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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Jay Harrington, Patrick St. Esprit Join Shemar Moore in ‘S.W.A.T. Exiles’ Spinoff
Jason Ning serves as showrunner for the Sony Pictures Television series, which does not yet have a network attached
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6 Best Moments From the 2025 VMAs
Lady Gaga takes MTV to MSG, Mariah Carey throws some shade and Yungblud and Steven Tyler pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
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Mariah Carey Barks ‘What in the Sam Hell Were You Waiting For?’ as She Accepts Her First VMA
Ariana Grande introduced the pop superstar’s six-song medley before awarding her the VMA Video Vanguard Award
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John Early Says He Wrote ‘Maddie’s Secret’ in a Fury Almost Out of Necessity: ‘The Blindness Was Deliberate’
TIFF 2025: “To me, the joke was never that I was playing a woman. The joke was playing an ingenue,” the writer-director-star tells TheWrap
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Mike Johnson Ridiculed for Claiming Trump Was an FBI Informant Against Jeffrey Epstein: ‘South Park Is Gonna Have a Field Day’
The House speaker says the president was an informant but still urged Republican representatives to vote against the release of the Epstein files
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Anthropic to Pay $1.5 Billion to Authors Over Book Piracy Used to Train AI Models
The Amazon-backed tech company will hand out settlements of about $3,000 per book in the largest U.S. copyright case to date
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Here Are All the Songs in ‘The Runarounds’
The coming-of-age musical drama series features hits from Green Day, Miley Cyrus and The Rolling Stones
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What Time Is the Cowboys vs. Eagles Kickoff Game?
The first game of the 2025 NFL regular season will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock
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Kurt Russell Joins Michelle Pfeiffer in ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff ‘The Madison’
“The Madison” is one of three upcoming shows set in the “Yellowstone” universe
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Sydney Sweeney Won’t Be Addressing Her Jeans at TIFF: ‘I Am There to Support My Movie’
The actress rules out wading into the American Eagle culture wars ahead of her “Christy” premiere
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Tracy Morgan’s ‘The Neighborhood’ Spinoff Series ‘Crutch’ Sets Fall Premiere at Paramount+
The “30 Rock” actor will lead the half-hour comedy as the brash yet beloved titular Harlem shop owner
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Tucker Carlson Praises Putin as the ‘Most Effective Leader in My Lifetime’ and Less ‘Evil’ Than Biden: ‘Look It Up’ | Video
The conservative podcaster argues Russian people are “happier” than Americans
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HBO’s ‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’ to Release New Episode Detailing His Release
“Part Five: The Tree Grew” will document the new investigation into Syed’s case and his journey from incarceration to freedom
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Discovery Global to Launch TNT Sports App After Warner Bros. Split
CEO-elect Gunnar Wiedenfels says Discovery Global has several DTC apps in the works
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Ed Harris Joins ‘Yellowstone’ Beth and Rip Spinoff Series
The actor joins Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser and Annette Bening in “The Dutton Ranch”
