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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‘Love Island USA’ Star Cierra Ortega Agrees With Decision to Remove Her From the Show: ‘I Am Not the Victim’
“I take accountability for using the word, but I do want it to be known that I genuinely had no idea that it was a slur,” the Season 7 contestant says
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Michael C. Hall Knows Why ‘Dexter’ Fans Are Immune to Reboot Fatigue 19 Years Later
“There’s something about him that people have an appetite to see him live another day,” the “Dexter: Resurrection” star tells TheWrap
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‘Bloomers’ Season 3 Proves It’s Never Too Late to Honor a Late Friend
Evan Monheit and Fernanda Espíndola tell TheWrap about paying tribute to series creator Matt Palazzolo seven years after his sudden death
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From ‘Survivor’ to ‘The Traitors’ to ‘DONDI’ and Back, Parvati Shallow Reveals How She Learned to Love Playing the Villain
The “Nice Girls Don’t Win: How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power” author breaks down her reality TV tenure for TheWrap
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NBC News Correspondent Interviews His Own Family After They Survived Texas Flooding | Video
“It became real to me when we found the first body — a young girl — and it just froze me,” Morgan Chesky’s step-dad says
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Kelly Osbourne to Host ‘Lego Masters Jr.’ Special Event Series This August on Fox
Andy Richter, Jordin Sparks, Porsha Williams, Ravi V. Patel and Alison Sweeney will serve as celebrity partners for the kid contestants
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Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Details How He Saved 165 Campers From Texas Flood on His First Operation | Video
“They don’t really know what my experience is or my rank or my age. They just know, ‘Hey, this guy’s a professional. He’s here to help us,’ and I kind of had to live up to that standard,” Scott Ruskan tells “GMA”
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CNN Reporter Covers Deadly Camp Mystic Flooding in Texas — 30 Years After Being a Camper There Herself | Video
“It’s just too much to bear,” Pamela Brown says as the state’s death toll rises to more than 80, including 27 campers and counselors
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Television Academy Foundation Launches ‘Access: Behind the Screens’ Program With ‘Overcompensating’ Team
Benito Skinner and showrunner Scott King will help teach students and early career professionals about how the “next big leap is turning digital momentum into a television career”
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After 20 Years, Danny DeVito Says ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Is ‘I Love Lucy’ on Acid
Plus, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton tell TheWrap which other sitcom they’d love to cross over with after “Abbott Elementary”
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‘Big Brother’ Unveils Intricate Mystery Hotel Theme for Season 27 | Photos
Julie Chen Moonves hosts “Big Brother: A Summer of Mystery” when CBS’s all-new houseguests enter Hotel Mystère on July 10
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Diddy Found Not Guilty of Sex Trafficking and Racketeering, Guilty on Prostitution Charges
The verdict comes one day after the New York jury was unable to come to a conclusion on all five federal charges due to “unpersuadable opinions”
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Paramount’s Deal With Trump ‘Threatens Journalists’ Ability to Do Their Jobs,’ WGA East Says
“This settlement is a transparent attempt to curry favors with an administration in the hopes it will allow Paramount Global and Skydance Media merger to be cleared for approval,” the WGAE says
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Heidi Klum Returns to ‘Project Runway’ in Season 21 Trailer
Christian Siriano will also be back as mentor alongside Nina García and new judge Law Roach when the fashion design competition premieres July 31 on Freeform, Hulu and Disney+
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Neon’s ‘Sentimental Value’ Trailer Has Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning Acting Their Best
Joachim Trier’s latest won the Grand Prix at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and also stars Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
