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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Obama Welcomes Tom Hanks Among First Guests on New Podcast ‘A Great Book’
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jill Lepore, Ben Rhodes, Percival Everett and Lauren Groff will also stop by the Audible and Higher Ground project, premiering next week
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Dolly Parton Posthumously Accepts Another Lifetime Achievement Award Weeks After Her Death
“Just know that I will always love you,” the country music icon tells the Americana Music Association
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‘The Traitors’ Snags 3-Season Renewal at Peacock After Emmys Domination
The celebrity competition series returns for Season 5 in 2027, with all-civilian spinoff “New Blood” hitting NBC this Thursday
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Sean Penn’s CORE Enlists Foreigner and Stella Lefty for Disaster Response Benefit Event
“Lasting recovery is only possible when we come together as a community,” fellow co-founder Ann Lee says of the Venezuela earthquakes and Los Angeles wildfires
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New ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ Trailer Puts Haymitch in ‘The Hunger Games’
Joseph Zada is front and center in the latest teaser for the Lionsgate prequel, out this November
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Nick Reiner Will Not Face Death Penalty for Murders of Michele and Rob Reiner
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman further notes that he doesn’t see a trial starting before 2027
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Ed Sheeran Insists Dropping Macklemore Was Not His Decision: ‘I Am Not Complicit’
“There is a reason I do not use my professional platform for politics,” the Loop Tour singer says, while condemning the pain caused by “both sides” of Israel and Palestine
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Savannah Guthrie Thanks Allison Janney for Heartfelt Nancy Guthrie Shoutout After Emmys Win
“Beautiful expression of sympathy in that moment of her holding her trophy to think of you there,” co-host Willie Geist says of the “Diplomat” actress
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Robert Kraft Defends Blocking Macklemore Shows After He Advocated for Palestine ‘At the Expense of the Jewish Community’
The New England Patriots billionaire suggests the rapper is “ignoring the actions of Hamas” after he was removed from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour
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Macklemore Says Ed Sheeran ‘Couldn’t Get Past’ His Publicly Neutral Stance, Blames Robert Kraft for Kicking Him Off Tour
“Ed was in a f–ked up position. He knew it. His typical apolitical stance was being challenged in a way it never had been before,” the rapper writes
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‘Sunday in the Park With George’ Revival Postponed After Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey Drop Out
“Empire Street Productions will retain the rights with a view to producing the production in 2028,” the team notes
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FX to Recap ‘American Horror Story’ With Hollywood Haunted House Live Experience
The Rube Goldberg machine-inspired activation promises “interactive challenges, bloodcurdling scares and Easter eggs from all 12 installments” before an “AHS:13” sneak peek
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EA Sports Plays the Gen Z Game With Chris Stapleton and Stella Lefty College Football Tailgate
“Whether you’re in the band or out in the audience, we’re all there seeking connection. We become unified in ways that only a live music experience can offer,” the country superstar tells TheWrap
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Tom Hardy and His Co-Stars Downplay ‘MobLand’ Drama: ‘There Was No Firing’
“It was a bit of a storm in a teacup,” Pierce Brosnan says, while Helen Mirren adds, “We’re professionals, we get on with it”
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Jimmy Kimmel Taunts the FCC With an ‘Exceptionally Appropriate’ Round of Unnecessary Censorship
“This is yet another attack on free speech, something that has become all too familiar for us here at the show, for us in the country,” the ABC late night host says
