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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‘Rust’ Trailer Reveals First Footage From Alec Baldwin Film Ahead of May Release
Late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ widower Matthew Hutchins gets an executive producer credit on the Joel Souza-directed movie
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‘No Other Land’ Director Calls Out the Academy for Refusing to Publicly Support Hamdan Ballal Over Detainment
“Issuing a statement condemning the attack on Hamdan and the Masafer Yatta community would send a meaningful message and serve as a deterrent for the future,” Oscar-winning filmmaker Yuval Abraham writes
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Gérard Depardieu Denies Sexual Assault Allegations, but Admits He Grabbed Set Dresser’s Hips in First Testimony
“I’m not touching the butts of women,” the French actor says
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‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Hamdan Ballal Freed After Being Detained in West Bank
“After being handcuffed all night and beaten in a military base, Hamdan Ballal is now free and is about to go home to his family,” fellow director Yuval Abraham shares
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 Top 6 Queens Explain Why the Emmy-Winning Series Is So Important to Queer People
Suzie Toot, Sam Star, Onya Nurve, Lexi Love, Lana Ja’Rae and Jewels Sparkles celebrate their success on the MTV reality show with TheWrap in Las Vegas
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 Queens Reveal Who From Their Cast Should Join the Las Vegas Live Show
Jewels Sparkles, Lana Ja’Rae, Lexi Love, Onya Nurve, Sam Star and Suzie Toot celebrate the 1,000th performance with TheWrap
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Miami Beach Mayor Withdraws Plan to Evict O Cinema Over ‘No Other Land’ Screenings
Mayor Steven Meiner instead says he wants the theater to offer “a fair and balanced viewpoint” going forward
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‘The Last of Us’ Sets American Sign Language Offering for Season 2
Daniel Durant and Leila Hanaumi will perform the ASL version of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey’s hit HBO series
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ All Star Ginger Minj Praises Las Vegas Live Show for Reaching a Politically Diverse Audience
“They hear our message and they see that we’re just people like everybody else,” the stage show host tells TheWrap
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Tracy Morgan Says Food Poisoning to Blame for Vomiting at Knicks Game
“The Knicks are now 1-0 when I throw up on the court, so maybe I’ll have to break it out again in the playoffs,” the basketball fan jokes
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Adam Sandler Gets a Mulligan in Netflix’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Trailer
Julie Bowen, Bad Bunny and Ben Stiller also appear in the first teaser for the sequel to the 1996 sports comedy classic
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Producers Have Broadway Dreams as Las Vegas Show Hits 1,000 Performances
World of Wonder co-founders and EPs Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato discuss the hit MTV show’s legacy with TheWrap
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Michael Moore, Barry Jenkins, Marisa Tomei Among 600 Creatives Who Condemn ‘No Other Land’ Censorship Threat in Miami
“Your decision to punish O Cinema for screening ‘No Other Land’ is an attack on freedom of expression,” their open letter reads
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Village Roadshow Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The “Joker” production company cited continued fallout from a dispute with WB over the release of “The Matrix Resurrections” on Max
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Fox Business Host Slams Trump White House for Dodging Her Requests to Talk Economy: ‘I’ll Air Dirty Laundry All Day’
“The people who work for these Treasury Secretaries need to answer a text message. It’s shameful,” Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy’s former co-host Dagen McDowell says
