Josh is a veteran editor, writer and former New York City wire-service newsman who moved 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, as Mashable’s first Entertainment Editor (and even a hot minute at TMZ), Josh returned to TheWrap for a third stint 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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Joe Rogan Says Kamala Harris Offered One-Hour-Only Interview if He Traveled to Her: ‘Best Way to Do It Is in the Studio’
The podcaster declined: “My sincere wish is to just have a nice conversation and get to know her as a human being”
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Baltimore Sun Axes Entire Features Department: ‘These Draconian Measures Are Demoralizing’
The 187-year-old paper will no longer have the “features, exhibit advances and reviews that make up the soul of features reporting,” the guild says
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LA Times Owner’s Daughter Nika Soon-Shiong Praises Non-Endorsement of Kamala Harris: ‘Overseeing a War on Children’
“For me, genocide is the line in the sand,” the pro-Palestinian activist says on X, adding, “this is not a vote for Donald Trump”
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Israeli Airstrike Kills 3 Hezbollah-Aligned Journalists as They Sleep in Lebanon Guest House
Lebanese officials called the overnight strike an “assassination” to drive the press from the area
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CNN Calls Out Fox News Edits to Trump’s Bronx Barbershop Visit – as He Alleges Favorable Cuts to Harris CBS Interview
“Reliable Sources” compared a full version of the video against the “crop cut” that was aired on Fox
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TKO Buys On Location, IMG, Professional Bull Riders From Endeavor in $3.25 Billion All-Equity Deal
The WWE and UFC parent also authorized a $2 billion share repurchase program for its Class A common stock
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Harvey Weinstein Accuser Added to New York Case, New Trial Moved to 2025
The disgraced film mogul showed up to court Wednesday for the first time since his cancer diagnosis
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IDF Accuses 6 Al Jazeera Journalists of Being ‘Hamas and Islamic Jihad Terrorists’
The Israel Defense Forces says it has several documents which “serve as proof” that the Qatari network was infiltrated
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Roman Polanski Settles Civil Lawsuit Over Alleged Rape of Teen Girl in 1973
The incident, separate from the infamous 1977 Samantha Geimer case, also involved a 13-year-old girl
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Laura Loomer Files $150 Million Defamation Suit Against Bill Maher for Suggesting Trump Affair
“I think Laura Loomer’s in an arranged relationship … because she’s very close to Trump, the host mused on “Real Time”
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Donald Trump Sued by ‘Central Park Five’ Members Who Say He Defamed Them at Pennsylvania Presidential Debate
The men, now known as the “Exonerated Five,” were wrongfully convicted in 1989 and cleared in 2002
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ABC Names Chris Dinan Executive Producer of ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’
The ABC vet takes over for Almin Karamehmedovic, who was promoted in August
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Disney Names James Gorman Chairman of the Board, Says Iger Successor to Come in Early 2026
The boardroom shakeup puts the former Morgan Stanley CEO in the lead seat as Mark Parker makes his scheduled exit
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Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Killed in IDF Raid, Israeli Media Reports
Channel 12 and Kann News confirmed that Israeli Defense Forces eliminated the terrorist group’s Gaza chief
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New York Times Stands By Report of Child Gunshot Wounds in Gaza: ‘Rigorously Edited’ and Double-Vetted
Times Opinion says it even re-confirmed the guest essay’s reporting after backlash online
