Jacob Bryant is an Audience Writer for TheWrap. He has been covering the entertainment industry since 2015. Before joining The Wrap in 2024, he was a web editor for Variety and worked at Ranker helping to grow the site’s entertainment coverage.

Jacob Bryant
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Michael Keaton Gets Meta Interviewing His ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Self in Fake ‘Hot Ones’ Interview
Keaton asked Betelgeuse who his biggest influences were over sauce-slathered ribs: “Napoleon was a pal”
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Mariah Carey Says Her Mom, Sister Died on the Same Day in a ‘Tragic Turn’
Patricia Carey and Alison Carey died “this past weekend,” the singer revealed Monday
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Megyn Kelly Says the DNC Lied About Beyoncé Performing as a ‘Ruse’ to Boost Ratings
Though the organization never made any such announcement, the conservative commentator accuses Democrats of starting the rumor that Beyoncé would perform
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Jon Hamm Agrees With ‘Morning Show’ Co-Star Jennifer Aniston: Give Them a Rom-Com
The actor praises Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell for showing the genre has life
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Invested in Elon Musk’s X Before Abuse and Sex Trafficking Allegations, Court Docs Show
It’s unclear how much Combs invested in X since 2022
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Donald Trump Deflects Question About Taylor Swift’s Fake Endorsement: ‘AI Is Always Very Dangerous’
The Republican nominee promoted a fabricated image of Swift dressed as Uncle Sam telling her fans to vote for him earlier this week
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Richard Simmons’ Brother Reveals Late Exercise Guru’s Cause of Death
A month after the fitness expert died at age 76, Lenny Simmons says his brother’s death was indeed an accident
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‘Morning Joe’ Praises the Obamas for Stepping Back From the ‘Political Fray’ and Choosing Their Moments ‘Wisely’ | Video
“It makes a huge difference,” Joe Scarborough says after the political leaders’ DNC appearance Tuesday
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Watch Protesters Interrupt Nancy Pelosi on Stephen Colbert: ‘Would You Like to Respond to What They’re Saying?’ | Video
“You cannot have peace unless you have a two-state solution,” Pelosi responds to the “Late Show” interruption
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Why ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Was Never Pitched as a Live Action Drama
The Emmy-winning Netflix hit wasn’t going for “that documentary feel,” Michael Green tells TheWrap
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says Her ‘Narcissistic, Megalomaniac Sociopath’ ‘Veep’ Character Selina Meyer Is More Like This Candidate
She also compared JD Vance to “Veep’s” reviled White House liaison Jonah Ryan
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California Lawmakers Set to Scrap Legislation Requiring Big Tech to Pay for News in $172.5 Million Google Settlement | Report
The potential deal doesn’t sit well with some journalism advocates, who call it a “ratification of Google’s monopoly”
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‘The Acolyte’ Canceled After One Season at Disney+
The Amandla Stenberg-led “Star Wars” series from Leslye Headland will not return for Season 2
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‘Love Island USA’ Reunion: When Does the Season 6 Special Premiere on Peacock?
Most of the Islanders are expected to attend the conversation, hosted by Ariana Madix
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Rashida Jones Says Her Dad Quincy’s ‘Musical Genius’ Stopped Her From Pursuing Music Professionally
“I have a deep ache for music, and I just don’t ever feel like I’m good enough to do it,” the actress and filmmaker tells the “Smartless” podcast — but she did sing backup for Maroon 5