Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Washington Post Suspends Reporter After She Tweets About Kobe Bryant Rape Case
Felicia Sonmez posted a link to an article about the 2003 rape case hours after Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash
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BBC Apologizes for Using LeBron James Footage in Kobe Bryant Memorial
An editor called it a “human error”
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GLAAD and the Black List Announce ‘Most Promising Unmade LGBTQ-Inclusive Film Scripts’
Second annual GLAAD List was unveiled Saturday evening at the Sundance Film Festival
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Olivia Wilde Says She’ll Approach Real-Life Characters Differently After ‘Richard Jewell’ Flap
“When you’re playing real people, there’s a responsibility towards their legacy,” actress says
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Guatemalan Actor Enrique Salanic Blocked From Entering US to Promote LGBT Film ‘José’
U.S. embassy has twice denied his non-immigrant visa applications, citing a concern that he is a “flight risk”
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Mike Pompeo Doubles Down on NPR Reporter Attack, Radio Network Defends Her ‘Utmost Integrity’
“We stand behind this report,” NPR says in a statement
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Watch Fox Nation’s First National Ad to Air During the Super Bowl (Exclusive)
The 20-second spot highlights the differences between Fox News and its subscription streaming service for confused viewers
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Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera Laments Watching Rudy Giuliani ‘Deteriorate’
“I don’t come here for people to agree with me,” he told a shocked audience
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How to Watch Day 4 of Trump’s Senate Impeachment Trial
The Senate will convene Friday at 1 p.m. ET for the fourth day in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial
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Senator Ted Cruz Calls CNN Reporter ‘Obnoxious’ and ‘Partisan/Unfair’
Manu Raju tweeted that Cruz ignored a question on whether he defends Trump’s conduct with Ukraine
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Senate Impeachment Trial Day 2: MSNBC Wins Total Viewers in Cable News Ratings
CNN had the highest number of viewers in the coveted 25-54 demo
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New Deadspin Editor-in-Chief Jim Rich: ‘I’m the Farthest Thing From a Stick-to-Sports Sort of Guy’
He tells TheWrap he hopes “to rebuild the staff and rebuild a strong union presence in our newsroom”
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Megyn Kelly Decries Being ‘Cancelled’ by NBCUniversal for Blackface Comments
She drew a parallel between her comments and Robert Downey Jr.’s donning of blackface in movie filmed at Universal Studios
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NBC News Launches NBC News Studios to Produce Documentaries and Streaming Content
The new unit will produce documentaries, scripted programming and more with Focus Features, Blumhouse Television, Peacock and Quibi
