Murdoch Chronicler Michael Wolff Foresees the Fall of Fox News: “It Will Cease to Exist in Its Present Form”

Trump’s Fears • Tucker’s Denial • McCarthy’s Mess [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Murdoch Chronicler Michael Wolff Foresees the Fall of Fox News: “It Will Cease to Exist in Its Present Form” Good morning from the Hive newsroom! With dishy details emerging from Michael Wolff’s forthcoming book on the fate of Fox News and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, Joe Pompeo [catches up]( with the author about his methods, predictions, and the criticism that his reporting is not to be trusted. Meanwhile, Bess Levin [finds]( Tucker Carlson denying a suggestion in the book that Ron DeSantis pushed his dog. Elsewhere, Levin [digs into]( a report that Donald Trump is fearing prison, while Eric Lutz [explores]( Kevin McCarthy’s weakness as Speaker as the GOP-led House drives the country toward a government shutdown. Plus, Natalie Jarvey [has]( the latest on the writers strike. Thanks for reading. [Michael Wolff, office, new york city, book launch]( [Murdoch Chronicler Michael Wolff Foresees the Fall of Fox News: “It Will Cease to Exist in Its Present Form”]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [In a wide-ranging interview on the eve of publication of his new book, the author talks about his methods, predictions, and the criticism that his reporting is not to be trusted. (Plus, Tucker Carlson and Roger Ailes.) “At a certain level of power, it’s a leaky sieve,” he says, “and I’m there to catch the water.”]( [Read more button](   [Tucker Carlson Denies Report That Ron DeSantis Got Inappropriate With His Dog, Does Not Deny Claim He Thinks DeSantis Is a “Fascist”]( By [Bess Levin]( [The former Fox News host also did not deny that he and his wife are reportedly repulsed by the Florida governor.]( [Read more button](   [And Just When You Thought Kevin McCarthy’s House of Horrors Couldn’t Get Scarier]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The Speaker abruptly pulled a vote on his stopgap funding agreement, suggesting that McCarthy is happy to let House extremists bring the government to a grinding halt.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Is Worried About Having to Wear “One of Those Jumpsuits” in Prison: Report]( By [Bess Levin]( [He’s also reportedly been asking people in his inner circle if they think he’ll get to go to a cushy “club fed”-type prison or will be sentenced to time in a “bad” one.]( [Read more button](   [Can New Talks End the Writers Strike Fast? Optimism, the Sequel!]( By [Natalie Jarvey]( [Hopes have been dashed many times before, but: “There’s a sense around town that they’re going to get it done.”]( [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]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast