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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Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon to Step Down This Summer After 8 Years
COO Jonathan Allan will serve as interim CEO while a replacement is found
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SAG-AFTRA National Board Approves Commercials Contracts That Prevent AI, Digital Replicas Without Consent
Members will now vote for ratification on a deal that the screen actors’ guild negotiating committee says is worth $218.4 million
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Tina Fey and Steve Carell Explain How Their ‘Four Seasons’ Cast Became a Family
Plus, co-stars Will Forte, Marco Calvani and Kerri Kenney-Silver tell TheWrap about making the romantic miniseries at its Netflix premiere
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Kneecap Condemns ‘Coordinated Smear Campaign’ Against Them After Pro-Palestine Coachella Performance
“The reason Kneecap is being targeted is simple — we are telling the truth and our audience is growing,” the Northern Irish hip-hop group says
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FBI Arrests Milwaukee Judge for ‘Intentionally’ Blocking ICE Arrest, Kash Patel Says
President Donald Trump’s FBI director says Judge Hannah Dugan helped a 30-year-old Mexican immigrant “evade arrest” at a state courthouse
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Harvey Fierstein to Receive Special Lifetime Achievement Award at 2025 Tonys
Cynthia Erivo hosts the 78th Tony Awards June 8 on CBS and Paramount+
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Rachel Maddow Recaps Trump’s First 3 Months of ‘Absolutely Blowing It’ as President | Video
“It hasn’t been funny, exactly. It’s too disgusting for that. But it has been the proverbial comedy of errors,” the MSNBC anchor says
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10’: Meet the Cast of 18 Queens
See who’s participating in the Tournament of All Stars, premiering May 9 on Paramount+
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‘Heartstopper’ to End With a Movie After 3 Seasons on Netflix
The film written by series creator Alice Oseman and starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke begins filming this summer
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‘Bad Influence’ Subject Piper Rockelle Questions Netflix Doc: ‘What Makes Them Think They Can Speak for Me?’
“Can’t wait to tell my own story and not have other people tell it for me,” the 17-year-old social media star says
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Pope Francis Dies at 88
His death comes after a 38-day hospitalization for his chronic lung disease that turned into double pneumonia
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Trump White House Openly Mocks Maryland Senator for Meeting With Kilmar Abrego Garcia: ‘He’s NOT Coming Back’
“Fixed it for you,” the White House shares while annotating The New York Times’ coverage of the deportation in red ink
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Diddy Trial to Proceed as Planned as Judge Denies 2-Month Extension
Jury selection for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial begins May 5 ahead of opening statements on May 12
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Trump Border Czar Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia Will Never Be Released Due to Alleged Terrorist Ties | Video
“He had been designated a terrorist at that time: two different federal judges said that he’s an MS-13 member,” Tom Homan tells CNN’s Kaitlan Collins
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‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ Celebrates 15 Years of Being DTF in First Season 8 Teaser | Exclusive
Angelina, Deena, DJ Pauly D, Jenni “JWoww,” Mike “The Situation,” Nicole “Snooki,” Ronnie, Sammi “Sweetheart” and Vinny reunite May 29 on MTV
