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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Film at Lincoln Center Names Daniel Battsek as President
“Having long admired FLC as a vital New York cultural institution, I am immensely proud to take the helm at such an exciting moment for cinema,” the former Film4 chairman says
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Werner Herzog to Receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Film Festival
“I have always tried to be a good soldier of cinema … however, I have not gone into retirement,” the director says
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‘Kennedy Davenport Center Honors’ Coming to WOW Presents Plus Later This Year
The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” all-star hosts this short-form comedy series, directed and edited by Ron Hill and Jeff Maccubbin from “UNHhhh”
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Jenna Ortega Explains Why She Left ‘Scream 7’ With Melissa Barrera: ‘It Was All Kind of Falling Apart’
“If ‘Scream VII’ wasn’t going to be with that team of directors and those people I fell in love with, then it didn’t seem like the right move for me in my career at the time,” the actress says
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Shudder Sets ‘Guts & Glory’ Horror Competition Series Described as ‘Survivor’ Meets ‘The Blair Witch Project’
“The Walking Dead” special make-up effects legend Greg Nicotero serves as showrunner and EP for the immersive 6-episode reality show premiering this year
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Wall Street Oracle Bill Ackman Admits He Misjudged Trump: ‘My Bad’
“I don’t think this was foreseeable. I assumed economic rationality would be paramount,” the Pershing Square Capital Management CEO writes of the tariffs
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Amber Ruffin Reveals Why ‘It’s a Good Thing’ She Lost White House Correspondents’ Dinner Gig | Video
“I was going to show up there and act all the way out,” the comedian says of her inability to paint both sides of the political aisle as equals on CNN’s “Have I Got News for You”
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Fyre Festival 2.0, Billy McFarland Insist They’re Working With Mexico for Safe and Successful May Event
“All media reports suggesting our team has not been working with the government of Playa del Carmen are simply inaccurate and based on misinformation,” festival organizers write
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‘Hands Off’ Organizers Unite 3 Million Against ‘Authoritarian’ Trump Policies Across 1,300 Protests Nationwide
“This peaceful movement is powered by everyday people — nurses, teachers, students, parents — who are rising up to protect what matters most,” MoveOn executive director Rahna Epting says
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Jay North, ‘Dennis the Menace’ Child Star, Dies at 73
“We will miss him terribly. He is out of pain now. His suffering is over. At last he is at peace,” family friend Laurie Jacobson shares
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YouTuber Ethan Klein Loses Anti-SLAPP Appeal in Producer Ryan Kavanaugh Defamation Case
The California Court of Appeal upholds a prior ruling that the influencer may have defamed the film financier by falsely saying that he was running a Ponzi scheme
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Adam Schiff Admits Democrats Are Guilty of Not Being Bold Ahead of ‘Trump Recession’ | Video
Plus, the senator applauds Gov. Gavin Newsom for trying to separate California from the rest of America on “Meet the Press”
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AG Pam Bondi Says Trump Is Going to Seek the Death Penalty ‘Whenever Possible’ — Including for Luigi Mangione
“I feel like these young people have lost their way,” the attorney general tells Fox News Sunday of the accused CEO killer becoming somewhat of a folk hero
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‘SNL’ References Morgan Wallen’s Abrupt Exit Twice in New Episode Hosted by Jack Black | Video
“Money is leaving the stock market faster than Morgan Wallen at goodnights,” Colin Jost jokes one week after the singer’s “Get me to God’s country” moment
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Russell Brand Charged With Rape, Sexual Assault Against 4 Women
The Metropolitan Police say the alleged incidents took place between 1999 and 2005
