| MATTHEW LYNCH,
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The Supreme Court was back in session today and wasted no time in making news, denying Ghislaine Maxwell's request that it hear an appeal of her conviction on sex trafficking charges. Her argument—that an earlier nonprosecution deal struck by Jeffrey Epstein and federal prosecutors in Florida applied to her—did have potential, but ultimately, as Dan Adler reports today, seemed like an imperfect vehicle for the court to make law on. It was flawed, in part, because of its scorching hot political potential. To take that heat up to meltdown-level, Maxwell's one shot at freedom now rests with Donald Trump's pardon power. Her supporters and family are rallying around it. As a reminder, when he's been asked about possibly granting her clemency, Trump has said different things—none of them have been "no chance in hell."
Elsewhere today, we have exclusive reporting on how LeBron James and his son came to play on the same professional basketball team last season; more exclusive reporting on a celebration of all things Martin Scorsese; and an interview with Taylor Swift Showgirl-era inspo, Bob Mackie. More tomorrow… |
As the NBA preseason kicks off and fans await LeBron James's return to the court, we look back to last season via Yaron Weitzman's fascinating reporting on the machinations behind the history-making father-son deal that saw the elder James and his son Bronny on the same professional roster. In an exclusive excerpt from his upcoming book, A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers, Weitzman reports, "Scouts and analysts liked Bronny's game and appreciated how, despite growing up in a fishbowl, he appeared to be a pretty normal, humble, even-keeled teenager. But in the eyes of most evaluators—the lone exception being ESPN's Jonathan Givony, who, in a February 2023 mock draft projected him as a top-10 pick—Bronny was nothing more than a borderline draft pick." |
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With the Supreme Court declining to hear the British socialite's appeal to overturn her conviction—and with Maxwell's history with Donald Trump bubbling back into the public imagination—the Jeffrey Epstein saga has prompted a natural next question. |
The legendary costumer tells VF about the delightful surprise of seeing his archival pieces on the cover of Taylor Swift's newest album, and why showgirls are forever. |
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He was the ambitious young congressman from Massachusetts in need of an elegant, aristocratic wife. She was the beautiful, troubled debutante on the rebound, pushed by her family to marry into wealth. In a startlingly intimate excerpt from his book on Jack and Jackie Kennedy, Edward Klein finds that, against all odds, it was the start of a great love affair: "She wasn't sexually attracted to men unless they were dangerous like old Black Jack." |
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