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.
Experience:
Resides In:
Joshua Tree, CA
Education:
Josh received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Minnesota.
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The ‘George Bush’ Joke That Got Whoopi Goldberg in Trouble in 2004 Is Finally Revealed – Turns Out It’s Really Tame
They tried to cancel Whoopi before cancelling was cool – but over this?
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The rapid-fire, free-thinking firebrand will continue uploading to YouTube “for as long as they’ll allow us”
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Fast Company Suspends Apple News Feed and Shuts Site Down After Hacker Posts ‘Vile’ Messages
The hacker signed the messages as “THRAX WAS HERE”
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Warner Bros. Cooked HBO Max Subscriber Numbers, Misled Shareholders in Discovery Merger, Lawsuit Claims
An Illinois police pension board brought the suit suggesting “hundreds of thousands” of Discovery shareholders were duped
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No bombshells here: CNN’s seven-episode documentary on the Murdoch empire relies on talking heads and archive footage for its even-handed portrait
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Paul Haggis Can Argue Scientology Is Behind Sex Assault Claims at NY Trial, Judge Rules
The court denied Haggis’ request to introduce his previously dismissed lawsuit, settlement talks and his accuser’s financial state
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ABC7 Weekend Anchor Veronica Miracle Exits in Latest LA Local News Departure
Miracle did not indicate where she is going next, and did not appear to get an on-air signoff
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How Anthony Fauci ‘Stole’ Donald Trump’s Chance to Throw the First Pitch at 2020 Washington Nationals Opener
Fauci may have wanted to take that back after the pitch was a … eh, let’s just say it was a ball
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Tom Hardy Quietly Enters Jiu-Jitsu Tournament in U.K., Wins His Division With Gnarly Choke-Hold
Would YOU want to enter the ring with Venom, Bane or Mad Max?
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Nikki Haley Calls ‘The View’ Host Sunny Hostin ‘Racist’ for Questioning Former Governor’s Choice of First Name
“What is her real name again?” asked Asunción Cummings “Sunny” Hostin of the former U.N. diplomat
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Tiffany Haddish, Aries Spears Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Dropped, Accusers Say They’ve ‘Put This Behind Us’
A Jane Doe and her younger brother had sued the duo for sexually charged comedy sketch videos shot when they were minors
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Maury Wills, Base-Stealing Machine for Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series Teams, Dies at 89
Wills revived the stolen base as a baseball strategy after breaking Ty Cobb’s single-season record in 1962
