Selena Gomez Survived Social Media and, With Her New Music, Is Ready to Leave Darkness Behind

  Here are the stories you might have missed this week. [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf)   [The 29th Annual Hollywood Issue]( [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour logo image]( [Selena Gomez wearing a yellow trench coat by LaQuan Smith.]( [Selena Gomez Survived Social Media and, With Her New Music, Is Ready to Leave Darkness Behind]( [And of course she raves about Steve Martin and Martin Short: “I don’t like calling them my grandpas, but they kind of are.”]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [The New York Times Publishes a Defense of J.K. Rowling One Day After Contributors Call Out Anti-Trans Coverage]( [The Times has defended its coverage of transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people. One insider told Vanity Fair that editors saw no reason to hold off publishing Paul’s column after contributors’ outcry.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [The Dark Scandals and Power Struggles of Sumner Redstone, Les Moonves, and the Companies They Controlled]( [“Unscripted,” by James Stewart and Rachel Abrams, describes sex scandals and power struggles inside Redstone’s media empire.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Chelsea Handler Doesn’t Need Kids: She Has “Crybabies” Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro]( [The conservative pundits called her “miserable” and “deeply unlikeable” for a recent ‘Daily Show’ segment about her childless life.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Report: Megan Fox Discovered Private Messages on Machine Gun Kelly’s Mobile Device]( [Questionable texts and DMs raised red flags for the performer.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Florence Pugh, sitting a bar booth, wearing a black dress by Dion Lee.]( [Florence Pugh on Authenticity, Dune 2, and the Thrill of Having Such “Sparkly” Friends]( [She wants people to know who she is beneath the glam: “There’s no pretending with me.”]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Vanity Fair Logo](www.vanityfair.com) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. 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](newsletter=vf) Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.