‘The Brutalist’ AI Backlash: ‘Adrien and Felicity’s Performances Are Completely Their Own’
  • Trump Declares Emergency at Mexican Border, Calls to End Green New Deal and ‘Government Censorship’ in Day 1 Exec Orders

    “I have no higher responsibility than to defend our country from threats and invasions, an that is exactly what I am going to do,” the 47th president says while being sworn back into the White House

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay and Loree Seitz
    January 20, 2025 @ 9:39 AM
    Politics
    9:39 AM
    Trump Declares Emergency at Mexican Border, Calls to End Green New Deal and ‘Government Censorship’ in Day 1 Exec Orders
  • Bill Gates Says Trump ‘Impressed’ Him Over 3-Hour Dinner in Push to End HIV, Polio | Video

    The tech billionaire and global health innovator says Trump “showed a lot of interest in the issues that I brought up”

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    January 17, 2025 @ 3:13 PM
    Tech
    3:13 PM
    Bill Gates Says Trump ‘Impressed’ Him Over 3-Hour Dinner in Push to End HIV, Polio | Video
  • Rachel Maddow Says Biden’s Farewell Warning of Looming Oligarchy ‘Put a Chill Down My Spine’ Because ‘He’s Correct’ | Video

    “I’m glad he took this time to say it,” the MSNBC host says

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    January 16, 2025 @ 3:06 PM
    TV
    3:06 PM
    Rachel Maddow Says Biden’s Farewell Warning of Looming Oligarchy ‘Put a Chill Down My Spine’ Because ‘He’s Correct’ | Video
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