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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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
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Kit Williamson Details Casting the ‘Uncancelable’ Kathy Griffin in His New Series ‘Unconventional’
“We need specific stories that cater to our communities authentically and don’t pull their punches,” the actor tells TheWrap of his new Revry series
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Alec and Hilaria Baldwin Explain Why They Let Reality TV Cameras Film Them Amid ‘Rust’ Trial
“It was an opportunity for us to actually speak. It was a really safe space,” the mother of seven shares
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Vince Neil Was Not Aboard Fatal Mötley Crüe Private Plane Crash That Left 1 Dead in Arizona
“Mr. Neil’s thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders,” the singer’s representative says of the Scottsdale Airport accident
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Richard Linklater’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Adaptation Rounds Out Core Cast With ‘Suffs’ Star Hannah Cruz
The Broadway actress joins Paul Mescal, Beanie Feldstein and Ben Platt in the “Boyhood” director’s next decades-spanning film
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Trump Says Taylor Swift Had a ‘Tougher Night’ Than the Chiefs at Super Bowl LIX
“MAGA is very unforgiving,” the president writes of Travis Kelce’s girlfriend
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Selena Gomez Admits ‘Some of the Magic Has Disappeared’ Amid Karla Sofía Gascón’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ Scandal | Video
“I would do this movie over and over again if I could,” the actress says at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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Kendrick Lamar and Timothée Chalamet Compare Their Creative Processes Ahead of Super Bowl Halftime Show | Video
“I think that’s probably one of the biggest misconceptions about me as an artist,” the Grammy winner reveals to the Oscar nominee
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Chappell Roan Challenges Music Exec Who Criticized Her Grammys Speech to Match Her Donation to Struggling Artists
“Put your money where your mouth is,” the Best New Artist winner says in response to Jeff Rabhan’s viral op-ed
