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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Fanning Sisters Are Eager to Adapt Paris Hilton’s Memoir but Haven’t Decided Which Is Playing ‘The First Influencer’ | Video
Power Women Summit: Dakota and Elle Fanning are still in early stages of developing “Paris: The Memoir” with their production company Lewellen Pictures
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Dakota and Elle Fanning Still Get Emotional Watching Each Other’s Work: ‘I’m Always Going to See My Little Sister’ | Video
Power Women Summit: The sisters and producing partner Brittany Kahan Ward also tease new details about their adaptation of the Paris Hilton memoir
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Returns: Meet the Gag-Worthy Queens of Season 17
Fourteen queens will grace the runway when Season 17 premieres in January
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10 Best Christmas Movie Musicals
From claymation classics to live action comedies, these movie musicals are certain to bring you holiday cheer
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‘Sweethearts’ Director Told Kiernan Shipka and Gen Z Cast to Flag Anything That Was Too ‘Millennial Cringe’
Writer-director Jordan Weiss and Dan Brier tell TheWrap about the rom-com’s surprising twist
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35 Most Anticipated TV Shows of Winter 2024-2025
From “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” on Disney+ and Netflix’s “Squid Game” Season 2 to ABC’s “The Rookie” Season 7 and “The White Lotus” Season 3 on HBO
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Here Are All of the Songs in ‘Sweethearts’
The soundtrack features a mix of genres, including needle drops from Natasha Bedingfield, Yung Gravy, Carly Rae Jepsen and Tyler, The Creator
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Where to Watch All the NFL Games on Thanksgiving Day
And if you don’t care about sports, here’s who is performing at halftime
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Where to Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The beloved holiday tradition celebrates its 98th parade, 100 years since its inception
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What Time Is the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
The annual parade will return to NBC to usher in the holiday season
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‘Landman’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in Taylor Sheridan’s Latest
The Paramount+ series from the “Yellowstone” creator is full of larger-than-life personalities
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‘Wicked’ Part 2: Everything We Know So Far
This intermission may be longer than you anticipated
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Robert De Niro Netflix Series ‘Zero Day’ Sets February Release Date | Photos
The movie star will tackle television for the first time in the political drama, alongside Angela Bassett and Jesse Plemons
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‘Bad Sisters’ Creator Sharon Horgan Wanted to Peel Back the ‘Real Story’ of Grace’s Fallout in Season 2 | How I Did It
Sharon Horgan, Dearbhla Walsh and Anne-Marie Duff unpack the season’s early, tragic twist
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Seth Rogen Runs a Movie Studio in Star-Studded Teaser for Apple Series ‘The Studio’
Martin Scorsese, Zac Efron and Charlize Theron make appearances in the the Apple TV+ comedy created, directed by and starring Rogen