Donatella’s M&A Headache, Zaz’s Panic Button, MLB’s Pantsgate

First up today, Eriq Gardner carefully examines the Spulu legal tea leaves: Facing a possible D.O.J. investigation and an antitrust lawsuit from an aggrieved FuboTV, could the Disney-Fox-WBD sports streamer be killed in the crib?

Plus, below the fold: Peter Hamby audits R.F.K.’s grueling audition for the Libertarian ticket. Lauren Sherman opens her notebook after several days patrolling Milan Fashion Week. John Ourand chats with MLB insiders about the viral “pantsgate” micro-scandal. On The Town, Matt Belloni conscripts Lucas Shaw to help pick apart David Zaslav’s rocky earnings call. On Somebody’s Gotta Win, Tara Palmeri and Ron Insana spot the flaws in Biden’s messaging apparatus. And on The Powers That Be, Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to unpack Marc Andreessen’s influence campaign in Washington, while Ben Landy and Bill Cohan dig into Warren Buffett’s trillion-dollar threshhold.

ERIQ GARDNER

Assessing the D.O.J.’s case against the most famous Big Three in sports media history.

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PETER HAMBY

Trailing in the polls and hoping to get on more ballots, Kennedy journeyed to Costa Mesa to audition for the Libertarian ticket. Alas, it turns out, not all contrarians are the same.

LAUREN SHERMAN

Show notes and deal chatter from the sidelines of Milan Fashion Week: the return of Bally, Estée’s “vanilla” challenge, Donatella’s M&A headache, and the triumph of the Simons-Mulier-Blazy triumvirate.

JOHN OURAND

News and notes on a shocking, stupid, and increasingly serious micro-scandal.