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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Nancy Guthrie’s Family Cleared as Possible Suspects in Disappearance: ‘Nothing but Cooperative’
“To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel. The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says
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Savannah Guthrie Shares New Message of Hope Amid Search for Mom Nancy: ‘It’s Never Too Late’
“I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is that it’s never too late, and you’re not lost or alone,” the NBC anchor says as the search for Nancy Guthrie enters Week 3
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ByteDance to Implement AI Safeguards After Seedance 2.0 Pushback From Disney, Paramount
“We are taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorized use of intellectual property and likeness by users,” the company says
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‘Family Guy’ Bosses on Finding the Right Story for 450th Episode and Emulating Seth MacFarlane
“When we were breaking this story, we knew it was going to be a potentially memorable episode,” co-showrunners Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin tell TheWrap
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‘The Simpsons’ Boss Celebrates 800 Episodes — With No End in Sight
“We just want to make every separate episode its own amazing little mini movie,” Matt Selman tells TheWrap
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Screenwriter Arundhati Roy Exits Berlinale After Jury Says Art Shouldn’t Be Political: ‘Shocked and Disgusted’
“It is a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity even as it unfolds before us in real time,” she says of Wim Wenders’ comments on Gaza
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Savannah Guthrie Shares Home Videos of Mom Nancy as Authorities Ask for Neighbors’ Surveillance Footage
“Our lovely mom. We will never give up on her,” the NBC anchor says
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Prime Video Renews ‘Off Campus’ for Sophomore Season Ahead of Series Premiere
The college soap stars Antonio Cipriano, Josh Heuston, Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Stephen Kalyn and Mika Abdalla, with classes starting in May
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Katie Holmes Mourns James Van Der Beek With Handwritten Message: ‘The Journey of a Hero’
“This is a lot to process. I am so grateful to have shared in a piece of James’ journey,” the late actor’s “Dawson’s Creek” co-star writes
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James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Icon, Dies at 48
“He met his final days with courage, faith and grace,” the actor’s wife shares following his cancer battle
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Callum Turner and George MacKay Might Have Just Boarded a Ghost Ship in ‘Rose of Nevada’ Trailer
Mark Jenkin’s hallucinatory time-travel mystery was shot on a 16mm Bolex camera and premiered at the Venice International Film Festival
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Nancy Guthrie Update: Person of Interest Released, Says ‘I Hope They Get the Suspect’
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department detained a man for questioning in connection with the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother on Tuesday, but he was not charged
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US Olympian Hunter Hess Speaks Out After Trump Criticism Over ‘Mixed Emotions’ Comment: ‘I Love My Country’
“There is so much that is great about America, but there are always things that could be better,” the skier adds after the president called him a “real loser”
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Paramount Sweetens Warner Bros. Discovery Bid, Offers to Pay $2.8 Billion Netflix Termination Fee
The company is adding a 25 cent per share ticking fee, which will give shareholders $650 million in cash for every quarter a deal isn’t closed after Dec. 31
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Savannah Guthrie Pleads for Public’s Help to Find Mother in Week 2: ‘We Are at an Hour of Desperation’
The NBC anchor issues a new video statement about her missing 84-year-old mom Nancy as the family enters “another week of this nightmare”
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