JD Knapp is the morning news editor at TheWrap, with a personal preference for horror movies, bubblegum pop, reality TV, sitcoms, and animation. After growing up in Connecticut and graduating from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, he has gone on to work for national outlets such as People, E! News, The Messenger, and Variety. Outside of work, you can find him hiking Runyon Canyon, playing video games, or winning dodgeball.
Experience:
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The League Commissioner and Co-Founder Ron Abaekobe Explains Why Sports Are at the Center of Internet Culture
Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg and hundreds more turned out for four basketball games at SRGN Studios on Thursday with MemeHouse Productions, the team behind the stream
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Nobel Prize Chair Shades Trump for Chasing Award, Praises ‘Courage and Integrity’ of Past Winners | Video
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the award on Friday, despite the president’s public campaigning
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Amy Poehler Comes to Jimmy Fallon’s Rescue Mid-‘Tonight Show’ Monologue | Video
“I’m taking this cushion cause Taylor Swift sat on it,” this weekend’s “SNL” host adds as she leaves the NBC stage
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People Inc. Lays Off 226 Staffers as Company Seeks New Skills for ‘New Opportunities’
“Over the last year, we’ve hired 320 people to help us drive growth in new areas and we currently have over 40 open roles,” CEO Neil Vogel notes in a memo to staff
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Jeff Bridges Becomes The Dude to Tell ICE to Calm Down: ‘Let’s Just Chill Out, Man’ | Video
The “Big Lebowski” actor channels his iconic character for a rather sincere bit on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
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Megyn Kelly to Get Her Own SiriusXM Channel in Multiyear Deal
“Linear television news is dead. People can’t stand those stilted, censored conversations anymore, which is exactly why this medium is thriving,” the radio host says
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‘Survivor’ Season 49 Contestant Suffers Snake Bite, Pulled From Camp in ‘Unprecedented Moment’
“We’ve never had anything like this happen,” host Jeff Probst tells viewers from the CBS reality show’s medical center in Fiji
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LA Residents, Lawmakers Fume as Arsonist Charged for Palisades Fire: ‘He Deserves the Death Penalty’
“What I fear is this is going to continue in California this year as we enter fire season,” one prominent Palisades resident tells TheWrap
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29-Year-Old Uber Driver Arrested for Starting Palisades Fire, Used ChatGPT to Plan Arson
DOJ says Jonathan Rinderknecht “maliciously set” the devastating fire Jan. 1 before it reignited a week later
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A Different Dolly Parton Sister Downplays Seriousness of Health Issues, Reassures Public Singer Will Speak When She’s Ready
“My sister Freida is always concerned when one of her siblings isn’t feeling well so she ask for prayers on Dolly’s behalf,” Stella Parton explains
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Huntr/x Performs ‘Golden’ From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Live on ‘The Tonight Show’ | Video
EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami bring their No. 1 song from Netflix to NBC with a platinum surprise from Jimmy Fallon
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CNN Sets WaPo Fashion Critic Rachel Tashjian as Senior Style Reporter
Her hiring comes as the news media company prepares a “non-news digital product” that focuses on features and lifestyle content
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Jon Stewart Skewers Democrats for ‘Poor Leadership’ Amid Republican-Led Government Shutdown | Video
“Republicans won’t be satisfied with 99.8% domination. They must have it all,” the “Daily Show” host says of Trump controlling the House, Senate, courts and Executive Branch
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‘Big Brother 27’ Winner Ashley Hollis Is Open to an All-Winners Season — So She Can Get a Better Edit
“The things that shocked me the most were probably Ava, Rylie and definitely Vince,” she tells TheWrap of seeing what she missed on the live feeds
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Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson’s ‘Die My Love’ Trailer Sets the Stage for a Thrilling Breakdown
The Cannes-favorite from director Lynne Ramsay and producer Martin Scorsese hits theaters on Nov. 7
