CONFIDER
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CRYING WOLFF
Michael Wolff says Fox fired Tucker as part of its Dominion settlement (Fox and Dominion deny it) and that DeSantis kicked Tucker’s dog (they deny it). So who’s telling the truth?
END OF AN ERA
“The time is right for me to take on different roles,” Murdoch wrote in a memo to all staff.
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‘LIKE MOST AMERICANS’
Michael Wolff’s new book from inside the Fox News universe is heavy on salacious gossip about Tucker and the Murdochs. Here are some of those juicy tidbits.
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CAAN’T TOUCH THIS
In this week‘s edition of Confider, we reveal how one of the biggest talent agencies faces an internal crisis after being sold for $7B to a French billionaire.
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CONFIDER
In this week’s edition of Confider, we reveal how multiple biz execs at much-hyped news startup The Messenger have hit the exits—thanks to their hard-charging boss.
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CONFIDER
This week, Confider checked on some of the media stars felled during #MeToo and learned that some of them have been trying to mount comebacks—with varying degrees of success.
BEAM HIM IN
The network has found a way to ensure Trump is a part of their highly touted debate, even if he doesn’t physically participate.
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G/O OFF
In this week’s edition of Confider, we look at how G/O Media just lost its seventh EIC in eight months—a sign of absolute tumult at the private equity-owned media empire.
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CONFIDER
In this week’s edition of Confider, we reveal how an email with bombshell claims was sent to Axios staffers in an attempt to tar one of their colleagues.