Rupert Murdoch Calls Off His Engagement; the Queen Who Stormed the Coronation; Trump’s Deal With the Devil

  [Plus: Chris Hayes Reviews That Succession Audition]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf)   [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour logo image | A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks]( [Exclusive: Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith Call Off Their Engagement]( [By GABRIEL SHERMAN]( [The 92-year-old media mogul announced his engagement to Smith, 66, a scant two weeks ago, following last year’s divorce from his fourth wife.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Report: Trump, No Joke, Believes What He’s Going Through Is Like When Jesus Was Crucified]( [By BESS LEVIN]( [The ex-president apparently sees a lot of similarities between his plight and that of Jesus Christ.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [How Bad Was Kerry’s ATN Audition, Really? We Asked Chris Hayes]( [By CHRIS MURPHY]( [The MSNBC vet pinpoints where Logan’s assistant-slash-girlfriend went all wrong.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [The Queen Who Stormed the Coronation]( [By HADLEY HALL MEARES]( [King George IV’s big moment was threatened by the one person he did not want to bask in his reflected glory: his wife, Queen Caroline.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Michael Roberts, Fashion Editor and Renaissance Man, Has Died at 75]( [By LIAM HESS]( [The writer, editor, stylist, and photographer best known for his influential tenure at Vanity Fair passed away, a friend has confirmed.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [From the Archive: Deal With the Devil]( [By MARIE BRENNER]( [In 1973, a brash young would-be developer from Queens met one of New York’s premier power brokers: Roy Cohn, whose name is still synonymous with the dark political arts of McCarthyism. Over the years, and with the ruthless attorney as his sometime guide, Donald Trump learned many of the tactics that would inexplicably propel him to the White House—and bind their legacies forever.]( [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.