“Long-Term Damage”? Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, and David Zaslav’s Bad-PR Summer

Trump vs. Fox • DeSantis Roils MAGA • Vivek Applauds Musk [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “Long-Term Damage”? Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, and David Zaslav’s Bad-PR Summer Good morning from the Hive newsroom! [Legally embattled]( GOP frontrunner Donald Trump [suggested]( yesterday that he’ll skip all the primary debates, a move that would go way beyond ditching Wednesday’s first contest on Fox News. Jack McCordick [digs into]( Trump’s decision about this week’s debate and his strained relationship with Rupert Murdoch, who’s [reportedly encouraged]( Glenn Youngkin to get in the 2024 race amid Ron DeSantis’s [struggles](. Meanwhile, with Hollywood’s writers and actors on strike, Natalie Jarvey and Joe Pompeo [report]( how studio bosses like Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, and David Zaslav have been “cast as the villains.” Stephen Galloway, dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, says “it’s been amazing to me how lopsided the PR battle has been.” Thanks for reading! [David Zaslav, Bob Iger, and Ted Sarandos]( [“Long-Term Damage”? Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, and David Zaslav’s Bad-PR Summer]( By [Natalie Jarvey and Joe Pompeo]( [With Hollywood’s writers and actors on strike, studio bosses were obvious candidates to be cast as the villains. Some believe they played the role too well.]( [Read more button](   [Trump’s Will-He-or-Won’t-He Debate Strategy Was a Ploy for Favorable Coverage: Report]( By [Jack McCordick]( [In recent weeks, the former president has dined with a number of Fox News hosts and executives.]( [Read more button](   [Ron DeSantis’s “Listless Vessels” Comment Roils MAGA Supporters, Sparks Feud With Vivek Ramaswamy]( By [Jack McCordick]( [Donald Trump’s surrogates drew comparisons with Hillary Clinton’s infamous “basket of deplorables” quip.]( [Read more button](   [Surprise: Trump Cancels Press Conference He Claimed Would Exonerate Him in Georgia]( By [Bess Levin]( [He says he’s decided to put the “irrefutable” evidence in a legal filing instead.]( [Read more button](   [Vivek Ramaswamy Says He Wants to Run the Government Like Elon Musk]( By [Jack McCordick]( [Once a major DeSantis booster, the Tesla chief seems to be warming up to the biotech exec.]( [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](   [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 © 2023 Condé Nast