| MATTHEW LYNCH,
EXECUTIVE EDITOR |
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Sean "Diddy" Combs's racketeering and sex trafficking trial began today in a federal courtroom in Manhattan—a fact you were likely ambiently aware of even if you weren't one of the 12 jurors or 6 alternates now seated in the case. A large contingent of newsletter writers, podcasters, video makers, and other creators of all stripes have seized on the trial, not so much for its potential as a news event but, as staff writer Dan Adler observes today, as a surfeit source of content. A lot of that is just the way celebrity justice is covered these days, but the Diddy trial may represent its apex. (As it happens: If you are one of the 12 jurors or 6 alternates for the trial, you definitely should not read or consume any of this content, or really, this newsletter either.)
Elsewhere today, we're highlighting special correspondent Katherine Eban's report on the antiestablishment origins of surgeon general nominee Casey Means, including why some of her fellow former residents feel particularly betrayed by her MAHA makeover.
Finally, we look at the implications of our president potentially receiving a $400 million jet as a gift from a foreign government and—just gonna play both of these straight—that president's Secretary of Health and Human Services taking a Sunday dip in a sewage-contaminated creek. More tomorrow… |
The world swooned for Rita Hayworth with a flip of her hair in 1946's Gilda. Before that, she danced as light as a feather with Fred Astaire in You Were Never Lovelier, and American GIs carried her pin-up photos into World War II. Her wit and charm rivaled her beauty, and she became an icon of Hollywood's "golden age" as newspapers nicknamed her "The Love Goddess." |
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Then something changed. Hayworth began to struggle. It wasn't just that she was aging in an unforgiving industry. She began to fall apart, both behind the scenes and in public. Her costars and the press had harsh words, calling her a drunk and accusing her of cracking up. But the gossip was wrong.
In an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair, her daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, tells the real story: that Hayworth had early-onset Alzheimer's. |
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At this advanced stage of the social media and podcasting era, nearly every celebrity legal proceeding plays primarily as fodder for content. The case against Sean Combs will bring the dynamic to a new peak. |
The lavish gift Donald Trump is set to receive from Qatar wouldn't just be a massive ethics violation, but also carries dangerous implications for national security. |
BY MAGGIE COUGHLAN, KIA D. GOOSBY, AND MILES POPE |
Broadcast from London, the awards show proved to be must-see TV, due in no small part to the red-carpet fashion. |
Kennedy celebrated by taking shirtless selfies and swimming in an E. coli–ridden, sewage-infested creek where swimming, notably, has been banned by the National Park Service, thanks to the whole...poop water issue. |
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Casey Means, nominated to be the next surgeon general, is a MAHA rising star. That's due in no small part to the origin story she's laid out in a best-selling book and numerous media appearances. Means was on track to become a sought-after surgeon when she decided, months from completing her program, that the medical establishment was too profit-driven. Some fellow residents and a former department chairman say the situation regarding her departure from her medical training is more complicated.
In a new report, George Polk award–winning correspondent Katherine Eban dives into Means's controversial nomination and speaks with former residents. |
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