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.
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Josh received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Minnesota.
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Dominion Drops ‘Lost Profits Damages’ From Fox News Defamation Case, But It Still Wants $1.6 Billion
Fox says Dominion has “finally admitted” that its damages claim is overblown
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Fox News v. Dominion Judge Says Delay Was His Own Decision, Makes No Mention of Settlement Talks
The surprise delay came on the eve of trial in the $1.6 billion defamation trial
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The Dominion Case: Fox News Stumbles Into 1st Amendment Fight of the Century With One Arm Tied Behind Its Back
Even as the trial’s start gets pushed back to Tuesday, “Fox is in trouble,” veteran litigator Douglas Mirell told TheWrap. “Serious, serious trouble”
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‘100 Days to Indy’ Star Josef Newgarden Shades Authenticity of F1 Series ‘Drive to Survive’: ‘No Need to Fabricate’
The two-time IndyCar champ suggested that the Netflix hit has been juicing storylines
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Fox News Attorneys Committed ‘Misconduct’ by Withholding Trump Lawyer Tapes as Evidence, Judge Rules
The recordings came to light in a separate civil action by a former producer for Maria Bartiromo
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Fox News vs. Dominion: Judge Weighs Sanctions for Network Lawyers’ Failure to Disclose Rupert Murdoch Corporate Role
Judge Eric Davis clarified that he’s “not mad” – but you’d hardly know it from the transcript of Tuesday’s spicy hearing
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Judge in Dominion Defamation Case Warns Fox News Lawyers: ‘Newsworthiness’ Argument Won’t Fly at Trial
The network has indicated that the “newsworthiness” of opinions from Trump and his cronies would be a big part of its defense
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Al Jaffee, Mastermind of the Mad Magazine ‘Fold-In’ Comic, Dies at 102
The cartoonist was also the author of “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions”
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Matt Taibbi Bolts Twitter: With Friends Like Elon Musk, Who Needs a ‘Hostile Rival’?
The independent journalist says he’s leaving the app over its decision to block links to Substack
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Sean Hannity Apologizes to More Than 500 Radio Stations for Minutes-Long Blackout: ‘It Was Not a Left-Wing Conspiracy’
“I certainly hope you will accept our humble apology here,” Hannity said
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Michael K. Williams’ Drug Dealer, Who Sold Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Heroin to ‘The Wire’ Star, Pleads Guilty
Irvin Cartagena will be sentenced later this year
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Judge in Fox vs. Dominion Case Says Jan. 6 ‘Not Relevant,’ Should Be Avoided: ‘I Know That Shocks Everyone’
Judge Eric Davis opened Wednesday’s hearing with a clear signal to attorneys that the Capitol riot should be “stayed away from”
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Danny Masterson Re-Trial Date Set: Fresh Jury, New Witnesses on Tap for ‘That ’70s Show’ Star Criminal Rape Case Reboot
Masterson’s case ended in a hung jury late last year. Will a new panel and witnesses change the outcome?
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Gwyneth Paltrow Tells Jury Skier Crashed Into Her, Thought at First It Was ‘Intentional Assault of a Sexual Nature’
The “Iron Man” star was sworn in to testify on her own behalf in the he-said, she-said negligence case
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Judge in Fox vs. Dominion Case Challenges Network Argument That Top Execs ‘Didn’t Have the Power’ to Stop Election Lies
“Is Fox’s position that executives didn’t have the power to stop Lou Dobbs?” Delaware Judge Eric Davis asked network lawyers
