Welcome back to The Rainmaker, a private email about money, power, fame, and, most of all, the law. In today’s edition, some classified information connecting eBay and… the C.I.A. (Yes, really.) Also, the end of the Hollywood actors strike, fresh Barbie legal fallout, Argentina’s $16 billion bill, the fate of De Niro’s frequent flyer miles, and more.
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Happy Monday, I’m Eriq Gardner.
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Welcome back to The Rainmaker, a private email about money, power, fame, and, most of all, the law.
In today’s edition, some classified information connecting eBay and… the C.I.A. (Yes, really.) Also, the end of the Hollywood actors strike, fresh Barbie legal fallout, Argentina’s $16 billion bill, the fate of De Niro’s frequent flyer miles, and more. (If someone else let you in on the secret of this newsletter, click this link to continue receiving it.)
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| Meet Hollywood’s Hottest Actor: James Dean |
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| So SAG-AFTRA has finally reached a deal with producers to end the actors’ four-month strike. About damn time! Still, one thing about the final agreement makes me wonder whether the guild missed the mark.
Throughout the negotiations, SAG-AFTRA—led by Fran Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland—was hyper-focused on granting actors... |
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| A Spy in Silicon Valley |
| Jim Baugh, the former C.I.A. operative convicted of orchestrating a bizarre scheme to silence two eBay critics, blames the company for its toxic culture—and says he was still working as a spy. Now, the Justice Department is claiming that Baugh’s explosive allegations are classified. |
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| Has the Central Intelligence Agency infiltrated corporate America, and even enlisted executives for espionage? It would appear so, at least judging by the Justice Department’s unusual intervention in a civil case brought by a pair of married journalists who were harassed by eBay executives including Jim Baugh, a former C.I.A. operative whose security firm once contracted with the likes of Apple, Amazon, and even... |
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| FOUR STORIES WE’RE TALKING ABOUT |
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| SAG’s New Deal |
| A close look at what the actors achieved. |
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