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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Donald Trump Rejects ‘Rigged’ Conviction: ‘The Real Verdict Is Going to Be Nov. 5’
“I think it’s just a disgrace and we’ll keep fighting and we’ll fight to the end and we’ll win,” the former president says
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‘Hacks’ Star Hannah Einbinder Picks Jim Carrey as Her ‘Personal Deborah Vance’
Plus, Max series co-creators Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky tell TheWrap about the current state of half-hour comedies
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Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Is Back in Teaser for 4th and Final Season | Video
Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and David Cross join the series, which returns August 8
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‘Hacks’ Welcomes Kathryn Newton as a Rising Star in Season 3 Finale Sneak Peek | Exclusive Video
Jimmy and Kayla set up a casual lunch meeting with up-and-coming actress Bella in a new clip from the Max comedy
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Donald Trump Compares Himself to Mother Teresa as Hush Money Trial Jury Deliberates | Video
“What’s happening here is weaponization of a level nobody’s seen before,” the former president says
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‘The Daily Show’ Puts the Trump Assassination Plot Into Fox News Terms: ‘John Wilkes Biden’ | Video
Joe Biden “is incompetent, and also dangerously competent,” Desi Lydic jokes of the GOP’s inconsistency
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Source of Ketamine in Matthew Perry’s System Under Investigation by LAPD, DEA and US Postal Inspector
The “Friends” actor died on Oct. 28, 2023, due to “acute effects of ketamine”
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‘The Shrouds’ Star Diane Kruger Says European Cinema Saved Her Career | Video
Cannes 2024: The former Best Actress Award winner explains why she’s both flattered and nervous to star in David Cronenberg’s semi-autobiographical film, “The Shrouds”
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‘Morning Joe’ Roasts Rudy Giuliani Over His New Coffee Line Amid Bankruptcy, Indictment: ‘Hair Dye and Sweat’ | Video
“You taste something that’s a bit pungent … this is why it’s so personal to him,” MSNBC host Joe Scarborough jokes
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‘Daily Show’ Defends Michael Cohen – Because ‘Everyone Who’s Ever Worked With Donald Trump Hates Donald Trump’ | Video
Host Desi Lydic jokes that Day 18 of the former president’s hush money trial “was another star turn” for the embattled fixer
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Jimmy Fallon Jokes Biden-Trump Debate’s No Audience Rule ‘Explains Why It’s on CNN’ | Video
The “Tonight Show” host looks at this year’s unusual presidential debate schedule
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‘Young Sheldon’ Star Iain Armitage Becomes ‘Young Stephen Colbert’ on ‘Late Show’ | Video
The actor lines up his next gig ahead of the “Big Bang Theory” spin-off’s series finale
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‘The Daily Show’ Skewers NFL Kicker Harrison Butker’s Viral Commencement Speech | Video
Cohosts Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper also wage war over Caitlin Clark’s first WNBA game
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‘Daily Show’ Roasts Trump VP Hopefuls for Crashing Trial: ‘Met Gala for People Who Don’t Believe in Women’s Rights’ | Video
“It’s kind of hard for Trump to argue that he would never cheat on his wife when there’s a line of dudes outside waiting to suck him off,” guest host Desi Lydic jokes
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Lawrence O’Donnell Says Trump’s Lawyers Scored No Points in Cross-Examination: ‘Most Remarkable Version of Michael Cohen’ | Video
“What you saw on the witness stand was this broken man,” the MSNBC host says
