A Civil War in Hollywood?

[The Furor Over Reagan’s Racism]( [View this email in your browser]( [Vanity Fair’s Cocktail Hour Newsletter]( A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks August 02, 2019 [Genevieve Tobin, Patricia Ellis, Glenda Farrell, 1936]( [A Civil War in Hollywood?]( [As Hollywood writers’ showdown with their agents drags on, the writers are beginning to fight among themselves. It’s getting ugly. Joy Press reports from Los Angeles.]( [READ MORE »]( [Trump and Epstein]( [Donald Trump’s “falling out” with Jeffrey Epstein was reportedly about real estate—not about the latter’s involvement with underage women.]( [READ MORE »]( [An Old-School Surprise]( [Theatergoers are being treated to the first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s new film, Tenet. In a twist, it’s only available in the theaters.]( [READ MORE »]( [Nicholas Braun on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.]( [Playing Himself?]( [Succession star Nicholas Braun proves that he’s not far off from his character, Cousin Greg.]( [READ MORE »]( [From the Archive: California Dreamgirl]( [When Denny Doherty died, in January, Michelle Phillips became the last of the Mamas and the Papas, the ’60s foursome that made hippie sexy and topped the charts for almost two psychedelic years before breaking up. At 63, the muse of “California Dream” gave Sheila Weller the real story of her stormy marriage to the group’s leader, John Phillips; her very brief marriage to Dennis Hopper; her liaisons with Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty; and the tangled emotions that hound four musicians—Michelle, John, Denny, and Cass Elliot—for life.]( [READ MORE »]( Subscribe to Vanity Fair to read the August 2019 issue and access the archive]( [][Vanity Fair]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( 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 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.