The Trump-Epstein Bromance’s Demise; Death of a Southampton Dream; a Royal Romantic Gesture

Plus: Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson, "Smitten"

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS MATTHEW LYNCH, EXECUTIVE EDITOR The yawning gap between the merely rich and the galactically wealthy is more and more a story of our time. It manifests itself at billionaires' weddings, at the highest levels of government, and—where else?—in the Hamptons. Longtime Vanity Fair contributor Vanessa Grigoriadis today brings a marriage story from out East about the dream of the place and the lengths to which one might go to maintain it. Elsewhere, Juan A. Ramírez takes a different kind of summer trip, to Williamstown, Massachusetts, where Jeremy O. Harris seems to be having a ball as creative director of its theater festival; Michael Callahan remembers the late philanthropist Wallis Annenberg; and Rebecca Ford has a first look at Paul Greengrass's sure-to-resonate California wildfire movie. More tomorrow… When Your Husband Is in a Hamptons Scandal BY VANESSA GRIGORIADIS Onetime model Sasckya Slothower and her financial adviser husband, Jeffrey, gave up the city for the dream of life in the Hamptons. Now he's awaiting sentencing on a fraud conviction, she's wondering if it could have been avoided, and the cost of keeping up with the ultrawealthy out East keeps rising. READ MORE Read All About It POLITICS What Ended the Trump-Epstein Bromance BY BESS LEVIN According to the president, the disgraced financier "stole people" who worked for him, with Trump suggesting that one of those people was Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre. READ MORE EXCLUSIVE Matthew McConaughey's Emotional New Project BY REBECCA FORD Alongside America Ferrera and his very own son and mother, McConaughey stars in The Lost Bus, which follows a bus driver racing to save 22 children during the 2018 Camp Fire. VF exclusively debuts the trailer. READ MORE IN MEMORIAM Remembering Wallis Annenberg, "the Brooke Astor of Los Angeles" BY MICHAEL CALLAHAN Annenberg disliked the term "giving money away." The philanthropist, who died at 86 at her home in Los Angeles on Monday, much preferred "using it wisely," which she did—and often. READ MORE Review The Williamstown Theatre Festival Goes Bold BY JUAN A. RAMÍREZ Jeremy O. Harris, creative director of this year's Williamstown Theatre Festival, decided to center his inaugural season on the works of Tennessee Williams. Why? "Because I am queer, southern, and a playwright who enjoys a nice dinner and a better martini," he wrote in an introductory letter this spring. VF reviews the fest's bold, messy, and experimental productions—which, more often than not, really worked. READ MORE Have You Heard? Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson Are Reportedly Dating "It's sincere, and it's clear they're smitten with each other," according to a source. Prince Charles's Romantic Gesture On the eve of his wedding to Diana, the future king of England presented his bride with an exquisite piece of jewelry, accompanied by a simple message. Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle Ad Campaign Is Under Fire Critics have accused the actor, as well as the brand, of flirting with eugenic imagery. 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.