To Blackmail a King
The former mistress of Spain’s exiled monarch, Juan Carlos, forced her 13-year-old son to photograph and video her royal romps in order to extort millions of dollars in hush money from the Spanish state
Follow the Ruby Red Slippers!
The crazy tale of a career criminal’s theft of the shoes worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz—and the madcap, decades-long fight to get them back
The Wreck of the Bayesian
To celebrate the end of a 12-year legal ordeal, billionaire Mike Lynch set sail on his “unsinkable” 184-foot yacht. The Fates weren’t with him
Oops! They Diddy It Again
A TikTok conspiracy theory shows how quickly wild—and completely unfounded—rumors can come to dominate social media
Curse of the Forbes 30 Under 30!
Twentysomethings scrabble and fight to appear on the business magazine’s list of bright young things—but many of them quickly crash and burn
Love Among the Ruins: Part Two
Shattered by my sister Dorothy Stratten’s murder, Peter Bogdanovich and I were bonded for life. Not everyone in Hollywood approved
The Horror at Harrods
Mohamed Al-Fayed has been revealed as a serial rapist who kept his victims quiet through threats and blackmail. His biographer reveals the resentment that fueled the magnate’s crimes
Class War in the Schoolroom
The new Labour government is hiking up taxes on Britain’s acclaimed private schools. Is it leveling the playing field or getting revenge on Boris Johnson?
Love Among the Ruins: Part One
Accompanying my sister, Dorothy Stratten, to the Playboy Mansion at 12 was a shock. But nothing could have prepared me for what followed
The Nordic Connection
How a turf war between rival gangs turned Sweden—yes, Sweden—into the most violent country in Europe
The Hack and the Wack
The revelation of sexts between star reporter Olivia Nuzzi and erstwhile presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has blown minds—and shattered journalistic ethics
A Hard Game to Love
Tennis reporter Ben Rothenberg wasn’t afraid to uncover the game’s scandals, but when he claimed a top player was a domestic abuser, he was cut loose by his publishers—and slapped with a lawsuit
The Dark Side of Alain Delon
He played charming but icy characters on-screen. The available evidence suggests that he was one in real life
Pino Noir: Part II
Even with the F.B.I. hot on his trail, Miami developer Sergio Pino was so desperate to end his marriage that he’d do anything—including murder
Pino Noir
Miami businessman Sergio Pino was successful at nearly everything—except for his numerous bumbling attempts to kill his wife of 32 years
The Eyes of a Killer: Part VIII
Have Bryan Kohberger’s defense attorneys stumbled onto a get-out-of-jail-free card?
Game Changers
As America’s major sports leagues became moneymaking monopolies, a trio of trailblazing organizations—rife with scandal and star power—tried to cut in on the action
Another Prophecy Fulfilled
Published nearly 20 years ago, the visionary writer J. G. Ballard’s final novel foreshadowed the anti-immigrant riots that roiled the U.K. this summer
The Encryption Kid
Long before his arrest for allegedly enabling cyber-crime, Telegram creator Pavel Durov used his talents to create a Russian Facebook, organize college beauty contests, and help classmates cheat on exams
An Unfair Crack of the Whip
The world of Olympic equestrianism was rocked by the recent leaked video of one of its brightest stars severely whipping a horse. Can the sport ever recover?
L’Affaire Negresco
In her final years, Hotel Negresco owner Jeanne Augier was surrounded by all sorts of interlopers. What’s to become of her $500 million fortune—and one of the crown jewels of the French Riviera?
The Hamptons’ Mr. Fixit
If you’re rich and live on the East End, Eddie Burke can make your problems disappear
A Model Wife
The model turned musician Carla Bruni is utterly devoted to her husband, the disgraced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. But will she face jail time for collusion in his crimes?
Gatsby to the Jersey-Wearing Set
Thanks to his White Party, Michael Rubin is one of the most popular billionaires in America. But rumors on Wall Street suggest his sports-merchandising business is struggling
