The Trump-Epstein Explosions Continue

Plus: When Grace Kelly Became a Princess

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS CLAIRE HOWORTH, DEPUTY EDITOR Jeffrey Epstein's wrongdoings, even years after his death, are a never-ending cascade of horrors, from the private island of abuse, which Vanity Fair reported on in depth, to the allegations revealed by his most outspoken victim, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, in her posthumous memoir. Today, congressional leadership in both parties have released thousands more pages of documents. At the heart of the matter: how much the president knew, and when he knew it. Donald Trump has maintained a distance from the Epstein affair, even casting himself as an early whistleblower of sorts in booting Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. There is a growing chorus, though, from both the left and right, demanding more information, and sowing more doubt. Elsewhere, a palate cleanser: all the Fleetwood Mac news that's fit to print! True fact: In college, we used to play a game to "Secondhand News": Every time Lindsey Buckingham sings "bow, bow": drink! The Trump-Epstein Explosions Continue BY ERIC LUTZ Amid a looming vote on the Epstein files, House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which the late financier and sex trafficker said Trump "knew about the girls." READ MORE More Great Reads FILM How Jon M. Chu Is Defying Gravity BY REBECCA FORD The director thought making Wicked would end his career. Instead, Chu is taking a victory lap and reveals how he approached the musical's infamously more challenging second act in Wicked: For Good: "I don't say darker, I say deeper." READ MORE BOOKS Why Fleetwood Mac's Rumours Is Forever BY FRED SAHAI Author Alan Light spoke with VF about why his new book Don't Stop: Why We (Still) Love Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is different from other music books he's authored and why he can't seem to get away from the sound of Rumours. READ MORE From the Archive Grace Becomes a Princess BY JUDITH BALABAN QUINE In April 1956, Miss Grace Kelly of Philadelphia and Hollywood, decked in diamonds and pearls and 320 yards of Valenciennes lace, became Her Serene Highness the Princess of Monaco. In an excerpt from The Bridesmaids, one of her six American bridesmaids, Judith Balaban Quine, recalls Grace saying, "The prince is not going to be Mr. Kelly. And I love him." READ MORE Royal Watch Meghan Markle's Hollywood Résumé With the retired royal appearing in a new project opposite Brie Larson and Lily Collins, VF revisits her prior work—from the favorite (Suits) to the largely forgotten (that Robert Pattinson movie that's secretly about 9/11). Prince William on the Importance of Wearing a Poppy on Armistice Day On Tuesday, the royals were dispersed around the country to mark Armistice Day (known as Veterans Day in the United States). MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY 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 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.