Alec Baldwin Speaks Out After Death of Halyna Hutchins: “My Heart Is Broken”

Here are the stories you might have missed this week. View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks October 24, 2021     Alec Baldwin Speaks Out After Death of Halyna Hutchins: "My Heart Is Broken" One day after the accidental shooting killed Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on the set of their film 'Rust,' Baldwin expressed his "shock and sadness" over the tragedy on Twitter. R E A D  M O R E »     Trump's New Social Media Company Is His Biggest Scam Yet TRUTH Social will probably be a flop, but Trump is likely to make hundreds of millions anyway. R E A D  M O R E »     In Major Shift, NIH Admits Funding Risky Virus Research in Wuhan A spokesman for Dr. Fauci says he has been "entirely truthful," but a new letter belatedly acknowledging the National Institutes of Health's support for virus-enhancing research adds more heat to the ongoing debate over whether a lab leak could have sparked the pandemic. R E A D  M O R E »     "Cold Gun!" Called Out on Rust Set Before Fatal Shooting, Record Shows An assistant director gave Alec Baldwin the industry signal for all-clear prior to Halyna Hutchins's death. R E A D  M O R E »     True Colors: The Museum-Off Between Two French Billionaires Has Only Just Begun Thanks to a quirk of timing, Bernard Arnault's and François Pinault's temples to art have only been concurrently open for a few weeks—and now the art world is finally experiencing them. Plus, Billie Eilish's big art flex, Kanye taking in the ambience, and more in this week's column. R E A D  M O R E »     Katie Couric Calls Matt Lauer "Disgusting" and "Abusive" During Today Show Return She also stands by everything she's written in her memoir, explaining that it was important to her to write something "honest and radically transparent." R E A D  M O R E » This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.