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Oliver Darcy
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writing @status.news, a nightly newsletter covering the Fourth Estate, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood.

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The latest Olivia Nuzzi revelations have surfaced new questions about her role and future at Vanity Fair as the unfolding scandal turns up the heat on editor Mark Guiducci.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum
Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
The forthcoming print edition of Vanity Fair includes an abstract nude portrait of Olivia Nuzzi, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports, writing about how the growing scandal is raising questions about the decision making at the magazine.

More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum
Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.
www.status.news
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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nataliekorach.bsky.social
Scoop: As questions swirl around Olivia Nuzzi, I’ve learned she’s been relatively absent in the day-to-day at Vanity Fair, as the magazine continues to weather the storm the controversial hire brought through 1 World Trade Center

www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum
Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.
www.status.news
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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brianlowry.bsky.social
David Zaslav once told a colleague that unlike stars, execs were "nothing" without their jobs. As the WBD auction unfolds he's taken a step toward padding an already sizable portfolio, and maybe, in his eyes, nothingness
www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
Zaslav’s Merger Melodrama
The Warner Bros. Discovery chief has become a lightning rod for controversy, but as he seeks to navigate the sales process, questions loom on whether he’ll stay in the picture.
www.status.news
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
"The House of Mouse is choosing to ignore the bully at the door, hoping that restraint keeps him from kicking it down."

Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...
Quiet as a Mouse
As Trump wages an assault on ABC, Disney brass have decided to ignore the attacks in hopes of avoiding a tit-for-tat war with the administration, Status has learned, a strategy that comes with its own risks.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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We’ll say it: Trump’s attack on ABC News journalist Mary Bruce was un-American.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
We currently find ourselves in the timeline where Donald Trump hates Marjorie Taylor Greene's guts, but can't stop gushing over Zohran Mamdani.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
status.news
The Warner Bros. Discovery chief has become a lightning rod for controversy, but as he seeks to navigate the sales process, questions loom on whether he’ll stay in the picture.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
Zaslav’s Merger Melodrama
The Warner Bros. Discovery chief has become a lightning rod for controversy, but as he seeks to navigate the sales process, questions loom on whether he’ll stay in the picture.
www.status.news
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
In Donald Trump’s Washington, blue-chip brands are cozying up to Breitbart and MBS alike, revealing just how nonexistent their stated values really are.

My piece in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...
Bending to Breitbart
In Donald Trump’s Washington, blue-chip brands are cozying up to Breitbart and MBS alike, revealing just how nonexistent their stated values really are.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Credit to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for continuing to call out the moral cowardice of blue chip companies & their CEO’s. With every step, they march right alongside Trump & his vile policies. Keep that in mind when you shop, bank, use social media, etc.

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Yet now, as they scramble to protect their interests in a second Trump term, these same companies are not merely sidling up to Breitbart-othey are actually underwriting it. They are showing corporate support for a MAGA propaganda engine that has stoked anti-immigrant hate, cheered the warping of the Justice Department, run cover for Trump's corrupt behavior, vilified the news media, and much more
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Condé Nast staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Vanity Fair's Nuzzi Math
Condé staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, Status has learned, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.
www.status.news
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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nataliekorach.bsky.social
Inside another drama-filled week for Condé Nast, where some Vanity Fair staffers were left “shocked” by recent revelations about their new colleague Olivia Nuzzi, which have taken over the media discourse as the magazine kicks off a reinvention

www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Vanity Fair's Nuzzi Math
Condé staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, Status has learned, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.
www.status.news
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Over at Vanity Fair, staffers have been left frustrated watching the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation upend the carefully choreographed debut of the magazine's new era.

@nataliekorach.bsky.social has details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Vanity Fair's Nuzzi Math
Condé staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, Status has learned, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.
www.status.news
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/warner-bro...
The War for Warners
Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.
www.status.news
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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passantino.bsky.social
News tonight in @status.news: Paramount's board will meet Wednesday to review a big new offer for Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of the Thursday deadline. And Netflix is also expected to make a bid for the studio to keep it out of Ellison hands... www.status.news/p/warner-bro...
The War for Warners
Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.
www.status.news
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
David Ellison is having convos with potential Middle East partners as Paramount prepares its final bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Meanwhile, Netflix and Comcast are preparing their bids.

All the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/warner-bro...
The War for Warners
Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.
www.status.news
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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status.news
Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ben-shapir...
Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree
Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Ben Shapiro is spending a lot of $$$ trying to win the inaugural Best Podcast award at the Golden Globes.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ben-shapir...
Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree
Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.
www.status.news
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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At the Los Angeles Times, an all-night marathon negotiation broke a three-year contract impasse between the guild and management—and signaled once again where red-pilled owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's priorities lie.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/los-angele...
The Troubled Truce in La La Land
How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times
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November 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
"Everyone was a zombie." @nataliekorach.bsky.social goes inside the marathon negotiation sessions between the LA Times Guild and management that finally broke a three-year impasse and resulted in a deal. www.status.news/p/los-angele...
The Troubled Truce in La La Land
How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times
www.status.news
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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passantino.bsky.social
Trump is taking his legal war on the press global, vowing to sue the BBC for up to $5B.

“This is yet another frivolous shake down threat by President Trump’s legal team meant to intimidate the press,” veteran 1A attorney Ted Boutrous said. My latest for @status.news www.status.news/p/trump-laws...
Breaking the BBC
Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Giving PR and blackmailing advice to a sex predator crosses bright red lines—in journalism, and just on a human level. @passantino.bsky.social and I discuss on Power Lines.

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November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
status.news
Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/trump-laws...
Breaking the BBC
Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.
www.status.news
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
"Trump has long branded the press an 'enemy of the American people.' Now he’s bringing that war to the shores of Britain," @passantino.bsky.social writes in his Saturday @status.news column. www.status.news/p/trump-laws...
Breaking the BBC
Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.
www.status.news
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
The Epstein Files have once again exposed Fox News as a MAGA propaganda organ.

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November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM