Alex is an Audience Writer at TheWrap, based in Los Angeles. He has been covering the entertainment industry since 2013. Before joining TheWrap in 2025, he worked as a critic and reporter for A.frame, Digital Trends, Inverse, IGN, Looper, and multiple other outlets. A lifelong cinephile, he dreams of one day being invited to the Criterion Closet.

Alex Welch
Experience:
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				‘Tonight Show’ Jokes Rupert Murdoch Is So Old He Looks Like He’s Doing the Cinnamon Challenge Every Time He Breathes | VideoThe Fox News owner is 94 years old 
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				Tucker Carlson’s Charlie Kirk Memorial Speech About Jesus’ Crucifixion Blasted as Antisemitic: ‘Message Received’“Antisemitic innuendo and cackling like a chicken are never appropriate,” former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman writes 
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				‘Morning Joe’ Unpacks Trump’s ‘I Hate My Opponent’ Aside at Kirk Memorial: ‘Why So Many Christians Voted For’ Him | Video“This is what politics is doing to American Christianity,” New York Times columnist David French says 
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				Will There Be a ‘Black Rabbit’ Season 2?There are still some avenues that creators Zach Baylin and Kate Susman want to explore 
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				‘Chief of War’ Creators Break Down ‘Epic’ Season 1 Finale, Share Season 2 Hopes: ‘It Only Gets Bigger’Jason Momoa and Thomas Paʻa Sibbett tell TheWrap about putting together one of the biggest TV battles of the year 
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				‘Black Rabbit’ Creators Unpack the Show’s Heartbreaking Finale: ‘There Was Always a Sense of Inevitability’Writers Zach Baylin and Kate Susman tell TheWrap about the Netflix series’ bittersweet conclusion and the pain of saying goodbye to the Black Rabbit itself 
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				Where to Watch ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’: Is Kogonada’s New Movie Streaming?Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell star in the romantic drama 
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				‘Black Rabbit’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in the Netflix Series?Jason Bateman and Jude Law lead the gritty crime drama 
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				Matthew McConaughey Says He Copes With Today’s Turmoil by Writing Poetry: ‘Belief Is in Short Supply’ | Video“I was looking around at the world, reading the news and going, ‘Man, there are not a lot of reasons to believe,’” the Oscar winner says 
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				Bill O’Reilly Says He Tried to Warn Jimmy Kimmel Last Year That He Was Being ‘Consumed’ by Hatred for Trump | Video“I’m not happy Jimmy Kimmel got fired, and I know a lot of people are, including the president,” the conservative news commentator says 
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				Dutch Comedy Show Hilariously Roasts ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Suspension With Disney MAGA Makeover | Video“Sunday With Lubach” issues a scathing response by revamping classic Disney songs, such as “Hakuna MAGA-ta” and “We Don’t Talk About Jeffrey” 
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				PGA Condemns Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: ‘Critical Voices Must Not Be Silenced’“Free speech is fundamental to our democracy. It is the lifeblood of our industry,” the Producers Guild of America says 
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				Trump Says You Can Call Jimmy Kimmel Suspension ‘Free Speech or Not’: ‘He Was Fired for Lack of Talent’ | Video“All they do is hit Trump. They’re licensed. They’re not allowed to do that,” the president later adds on Air Force One 
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				‘Morning Joe’ Calls Out FCC Chair Brendan Carr for Changing His Stance on Censorship Now That Trump Is in Office | Video“If comedians can’t joke about the government in charge, that’s a very, deeply slippery slope,” MSNBC co-host Jonathan Lemire tells Mika Brzezinski 
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				‘Black Rabbit’ Credits Explained: What Do Those Symbols Mean?Jason Bateman’s new Netflix thriller borrows a trick from the “Ozark” playbook 














