JD Knapp is a news editor at TheWrap, with a personal preference for horror movies, bubblegum pop, reality TV, sitcoms, and animation. After growing up in Connecticut and graduating from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, he has gone on to work for national outlets such as People, E! News, The Messenger and Variety. Outside of work, you can find him hiking Runyon Canyon, playing video games or winning dodgeball.
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Stephen Colbert and Wife Evie Honor Their Late Dads for Father’s Day: ‘An Incredible Blessing’ | Video
“Thank you for making me part of your family led by that man,” the “Late Show” host says of his late father-in-law
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Washington Post CEO and Exec Editor Used Stolen Phone Records While at Sunday Times, Former Colleagues Say
Journalist Peter Koenig says Will Lewis was one of his finest editors before “his ambition outran his ethics”
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Diddy Returns His Key to the City After NYC Mayor Eric Adams Condemns Violence Towards Cassie
“Like many people, I was deeply disturbed by recent footage of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs assaulting his then partner,” the mayor writes
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Trixie Mattel Doesn’t Pull Punches on ‘The Pit Stop’ Because ‘Drag Race’ Fans Know When Something Is Bad: ‘We’re All on the Same Page’
The “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” winner tells TheWrap about once again representing the Emmy-winning reality TV juggernaut
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Paul Giamatti Boards ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ as a Villain Opposite Holly Hunter
“The sheer delight with which he dove in on ‘Starfleet Academy’ is only surpassed by the gratitude we feel about him joining our incredible cast,” the showrunners tell TheWrap
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‘Drag Race’ Team Traces 33 Years of Queer History in ‘The Little Pageant That Could’ Trailer | Exclusive Video
Christina Applegate, Vanessa Williams and Kathy Griffin pop up in the documentary about Los Angeles’ The Best in Drag Show
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Halyna Hutchins’ Family Sues Alec Baldwin for Playing ‘Russian Roulette With a Loaded Gun’ on ‘Rust’
“Injury or death was much more than just a possibility — it was a likely result,” the late cinematographer’s mother, father, sister and a script supervisor claim
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30 Most Anticipated Shows of Summer 2024
From the return of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” and Amazon’s “The Boys,” to new shows like Disney+’s “The Acolyte” and HBO’s “Fantasmas”
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Sony Future Filmmaker Awards Presents 6 Winners Camera Equipment, $22,500 in Prizes
The second annual event featured more than 8,400 short films
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Donald Trump Rejects ‘Rigged’ Conviction: ‘The Real Verdict Is Going to Be Nov. 5’
“I think it’s just a disgrace and we’ll keep fighting and we’ll fight to the end and we’ll win,” the former president says
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‘Hacks’ Star Hannah Einbinder Says Jim Carrey Was Her ‘Personal Deborah Vance’
Max series cocreators Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky also tell TheWrap their thoughts on the current state of half-hour comedies
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Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Is Back in Teaser for 4th and Final Season | Video
Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and David Cross join the series, which returns August 8
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‘Hacks’ Welcomes Kathryn Newton as a Rising Star in Season 3 Finale Sneak Peek | Exclusive Video
Jimmy and Kayla set up a casual lunch meeting with up-and-coming actress Bella in a new clip from the Max comedy
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Donald Trump Compares Himself to Mother Teresa as Hush Money Trial Jury Deliberates | Video
“What’s happening here is weaponization of a level nobody’s seen before,” the former president says
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‘The Daily Show’ Puts the Trump Assassination Plot Into Fox News Terms: ‘John Wilkes Biden’ | Video
Joe Biden “is incompetent, and also dangerously competent,” Desi Lydic jokes of the GOP’s inconsistency
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