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In this week's VF Archive digest, we bring you secret-keeping, idyllic lives tainted by murder, and more.
The Man Who Kept Marilyn's Secrets
No one knew more about Marilyn Monroe's shattered dreams of escape to the magic of Camelot than Pete Lawford. He had introduced the excruciatingly fragile star to the high-stakes world of his brother-in-law Jack Kennedy and witnessed the crash ending of her much more serious affair with Bobby Kennedy—on the last day of her life. But why did Lawford ignore her final plea for help?
Murder in East Hampton
Long Island's East End was once shocked by the murder of one of its wealthiest residents. Ted Ammon, who'd built much of his $80 million fortune at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in the 1980s, was discovered naked and bludgeoned in the master bedroom of his house. Ammon was popular with business colleagues, police found, but his private life, once seemingly idyllic, held several ominous signs—not least the vicious divorce battle with his second wife.
The Trouble With Andrew
Buckingham Palace has a major PR problem: how to handle Prince Andrew. The prince's dissolute lifestyle, links to unsavory foreign potentates, and friendship with Jeffrey Epstein have undercut efforts to rehabilitate the monarchy. And while many blame Andrew's problems on his perennially broke ex-wife, Edward Klein discovers some insiders pointing to another woman—his mother herself.
Almodóvar Up, Almodóvar Down
Pedro Almodóvar's movies—from Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown to the Oscar-winning All About My Mother—reflect his role as the quirkily flamboyant toast of Madrid. But they also stem from a cautious, hidden Almodóvar. Colm Tóibín finds the marks of the director's inner struggle, including his tortured year of military service and his search for the woman who gave voice to his passion and pain.
Trouble in Paradise
With ironic voiceovers and swimsuit-clad cast members plucked from obscurity, Britain's Love Island promised to be the dating show for our self-made, self-aware era. After a series of high-profile suicides, a darker reality set in.
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