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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Marjane Satrapi, Graphic Novelist and Director Behind ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
“Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure in French culture and a freedom-loving artist whose work carried a universal message,” Emmanuel Macron shares
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WGA East, SAG-AFTRA Accuse CBS Leaders of Editorial Interference, ‘Continued Assault’ After ‘60 Minutes’ Firings
“CBS management is apparently too thin-skinned to handle the honest scrutiny of their own journalists,” Writers Guild of America East president Tom Fontana writes
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Laika CEO Admits Stop-Motion Is the ‘Hardest, Worst Way’ to Make a Movie – ‘But I Love It’
“I’ve loved it since I was a kid, which is why I’ve devoted, essentially, my life’s work to doing it,” director Travis Knight tells TheWrap
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Jimmy Kimmel Scoffs at Trump’s Latest Threat Against ‘Limping Late Night Talk Show Hosts’ | Video
“It seems like you might want to get in touch with reality before you vote for a candidate from a reality show,” the Peabody Award winner adds of Spencer Pratt
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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
