Kayla is a senior TV writer at TheWrap, covering the business and content of streaming and linear television. Before joining TheWrap in April of 2023, she was the Senior TV Reporter at Decider, the New York Post’s entertainment vertical that focuses on the streaming industry. Kayla is also a member of the Television Critics Association.
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Kayla received her Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Publication Studies from Clemson University. She also has a minor in Business Administration and studied at Oxford University for a term.
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‘The Daily Show’ Host Desi Lydic Sympathizes With Kristi Noem After Musical Trump Town Hall
“We’ve all been in a situation where a guy mansplains his Spotify playlist,” the Comedy Central star says
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‘I Am Not a Monster’ Director Likens Lois Riess Murders to Gypsy Rose Blanchard: ‘It’s Just So Complicated’
Erin Lee Carr tells TheWrap about juggling multiple stranger-than-fiction projects at once, and how Hollywood’s contraction is impacting docs
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Kathy Bates Admits She Was ‘Terrified’ to Take on ‘Matlock’ Reboot | Video
The legendary actor also tells Stephen Colbert the “Dune” quote she uses to overcome that fear
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Trump Awkwardly Dances to Music for 30 Minutes During Town Hall Interrupted by Medical Events
Trump stopped taking questions after two people fell ill at the Philadelphia gathering and just … boogied
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Stephen Colbert Mocks Studio Audience After Booing Over Trump Medical Records: ‘Do You Really Want to See His X-Rays?’
The CBS host also joked that Kamala Harris’ “excellent health” feels like “a dig at Donald Trump”
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John Oliver Calls Waffle House ‘A Light in the Storm’ After Hurricanes
The “Last Week Tonight” host says the restaurant chain is “11 Scrabble tiles of backlit hope” amid natural disasters
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‘The Apprentice’ Director Offers to Chat After Trump Calls Movie ‘Fake and Classless’: ‘Thanks for Getting Back to Us’
Ali Abbasi offered to give the former President a call during a busy press day
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‘Pachinko’ Star Minha Kim Breaks Down Season 2’s Tragic Finale
“After the last episode, she’s frightened,” the Apple TV+ star said of her character
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‘Grotesquerie’ Director Max Winkler Was Scared He’d Be Fired Over 15-Minute Continuous Shot in Episode 5
“I just kept lying to everybody: ‘We can do this,’ ” he tells TheWrap about the FX thriller’s epic standoff sequence
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‘Tomb Raider’ Showrunner Wanted Netflix Animated Series to Explore the ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ Side of Lara Croft
Tasha Huo tells TheWrap what went into those action set pieces and why Hayley Atwell was at the top of her casting list
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‘Death by Lightning,’ Netflix’s James Garfield Drama From Mike Makowsky, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Adds 8 to Cast
The original limited series from creator Mike Makowsky wrapped production in Hungary
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Asif Kapadia Apologizes for Posts Accused of Being Antisemitic: ‘That Was Not My Intention’
Previously, the Grierson Trust rescinded its offer to make the director a patron due to these posts
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Stevie Wonder Says Kamala Harris ‘Will Be the Next President’ in New Political Ad: ‘She Has Done the Work’ | Video
The Democratic nominee thanked her “longtime friend” for his endorsement
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TV Production Should Use Social Media Influencers to Take Big Swings, Says Roku Content Chief
TheGrill 2024: Looking to “that convergence of the digital world with the TV world” leaves room for risk to be “built into the system,” David Eilenberg says
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‘Bad Monkey’: Vince Vaughn and Bill Lawrence Are Interested in a Season 2
The showrunner tells TheWrap he hopes to do his Apple TV+ show “two or three years”
