Daren DeFrank has been covering film, television and all things entertainment in Los Angeles for nearly a decade. She joined TheWrap in 2025 after seven years at Ranker, where she served as Managing Editor and built out their film and television vertical. She earned her B.A. in Journalism at the University of Rhode Island and has written for The Culture Trip, Blossom and So Yummy. Daren has been obsessed with film since she was a kid after going to the theater once a week with her mom. She still spends tons of time at the movies, this time with her AMC A-List pass and a large popcorn.

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Rachel Maddow Slams DOGE for Granting ‘Highly Trained Professionals’ Like Online Hacker ‘Big Balls’ Government Access
The MSNBC host also took aim at an Elon Musk DOGE employee who said he was “racist before it was cool”
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FireAid Benefit Concert Available to Stream for 1 Full Year, Donations Matched Dollar for Dollar
Fans can continue to support L.A. recovery efforts by streaming the star-studded event with every donation matched by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and wife Connie
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Hollywood Producer Found Guilty of Murder in Overdose Deaths of 2 Women
David Brian Pearce was also convicted on all charges of sexually assaulting seven women between 2007 and 2020
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Lawrence O’Donnell Says Trump Just Gave Musk ‘The Domestic Equivalent of the Nuclear Codes’ | Video
“Of all the horrendous things that have happened in the Trump regime just in the last weekend, nothing is potentially more dangerous than that” the MSNBC host says
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The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega Team Up in ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Trailer
“Waves” director Trey Edward Shults brings his surrealist odyssey to life with Barry Keoghan also starring
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DA Nathan Hochman Retaliated Against LA Prosecutors Who Drafted Menendez Brothers Resentencing Petition, New Filing Claims
Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford seek $5.25 million in damages each after being scuttled to less desirable positions in November
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‘The Daily Show’ Challenges Gen Z to Delete Social Media Apps Run by Trump-Aligned Billionaires | Video
“The world is up in arms about social media … but are they mad enough to get off the apps?” correspondent Grace Kuhlenschmidt asks
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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Come Together for a Texas-Sized ‘True Detective’ Reunion | Video
Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton and Renée Zellweger also appear in Nic Pizzolatto’s ad for filming in the southern state
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Gavin Newsom Creates $100 Million Initiative to Rebuild LA: Magic Johnson, Dodgers Chair Sign On
LA28’s Casey Wasserman also joins Dodgers chairman Mark Walter and the baseball team in the philanthropic effort to help restore Los Angeles
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50 Cent Accused of Assault by Paparazzi Who Claims He Was Struck by Door of Rapper’s SUV
Photographer Guadalupe De Los Santos says “there was no reason for the door to open” other than to hit him
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Tucker Carlson’s 24-Year-Old Son Buckley Hired as Deputy Press Secretary for Vice President JD Vance
Buckley Carlson has worked on Capitol Hill since 2019 as an aide
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Reese Witherspoon Was Mistaken for a Real Lawyer at Jury Duty Following ‘Legally Blonde’ Success
“I started realizing people do not know much about the law,” the Elle Woods actress shares
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Seth Meyers Slams Trump’s First 4 Days in Office: ‘He’s Going to F–k Everybody Over’ | Video
“He has already been hard at work aggressively dismantling many of the core functions of the federal government,” the “Late Night” host says
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Files $50 Million Defamation Suit Against Grand Jury Accuser
The lawsuit accuses Courtney Burgess, his lawyer Ariel Mitchell and Nextstar of “outrageous lies” related to Combs’ criminal case
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A ‘Duck Dynasty’ Reboot Is Coming to A&E
The hit 2010s show is returning as “Duck Dynasty: The Revival” and will focus on fan favorites Willie and Korie Robertson