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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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
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Uma Thurman Joins Michael C. Hall in ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ as Series Regular
The Showtime series is set to launch this summer with Clyde Phillips as showrunner and executive producer
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Arctic Monkeys Producer James Ford Shares Leukemia Diagnosis: ‘I’m Confident, Upbeat and Ready to Fight’
“I hope to be out the other side of the initial treatment in 6-8 months time,” the acclaimed producer writes
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Adam McKay Says ‘Don’t Look Up’ Popularity Proves Viewers Know They’re Being ‘Gaslit’ by Media and Political Leaders
The filmmaker also weighs in on the Los Angeles wildfires, telling NME, “It’s hard for people to comprehend the scale and scope of the disaster we’re in”
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‘Daily Show’ Mocks TikTokers Saying Ban Is the Worst Thing US Has Ever Done: ‘We Did Slavery’ | Video
“TikTok users are upset about this, but there’s not much they can do,” host Jordan Klepper says
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Stephen King Is Not Voting in This Year’s Oscars, Says ‘They Should Cancel Them’ Amid LA Wildfires
There should be “no glitz with Los Angeles on fire,” the author states ahead of the 2025 Academy Awards
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Kristin Davis Was Offered $5,000 to Play Charlotte on ‘Sex And The City’ – Then She Went Straight to Her Lawyer
The actress says Charlotte was almost downgraded to a recurring character because she “wasn’t as powerful” as Carrie, Samantha and Miranda
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‘Babygirl’ Star Harris Dickinson Says There Was a Line He Didn’t Want to Cross With Nicole Kidman: ‘I Can’t Say That’ | Video
The actor tells Drew Barrymore about how he found the erotic dynamic between his character and the Oscar winner
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Graham Norton Recalls Cutting Robert De Niro’s Rambling Late Night Story for Time | Video
The U.K. talk show host jokes that the iconic actor doesn’t like to talk very much – “and it soon became clear why he doesn’t”
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Miley Cyrus Remembers Losing Her Home in 2018 Wildfire, Says Her ‘Soul Aches’ for LA: ‘I Cry for My City’
“Los Angeles represents ‘living the dream,’ but the reality today is wreckage and destruction,” the Grammy winner writes
