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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Kevin Mayer Predicts the ‘Price Is Going to Go Higher’ in Paramount-Netflix Bidding War for Warner Bros. Discovery
The Candle Media CEO, who was instrumental in securing Disney’s $71 billion deal for Fox, suspects “we’re in for more fireworks here”
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Patrick Dempsey’s ‘Memory of a Killer’ Sets 2-Night Premiere Event at Fox
The Josh Charles-led medical comedy “Best Medicine” also gets an early post-Sunday Night Football premiere on Jan. 4
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‘The Hunting Wives’ Season 2 Adds John Stamos, Dale Dickey and Cam Gigandet as Guest Stars
The trio joins previously announced new cast members Kim Matula and Alex FitzAlan
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Shohei Ohtani LA Dodgers Gambling Drama in the Works at Starz
Justin Lin will direct, co-write and executive produce the Lionsgate TV series from showrunner Alex Convery
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Cardi B, Zara Larsson and Teyana Taylor to Guest Judge ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18
The first trailer teases a shady competition as RuPaul sets out to find “America’s Brightest Drag Superstar”
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David Ellison Says Paramount-WBD Deal Would ‘Strengthen the Entertainment Industry as a Whole’ in Leaked Staff Memo
The CEO writes that his $30-a-share hostile bid is superior to Netflix’s “across every dimension”
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Trump Calls ABC News’ Rachel Scott the ‘Most Obnoxious Reporter’ in Latest Attack on Female Journalists | Video
“This is ABC Fake News,” the president says before berating the reporter for asking about footage of Venezuela boat strikes
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Andrea Linares to Anchor Fox News’ Spanish-Language Program Fox Noticias | Exclusive
Fox Noticias will also launch Spanish-language, digital-first programming in early 2026
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WBD’s David Zaslav Soothes Staff ‘Trepidation’ Over Merger Layoffs, Says Netflix Wants ‘To Keep Most People’
The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO tells staff at a town hall meeting Friday that the pending sale to the streamer feels like “a good fit”
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SAG-AFTRA Says Netflix’s WBD Deal ‘Raises Many Serious Questions,’ Must Lead to More Production
Actors’ union vows a “complete and thorough analysis of the details of the deal”
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Connie Chung Slams Bari Weiss, Says CBS News Has Crashed ‘Into Crumbles’ Under ‘Greedy Owners’ | Video
“It distresses me so terribly,” the former CBS anchor says of the David Ellison-led media company
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Female Entertainment Execs Call for Truth-Telling Amid Industry Upheaval: ‘We’re Living in the Change’ | Video
Power Women Summit 2025: Executives from 3 Arts Entertainment, A+E Studios, AMC and Sony empower the next generation of female leaders
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‘Clue’ Scripted Series From Dana Fox in Development at Peacock
Nicholas Stoller will direct and executive produce the board game adaptation from Sony Pictures Television
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Versant Acquires FAST Channel Provider Free TV Networks
The Comcast cable and media spinoff now owns Indy Cinema Group, which will be operated by Fandango
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7 Shocking Moments from ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Season 3 Reunion
The MomTok women get to the truth behind the Marciano drama, unpack sexual traumas and attempt to reconcile differences in the reunion
