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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Lachlan Murdoch Extends Fox Contract Through 2030
The executive will remain CEO of Fox Corp. for the next four years and CFO Steve Tomsic also received a contract extension
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‘Off Campus’ Team Denounces Fans Who ‘Engage in Targeted Harassment’ of Cast, Threatens to Block Social Accounts
“We ask that everyone in this space extend that respect to our cast and the people in their lives,” the Prime Video series’ official X account writes
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AI-Generated Microdramas Are Real — and Thriving Under Our Noses
Microdrama companies around the world have embraced AI in a big way, especially when an hour of content cost $20,000
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Scott Galloway Turned Down ‘60 Minutes’ Gig Amid Scott Pelley Firing and Turmoil: ‘No F–king Way’ | Video
“I’m not going to add to this chorus of unqualified people just cosplaying journalists,” the “Pivot” podcast co-host says
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Trump-Approved Steve Hilton ‘Would Be Honored’ to Have Spencer Pratt Join His California Governor Team | Video
“I actually think it’s a travesty that we have this top-two system,” the Republican gubernatorial candidate adds
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SoFi Stadium Workers Reach Tentative Agreement for Wage Increases, ICE Protections Days Before World Cup
Approximately 2,000 food and beverage workers reached an agreement with Legends Hospitality for the largest-ever wage increase for stadium workers
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Sydney Sweeney Supports Cassie’s Illicit OnlyFans Storyline for ‘Euphoria’: ‘I’m Playing a Character’
“The Housemaid” star also reveals that scenes of Cassie pole dancing got cut from the HBO series
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Trump-Endorsed Steve Hilton Advances to California Governor Runoff Against Democrat Xavier Becerra
The former California attorney general and the former Fox News commentator will compete in a November runoff election
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Hugh Laurie Admits He Was ‘Slightly Drunk’ While Lacerating a Social Media Critic of ‘House’: ‘I’m a Thin-Skinned Twat’
The English actor walked back his online feud with a freelance journalist on X
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Nithya Raman Defeats Spencer Pratt for 2nd Spot in LA Mayor Runoff
The councilmember will advance to the November runoff with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass
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Accenture Song to Acquire Creator Agency Whalar in Industry’s ‘Largest Creator Economy Transaction’
Whalar Group co-founder Neil Waller did not disclose terms, but the influencer marketing deal is likely valued at over $500 million
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Toy Story 5’ Song Breaks Spotify, Amazon and Apple Music Records in First Day
“I Knew It, I Knew You” brings the record-breaking singer-songwriter back to her musical roots
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Jennifer Lopez’s Thoughts on What Makes a New Yorker Divides the Internet: ‘Holy Grail of Idiotic Takes’
“Jenny from the Block” tells host Kareem Rahma that you have to be born in one of the five boroughs to be a New Yorker — no exceptions
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Microdramas Are Exploding: Here Are 5 Ways People Are Talking About Them
One: they’re called microseries now
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Karen Bass, Xavier Becerra Fire Back at Trump’s California ‘Cheating’ Claims as Dems Close Election Gap
“Trump only says this when MAGA candidates, like Spencer Pratt, start losing,” Mayor Bass writes on X
