Daren DeFrank is a News Editor at The Wrap. She 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.
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‘The Daily Show’ Trolls Trump for Focusing on Ozempic Instead of Shutdown: ‘Consistent Principle of No Fatties’ | Video
“At this rate, by the time the government opens back up, Mike Johnson will have gone through puberty,” host Jordan Klepper says
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Obama Celebrates Big Democratic Wins, Says Voters are Paying Attention in Trump’s America: ‘They Don’t Want Cruelty’ | Video
“Tuesday was nice, but we got a lot of work to do,” the former president says during a surprise appearance at a live taping of “Pod Save America”
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Watch David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown Reunite on the ‘Stranger Things’ Red Carpet Following Harassment and Bullying Rumors
The co-stars seem to be in good spirits at Netflix’s premiere of the final season of the hit show
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Taylor Momsen ‘Irish Dipped’ Out of ‘Gossip Girl’ After the CW, Warner Bros. Refused to Let Her Leave | Video
The Pretty Reckless singer exited mid-season, convincing the writers to help her after struggling to get released from her TV contract
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Patrick Dempsey Finds His Next Mark in First Teaser for Fox Drama ‘Memory of a Killer’
The “Grey’s Anatomy” alum makes his TV return this January
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Jen Psaki Says Trump’s Gaudy White House Ballroom Shows His ‘Horrible Taste’: ‘A Walking, Talking Parody of Himself’ | Video
“Trump is literally making himself the punchline of a 14-year-old joke,” the MSNBC host notes of his East Wing demolition
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‘The Daily Show’ Takes ‘Brave Political Stance’ That ‘Nazis Are Bad’ to Mock Trump’s Disgraced Watchdog Nominee | Video
Paul Ingrassia’s appointment to lead the Office of Special Counsel is in jeopardy after scores of racist and antisemitic text messages were leaked
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Rejects Calls to Drop Bad Bunny From Super Bowl Halftime Show: ‘It’s Carefully Thought Through’
“I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback and criticism,” the football league boss adds
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Proto Inc. Founder David Nussbaum Is Beaming Into Hollywood – and Connecting the World Through Holograms
The tech chairman tells TheWrap about Proto’s viral Stan Lee installation at L.A. Comic Con, and how a 7-foot-tall box could help bring audiences back to theaters
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Sarah Paulson Holds Back Tears Reflecting on Diane Keaton’s Passing: ‘I’m Not Able to Talk About It’
“I was the luckiest person in the world to have had her in my life the way that I did,” the “All’s Fair” actress says
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Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Actress From ‘The Collector, ‘The Brood’, Dies at 86
The actress won a Golden Globe Award for her role as Miranda Grey in William Wyler’s 1965 psychological horror film
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Penelope Milford, ‘Coming Home’ and ‘Valentino’ Actress, Dies at 77
The actress earned an Oscar nomination for her role as Vi Munson in Hal Ashby’s 1978 romantic war drama
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Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ Defamation Suit Against Universal Music Group Dismissed
The rapper sued his record company earlier this year over claims UMG slandered him by releasing Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us”
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Bill Burr Doubles Down on Riyadh Comedy Festival Appearance Despite Censorship: ‘They’re Not Gonna Progress With Isolation’
“If you actually give a f–k about those people and how they’re living over there, there’s gonna have to be these types of things to pull them in,” the comedian tells Conan O’Brien during a live podcast taping
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sentenced to 4 Years and 2 Months in Prison
The disgraced music mogul was found guilty in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution
