How the NBA’s Most Ruthless Player Came Out on Top

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul got together with a group of talented young players and gamed the COVID chaos to his advantage like a diabolical genius. [Manage newsletters]( [View in browser]( [Image] [Image] [How the NBA’s Most Ruthless Player Came Out on Top]( By Corbin Smith [Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul got together with a group of talented young players and gamed the COVID chaos to his advantage like a diabolical genius.]( [Wendy Williams Owes Britney Spears a Major Apology]( By Cheyenne Roundtree [The talk show host recently wished “death” to Spears’ family over the pop star’s conservatorship, but Williams has her own history of mocking Spears’ mental health.]( [Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers Roast Billionaire Space ‘Dicks’]( By Matt Wilstein [“I think we all understand the obsession with the rockets, right?” Poehler asked. “Even Freud is like, you don’t need me for this, right?”]( [Oliver Stone’s Crackpot JFK Conspiracy Movie Is a Mess]( By Caspar Salmon [What Stone has concocted is like a YouTube conspiracy video made by somebody called “OStoneWatchThisNow4TruthReJFK.”]( Advertisement [Millie Bobby Brown’s Reps Blast TikToker’s Grooming Claim]( By Allison Quinn [Hunter Ecimovic claimed during an Instagram Live that he’d “groomed” the “Stranger Things” star before going on to make a series of lewd comments about the teen.]( [The ‘Emily in Paris’ Emmy Nomination Broke My Brain]( By Kevin Fallon [Yay for double-nominee Jean Smart, history-making Mj Rodriguez, and the entire damn cast of “Ted Lasso.” But here we are again reeling over Best Comedy nominee “Emily in Paris.”]( Fever Dreams A podcast covering twisted tales of the new American right. [Listen Now]( [The Celebrated Jazz Musician Who Was Secretly Trans]( By Nick Schager [The doc “No Ordinary Man” examines the life of Billy Tipton, a talented jazz artist in the 1940s and 1950s who, upon his death, was revealed to have been assigned female at birth.]( [How ‘Legally Blonde’ Birthed the #GirlBoss]( By Louis Staples [The 2001 comedy hit came out twenty years ago today. And it changed Reese Witherspoon’s career―and Hollywood―forever.]( Advertisement [Image] [Inside Shep Smith’s Post-Fox News Crash on CNBC]( [The ex-Fox anchor’s much-hyped new show has failed to bring in viewers and, per insiders, it has struggled with some internal turmoil, including “regular tantrums” from Smith.]( [This Sunglass Company Is at War With Far-Right Extremists]( [Pit Viper sunglasses have become a go-to choice for anyone looking to bring some attitude to the pregame. But their reflective glasses are also a hit with white nationalists.]( [Jealous Charles Blocking Edward’s Title in Toxic Sibling Row]( [Prince Charles doesn’t take being shown up by more sympathetic members of his family well. Prince Edward is now finding this out, as the Windsors descend into new infighting.]( [Image] [This Chef Is Obsessed With a Peeler—Here’s Why]( [A peeler may not seem like the biggest deal in the world, but this chef swears by it.]( [Gabriela Garcia, Author of 'Of Women and Salt' Recommends 5 Books on Relationships Between Women]( [The author of “Of Women and Salt,” sat down to discuss her new book and five others she loves.]( [This Is The Best Sunscreen I’ve Ever Used, Hands Down]( [Not only is this sunscreen non-greasy, the matte finish makes me often forget I even have it on.]( [See More Stories]( Advertisement [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( © Copyright 2021 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to [view this email in your browser](. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can [safely unsubscribe](.