Alex is an Audience Writer at TheWrap, based in Los Angeles. He has been covering the entertainment industry since 2013. Before joining TheWrap in 2025, he worked as a critic and reporter for A.frame, Digital Trends, Inverse, IGN, Looper, and multiple other outlets. A lifelong cinephile, he dreams of one day being invited to the Criterion Closet.

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‘Daily Show’ Calls Stephen Miller the Multiverse’s ‘Most Whiny Lex Luthor’ | Video
“The Trump administration isn’t just enjoying their fun, new constitutional loophole. They’re also going on offense,” host Ronny Chieng says
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Gavin Newsom Says California Will Sue to Stop Trump Tariffs From Being Forced on State
“President Trump’s unlawful tariffs are wreaking chaos on California families, businesses, and our economy,” the governor says
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Trump Tells CNN’s Kaitlan Collins ‘You Have No Credibility’ During Oval Office Clash | Video
“How long do we have to answer this question from you?” the president asked the CNN anchor Monday
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Gayle King Explains Her Blue Origin Flight Face That Became a Meme
“I didn’t realize that I was being photographed at that moment,” King says
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The True Iraq War Story Behind A24’s ‘Warfare’
The film is co-directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza
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Ellen Pompeo Says It Would ‘Make No Sense Emotionally or Financially’ to Leave ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ for Good
“If I were to walk away completely, everybody gets to make money from my hard work for 20 years,” the star explains
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‘Morning Joe’ Questions Why Trump Has Stayed Silent on Josh Shapiro Arson Attack: ‘We Have to Be Better’ | Video
“Violence shouldn’t be the price of public service,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt says
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap: A Stalker, a Therapist and a Kiss
Pedro Pascal’s Joel is back, and this time he’s in therapy
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Release Guide: When Are New Episodes Out?
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reprise their roles as Joel and Ellie in the acclaimed HBO drama’s sophomore season
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‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Cast and Character Guide
Meet the Apple TV+ drama’s cast of wealthy, quietly unraveling characters
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KTLA Apologizes for Tweeting the N-Word Due to a ‘Technical Error’
Social media users are not satisfied with the news station’s apology
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Joe Rogan Podcast Guest Confronts Him for Platforming ‘Counter-Historical’ Views: ‘Just Raising Questions Is Not a Valid Thing’
“I just feel we should get it out straight away,” British columnist and author Douglas Murray says
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Rachel Maddow Says Trump’s Lawyers Are Quitting Because They’re Stuck Defending Him or Lying Under Oath | Video
“We are now seeing this untenable situation reach its natural mathematical conclusion in a pretty dramatic way,” the MSNBC host notes
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‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Release Guide: When Are New Episodes Out?
Jon Hamm leads the cast of the new Apple TV+ crime drama
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‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Cast and Creator Discuss the Apple Crime Drama’s ‘Wildly Contemporary’ Story
“We now live in a world where the permanence of everything is in question,” showrunner Jonathan Tropper tells TheWrap