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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Tig Notaro Isn’t Surprised Her Peers Rallied Around a Queer Cancer Doc on Andrea Gibson: ‘Green Lights All the Way’ | Video
Sundance 2025: The comedian and producer partnered with director Ryan White to spotlight the poet laureate in “Come See Me in the Good Light”
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Mark Duplass Brought His Indie Scrappiness to LA Wildfire Relief Efforts – and It’s Working
“I’m just trying to do whatever I can, and somehow it does seem to be cobbling together,” he tells TheWrap of getting Google to donate Chromebooks to L.A. schools and more
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‘The Night Agent’ Cast and Character Guide | Photos
Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan will return to the Netflix action series alongside several new cast members
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‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Full Cast Revealed
The stage prequel to the hit Netflix series will open on Broadway in April 2025 with West End star Louis McCartney reprising his role
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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Sue City of LA Over Wildfire Damage, Saying Its ‘System Necessarily Failed’
The former reality TV stars and Pacific Palisades residents are among 20+ plaintiffs seeking compensation for property damage
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‘The Night Agent’ Season 2 Ending Explained: Gabriel Basso Teases ‘Mind-Blowing’ Season 3 Opener
Showrunner Shawn Ryan also tells TheWrap that Peter’s relationship with his dad is the “core emotional anchor” of the series
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Jimmy Fallon Roasts Trump for 20th Wedding Anniversary, Says Melania Is the Only Prisoner He Hasn’t Released | Video
The occasion was also fodder for Jimmy Kimmel, who launched the “Donald & Melania 20th Trumpiversary China Collection”
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‘Love Is Blind’ Renewed Through Season 10 at Netflix
The reality series will celebrate its five-year anniversary alongside its Season 8 Valentine’s Day premiere
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How to Watch Trump’s Inauguration
The President-elect will be sworn into office inside the Capitol Rotunda due to frigid weather conditions
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‘Hollywood Squares’ EP Says He ‘Didn’t Have to Convince’ Drew Barrymore to Be Center Square
Having the actress in that spot “just made everybody feel like this is definitely a safe place,” Jesse Collins tells TheWrap
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One Week After the Fires, It’s All Ashes in Altadena | Photos
“This last week all I’ve wanted to do is knock on my neighbor’s doors and see if they’re OK. But of course, there are no doors,” Kirsten Schaffer tells TheWrap
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‘An Update on Our Family’ Episode Release Schedule
The three-part docuseries premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and follows one mommy blogger’s controversy around her missing son
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RedNote Blocks Posts on Tiananmen Square, Uyghurs as Migrating TikTok Users Spot Chinese Censorship
New U.S. users are bound to the Chinese app’s rules on spreading “the correct view of history”
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‘Morning Joe’ Attacks ‘Outrageous Lie’ That US Military Is ‘Weak and Woke’ at Pete Hegseth Hearing | Video
“There’s so much that was said yesterday it would literally take us four hours just to get through the misinformation,” Scarborough says
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Leonardo DiCaprio Pledges $1 Million to LA Wildfire Relief and Recovery Efforts
The donation comes in partnership with Re:wild’s Rapid Response Program, the Oscar winner says
