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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50 Cent’s Diddy Doc ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Sets December Premiere at Netflix
“When Cassie dropped her lawsuit, I just thought this could go a million different directions,” director Alexandria Stapleton teases
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Lily Gladstone Says PBS Airing Her Buffalo Conservation Doc Is ‘Important’ Because They’re Both Under Attack
The “Bring Them Home” narrator/EP also tells TheWrap about developing a narrative companion piece to the animal conservation documentary, premiering Monday night on PBS
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Rachel Maddow Sets ‘Burn Order’ Podcast at MS NOW
The six-episode series will spotlight the “unlawful incarceration of immigrants and U.S. citizens during World War II”
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‘Simon Cowell: The Next Act’ Hopes to Recreate the Magic of One Direction in Netflix Trailer
“As much as I love my job on TV, I miss where I started — signing artists and working with bands,” the “X Factor” alum says
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‘The Guy Who Got Cut Wrong’ Hopes His Documentary Short Helps Other Men Become Less Private About Their Manhood
Author Gary Shteyngart and filmmaker Dana Ben-Ari tell TheWrap about unpacking a taboo subject like circumcision as it relates to masculinity — and RFK Jr.
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Trump Continues ABC Warpath by Attacking Jimmy Kimmel — Again: ‘Get the Bum Off the Air’
“Why do the TV syndicates put up with it? Also, totally biased coverage,” the president shares two months after the late night host’s brief suspension
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Sarah Sherman Channels Her Alter Ego ‘Sarah Squirm’ in Debut Stand-Up Special Trailer
The “Saturday Night Live” star takes her talents to HBO for “Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh” on Dec. 12
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Cirque du Soleil Founder Guy Laliberté Celebrates Bringing Water to 3 Million People at One Drop Gala
Plus, John Legend, Dr. Dre, Josh Groban and more turn out to support foundation honoree and costume designer Dave Thomas — with musical guest Ty Dolla $ign
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Daniel Dae Kim to Host ‘K-Everything’ South Korea Travel Series for CNN
“I’ve been lucky enough to watch Korea over the years take center stage as a cultural and economic powerhouse,” the star/EP shares
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OBB Media and Fanatics Fest Set 10-Year Partnership
“I can’t wait to see what we can dream up together over the next decade as we continue to make Fanatics Fest the absolute can’t-miss sports, collecting and entertainment event,” Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin says
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Matt Rogers Is Serious About Putting Comedy First in the New Year — But Before That, Christmas
“It was very hard to get across that it was a comedy special disguised as an awards show, but now people get it,” the “Las Culturistas” host tells TheWrap of his newly renewed Culture Awards
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Trump Says House Republicans Should Vote to Release Epstein Files: ‘We Have Nothing to Hide’
“Nobody cared about Jeffrey Epstein when he was alive and, if the Democrats had anything, they would have released it before our Landslide Election Victory,” the president adds
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Trump Deflects Epstein Heat by Calling for Investigation Into Bill Clinton, Larry Summers’ Ties to Late Sex Offender
“This is another Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, with all arrows pointing to the Democrats,” the president claims
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Cris Abrego Re-Elected as Television Academy Chair
The Board of Governors has also set vice chair Jacob Fenton, 2nd vice chair Jo DiSante, secretary Megan Chao and treasurer Tony Carey for the 2026-27 term
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7 Former FCC Commissioners Want ‘News Distortion Policy’ Rescinded for Threatening First Amendment
The bipartisan coalition — including five Republicans — urges the FCC to repeal the “outdated” rule after chairman Brendan Carr and Trump invoked it to threaten ABC and Jimmy Kimmel
