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It Ends with War

The alleged abuse on the set of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s star-crossed film was only the beginning of a scandal that has now captivated Hollywood

Robbing the Rich

Burglaries of the high-profile are on the rise across Europe—Prince William, Kim Kardashian, and Anya Taylor-Joy are among the victims

Missionary Positions

The Christian right spent millions to smear Dr. Mary Calderone, a 1960s sex-education activist. Now the issues Calderone campaigned for are under fire again—this time from the incoming Trump administration

The Unwitting Muse

Can you steal someone’s life story? A lawsuit in France—against an award-winning novelist—seeks to find out

To Catch a Manuscript Thief

The shocking leak of Pope Francis’s closely guarded autobiography bears uncanny similarities to an infamous publishing swindler’s modus operandi

Hijacking the Influencers

A new type of online scam targets influencers and porn stars—by seizing control of social-media accounts and holding them hostage

The Boss from Hell

Before becoming known as a sex offender, Mohamed Al-Fayed was just another under-the-radar Lothario overseeing an empire. One of his former employees looks back

The Shooting of Pretty Boy Melvin

Was Sean “Diddy” Combs’s father murdered by the Gambino crime family?

The Sins of the Father

The rape trial of Dominique Pelicot has shocked France. But the story has gotten even darker with the revelation that Pelicot may have drugged and abused his own daughter

Twisted Sister

A nun named Gertrude is the face of one of the buzziest craft breweries in Belgium. But in a previous life, she conspired to commit genocide in Rwanda

There’s No Place Like Ontario Place

Once home to a public park and architectural marvels, an island off the shore of the idyllic Lake Ontario is being turned into a big-budget spa, to the ire of some locals

Ladies and the Tramp

An I.T. employee at the elite Kent boarding school, in Connecticut, downloaded photos from 70 under-age female students’ laptops. Then he moved on to Yale

The Billionaire Predator

Frank Stronach, a 92-year-old Canadian auto-parts tycoon, has been accused of multiple sexual assaults dating back nearly 50 years. One of his alleged victims shares her story

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

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

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

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

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

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?

The Nordic Connection

How a turf war between rival gangs turned Sweden—yes, Sweden—into the most violent country in Europe