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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Fortnite Pro-Am 2025 Boasts 2.34 Million Hours Watched
The Fortnite Championship Series’ first pro-am since 2019 proved to be a massive success, with Peterbot and AussieAntics taking the crown
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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Casts Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee
The actor joins Mckenna Grace, Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak and Jesse Plemons in the Haymitch-focused prequel film
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Gérard Depardieu Found Guilty of Sexual Assault
The French actor’s 18-month prison sentence has been suspended after he sexually assaulted a set decorator and an assistant director on 2021’s “Les Volets Verts”
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Prime Video to Host ACM Awards Through 2028
The Amazon upfront news comes just days after Reba McEntire hosted the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards last week
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Jamie Lee Curtis Warns of AI Threat Over Fake Video: ‘How Is This Possible?’
“Very distressing and disappointing that with all the tech and all the billions and trillions that are being made that there are no safeguards,” the Oscar-winning actress says
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Patrick Whitesell Launches WIN Sports Group With WME Sports Senior Team
“The ambition we’ve seen reshape music, film and digital culture is now playing out in sports,” the former Endeavor executive says
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US and China Scale Back Tariffs in 90-Day Truce
America’s 145% tariff on Chinese goods will drop to 30%, while China’s tariff on American-made products will fall from 125% to 10%
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‘American Idol’ Renewed for Season 9 at ABC, ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘Doctor Odyssey’ Still in Limbo
The network has also renewed four other unscripted shows, including “Shark Tank” and “Celebrity Jeopardy!”
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10’ Tournament Bracket Rules Explained
Two new episodes, paired with “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked,” air every Friday on Paramount+
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Fox News Guest Camryn Kinsey Is ‘Doing Well’ After Fainting on Live TV | Video
“Camryn is up and moving, we have paramedics checking her out now,” host Jonathan Hunt shared after returning from commercial break
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10’: Purple Bracket Queens Reveal New Tactics for New Season
Acid Betty, Alyssa Hunter, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Daya Betty, Denali and Ginger Minj tell TheWrap all about the first-ever Tournament of All Stars, premiering Friday on Paramount+
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Robert Prevost, First American Pope, Selected as Conclave Ends
Pope Leo has been elected as the successor to Pope Francis after a one-day conclave at the Vatican
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RFK’s Health and Human Services Dept. Commends Columbia for Combating Antisemitism, Arresting Pro-Palestine Protesters
“The Task Force is keeping the public safety officers that were injured, and their families, in our thoughts. Importantly, we concur with Acting President Shipman that what happened was utterly unacceptable,” HHS officials say
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Bill Gates Calls Trump Admin ‘Geographically Illiterate’ Over Foreign Aid Cuts to Gaza Province
“They think it’s Gaza and condoms. Will they go meet those babies who got HIV because that money was cut? Probably not,” the billionaire says
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Bill Gates to Shutter Foundation 20 Years and $200 Billion From Now
“Weirdly, the incredible success of the last 25 years is not as visible to people as it should be,” the billionaire says of the Gates Foundation
