The Mogul and the Monster

Gates Divorce Saga Unpacked • Bezos Is Headed for Space • Kushner Wants Some Distance [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( The Mogul and the Monster Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Donald Trump didn’t believe Joe Biden would be the Democratic nominee and, according to Michael Bender’s forthcoming 2020 election book, initially resisted mounting an all-out attack, [writes]( Caleb Ecarma. “They’re going to give it to Hillary [Clinton], or they’re going to give it to Michelle Obama,” Trump reportedly told advisers. Elsewhere, Gabriel Sherman [dives]( into billionaire Leslie Wexner’s “deeply strange” relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, who “used the money and legitimacy his work for Wexner and others afforded him to bring about unspeakable human suffering.” Also, Sherman, Nick Bilton, and Emily Jane Fox [explore]( the next phase of Bill and Melinda Gates’s divorce. Thanks for reading! [The Mogul and the Monster: Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Decades-Long Relationship With His Biggest Client]( By [Gabriel Sherman]( [Of the many mysteries that still surround the life and crimes of the notorious financier, the source of his wealth, and thus his power, might be the greatest. His long-standing business ties with his most prominent client, billionaire retail magnate Leslie Wexner, hold the key.]( [Read more button]( [Bill and Melinda Gates’s Epic Divorce Saga Enters Its Next Phase]( By [Gabriel Sherman, Nick Bilton, and Emily Jane Fox]( [The blowup of a billionaire duo’s 27-year marriage was always going to be rife with drama. Now come the private investigators, rumors of affairs, and former employees chafing at NDAs.]( [Read more button]( [Trump’s Deranged Theory That Democrats Would Replace Biden Might Have Helped Him Lose 2020]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The president was obsessed with the idea that Democrats would strip the primary win from Joe Biden and nominate Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama instead, reporter Michael Bender writes in an upcoming book.]( [Read more button]( [Jeff Bezos Announces Plan to Launch Himself Into Space]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The world’s wealthiest man and his brother will be on the first manned Blue Origin flight next month.]( [Read more button]( [Image may contain: Audience, Human, Crowd, Person, and Speech]( [Report: Jared Kushner Wants a “Simpler” Father/Son-in-Law Relationship With Trump in Which They Don’t Team Up to Destroy the Country]( By [Chris Smith]( [As Father’s Day 2021 approaches, Kushner is hoping to change how he and his father-in-law spend time together.]( [Read more button]( 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