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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‘The Amazing Race’ DP Reveals How They Keep the Game Fair With Rotating Camera Ops
TheWrap magazine: “It’s hard to actually portray how complicated it is on television,” director of photography Josh Gitersonke says
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TIFF Pulls Oct. 7 Doc ‘The Road Between Us’ From Festival Over Hamas Footage Clearance
“We call on TIFF to reverse its decision and stand for the principles it claims to uphold,” the Creative Community for Peace says of “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue”
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Is ‘South Park’ New Tonight? How to Watch Season 27, Episode 3
Wednesday marks the 28th anniversary since Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s animated sitcom premiered on Comedy Central
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Prue Leith Explains Why It Has to Be Called ‘Great British Baking Show’ in the US
“They wouldn’t let us have it,” the “Great British Bake Off” judge tells Celebrity Summer contestant Jesse Tyler Ferguson
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 5 Trailer Promises Its Most New York Murder Yet
Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short return to solve another Arconia mystery, Sept. 9 on Hulu
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Former Child Star Alyson Stoner’s Memoir Exists to Prevent Downward Spirals in All Areas – Not Just Young Hollywood
“I can’t tell if I’m pushing too far past the edge, or if it’s kissing the edge just strategically enough,” they tell TheWrap of “Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything”
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Trump Places DC Police Under Federal Control: ‘We’re Going to Take Our Capital Back’ | Video
“Crime, Savagery, Filth and Scum will DISAPPEAR. I will MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN,” the president says
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UFC Moves to Paramount+ and Ends PPV in 7-Year, $7.7 Billion Deal
Starting in 2026, Paramount+ will stream all 13 marquee numbered events and 30 Fight Nights, with major matches simulcast on CBS
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‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ Celebrates Gutfeld’s Fallon Interview as Start of a New Era: ‘Let’s Just All Get Along’ | Video
“It seems like he’s seeing what happened to Stephen Colbert … people are exhausted of all the in-fighting,” Rachel Campos-Duffy says
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Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar Expelled From WGA for Writing on ‘The Sympathizer’ During Strike
Anthony Cipriano has also been suspended from the Writers Guild of America until May 2026 for breaking 2023 writers’ strike rules
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Range Temporarily Off the Hook for Stealing CAA’s Trade Secrets but Still Might Be Operating as an Agency, Judge Says
The Creative Artists Agency’s claims of tortious interference, stealing trade secrets and illegally accessing confidential information have been dismissed for now, though they can refile
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Diddy’s Lead Attorney Calls Cassie Relationship a ‘Modern Love Story’ in First Network Interview Since Trial | Video
“The rape we vehemently deny. I respect that she said that, I don’t think the jury concluded that that happened,” Marc Agnifilo tells CBS Mornings
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Prime Video Gets Back Into Bond With ‘007: Road to a Million’ Season 2 Trailer
Brian Cox leads the jet-setting reality competition show as The Controller, premiering Aug. 22
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Time Defends Its Cover of Starving Gazans Amid Allegations Photo Could Be Staged | Exclusive
The news outlet declined to confirm, however, that the Getty image was not staged following a Tuesday report on the authenticity of similar photographs
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Apple to Invest Additional $100 Billion in US Production
The tech giant will now be investing $600 billion in U.S. manufacturing over the next four years
