Josh is a Senior News Editor at TheWrap. He is a veteran wire-service journalist who moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2008 to revamp the entertainment department of the Associated Press. He’s covered all facets of the industry ever since, first joining TheWrap in 2009 as a part of the fledgling digital Hollywood trade’s small and scrappy staff. After stints as Film Editor at Variety, Mashable’s first Entertainment Editor (and even a hot minute at TMZ), Josh returned to TheWrap for a third tour of duty in early 2022.
Experience:
Resides In:
Joshua Tree, CA
Education:
Josh received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Minnesota.
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Apple Fined Nearly $2 Billion by European Commission for Allegedly Abusing ‘Dominant’ Music-Streaming Position
Apple says it will appeal, arguing the commission has not found “credible evidence of consumer harm”
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‘Rust’ AD David Halls Breaks Down During Armorer Trial Testimony: ‘I Was Negligent in Checking the Gun’
Halls describes the immediate aftermath of the accidental shooting of Halyna Hutchins: “She said, ‘I can’t feel my legs’”
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‘Rust’ Trial: Firearms Expert Picks Apart Videos of Gun Safety Violations on Set: ‘Toying With the Weapon’
Prosecutors showed dozens of “fundamental safety rule” violations — including Alec Baldwin furiously rushing his young armorer
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‘Rust’ Armorer Shocked by Live Ammo on Set, Says Supplier ‘Was Acting Weird’ as Defense Racks Up Sabotage Theory
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed expressed bewilderment at a box of mixed live and dummy rounds in a 2021 police interrogation
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‘Rust’ Trial: Gun Expert Describes ‘Perfectly Functioning’ Weapon That ‘Would Fire’ if Cocked With Trigger Depressed
“The very instant [Alec Baldwin] let go of the hammer, it would fire,” Lucien Haag tells the New Mexico jury
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Werner Herzog Doesn’t Like Sex Scenes, Either – Calls Intimacy Coordinators One of Hollywood’s ‘Stupidities’ | Video
“If you really want to see a sex scene, just watch porno films,” the filmmaker says on “Piers Morgan Uncensored”
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‘Rust’ Dolly Grip Operator Testifies About ‘Inappropriate’ Handling of Guns on Set: ‘It Was Out of the Ordinary’
Prosecution witness Ross Addiego says firearms in the care of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were not “under lock and key”
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‘Rust’ Production Manager Testifies: Camera Crew Walked Off the Night Before Deadly Shooting Over Safety Concerns
The witness says “accidental discharges” caused the mutiny – though no one complained about Hannah Gutierrez-Reed by name
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Bill Ackman Makes New Threats Against Business Insider Over Articles Accusing His Wife of Plagiarism
The billionaire hedge-fund manager says his 77-page letter to parent company Axel Springer can easily “convert” to a lawsuit
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NPR Washington Affiliate WAMU to Lay Off 15 Staffers, Shutter DCist Site
Ten positions will be added back as the station shifts away from digital publishing to double down on audio offerings
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‘Rust’ Armorer Trial Opens With Defense Calling Hannah Gutierrez-Reed a ‘Scapegoat’: ‘Least Powerful Person’ on Set
“They are trying to blame it all on Hannah,” attorney Jason Bowles says, “because she is an easy target”
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Tucker Carlson Says Boris Johnson Demanded $1 Million for an Interview About Ukraine: ‘Whole Thing Is a Shakedown’ | Video
“I’m not defending Vladimir Putin,” the former Fox News host says, “but Putin didn’t ask me for a million dollars!”
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Danny Masterson Transferred From Notorious California State Prison to Minimum-Security ‘Men’s Colony’
The former “That ’70s Show” star will be able to pursue technical skills and work at the facility’s textile and printing factories
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Fani Willis’ Vow to Not ‘Date’ Staff Surfaced by MSNBC: ‘Would Not Be in Court’ if She Lived by That, Lawrence O’Donnell Says | Video
“I certainly will not be choosing people to date that work under me, let me just say that,” Willis says in the 2020 campaign interview
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Tucker Carlson Says Trip to Russian Grocery Store Has ‘Radicalized’ Him Against US Leaders: ‘Legitimately Angry’
Carlson’s U.S. crew guessed a week’s worth of food would cost the equivalent of $400 in Moscow – it was a hundred bucks
