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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Katseye Heads to Theaters With ‘Wild Hearts’ Doc
Directed by Nadia Hallgren, the film features “never-before-seen footage, Eyekons fan videos and intimate interviews from the group members”
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Chelsea Handler Scores iHeartPodcasts Network Deal With New Show From Yamaneika Saunders
The Dear Chelsea Network kicks off its multi-year iHeart partnership with new podcast “You’re the Problem … with Yamaneika” on July 15
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Louise Lasser, ‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’ Star, Dies at 87
The Emmy-nominated actress died Monday at her home in Manhattan
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Prince Harry, Elton John Lose UK Tabloid Privacy Invasion Case
A U.K. High Court judge has dismissed all hacking and bugging claims against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday publisher
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Comcast’s Sky to Buy ITV’s Media & Entertainment Unit in $2.1 Billion Deal
ITV’s linear channels and ITVX streaming platform will remain free-to-air, while Sky News and ITV News will stay editorially distinct
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Bruce Springsteen Remains Optimistic About America, Despite Trump Leading a ‘Ship of Fools’
The Boss says his songs “retain their currency because we have not yet become the country that we would want to be”
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Hunter Biden Calls Trump Family Out for 4th of July: ‘Long Live the King’
“We declared independence from a king who ran the colonies as a family business. In just 18 months the Trumps have made King George look like an amateur,” he writes
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Newsom Skewers Trump Family for Unprecedented Corruption: ‘Open Sewage System’
“You talk about draining the swamp? He gave it a presidential suite with gold leaf,” the California governor tells Jack Cocchiarella
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Netanyahu Defends Alliance With Trump: ‘99% of the Time We See Eye-to-Eye’
“It concerns me that there’s that element of anti-Israel, first of all, in the Democratic Party and then the woke Right,” the Israeli Prime Minister tells Jacqui Heinrich on Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing”
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Trump Posts AI Video of Him Curing Robert De Niro, Rosie O’Donnell and More of TDS
John Leguizamo, Whoopi Goldberg, Edward Norton and Julia Roberts are also included in the president’s Truth Social video post
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‘Big Brother’ Reveals ‘Time Trip’ Theme for Season 28
Julie Chen Moonves returns as host with a 90-minute premiere July 9 on CBS
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Danny Glover Reveals Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
“I’m sure as it advances, things are going to be different and changing,” the 79-year-old actor tells Lester Holt
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California AG Rob Bonta Downplays Report He’s Pushing Paramount to Sell CNN
“We have to be concerned about that. We’re not naive. We see what’s happening in the world,” Rob Bonta tells Jacob Soboroff on MS NOW
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‘Reacher’ Season 4 Finale to Lead Straight Into ‘Neagley’ Spinoff This Fall
Alan Ritchson and Maria Sten expand their Prime Video universe, as seen in first-look images
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Blake Lively Wants $8 Million in Attorneys’ Fees From Justin Baldoni
The update comes nearly two months after the “It Ends With Us” co-stars reached a settlement ahead of trial
