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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‘Stop! That! Train!’ Director Adam Shankman Denies Use of Generative AI: ‘This Is Patently Not True’
“We employed hundreds of VFX artists who all killed themselves getting this out for release and not one job was taken out of human hands,” the filmmaker says
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‘60 Minutes’: Dan Rather and Dozens More Urge David Ellison to Protect CBS Editorial Independence
“Acquiring CBS News came with a legal requirement to serve the public interest, avoid political interference and maintain editorial independence,” the journalists write
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‘Alaskan Bush People’ Star Bear Brown Mourns Loss of Brother Matt: ‘Missed Beyond Words’
The late Discovery Channel star’s body was found in the Okanogan River on Saturday after he was reported missing last week
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Barry Diller Proposes $18 Billion Takeover of MGM Resorts
The billionaire’s People Incorporated already owns 26.1% of MGM’s outstanding common stock
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Sweeps Canadian Screen Awards With Record 16 Wins
Hudson Williams, Sophie Nélisse and Jacob Tierney win big, even though the Crave series will be ineligible for Emmy consideration due to a technicality
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Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers Celebrate 10 Years of Defining Culture With ‘Las Culturistas’
The comedians throw a Culture Awards afterparty with UTA and 3 Arts Entertainment ahead of the stage show’s June 17 premiere on Bravo and Peacock
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Billy Magnussen Teases What’s to Come in ‘The Audacity’ Season 2: ‘There Are No Emergency Brakes’
“Our job as a satire is just to put the mirror up to the world, and if you keep ignoring it, it will consume you,” the actor tells TheWrap
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Erika Henningsen Reveals What She Took From Steve Carell Into Season 2 of ‘The Four Seasons’
“This is the greatest cast for me to be a part of,” the actress tells TheWrap of reuniting with Tina Fey on the Netflix comedy
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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
