“We are moving on from the Skywalker saga”: Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy discusses the past, present, and future of #StarWars for V.F.’s June issue. vntyfr.com/ytF5HCj
Kennedy is well aware that, when she speaks, it shakes a galaxy.
As for any missteps along the way? Kennedy acknowledges that navigating such an expansive mythos makes that an inevitability. “Maybe ‘Solo’ should have been a TV show,” she muses. “But…”
When Russian forces invaded her city, Olena became doctor to an entire town. After weeks of chaos and a terrifying detention, she and her husband were released—but they’re still searching for their son. vntyfr.com/I2QkXiO
On its failed warpath to Kyiv, Russia occupied the suburb of Hostomel for weeks, where Olena ran a one-woman clinic. She treated gunshots and shrapnel wounds, concussions, and sick children, all under constant gunfire and shelling. vntyfr.com/6fOyAQM
Olena and her husband found an abandoned ambulance and began driving around to any house that was still standing. When driving became too risky, they started treating people out of their own home.
Amber Heard's cross-examination by Camille Vasquez, one of Johnny Depp's lawyers, focused on Heard's pledge to donate her divorce settlement to charity as well as her various allegations of abuse by Depp. vntyfr.com/MMP3Iz6
Vasquez posited that Heard wanted to seem publicly altruistic when she pledged to donate her divorce settlement. "My interest is in my name, clearing my name," Heard responded. "At the time I was called a liar and my motives were being questioned." vntyfr.com/FFV7JJy
Heard said that she still planned to donate the full amount, but could not because she was sued, when Elon Musk’s name came up. She said Musk made a payment in her name, but that the contribution did "not count towards my pledge." vntyfr.com/DzNKc1x
The ‘Star Wars’ universe is expanding—and, for the first time, Lucasfilm is lifting the secrecy surrounding its master plan. In V.F.’s June cover story, Anthony Breznican welcomes you back to a galaxy far, far away. vntyfr.com/5GiOEVC
Rosario Dawson, Pedro Pascal, Ewan McGregor, and Diego Luna, photographed by Annie Liebovitz for V.F. June 2022.
Diego Luna reprises the role of his ‘Rogue One’ rebel in ‘Andor,’ an origin story that reveals how the character went from self-serving nihilist to selfless martyr.
“You never forget the first time someone hits you like that.” On Amber Heard’s third day of testimony, she denied Depp’s claim that she defecated in their bed and addressed the discrepancies about a makeup palette she used to cover her bruises. vntyfr.com/otj0S8H
During an extended block of questioning, Heard offered a lengthy explanation of their dog's bowel movements to deny that she or one of her friends defecated in their bed after the fight on the night of her birthday.
Heard also addressed the question about a makeup palette she used to cover her bruises, which wasn't released until after she and Depp split. Heard explained she used similar palettes, but not necessarily the one previously referenced. vntyfr.com/NaKGl7E
Alyssa Farah Griffin resigned from the Trump administration in December 2020 on “very good terms” with Mark Meadows, Trump’s final chief of staff. Then January 6 happened. vntyfr.com/hoe4saq
Farah Griffin publicly and privately implored Trump to intervene during the insurrection, and she's among the many people who texted Meadows as rioters stormed the Capitol.
“I’m not somebody who drank the Kool-Aid for five years and then magically found Jesus on January 6,” she says. But as she rebrands herself outside the Trump administration, some things have come back to haunt her—including a video of her praising Trump. vntyfr.com/qBIXeeq
It’s virtually impossible to extricate Princess Diana’s legacy from her relationship with the press. In an exclusive excerpt from her forthcoming book, "The Palace Papers," @TinaBrownLM examines why that is—and how Diana’s media tactics affected her sons. vntyfr.com/vDPME84
Diana, writes Brown, was adept at leveraging her fame to serve a narrative. "The Palace Papers" reexamines some of the Princess's biggest press moments in new detail.
Brown writes that Diana was more media-savvy than her legacy suggests. From the infamous tell-all book "Princess in Love" to the bombshell 'Panorama' interview, Diana tried to calibrate her reputation amid the raucous media attention.