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Hegseth’s Archnemesis, The NFL vs. Trump, Playboy’s Picardi
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Happy Friday and welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon guide to Puck’s best new reporting. Here’s
what you need to know…
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- What I’m Hearing: An upcoming, unauthorized biography of Bob Iger by the Journal’s Robbie Whelan has been rattling Disney’s surprisingly thin-skinned former chief. Matt Belloni breaks the news that Iger has enlisted anti-media pitbull litigator Charles Harder, who repped Trump and took down Gawker,
to go on offense. [Read More]
- Line Sheet: Since Giorgio Armani’s death last September, speculation has swirled around the fate of his namesake empire—and the deadline is looming for a minority investor to claim
a 15 percent stake. Lauren Sherman has fresh intel on the potential suitors. [Inner Circle Exclusive]
- The Best & The Brightest: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has used the
cover of war to move against his opponents in the military, and recently ousted the head of the U.S. Army, Gen. Randy George. Julia Ioffe breaks down how the latest target was merely a proxy for Hegseth’s more untouchable Pentagon rival. [Read More]
- The Varsity: The Department of Justice’s shocking (if unsurprising) investigation into the NFL is ostensibly a major setback for the Shield. John Ourand talks to NBC Sports’s Mike “F’n” Florio about why the disruption might actually work in the league’s favor.
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- The Grill Room: Dylan Byers and Julia Alexander connect with TBPN president Dylan Abruscato and OpenAI’s chief policy warrior, Chris Lehane, to untangle the logic—and ambiguity—of their unusual nine-figure partnership.
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- Fashion People: Lauren chats with new Playboy editor-in-chief Phillip Picardi about the PG-13 relaunch of the storied publication.
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- The Powers That Be: Peter Hamby and Malique Morris discuss Lululemon’s slide from activewear dominance, before exploring the rise of A.I. stylists.
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| Matthew Belloni
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For a supposed press champion, the former Disney C.E.O. has thin skin. And with the looming publication of an unauthorized biography, he
and the Mouse House are playing offense with a surprising lawyer who has repped Trump, Melania, and Harvey Weinstein. Quite the client company…
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| Lauren Sherman
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With the deadline for a minority investor to claim a 15 percent stake in Armani not as far away as it sounds, the company’s still-new
board is inching toward change, with prospective new buyers—and designers—in the conversation. But there’s still a question of who will be the change-maker.
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| Julia Ioffe
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Under the cover of the Iran war, Pete Hegseth moved to oust Army chief Randy George, a staunch ally of his archnemesis and untouchable
Pentagon rival, Dan Driscoll. Was it a well-calculated plot, a sign of his juice, or maybe a signal that J.D. Vance has lost some of his foreign policy sway?
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JPMorganChase launched a $1.5 trillion, 10-year plan to facilitate, finance and invest in industries vital to national economic
security.
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| John Ourand
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The D.O.J.’s new investigation into the NFL is ostensibly a major setback for the Shield. And yet, there are some potential upsides to
kicking rights negotiations down the road…
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| Dylan Byers
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| Julia Alexander
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The legendary Chris Lehane, now OpenAI’s chief policy guy, makes the case for the company’s surprising nine-figure acquisition of
TBPN, the daily tech and business talk show. Then TBPN president Dylan Abruscato swings by to untangle the logic—and ambiguity—of their new partnership, how OpenAI could help supercharge growth, and what it all means for future tech-media entanglements.
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| Lauren Sherman
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Lauren chats with old friend Phillip Picardi about the relaunch of Playboy. (He is editor-in-chief.) They discuss the sex
recession, the porn obsession, how to make a magazine feel internet-y in a good way, hip lingerie brands, the magic of Katie Grand, the genius of Marie Suter, licensed product, and plenty more.
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| Peter Hamby
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| Malique Morris
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Malique Morris joins Peter to discuss Lululemon’s slide from category king to just another player in an increasingly crowded activewear
market—and whether the brand can actually engineer a sustainable comeback. Malique also explores the rise of A.I. stylists, as a well-funded startup bets it can fundamentally reshape how consumers shop for clothes.
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