Josh is a veteran editor, writer and former New York City wire-service newsman who moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to revamp the entertainment department of the Associated Press. He’s covered all facets of the industry ever since, first joining TheWrap in 2009 as a part of the fledgling digital Hollywood trade’s small and scrappy staff. After stints as Film Editor at Variety, as Mashable’s first Entertainment Editor (and even a hot minute at TMZ), Josh returned to TheWrap for a third stint in early 2022.
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Joshua Tree, CA
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Josh received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Minnesota.
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George Lucas Backs Bob Iger in Proxy Battle: ‘No One Knows Disney Better’
“Creating magic is not for amateurs,” the Star Wars creator and Disney shareholder says
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Iran Court Clears ‘A Hero’ Director Asghar Farhadi of Student Plagiarism Allegations Tied to Oscar-Winning Film
The ruling by a panel of copyright law professors and art experts in Tehran puts an end to the two-year inquiry
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Joe Scarborough Says Some ‘Too Liberal’ Judges and DAs Let Repeat Offenders Off Easy – But That’s ‘The Exception’
The MSNBC host acknowledges in a brief segue that lenient law enforcement is leading to “some problems”
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Alec Baldwin, You’re Up: What the ‘Rust’ Producer Gains as Armorer Is Convicted | Analysis
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s guilty verdict gives Baldwin’s lawyers a blueprint — and his jury some wiggle room
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‘Rust’ Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Accidental Shooting Case
Gutierrez-Reed was found not guilty of obstructing justice
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‘Rust’ Manslaughter Goes to Jury After Less Than 2 Weeks, Armorer Chooses Not to Testify
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s defense called several expert witnesses, but not the armorer herself
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Nikki Haley Suspends GOP Primary Campaign, Trump-Biden Rematch All But Assured
She kept her pledge to stand in through Super Tuesday – which did’t go well for the former South Carolina governor
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‘Gutfeld!’ Gang Stands With SF Giants’ New National Anthem Policy: ‘Should Patriotism Be Enforced?’ | Video
“It’s probably the most rebellious thing you can do in San Francisco,” Kat Timpf says. “Is this like an attempt at a rebrand?”
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‘Rust’ Trial: Ammo Dealer Named in Armorer’s ‘Sabotage’ Defense Denies Supplying Live Rounds
PDQ Arm and Prop owner Seth Kenney also says if he wanted to, he “could’ve gotten [Hannah Gutierrez-Reed] fired”
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Apple Fined Nearly $2 Billion by European Commission for Allegedly Abusing ‘Dominant’ Music-Streaming Position
Apple says it will appeal, arguing the commission has not found “credible evidence of consumer harm”
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‘Rust’ AD David Halls Breaks Down During Armorer Trial Testimony: ‘I Was Negligent in Checking the Gun’
Halls describes the immediate aftermath of the accidental shooting of Halyna Hutchins: “She said, ‘I can’t feel my legs’”
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‘Rust’ Trial: Firearms Expert Picks Apart Videos of Gun Safety Violations on Set: ‘Toying With the Weapon’
Prosecutors showed dozens of “fundamental safety rule” violations — including Alec Baldwin furiously rushing his young armorer
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‘Rust’ Armorer Shocked by Live Ammo on Set, Says Supplier ‘Was Acting Weird’ as Defense Racks Up Sabotage Theory
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed expressed bewilderment at a box of mixed live and dummy rounds in a 2021 police interrogation
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‘Rust’ Trial: Gun Expert Describes ‘Perfectly Functioning’ Weapon That ‘Would Fire’ if Cocked With Trigger Depressed
“The very instant [Alec Baldwin] let go of the hammer, it would fire,” Lucien Haag tells the New Mexico jury
