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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Brandon Sklenar Isn’t Picking Sides Over Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ‘It Ends With Us’ Drama | Video
“I just want people to remember why we made the movie in the first place,” the actor tells Gayle King
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Kamala Harris to Receive Chairman’s Award at 2025 NAACP Image Awards
Past honorees include Samuel L. Jackson, Tyler Perry, Amanda Gorman, Danny Glover, Maxine Waters, Ruby Dee and President Barack Obama
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Trump Permanently Bans AP From the Oval Office Over ‘Gulf of America’
“While their right to irresponsible and dishonest reporting is protected by the First Amendment, it does not ensure their privilege of unfettered access to limited spaces,” the White House Deputy Chief of Staff says
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Ari Emanuel Slams Sam Altman as ‘Phony’ for ‘Cheating’ OpenAI’s Original Mission by Refusing Elon Musk’s $97.4 Billion Bid
The Endeavor CEO backed the Tesla boss’ bid to buy the AI company
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Ari Emanuel Defends Blake Lively Over ‘It Ends With Us’ Complaint After Firing Justin ‘Bologna’
“If it’s true what they’re saying in that allegation, these are two bad guys,” the Endeavor CEO says of Justin Baldoni and producer Jamey Heath
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Netflix’s Bela Bajaria Says Karla Sofía Gascón Scandal Is a ‘Bummer,’ Defends Not Thoroughly Vetting Tweets
“If you asked me today — everything I know — we would still buy the movie,” the streamer’s CCO says of “Emilia Pérez”
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RFK Jr. Confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary After 52-48 Vote
Mitch McConnell notably voted ‘No’ for President Donald Trump’s latest cabinet appointee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Oscilloscope Laboratories Nabs Black-and-White Fantasy Film ‘Obex’ Out of Sundance
Albert Birney stars and directs in his solo, live-action debut with co-writer Pete Ohs
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After Chappell Roan’s Call to Action, UMG Launches Music Industry Mental Health Fund
Universal Music Group’s extended partnership with the Music Health Alliance comes after the Best New Artist winner called out record labels in her Grammys acceptance speech
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Trump’s DOGE Tells Politico, NYT, Reuters to ‘Give Back the Money’ Amid Government Funding Investigations
“Looks like Radical Left Reuters was paid $9,000,000 by the Department of Defense to study ‘large scale social deception,’” the president writes
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Blake Lively Subpoenas Crisis PR Firm, Multiple Telecoms to Debunk Justin Baldoni ‘Receipts’
“Ms. Lively has initiated discovery that will expose the people, tactics and methods … to ‘destroy’ and ‘bury’ her,” the actress’ lawyers tell TheWrap
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Lawrence O’Donnell Shreds Elon Musk’s Oval Office Press Conference: ‘The Most Powerless Image’ of a President Ever | Video
“Elon Musk is doing everything he possibly can to tell the world, without saying a word, that Donald Trump is not the boss of me,” the MSNBC host says
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Elon Musk’s ‘Wrecking Ball of Right-Wing Authoritarianism’ Is Coming for Free Press, Rep. Raskin Warns
“The self-appointed CEO of this operation is the unelected bureaucrat and aspiring techno-dictator,” the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee says
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Super Bowl 2025 Generated $800 Million in Ad Sales for Fox and Tubi
Commercials for Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs cost $8 million a pop
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Scarlett Johansson Slams AI-Created Video of Celebrities Denouncing Kanye West: ‘We Must Call Out the Misuse of AI’
“I urge the U.S. government to make the passing of legislation limiting AI use a top priority,” the actress says
