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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Olivia Munn Returns to ‘The Daily Show’ 14 Years Later to Clarify Why Trump Loves His Tariffs So Much | Video
“It’s not the trade deficit. This is all to make up for Donald Trump’s enormous deficit of attention and love,” the former correspondent tells Desi Lydic
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Warns Consumers Could End Up Footing the Bill Over Tariffs | Video
“We’ll have to see how it all plays out, but if you made me guess, I’m guessing that sellers will pass that cost on,” the exec says
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‘Saturday Night Live UK’ From Lorne Michaels Set for 2026 at Sky
“Live from London, it’s Saturday Night!”
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Brett Goldstein Promises the ‘Second Best Night of Your Life’ in Trailer for First Stand-Up Special on HBO
“I’m so excited to do my first special, not on TV but on HBf–kingO,” the comedian teases ahead of the April 26 premiere on HBO and Max
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‘The Daily Show’ Breaks Down Elon Musk and Peter Navarro’s Tiff Over Trump’s Tariffs | Video
“This is like the trolley problem if the problem was that you only have one trolley,” Desi Lydic jokes of the president’s advisors
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Alexandra Daddario, Finn Wittrock to Lead ‘Hershey’ Biopic From Director Mark Waters
Dandelion Media’s movie about chocolatier Milton Hershey’s “rags-to-riches journey and his profound impact on the world” begins filming this May for a 2026 release
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‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Renewed for 3 Seasons at CBS
The daytime soap opera will air its 41st season in 2027-28
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Film at Lincoln Center Names Daniel Battsek as President
“Having long admired FLC as a vital New York cultural institution, I am immensely proud to take the helm at such an exciting moment for cinema,” the former Film4 chairman says
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Werner Herzog to Receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Film Festival
“I have always tried to be a good soldier of cinema … however, I have not gone into retirement,” the director says
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‘Kennedy Davenport Center Honors’ Coming to WOW Presents Plus Later This Year
The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” all-star hosts this short-form comedy series, directed and edited by Ron Hill and Jeff Maccubbin from “UNHhhh”
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Jenna Ortega Explains Why She Left ‘Scream 7’ With Melissa Barrera: ‘It Was All Kind of Falling Apart’
“If ‘Scream VII’ wasn’t going to be with that team of directors and those people I fell in love with, then it didn’t seem like the right move for me in my career at the time,” the actress says
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Shudder Sets ‘Guts & Glory’ Horror Competition Series Described as ‘Survivor’ Meets ‘The Blair Witch Project’
“The Walking Dead” special make-up effects legend Greg Nicotero serves as showrunner and EP for the immersive 6-episode reality show premiering this year
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Wall Street Oracle Bill Ackman Admits He Misjudged Trump: ‘My Bad’
“I don’t think this was foreseeable. I assumed economic rationality would be paramount,” the Pershing Square Capital Management CEO writes of the tariffs
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Amber Ruffin Reveals Why ‘It’s a Good Thing’ She Lost White House Correspondents’ Dinner Gig | Video
“I was going to show up there and act all the way out,” the comedian says of her inability to paint both sides of the political aisle as equals on CNN’s “Have I Got News for You”
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Fyre Festival 2.0, Billy McFarland Insist They’re Working With Mexico for Safe and Successful May Event
“All media reports suggesting our team has not been working with the government of Playa del Carmen are simply inaccurate and based on misinformation,” festival organizers write
