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.
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Bret Michaels Also Bows Out of Freedom 250 Festival, Citing Safety Concerns
“What was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of,” the “Celebrity Apprentice” winner writes
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Next LA Phil Music Director Teases Plans for Orchestra’s Future With ‘An Ambitious Project Lined Up’
Daniel Harding will oversee programming across the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, the Ford and YOLA in the 2027-28 season, succeeding Gustavo Dudamel
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CBS Fires ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent After She Blasts Network for Ending Her Contract
“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Sharyn Alfonsi says six months after her “Inside CECOT” story
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Helen Mirren Accosted in London Streets as ‘Evil Zionist Bitch’ in Viral Video
“She was very happy the Palestinians’ houses were gone. You put the post up, you evil old bag,” a man says at the actress and her husband Taylor Hackford
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CNN Sues Perplexity for Unlawfully Distributing News Content, AI Company Responds: ‘You Can’t Copyright Facts’
“Perplexity, a company valued at tens of billions of dollars, should not be able to steal from entities that create the original content Perplexity exploits,” a network spokesperson says
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Terry Moran Launches His Own Website, Live Daily Video News Program After ABC News Exit
“The job of a journalist is to hold power to account, and that’s what I’ve tried to do as a reporter for 30 years. It’s getting harder,” he says a year later
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Netflix and Spotify Partner Up for Jay Shetty’s ‘On Purpose’ Podcast
The multiyear agreement comes as the podcaster’s three-year iHeartMedia deal is set to end in June
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Patrick Gibson Takes Over James Bond Role in ‘007 First Light’ | Video
Lana Del Rey provides the theme song for the new video game from IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios
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Roku Updates Home Screen for the First Time in Over 10 Years | Video
“We talked to the viewers, we tested extensively, and we pushed until the design and the data lined up for a meaningful update,” CEO Anthony Wood says
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YouTube Will Start Automatically Labeling Videos With ‘Significant’ AI Use
The video sharing platform is adding automatic artificial intelligence detection and simplified disclosure labels for viewers and creators alike
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How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Success Is Bringing Jobs to South Korea
“It has become a more universal genre and a genre that everyone can enjoy,” Netflix Korea’s Ye Jin-hae says at the 2026 K-Expo USA event in Downtown Los Angeles
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Tegna Names Patrick Paolini CEO Amid Nexstar Merger Litigation
The former Fox Television Stations ad sales boss will take over the role starting June 1
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‘Tracker’ Star Justin Hartley Promises ‘Most Ambitious Season’ Yet After That Illuminating Finale
The actor and EP tells TheWrap how the hit CBS drama’s move to LA “opens up our world” moving forward
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‘Spider-Noir’ Team on Reviving a Classic Film Genre for a New Generation — With Nicolas Cage’s Help
“One of the headlines of the show is: ‘With No Power Comes No Responsibility’ … this is the exact opposite,” showrunner Oren Uziel tells TheWrap
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Mediaite Founding Editor Colby Hall Exits After Suspension Over ‘Editorial Errors’
“These were honest mistakes. There was no excuse for them; the responsibility was mine, and the only credible response was to own it,” he writes
