Andrew Tate’s Uncertain Status in Trumpworld

Plus: Inside the 30-Year Fight to Release Whitney Houston and Brandy’s ‘Cinderella’ Soundtrack

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS Earlier this month, Andrew and Tristan Tate strutted around Washington as MAGA royalty. It was surprising, then, to see the footage that emerged after the Tates returned last weekend to the manosphere hub of Miami. Federal agents arrested Andrew, wearing a half-buttoned purple mesh shirt and his customary ultracropped, ultratight pants, and Tristan, in a rigid three-piece suit, after British authorities brought 38 new sex-crime charges against the brothers, bringing the total counts against them there to 59, and made an extradition request that left prosecutors working for Trump’s Justice Department fighting on the United Kingdom’s behalf. Dan Adler writes about the brothers’ reversal of fortune, and poses a burning question: Has the manosphere lost its political cachet? Elsewhere, Chris Murphy digs into the—ahem—impossible quest to release the soundtrack to Whitney Houston and Brandy’s canonical 1997 take on Cinderella, while Claire Howorth has a lovely meditation on the joys of Phish. (I’m not super familiar with the band’s work, but I do admire them for inspiring the best Ben & Jerry’s flavor.) More tomorrow! HILLARY BUSIS, FEATURES EDITOR Why this ad? Andrew Tate Was the Toast of Trumpworld. Has That Changed? BY DAN ADLER “Andrew Tate was a material participant in ensuring President Trump’s victory,” Joseph McBride, his longtime lawyer, tells Vanity Fair. But as the influencer and his brother face extradition to the United Kingdom on rape and sex trafficking charges, Karoline Leavitt says the president won’t intervene. Has the manosphere lost its political cachet? READ MORE Get more as a Vanity Fair subscriber Exclusive offer: Subscribe to get one month of Vanity Fair free START YOUR FREE TRIAL The VF Listening Room MUSIC Inside the 30-Year Fight to Release Whitney Houston and Brandy’s Cinderella Soundtrack BY CHRIS MURPHY Recording the album was a magical 48-hour whirlwind. Whitney Houston, a superstar in her vocal prime, and Brandy, the rising talent just discovering the full scope and range of her gifts, joined forces with the best producers in the game. So where is it? READ MORE MUSIC A Phish Pond: Finding the Joy of a Billion-Dollar Band BY CLAIRE HOWORTH The lot scene may be gone, displaced at MSG by James Dolan’s surveillance apparatus, but the joy that made Phish a billion-dollar act is still strong. A Vanity Fair editor and onetime fan finds her way back after a long hiatus. READ MORE From the Archive The Mouse That Roared BY TINA BROWN Following the 45th anniversary of Charles and Diana’s lavish royal wedding, we revisit the October 1985 issue when then editor in chief Tina Brown examined how much marriage had changed the princess: “The introvert unable to cope with public life has emerged as the star of the world’s stage.” READ MORE Why this ad? Premiere Notes Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman Toast to Lioness Season 3 The Oscar winners and their costars discuss morally gray decisions at the premiere in New York. The Hollywood Siblings That Could Have Been At the world premiere and after-party for The Shards, the past seemed to come together in unexpected ways through Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere—whose parents were once married. 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 2026. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.