Josh is a Senior News Editor at TheWrap. He is a veteran wire-service journalist who moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2008 to revamp the entertainment department of the Associated Press. He’s covered all facets of the industry ever since, first joining TheWrap in 2009 as a part of the fledgling digital Hollywood trade’s small and scrappy staff. After stints as Film Editor at Variety, Mashable’s first Entertainment Editor (and even a hot minute at TMZ), Josh returned to TheWrap for a third tour of duty in early 2022.
Experience:
Resides In:
Joshua Tree, CA
Education:
Josh received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Minnesota.
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‘House of Cards’ Production Co. Loses Bid for $100 Million Insurance Payout Over Kevin Spacey Sex Addiction
Media Rights Capital had argued its losses should be covered under its Fireman’s Fund policy
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Former ‘SNL’ Castmember Kevin Nealon Shades Character Breaks: ‘It Doesn’t Work for the Sketch’
“I knew how much time the writers put into those scripts,” the one-time “Weekend Update” anchor says. “You don’t want to be the one who throws it off”
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Judge Reverses Order to Take Down DOGE Deposition Videos, Rules Public Interest Outweighs Harassment
U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon acknowledges threats against staffers, but notes the videos have already been widely shared
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Nancy Guthrie Family Asks Tucson Community to Revisit Their Memories: ‘Someone Knows Something’
“It’s possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant,” Savannah Guthrie and her siblings say in a statement
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Wesley Clark Sees No Chance of Regime Change in Iran: ‘They Can Play Rope-a-Dope for a Long Time’ | Video
“The Iranians have been preparing for this fight for a long time,” the retired four-star general says on “Cuomo”
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Live Nation Settlement With DOJ Means Ticketmaster Stays Intact, Fans and Lawmakers Say It’s Unfair | Analysis
The move has already enraged critics, who warn it will “exacerbate the price gouging potential for predatory resellers”
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Live Nation Settles DOJ Antitrust Suit for More Than $200 Million Over Ticketmaster Monopoly
However, Judge Arun Subramanian calls the agreement “entirely unacceptable” since he was only told days after it was struck
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Rihanna’s Beverly Hills Mansion Hit by Gunfire While at Home, Woman Taken Into Custody
Several shots were fired, one of which penetrated a wall of the colonial style home, police say
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Woodstock Legend Joseph McDonald, Founder of Country Joe and the Fish, Dies at 84
McDonald died Saturday of Parkinson’s, his family says in a statement
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Bill O’Reilly Counts ‘2 Good Things’ From Trump’s Iran Attack, Shreds Kamala Harris Comments: ‘She Just Sat There!’ | Video
“If Kamala Harris had been elected,” the former Fox News host says, “I can’t even imagine how weak this country would be”
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Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial Scheduled for April
The disgraced movie mogul faces one outstanding charge of third-degree rape involving aspiring actress Jessica Mann, which ended in a June mistrial
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Live Nation and Ticketmaster Antitrust Trial Kicks Off With DOJ Arguing That ‘The Concert Ticket Industry Is Broken’
The federal case that could force the breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster is underway in Manhattan
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Iranian Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Scorches Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: ‘Death Was a Cheap End’
The “Seed of the Sacred Fig” director says Khamenei embodied “the darkest possible dimensions of modern human existence”
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SAG-AFTRA Chief Says Union Will Render Verdict on Warner Bros. Sale to Paramount ‘When the Time Is Right’ | Video
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland also says “we stand in full unity” with striking WGA
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Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Lost Warner Bros. Bid to ‘Irrational’ Paramount Offer: ‘Maybe It’s to Our Advantage
The Netflix CEO also strongly denies that Trump would have had any influence: “Very clear from our first discussion that he never intended that”
