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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Mark Rydell, Oscar-Nominated ‘On Golden Pond’ Director, Dies at 97
“He was the actor’s whisperer; just a few words was all it took to understand what was needed,” actress Bette Midler says of the late director’s passing
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Anne Hathaway Shares Her Rule for Dogs Dying in Movies, Teases Fate of ‘End of Oak Street’ Pup
“I think everybody’s so traumatized by ‘John Wick,’” the actress says
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Nick Reiner Indicted for Murder of Parents Rob and Michele Reiner
The indictment adds a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait
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Jerry Katzman, Former William Morris President Who Helped Shape TV Packaging, Dies at 89
His television packaging model led to series like “The Cosby Show,” “Roseanne” and “Murphy Brown”
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Spencer Pratt Meets With Donald Trump Over Federal Film and Television Tax Incentive
“The adults in the room are actually trying to repatriate the most quintessential American industry,” the former reality star and L.A. mayoral candidate writes
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IKEA Turns Alexander Skarsgård’s Viral ‘Wicker’ Man Moment Into an Ad, and a Bench
“Made from husband material,” the brand adds
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Minnie Driver Recovering After Car Accident in France: ‘I am So Grateful to Be Alive’
“We didn’t walk out of it, we crawled out of it. But we did get out of it alive,” the “Emily in Paris” actress shares
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‘The Odyssey’ Translator Declares War on Christopher Nolan’s Epic in 2nd Scathing Takedown: ‘Emotionally Empty’
Emily Wilson cheekily compares the historic Universal Pictures blockbuster to “a kind of Trojan horse”
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Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng Think Satire Is the ‘Responsibility of the American Comedian’
“I always felt that if America couldn’t do a daily political satire show, nobody can do it,” Chieng says of “The Daily Show”
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Tom Holland Explains Why ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Shot in London Instead of New York
The actor says the unpredictable bustle of Manhattan was more easily captured overseas without disrupting production
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Sheriff Releases Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Claiming ‘She Perished’ in Hope of New Leads
“It is not too late to come forward,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Department says
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Jordan Klepper Gawks at Anthony Fauci’s ‘Juicy’ Diary Entries: ‘You Butt Dialed the Barbra Streisand?’
“Are we supposed to be surprised that Fauci wrote about being called sexier than Tyra Banks?” the “Daily Show” host jokes
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State Department Map Incorrectly Labels African Countries at AIDS Conference, Calls Mistake ‘An Unfortunate Error’
Nigeria, Mozambique, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi and Cameroon were all incorrectly identified
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Francis Ford Coppola Shares Rare On-Set Footage of Robin Williams for ‘Jack’ 30th Anniversary
“I loved making ‘Jack’ and thought it was imaginative and unusual,” the director shares of the 1996 film
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AOC Says Bipartisan Bill Against Sexual Predators Is Frozen in Congress Because Her Name Is on It
“We should not allow pedophiles and sexual abusers to run amok because you just don’t like a girl,” the Democrat from New York says
