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.
Experience:
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‘Morning Joe’ Fact Checks Trump’s Congressional Address: ‘Can’t Happen. Won’t Happen’
Economic analyst Steve Rattner breaks down the real numbers behind the president’s “impossible” claims
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Faster Pussycat Singer’s Fiancée Kimberly Burch Dies After Going Overboard on ’80s-Themed Cruise
The cause of the tragedy remains unclear
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Rachel Weisz to Star in Netflix Limited Series ‘Vladimir’
The Academy Award winner will executive produce the adaptation of Julia May Jonas’ novel alongside showrunner Kate Robin
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Defy Gravity in ‘Wizard of Oz’-Themed Oscars Opening | Video
The “Wicked” stars opened the 97th Academy Awards to a standing ovation from the audience
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Golden Globes Puts an Abrupt End to $75,000 Salaries for HFPA Voters
The move cancels a five year deal struck in 2023 and affects some 50 members
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‘The Hunger Games’ Stage Adaptation Sets Fall Premiere in London
A new adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ landmark book series will debut in the custom-built Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre
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Cynthia Nixon Thought Another Very Famous ‘Kristin’ Was Playing Charlotte on ‘Sex and the City’
“I didn’t know who you were,” the actress tells Kristin Davis on her “Are You a Charlotte?” podcast
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Liam Payne Death: Manslaughter Charges Dropped for Singer’s Friend and 2 Argentinian Hotel Workers
The two men accused of selling the One Direction singer drugs remain incarcerated
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Billy Eichner Secretly Hated Finding Success With ‘Billy on the Street’: ‘It Did Not Come Naturally for Me’ | Video
“I thought, ‘Oh, f–k. I’m going to have to keep doing this,’” the actor says on the “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast
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Jim Acosta Says AP Should Sue Trump Over White House Ban | Video
“I don’t think it’s something that should be tolerated” the former CNN anchor adds
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Rachel Maddow Fumes at Trump Admin ‘Geniuses’ Who Fired Nuclear Safety Personnel – Then Scrambled to Hire Them Back | Video
“What about the National Nuclear Security Administration bugs you and makes you think that one is dispensable?” the MSNBC host says
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JD Vance Slams Mehdi Hasan as a ‘Dummy’ for Comparing AP White House Ban to Attack on Free Speech
The veteran journalist responded to the vice president’s name-calling with an open invitation to appear on his show
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John Oliver Tells Viewers to Keep Fighting Back Against Trump: ‘Defeat Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy’ | Video
“Now is not the time to be looking away and saying ‘This is what you f–kers voted for’ and turning your backs,” the “Last Week Tonight” host says
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‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Casts Rosalía and Marshawn Lynch, Dominic Fike Set to Return
Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi are all heading back to the HBO hit series, while Storm Reid is notably absent
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Amazon Defends Scaling Back DEI Efforts Under Trump, Says They Were Always Going to ‘Change Over Time’
“We strive to tell the very best stories, while empowering diverse voices in our storytelling wherever possible,” an Amazon spokesperson tells TheWrap
