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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Nancy Guthrie Update: Person of Interest Released, Says ‘I Hope They Get the Suspect’
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department detained a man for questioning in connection with the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother on Tuesday, but he was not charged
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US Olympian Hunter Hess Speaks Out After Trump Criticism Over ‘Mixed Emotions’ Comment: ‘I Love My Country’
“There is so much that is great about America, but there are always things that could be better,” the skier adds after the president called him a “real loser”
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Paramount Sweetens Warner Bros. Discovery Bid, Offers to Pay $2.8 Billion Netflix Termination Fee
The company is adding a 25 cent per share ticking fee, which will give shareholders $650 million in cash for every quarter a deal isn’t closed after Dec. 31
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Savannah Guthrie Pleads for Public’s Help to Find Mother in Week 2: ‘We Are at an Hour of Desperation’
The NBC anchor issues a new video statement about her missing 84-year-old mom Nancy as the family enters “another week of this nightmare”
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HBO Max Teases ‘Harry Potter’ Series Ahead of March Expansion Into UK and Ireland
WBD Global Streaming president JB Perrette calls the adaptation “the biggest streaming event in the history of HBO Max and, arguably, I think, possibly in streaming”
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Trump Says Bad Bunny’s Mess of Halftime Show Made No Sense: ‘One of the Worst Ever’
“Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching,” the president adds
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Pete Hegseth Introduces Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show: ‘The Things That Really Matter’
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett take a stage on Super Bowl Sunday, in opposition to the NFL’s Halftime Show with Bad Bunny
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Green Day and Charlie Puth Kick Off Super Bowl LX With Former MVPs and ‘American Idiot’
Steve Young, Jalen Hurts, Lynn Swann, Emmitt Smith, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice pop up alongside Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones
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The Best 2026 Super Bowl Commercials
Ben Affleck throws it back to “Good Will Hunting” with Dunkin’, while Lady Gaga and Trevor Noah pick their favorite Pokémon
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Tubi CCO Lays Out Streamer’s Vision for Making Meaningful Original Films: ‘A Cultural Moment’
“We’ve got a lot of growing momentum in the young adult space,” Chief Content Officer Adam Lewinson says at the “Kissing Is the Easy Part” premiere
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‘Untamed’ Moves to Hawaii for Season 2 on Netflix
Eric Bana’s special agent Kyle Turner is set to investigate a mysterious death at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
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Jimmy Kimmel Skewers Trump for Saying ICE Feels Bad About Killing Renee Good and Alex Pretti: ‘How Dare You?’
“While we’re identifying angels, Jeffrey Epstein was your best friend, so maybe leave angels out of the conversation,” the ABC comedian notes
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Taylor Swift Casts Her ‘Graham Norton Show’ Panel in ‘Opalite’ Music Video, Dances With Domhnall Gleeson
Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lewis Capaldi and Graham Norton all pop up in the ’90s-inspired video for the second single off “The Life of a Showgirl”
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Hoda Kotb Steps In for Savannah Guthrie on ‘Today’ as Search Continues for Missing Mom Nancy
“We’re all so close with her and we all want to help her,” the former NBC host says as she praises her colleague for always being there for other people
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Trump’s Truth Social Post Depicting Obamas as Apes Taken Down After Outcry
A senior White House official tells CNN the clip was shared “erroneously” by a staff member
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