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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Pivot to Video: The Big Business Behind the Rise of Podcasts You Can Watch
Fans of video podcasts are more than twice as likely to watch a full ad than if they were listening to an audio-only episode
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Trump Cuts Permanent Press Pool Spot for All Wire Services After Court Orders AP Access Restored
The White House will instead expand its print access for two reporters and allow crew access for networks like ABC, CNN and Fox
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Trump Retaliates Against Harvard Over DEI Refusal, Freezes $2.2 Billion in University Grants
“No government should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Harvard President Alan Garber says
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‘Mythic Quest’ Canceled After Season 4 at Apple TV+
The Rob McElhenney-led series will air a new finale episode with a different ending to end the series
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Menendez Brothers’ Resentencing Will Move Forward After Judge Denies DA’s Move to Withdraw
The hearing is scheduled to begin April 17
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Eric Dane Shares ALS Diagnosis Ahead of ‘Euphoria’ Return: ‘Grateful to Have My Loving Family by My Side’
The 52-year-old actor says he will return to set for the HBO series next week and feels “fortunate” to be able to continue working
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Where to Watch ‘G20’: Is the Viola Davis Action Movie Streaming?
The political thriller follows the U.S. President (Viola Davis) as she leverages her political power and military prowess to defend her loved ones
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Hailee Steinfeld Is Thankful ‘Sinners’ Helped Her Unpack Her Multi-Racial Roots: ‘I Wish It Had Happened Sooner’
Directed, written and produced by Ryan Coogler, the 1930s supernatural thriller stars Michael B. Jordan as identical twins, who must face an unprecedented evil – the Ku Klux Klan
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Warner Bros. Discovery Halts Non-Critical Employee Business Travel in Cost-Cutting Amid Trump Tariffs
The move is a step toward curbing “market volatility and reduced consumer confidence,” the David Zaslav-led company says in an employee memo
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‘Love on the Spectrum:’ Where Are They Now?
Connor and Madison update TheWrap on how their respective relationships have flourished since the show’s premiere
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Where Should ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 Take Place
After venturing to Hawaii, Italy and Thailand, we speculate which Four Seasons hotel the HBO series will travel to for its fourth season
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Sidelined Prosecutors Behind Menendez Brothers Resentencing Sue DA Hochman for Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation
“Nancy and Brock followed the law and paid for it with their careers,” Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford’s attorney says
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‘SNL’: Trump Touts ‘Fantastic, Unbelievable Depression’ Ahead in Tariffs Speech Reenactment | Video
Mike Myers’ Musk returns to joke about self-vandalizing new Tesla Model V, and the show addresses Morgan Wallen’s walkout
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The Heartbreaking Truth Behind FX’s ‘Dying for Sex’
Both the series and the podcast follow Molly Kochan as she goes on a sexploration journey after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis
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LA Soundstage Occupancy Fell to Record Low 63% in 2024 as FilmLA Sounds Alarm on Need for Incentives
Though Hollywood has more stage infrastructure than its competitors, the city is losing out over lesser tax incentives
