A ‘Wicked’ New Romance; Ron DeSantis’s “Fatal Miscalculation”; Is Hollywood About to Clean House?

  [Plus: The Twisted Tale of a Vengeful Heiress]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf)   [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour logo image | A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks]( [Ron DeSantis’s Media Reset May Be Too Little Too Late: “A Fatal Miscalculation”]( [By CHARLOTTE KLEIN]( [Campaign reporters say the combative Florida governor and his team are starting to play ball a bit more with the press, an uptick in engagement that comes as DeSantis’s 2024 prospects dim. “They’ve dug themselves into a huge fucking hole,” says one.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Everything to Know About Ariana Grande and Her New Boyfriend, SpongeBob]( [By KENZIE BRYANT]( [Grande and her Wicked costar Ethan Slater are reportedly still together.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Donald Trump Has an Absurd Amount of Support From Republicans Who Believe He Committed “Serious Federal Crimes”: Poll]( [By BESS LEVIN]( [In a matchup with Ron DeSantis, voters who think Trump is a criminal still prefer him as president.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Jessica Chastain Bet on Herself—And Is Ready for the Bigger Fight Ahead]( [By DAVID CANFIELD]( [Hours before going on strike, the Oscar winner opened up to Vanity Fair about her first Emmy nomination, taking charge of her career, and why—if need be—she’s ready to strike for the long haul.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Striking Writers on Edge Waiting for Hollywood Studios to “Clean House”]( [By NATALIE JARVEY]( [Deals could be jettisoned during the strikes thanks to a force majeure clause found in many contracts.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [From the Archive: Homicide at Rough Point]( [By PETER LANCE]( [In the fall of 1966, billionaire Doris Duke killed a close confidant in tony Newport, Rhode Island. Local police ruled the incident “an unfortunate accident.” Half a century later, compelling evidence suggested that the mercurial, vindictive tobacco heiress got away with murder.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Vanity Fair Logo](www.vanityfair.com) [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](newsletter=vf) Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.