Miguel A. Melendez

Miguel Melendez is a journalist with bylines in Men's Journal, Yahoo, Entertainment Tonight, TMZ, CBS Sports, and more. He joined EntertainmentNow in January 2026 and covers all things Netflix, HGTV, HBO, and breaking news. Miguel was previously a Senior Writer at Entertainment Tonight, where he profiled celebrities and notably broke the Taylor Swift-Joe Alwyn split news in 2023. Before Entertainment Tonight, Miguel spent nearly six years as a writer and producer at TMZ, where he covered some of the biggest celebrity news, and he was in the newsroom during Kanye West’s infamous 2018 meltdown. Before covering entertainment news, Miguel spent 15 years as a sports reporter, editor, and producer at various news organizations, including USA TODAY, NFL Network, FOX Sports, Los Angeles Daily News, and The Orange County Register.