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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The network says Shireen Abu Akleh was targeted by the Israeli Defense Force, which IDF officials deny
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Jeffery Lamar Williams and 27 others were indicted in the sting
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For $85 they got a nice poolside balcony suite with a view
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‘Black-ish’ Star Anthony Anderson Graduates From Howard University at Age 51
“It’s literally been 30 years in the making”
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NY Times Spikes ‘Fetus’ as Today’s Wordle Answer
“We want Wordle to remain distinct from the news,” the paper says of the switch
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Top PR Firm Tells World’s Biggest Brands: Avoid Abortion Rights Stance
Multinational PR giant Zeno advises Netflix, Coca-Cola, Starbucks and more
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Jen Psaki and Peter Doocy Make Up Before the Breakup: ‘Sorry to See You Go’
It does seem like they sort of like each other now, doesn’t it?
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Judge’s Old-School Rule Is Slowing Down Johnny Depp’s Defamation Case Against Amber Heard
Legal analyst says all the objections are becoming … unsustainable
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Amber Heard Says Johnny Depp Tormented Her on Plane While Friends Watched: ‘Nobody Did Anything’
The 2014 ‘Boston Plane Incident’ began over Depp’s jealousy of her working with James Franco, she testified
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Elon Musk Is Courting Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for His Investment Team
Dorsey would be part of $7 billion-plus in new financing that Musk is massing for his impending Twitter takeover
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Bill Maher Slams Twitter’s Censorship Gaffes, Says New Management Needed: ‘You Failed’
The “Real Time” host says Twitter has displayed a “complete lack of self awareness about what their own problem is”
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Dave Chappelle Tackled Onstage Mid-Performance at Hollywood Bowl
LAPD identified Isaiah Lee as suspect who tackled the comic at the Hollywood Bowl armed with a replica gun with a blade attachment
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Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie and More to Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
There are, in fact, some rock ‘n’ roll artists in this year’s class, too
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Chief Justice John Roberts Responds to Leak of Draft Abortion Opinion, Launches Investigation
“To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed,” Roberts wrote
