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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California Journalists Slam ‘Backroom Deal’ After Big Tech Upends Agreement Meant to Bolster Local News
The negotiated agreement calls for Google to pay only $15 million a year compared to the $500 million from Big Tech initially discussed with lawmakers
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‘The Acolyte’ Star Amandla Stenberg Says Cancelation Wasn’t Shocking After ‘Rampage’ of Online ‘Hyper-Conservative Bigotry’
The “Star Wars” actress says the show was attacked with “prejudice, hatred and hateful language” that has affected her since booking the job
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The 7 Best New Movies on Hulu in August
The entire “Alien” and “Night at the Museum” franchises will be available to stream on Hulu this month
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How to Watch ‘It Ends With Us’: Is the Blake Lively Movie Streaming?
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni star in the Colleen Hoover adaptation “It Ends With Us,” about a woman in an abusive relationship
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Chappell Roan Sets a ‘Superfan’ Boundary After ‘Too Many Nonconsensual’ Interactions Has Her Feeling ‘Unsafe’: ‘Women Don’t Owe You S—t’
“I’m not afraid of the consequences for demanding respect,” the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer says
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Ryan Reynolds Says He Was ‘Mortified’ to Cut Rob McElhenney Out of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ but It Just ‘Wasn’t Working’
The MCU blockbuster’s co-writer and star shares a heartfelt tribute to his friend and Wrexham AFC co-owner
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RFK Jr. Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Trump: ‘In an Honest System, I Believe I Would Have Won’ | Video
Wife Cheryl Hines issues her own statement, noting “I deeply respect the decision Bobby made to run on the principle of unity”
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Watch Pink Perform ‘What About Us’ With 13-Year-Old Daughter on Final Night of DNC | Video
The mother-daughter duo performed after a powerful gun violence segment
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Who’s the Surprise DNC Guest? Internet Buzzes With Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and More Theories
Everyone’s speculating about who will make an unannounced cameo as Kamala Harris headlines the convention’s final night
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Tim Walz Rallies Crowd – and Brings Son to Tears – in DNC Speech: ‘That’s My Dad!’ | Video
“It’s the fourth quarter. We’re down a field goal, but we’re on offense and we’ve got the ball,” the Minnesota governor says
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Amanda Gorman Says the American Dream Is a ‘Dare To Dream Together’ in DNC Address
“Empathy emancipates, making us greater than hate or vanity. That is the American promise, powerful and pure,” the 2017 National Youth Poet Laureate said
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Michelle Obama’s DNC Speech Wins With Fans by a Landslide: ‘Concerned for Barack Obama That He Has to Follow This’
The former president was celebrated for “perfect comedic delivery” after dropping an innuendo about Donald Trump’s obsession with crowd size
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Michelle Obama Boosts ‘My Girl Kamala,’ Gets Crowd Chanting ‘Do Something’ in Fiery DNC Speech | Video
“Who is going to tell [Trump] that the job that he is currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs’?” the former first lady asked
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All the Celebrities at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Common, Patti Labelle, Spike Lee, Lil Jon, Mark Hamill and more stars showed up at the DNC to support Kamala Harris
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Paramount Shareholder Mario Gabelli Doesn’t See a Negative in Granting Potential Bronfman Bid Extension
“I still like insight into price voting/nonvoting,” the chairman of GAMCO Investors Inc. muses
