Media and politics reporter • jclara.chan@thewrap.com • Twitter: @jclarachan
Experience:
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Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Sues Epstein’s Estate, Former Employees
Jennifer Araoz is seeking damages for “extreme emotional injuries” and accuses Epstein of rape and sexual assault
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New York Times Demotes Jonathan Weisman, Deputy Washington Editor, Over ‘Serious Lapses in Judgment’
Weisman will no longer oversee the Times’ congressional team or be active on social media, a Times spokesperson told TheWrap
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Bartender’s Lawsuit Accuses CNN’s Don Lemon of Assault
Dustin Hice claims that the anchor rubbed his own genitalia and then put his fingers into Hice’s face
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Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Threatens to Fire Employees Who Try to Unionize
Portnoy reiterates stance outlined in a 2015 blog post
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How Jeffrey Epstein’s Death May Affect Lingering Lawsuits and Investigations
New York financier and convicted sex offender died Saturday of an apparent suicide
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Jim Carrey Cries ‘Murder’ in Latest Artwork on Jeffrey Epstein Case
“No suicide watch is murder,” Carrey captioned his latest political drawing
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Armie Hammer Calls Out Marvel Entertainment Chairman Isaac Perlmutter as Major Trump Donor
Perlmutter has donated the maximum amount to Trump’s re-election campaign, according to campaign finance reports
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ShortList 2019: ‘The Field’ Director on How She Found Radical Intimacy Amid Indian Cornstalks
In director Sandhya Suri’s first fiction short film, a woman prioritizes her desires and challenges narrative stereotypes about Indian women
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Painter’s Infringement Suit Over HBO’s ‘Beware the Slenderman’ Doc to Go Forward, Judge Rules
Painting appears for 25 seconds in the documentary, court filing says
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ShortList 2019: How Trump’s Travel Ban Nearly Derailed ‘Green’ Drama About 2 Immigrant Brothers
The lead actor in “Green,” a German citizen of Turkish descent, was initially denied a visa to the U.S. in 2017 under the Trump administration’s travel ban
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Bill de Blasio Jokes that ‘Standards Were Lower’ Back When Sean Hannity Applied to the NYPD (Video)
The Fox News host interviewed the New York City mayor Wednesday night
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Pacific Standard Magazine to Shut Down
“Today is an extremely difficult day, the worst day — and I’m heart-broken and devastated,” Pacific Standard’s editor in chief wrote on Twitter
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Bernie Sanders Calls Democratic Presidential Debate Format ‘Demeaning’
“What they are is a reality TV show in which you have to come up with a soundbite and all that stuff,” the candidate says in Tuesday interview
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New York Times Reports ‘Higher Volume of Cancellations’ After Trump Speech Headline Backlash
Paper changed headline after widespread criticism Monday night
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Trump, Republican National Committee Sue Over California’s Presidential Tax Disclosure Law
The law requires all presidential and gubernatorial candidates to release five years’ worth of tax returns in order to appear on California’s primary ballot
