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.
Experience:
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The Mainstream News Battle Hits YouTube: How Fox News, CNN, MSNBC Stack Up
Galvanized by exclusive interviews with President Trump and other White House figures, Fox News has seen its YouTube viewership jump 109% in the last year — but MSNBC is not far behind
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Ted Cruz Says Tucker Carlson Pressing Him on Iran Was an ‘Irrelevant Gotcha’ Moment: ‘He Felt Very Gleeful’ | Video
The Texas senator breaks down the viral clip, in which Carlson asked him the nation’s population, on his podcast Friday
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‘Outer Banks’ Final Season Production Is Underway for 2026 Premiere
See a first look at the Pogues as they gear up for their final adventure on Netflix
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Jack Schlossberg Calls Ryan Murphy’s Upcoming Kennedy Biopic ‘Grotesque,’ Says the Family Was Never Consulted
“I think admiration for my uncle John is great. What I don’t think is great is profiting off of it in a grotesque way,” JFK Jr.’s nephew says in a since deleted Instagram story
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‘Overcompensating’ Star Wally Baram Says First On-Screen Role Gave Her the Gift of Self-Esteem
“I just could never imagine, in a million years, that anyone would want to see me or the way that I do things on screen,” the writer-actress tells TheWrap
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Fat Joe Sued for $20 Million by Former Hypeman Alleging Sex With Minors and Psychological Coercion
Terrance “T.A.” Dixon says he was forced into more than 4,000 sexual acts to maintain his standing within the rapper’s enterprise
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Jake Tapper Says Trump’s Truth Social Posts About Iran Are ‘Unworthy of the Decision at Hand’ | Video
“There has been an unfortunate lack of seriousness about so much of this,” the CNN host says
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‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2 Episode Release Guide
Nan St. George’s new title as duchess gives her the social status she craves but a heightened responsibility to her family
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‘The Buccaneers’ Bosses Tease a Darker, Sexier Season 2 as Nan’s Torn Between Love and Duty
The executive producers of the Apple TV+ series discuss casting Leighton Meester and Nan’s newfound power as the duchess
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Diversity Boosts Streaming Success as Box Office Releases Fall Behind, UCLA Study Finds
Half of the leading actors in the top streaming films of 2024 were people of color, and over 60% were women
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Trump Mocks ‘Kooky’ Tucker Carlson for Getting Fired From Fox After Disagreeing on Iran-Israel Conflict | Video
“Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen,” the president says of the Fox News host turned podcaster
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Alex Padilla Tears Up Recounting His Kristi Noem Detainment on MSNBC: ‘It’s All BS Coming From Trump’ | Video
The California senator also tells MSNBC about his meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem after the incident
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‘The Better Sister’ Bosses Break Down That Shocking Finale Fight Sequence and How They Crafted the Adaptation Over 5 Years
The showrunners tell TheWrap how Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks led the series without ego
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‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 3 Trailer Teases Belly Walking Down the Aisle
The Prime Video series returns July 16
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The State of Social Media: Instagram and Facebook Still on Top Despite Rise of TikTok
The social network led by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has 2.11 billion monthly active users
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