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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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
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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
