“People Mischaracterize My Personal Life”

Vaccine Pause Raises Fear • Fox Still Facing Defamation Suit • Trump Grift Train [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( “People Mischaracterize My Personal Life” Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Joe Biden’s administration insists that pausing the Johnson & Johnson shot won’t derail its national rollout, though some fear it may increase vaccine hesitancy, Eric Lutz [reports](. And Bess Levin [finds]( Kim Potter, the officer who killed Daunte Wright on Sunday, and resigned yesterday, receiving sympathetic coverage on Fox News. After building his national profile off Fox News hits, Matt Gaetz is now facing the downside of media fame as he’s dogged by scandal and with few allies in sight, Abigail Tracy [reports](. Still, she writes, “if Gaetz is not indicted, he will only be more appealing to his supporters and the audience the conservative network has spent years cultivating.” Thanks for reading! [“People Mischaracterize My Personal Life”: Matt Gaetz’s Love Affair With the Public Eye Comes Crashing Down, for Now]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [The Florida congressman rode Trump’s coattails straight into America’s consciousness. Now that he’s been stricken by scandal, where are his defenders?]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [Biden Team Insists Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Won’t Derail National Rollout]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The CDC and FDA are temporarily suspending the vaccine after six out of nearly 7 million people to receive it have reported blood clots—a move some fear could lead to increased vaccine hesitancy.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [Surprise: Fox News Is Full of Sympathy for the Officer Who “Accidentally” Shot Daunte Wright]( By [Bess Levin]( [On Monday, the network read off a list of Wright’s alleged past misdeeds and suggested that the officer was right to respond in the manner she did.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [Smartmatic Calls Bulls--t on Fox’s First Amendment Argument]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The election technology company—one of two suing Murdoch’s empire for defamation—rebuked Fox’s attempt to use free speech as a “get-out-of-jail-free card.”]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Are Already Working on Their Next Grift]( By [Bess Levin]( [The duo is advising a new group with “the mission of perpetuating former president Trump’s populist policies.”]( [Read More]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. 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](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2021 Condé Nast