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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John Mayer Says He Quit Stand-Up Comedy After Learning He Was Too Famous to Make UTI Jokes
The “Gravity” singer reflected on his short-lived stint at the mic as Thursday’s surprise “Smartless Live” guest in Los Angeles
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Gavin Newsom Files Emergency Motion to Block Trump’s ‘Unlawful Militarization’ of LA
The temporary restraining order would stop the president from dispatching National Guard and U.S. Marine troops to patrol the ICE protests
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Nicole Kidman to Star in ‘Girls and Their Horses’ Series for Prime Video and Legendary
Author Eliza Jane Brazier will write the Amazon series’ pilot
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Sarah Jessica Parker Reveals How She Really Feels About ‘And Just Like That’ Killing Off Mr. Big
“It just felt really untethered,” the “Sex and the City” actress says
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Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Got HBO ‘Hard Knocks’ Doc Scrapped Over Creative Control, Ownership Stake Demands | Report
Jordan Hudson was also negotiating with a rival production company, according to the New York Times
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David Leitch Reveals How a Key Change on ‘The Fall Guy’ Helped Convince the Academy to Create a Stunt Oscar
The new category will debut at the ceremony’s 100th anniversary in 2027
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Sarah Silverman Reflects on Being Fired From ‘SNL’ After Just One Season: ‘It Never Occurred to Me That Was Possible’
The comedian also tells Howard Stern how Conan O’Brien gave her a chance to do stand-up on his late night show
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Cassie Forced to Read Diddy ‘Freak-Off’ Texts Aloud in Sex Trafficking Trial Cross-Exam
The singer was also asked about the music mogul’s drug use including a 2012 incident where he overdosed on painkillers
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Michelle Pfeiffer Gets Caught in Christmas Shenanigans in First Teaser for Prime Video’s ‘Oh. What. Fun.’
Michael Showalter will direct the Amazon holiday comedy set to release Dec. 3
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Jude Law and Andrew Garfield to Lead Siegfried and Roy Limited Series ‘Wild Things’ for Apple TV+
John Hoffman will serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer on the drama based on the Apple Original Podcast of the same name
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Rachel Maddow Says ‘Hysterical Doomsdayers’ Were Right About Trump 2nd Term: ‘They Are Consolidating Power’ | Video
“The common wisdom is he’ll be better at it this time around. Not true!” the MSNBC host says during an appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
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J.K. Rowling Insists She Lacks the Power to Fire Paapa Essiedu From ‘Harry Potter’ Over Differing Trans Views – and Wouldn’t Anyway
The author previously called out signatories, including Essiedu, of an open letter calling on the U.K. entertainment industry to protect the trans community
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Melanie Scrofano Returns to Syfy to Investigate Atypical Zombies in ‘Revival’ Trailer
A rural Wisconsin town sees the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves
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LA City Council Passes Motion to Begin Filming Permit Reform
Entertainment workers and union reps showed up at City Hall to call on Los Angeles officials to reduce the costs of on-location shooting
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Mike Hogan, Longtime Vanity Fair Editor, Exits After 25 Years
The executive digital director’s move comes a few weeks after editor-in-chief Radhika Jones stepped down
