Tess joined TheWrap as the company’s first reporting fellow in 2024. Tess is from Birmingham, Alabama and attended the University of Southern California, graduating with degrees in theatre and journalism. She also served as the executive editor for Annenberg Media, closely overseeing coverage of campus protests amidst the Israel-Hamas War.
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Sandra Bullock Hasn’t Seen Those AI Trailers for ‘Practical Magic 2,’ but Says It’s Time to ‘Lean Into’ New Tech
“I know it’s not great, but it’s also exciting,” CEO of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Pam Abdy says of the fan-generated AI trailers
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Singer D4vd Arrested for the Murder of 14-Year-Old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
The alt-pop artist who rose to fame on Fortnite, birth name David Burke, will be held without bail after Hernandez’s body was found in his impounded Tesla last fall
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Netflix Execs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters See Pay Cuts for 2025
The co-CEOs’ compensation was just above $53 million each, roughly $7 million less than the previous year
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Ted Sarandos Says Warner Bros. Bidding War Built Netflix’s ‘M&A Muscle’
“If there’s any emotion in all of this, it was the disappointment of not getting to work with those folks,” the Netflix CEO says
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Judy Greer Unpacks ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ Season 2 Finale: ‘Can You Imagine?’
The “13 Going on 30” actress tells TheWrap about Quinn’s confession and reacts to the shocking potential Season 3 setup she “did not see coming”
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‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Episode Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Drop?
Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi return for what may be the last season of the HBO series
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Amanda Batula Sets ‘Summer House’ Reunion Appearance to ‘Honestly’ Address Relationship With West
“I’m truly sorry to everyone that I disappointed and hurt, especially those I know personally who I have reached out to individually,” the Bravo star shares
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‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Renewed Through 2029 at FX, Sets Season 5 Premiere Date
Season 5 of Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds’ docuseries following the third oldest football club will air on FXX and Hulu in May
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Issa Rae Slams DEI Rollbacks, Breaks Down Hollywood’s ‘Identity Crisis’ Over Creators: ‘It’s Become a Bad Word’ | Video
Creators x Hollywood 2026: The “Insecure” creator also reveals why she didn’t adapt her web series “Awkward Black Girl” for TV
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‘Eternally Yours’ Vampire Comedy From ‘Ghosts’ Creators Gets Picked Up to Series Order at CBS
The network also passes on regency-era multicam sitcom “The Tillbrooks”
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Susan Rovner’s MicroCo Bets on ‘Joy Scrolling’ and the High-Speed Microdrama Production Pace
The former NBCU exec joins Knockout Shorts’ Matthew Ko, DramaBox’s Silas Wang and Crisp Momentum’s Vivian Anan Wang for an HRTS Associates LA panel on the booming verticals industry
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‘Charlie’s Angels’ Stars Get Candid About Breaking TV Glass Ceilings and Their Bikini-Boosted Ratings
Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith reunite for a PaleyFest panel celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary
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Wolf Blitzer, Andy Cohen and Stephen A. Smith Among Inductees of 2026 Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame | Exclusive
Food Network host Bobby Flay, Telemundo’s Luis Fernández and Lionsgate’s President of Worldwide Television Distribution Jim Packer will also be honored at the 34th annual gala
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Netflix Expands ‘One Piece’ Universe With Lego Animated Special, Anime Series
Season 3 of the live action series also gets a promising new title ahead of its 2027 debut
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Lil Nas X’s Assault Charges to Be Dropped If He Continues Mental Health Treatment, Obeys All Laws
L.A. Judge Alan Schneider determined that the rapper’s assault charges were inconsistent with his normal conduct and related to his bipolar diagnosis
