Inside Johnny Depp’s Epic Bromance With Saudi Crown Prince MBS

Hollywood Bromance • Anxiety Election • Trump Power Grab [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Inside Johnny Depp’s Epic Bromance With Saudi Crown Prince MBS Good morning from the Hive newsroom. Johnny Depp and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have become real friends. For VF, [Bradley Hope writes]( about the bromance that kindled between the two after Saudi Arabia’s culture minister (and MBS’s cousin), Prince Badr bin Farhan Al Saud, suddenly became “very important to the production of Jeanne du Barry,” Depp’s recent film, by investing millions in the project via a Saudi fund. “Depp maintains to anyone he discusses the topic with that he values the friendship for what it is and doesn’t want anything in return.” Elsewhere, [Molly Jong-Fast writes]( that she’s “been anxious since Donald Trump came down that gold escalator in June 2015.” She takes us back there to explain where our anxiety stems from and attempts to ease some of those catapulting nerves. Plus, Bess Levin has the latest on [Trump’s RNC power grab]( and [Jill Biden using special counsel Robert Hur](’s report to raise money. Thanks for reading. [Johnny Depp and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman]( [Inside Johnny Depp’s Epic Bromance With Saudi Crown Prince MBS]( By [Bradley Hope]( [The stranger-than-fiction story of how Mohammed bin Salman welcomed the 60-year-old movie star into his kingdom—and his circle of trust.]( [Read more button](   [Welcome to the Anxiety Election]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The prospect of another Trump term is terrifying, but let’s not freak out over every bad news cycle.]( [Read more button](   [Of Course Trump Wants His Daughter-in-Law, Lara Trump—And a “Stop-the-Steal Guy”—To Run the RNC]( By [Bess Levin]( [Lara Trump may soon be one of the leaders of the Republican National Committee.]( [Read more button](   [Jill Biden’s Email Blasting the Special Counsel Report Raised a Ton of Money for Joe: Report]( By [Bess Levin]( [The first lady went after Robert Hur for his claim that the president couldn’t remember exactly when his son died.]( [Read more button](   [Jon Stewart Slams Biden vs. Trump in Daily Show Return: “What the F--k Are We Doing Here, People?”]( By [Savannah Walsh]( [“We have two candidates who are chronologically outside the norm of anyone who has run for the presidency in the history of this country…breaking, by only four years, the record that they set!”]( [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 © 2024 Condé Nast