Daren DeFrank is a News Editor at The Wrap. She has been covering film, television and all things entertainment in Los Angeles for nearly a decade. She joined TheWrap in 2025 after seven years at Ranker, where she served as Managing Editor and built out their film and television vertical.
Experience:
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J.K. Rowling Insists She Lacks the Power to Fire Paapa Essiedu From ‘Harry Potter’ Over Differing Trans Views – and Wouldn’t Anyway
The author previously called out signatories, including Essiedu, of an open letter calling on the U.K. entertainment industry to protect the trans community
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Melanie Scrofano Returns to Syfy to Investigate Atypical Zombies in ‘Revival’ Trailer
A rural Wisconsin town sees the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves
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LA City Council Passes Motion to Begin Filming Permit Reform
Entertainment workers and union reps showed up at City Hall to call on Los Angeles officials to reduce the costs of on-location shooting
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Mike Hogan, Longtime Vanity Fair Editor, Exits After 25 Years
The executive digital director’s move comes a few weeks after editor-in-chief Radhika Jones stepped down
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Bill Maher Jokes Pope Francis Survived a 38-Day Hospital Stay Only to Be ‘Keeled Right Over’ by JD Vance
The “Real Time” host also says that Donald Trump’s first 100 days proves “time flies when you’re in the fetal position”
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Chris Hayes Mocks Trump’s Rapidly Declining Approval Ratings: ‘He’s Never Been Very Popular’ | Video
“We’re not even 100 days in and Trump is already at the ‘polls are fake’ stage,” the MSNBC host says
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Brian Cox Shades $1,000 Ticket Price to See Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Othello’: ‘Excuse Me, That’s Wrong’
“There’s amazing shows and hits but there’s too much money stuff involved in American theatre,” the “Emmy-winning actor says
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Netflix Sets ‘The Age of Innocence’ and ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ Series Adaptations, Renews ‘Sweet Magnolias’
The streamer announced the in-development projects Wednesday in recognition of World Book Day
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New Kardashians Show ‘Calabasas: Behind the Gates’ in Development at Hulu
Khloé Kardashian will executive produce the series lifting the veil on the exclusive California community
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‘The Voice’ Adds Sheryl Crow and LeAnn Rimes as Mega Mentors for Season 27
NBC’s Emmy-winning competition show features judges Adam Levine, John Legend, Kelsey Ballerini and Michael Bublé
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Jennifer Lopez to Host 2025 American Music Awards on CBS
The “Jenny From the Block” singer will host for the first time in 10 years and perform at the May 26 show
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Madonna and Elton John ‘Buried the Hatchet’ on Decades-Long Feud Backstage at ‘SNL’: ‘Thank You for Forgiving Me’
The two pop icons made amends this weekend after publicly sparring since 2004
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Jimmy Fallon Mocks Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs With ‘Educational’ Song | Video
“Trump announced tariffs on aluminum, steel and several other items that popped into his head mid-speech,” the “Tonight Show” host says
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Gene Hackman Death: Judge Blocks Release of Public Records Showing Decomposing Bodies of Actor and Wife
Santa Fe-based Judge Matthew Wilson says any other records from the death investigation can be released
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Nathan Fillion Joins HBO and DC’s ‘Lanterns’ as Guy Gardner
The actor’s Green Lantern character will first appear in James Gunn’s “Superman” this summer
