JD Knapp is the morning news editor at TheWrap, with a personal preference for horror movies, bubblegum pop, reality TV, sitcoms, and animation. After growing up in Connecticut and graduating from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, he has gone on to work for national outlets such as People, E! News, The Messenger, and Variety. Outside of work, you can find him hiking Runyon Canyon, playing video games, or winning dodgeball.
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Trump Wants Central Park 5 Defamation Lawsuit Thrown Out, Argues ‘They Pled Guilty’ Was Only a ‘Minor’ Inaccuracy
The president-elect calls the false light suit “legally insufficient” and “designed to chill free speech” after discussing the Exonerated Five in his September debate
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Trump Nominates Dr. Oz to Lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
“America is facing a healthcare crisis and there may be no physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again,” the president-elect says
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Paul Teal, ‘One Tree Hill’ and ‘The Staircase’ Actor, Dies at 35
His partner Emilia Torello remembers him as “the most thoughtful, inspiring, driven, self-disciplined, loving man”
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Trump Voters Were Less Likely to Pay Attention to Political News Than Harris Supporters, Polling Shows
Data for Progress tracked participants’ news attentiveness from “a great deal” all the way down to “none at all”
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Trump Appoints Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Secretary of Health and Human Services
RFK Jr. was expected to join the president-elect’s second term in some capacity after endorsing him in August
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Freeing the Menendez Brothers Requires More Than Just Watching Netflix, New LA District Attorney Says | Video
“If you decide this case based on just viewing a Netflix documentary, you are doing a disservice to the Menendez brothers, to the victims’ family members, to the public,” Los Angeles D.A.-elect Nathan Hochman says
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Charli XCX Only Has One Thing to Say Ahead of ‘SNL’ Hosting Debut: ‘Brat’ | Video
Chloe Fineman and Emil Wakim join the Grammy-nominated singer in the first promo for her third “Saturday Night Live” stint
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Diddy Once Again Files for Bail, Claims One Alleged Victim Is ‘Not a Victim at All’
A judge denies a gag order that sought to block Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusers from speaking publicly, as his team files for bail for a fourth time
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The White Stripes Voluntarily Drop ‘Seven Nation Army’ Lawsuit Against Donald Trump
Jack and Meg White previously sued the Trump campaign in September for using their music without permission
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Donald Trump Assassination Plot Foiled, Multiple Iranian Assets Charged by DOJ
“There are few actors in the world that pose as grave a threat to the national security of the United States as does Iran,” Attorney General Merrick Garland says
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Grammy Nominations 2025: Beyoncé Tops With 11 Nods, Including Best Country Album
Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift will also duke it out with Beyoncé for Album of the Year
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Rashida Jones Remembers Late Dad Quincy Jones: ‘A Giant, an Icon, a Culture Shifter, a Genius’
“Daddy, it is an honor to be your daughter. Your love lives forever,” the actress shares
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3 Arrested, Charged Following Liam Payne’s Buenos Aires Death
Argentina’s public prosecutor confirmed the three arrests in a statement three weeks after the One Direction singer’s fatal fall
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Kamala Harris Concedes 2024 Election, but Not ‘The Fight That Fueled This Campaign’ in Hopeful Speech | Video
“The light of America’s promise will always burn bright as long as we never give up and as long as we keep fighting,” the vice president says
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Elon Musk Sued for Fraud, Breach of Contract Over $1 Million Giveaway Stipulations
Two jilted participants are suing after America PAC admitted the swing state winners weren’t actually chosen at random
