Lachlan Cartwright Profile
Lachlan Cartwright

@LachCartwright

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Special Correspondent @THR . Former Editor at Large @thedailybeast . Tips: lcartwright @thr .com. DM for Signal #

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For seven years I’ve been waiting to tell the story of what life was like on the inside of The National Enquirer during the notorious “catch and kill” campaign that now stands at the heart of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial. My story for  @NYTmag  —
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Anna Wintour’s neighbor hands out drinks to workers from The New Yorker, Pitchfork and Ars Technica who are picketing the Condé Nast bigwigs home as part of a protest for better wages
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NEW: Michael Cohen has been spending his time behind bars writing an explosive tell-all book about his stint as Trump’s personal lawyer
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NEW: Details of Mary Trump's book are being closely guarded by its publisher but it will include conversations with Trump’s sister, retired federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, that contain intimate and damning thoughts about her brother
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This week I was threatened with a $5m lawsuit by a major media organization hoping to kill a story. While the legal threat was without merit its a timely reminder of the stress journalists face trying to do their jobs. Thankful for those who have supported me these last few days.
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Christopher Street Pier - 4:48pm. Not sure if the message is getting through.
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Tucker Carlson will interview Kyle Rittenhouse on Monday night, per a network spox.
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Donald Trump Seethes About Michael Cohen’s Early Release and New Tell-All Book. The latest in the saga of Trump and his former fixer with @swin24
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NEW: Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s Niece, Is Set To Publish A Tell-All This Summer – and will reveal she was a primary source for The New York Times’ investigation into Trump’s taxes supplying Fred Trump Sr.'s tax returns to the paper
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Statement from David Letterman on Norm Macdonald's death: "In every important way, in the world of stand-up, Norm was the best.  An opinion shared by me and all peers.  Always up to something, never certain, until his matter-of-fact delivery leveled you.
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EXCLUSIVE: High-profile journalists, including Matt Lauer, Jeff Fager and Glenn Thrush have worked with a law firm that brags about "killing stories". My latest investigation for @thedailybeast
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A hundred protesters are currently picketing Anna Wintour’s NYC townhouse chanting “bosses wear Prada workers get nada”
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Anna Wintour does not appear to be home but her next door neighbor came out of their townhouse to cheer on the protesters
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The protesters from the NewsGuild and New Yorker Union are picketing Anna Wintour’s home as part of an escalation in their stalled contract negotiations with Condé Nast
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In light of the news that NBC News Group President Andy Lack is stepping down from the network I'm re-upping this investigation @maxwelltani @thedailybeast did in 2018 - Accused Sexual Harassers Thrived Under NBC News Chief Andy Lack
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A Sony executive who sent porn to women at work. An alleged sexual harasser who reviewed NBC’s Harvey Weinstein story. From one company to another, scandals emerge under Andy Lack’s leadership. My latest @thedailybeast investigation with @maxwelltani
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My first yarn for @thedailybeast TMZ Goes MAGA: How Harvey Levin’s Gossip Empire Became Trump’s Best Friend
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If Cohen does flip its likely to lead to a chain reaction - already hearing a couple of others ensnared in the SDNY probe have been cooperating in the hopes of diverting attention away from them and onto Cohen. Talk about loyalty. Welcome to Flip Week!
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NEW: The Editor in Chief of The Daily Beast, Tracy Connor, is stepping down and being replaced by Brit Hugh Dougherty formerly an editor at The New York Post and Daily Mail.
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Former Melania Trump Confidant To Release an ‘Explosive’ Tell-All Before the Election
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“I think it’s fair to say in January we will be pulling the trigger on multiple litigation matters," libel attorney Tom Clare told @thedailybeast about the legal threats he has sent to Newsmax, Fox, and OAN on behalf of Dominion Voting Systems
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As first reported in @thedailybeast 's Confider newsletter on Monday evening. Sign up here @peterjukes @BylineTimes
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Legal threats are always initially stressful… and then you look deeper, and realise what’s going on. Worth noting Dan Wootton is no longer represented by @Mishcon_de_Reya . The law firm that is now acting for him is @griffinlawuk
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In January a spokesperson for James Murdoch exclusively told @thedailybeast “Kathryn and James’ views on climate are well established and their frustration with some of the News Corp and Fox coverage of the topic is also well known"
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Scoop: Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight Are on ABC’s Chopping Block. A decision on the future of the famed politics & sports analysis site is set to be made by the summer when Silver’s contract is up, multiple people with knowledge of the situation tell me.
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Some personal news, as they say — after 3 years as senior reporter at @thedailybeast I’m stepping into the role of editor-at-large succeeding the legendary @thelloydgrove who is retiring after more than four decades in journalism. Excited for this next chapter at The Beast!
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One person in Peter Thiel’s circle tells @thedailybeast that Thiel has been “shit-talking” Trump over what he views as the president’s hamfisted and botched handling of the pandemic
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I just emailed the comms person at Ozy for comment following Carlos Watson's remarks that Ozy is back in business and I received this message: "Your message couldn't be delivered to terminations @ozy .com"
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How did Vice that was valued at $5.7 billion just a few years ago wind up going bankrupt and folding its newsroom? Look no further than its brash (and still highly paid) founder, Shane Smith, whom many blame for its demise. My latest for @THR
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NEW: Mary Trump Free to Dish on Her Family and Talk About Tell-All Book, Judge Rules
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NEW: Dominion Says It Will Sue MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Over Election Fraud Claims with @swin24 and @arawnsley
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Some personal news, as they say — after almost 6 years at @thedailybeast I'm joining @THR to cover the intersection of media, entertainment and politics and launch a new newsletter. I've had a cracking run at The Beast and looking forward to more scoops at The Hollywood Reporter!
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NEW: CNN boss Chris Licht is a dead man talking. That’s the damning judgment from dozens of CNN on-air talent, producers, and journalists who’ve spoken with Confider in the days since Licht’s assisted career suicide-by-profile ran in The Atlantic.
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NEW: NBCUniversal will give Maddow $30 million annually while ending her show next year and giving their top star a more flexible schedule than ever before . Story with @maxwelltani
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‘Women Are Furious’: NBC Roiled by @RonanFarrow Book Accusations: “I honestly want to throw up,” one NBC employee told @thedailybeast amid new disturbing claims about the network’s dealings with Harvey Weinstein and Matt Lauer
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. @CNN reports @60Minutes EP Jeff Fager has extended his vacation while @CBS probes sexual harassment allegations against him 1st reported by @RonanFarrow . Fager hired a law firm that boasts about "killing stories" to avoid this situation #wearenottheenemy
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Murdered Russian Journalists In Africa Were Onto Something Dangerous for Putin
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'“The hypocrisy of an investigative news program shutting down an investigative print story is incredible,” one told me. On a 2nd read @RonanFarrow 's latest @newyorker piece continues to blow me away. Incredibly well reported yarn.
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I'm very lucky that the vast majority of people I work with are professionals. Today for the first time in years I dealt with 2 muppets — who I'm tempted to name & shame but will resist — who leaked a story to a competitor that @swin24 & I have been working on for the last week.
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"I was always delighted by his bizarre mind and earnest gaze. (I’m trying to avoid using the phrase, “twinkle in his eyes”). He was a lifetime Cy Young winner in comedy. Gone, but impossible to forget."
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Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and alleged pimp to Jeffrey Epstein, is in custody in Paris after attempting to board a flight to Dakar The latest with @BLNadeau
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Joining @AriMelber on @TheBeatWithAri on @MSNBC in 15mins to chat about this @thedailybeast yarn I broke overnight. Tune in!
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“Everything about this was rollout points to [Discovery board member] John Malone and [Discovery CEO] David Zaslav,” a person familiar with the situation told The Daily Beast. “Chris Licht did not want to do this.” with @CorbinBolies @ZTPetrizzo
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“The use of a legal letter by William as a future king is very much a move of last resort,” Duncan Larcombe, former royal editor of the Sun told The Daily Beast, adding, "the old saying was ‘never complain and never explain’
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told @thedailybeast last week regarding Dominion: “If they sue me, I would be so happy.”
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“It’s like Jaws—you don’t see Jaws very much, but you hear the music, and for Trump he knows Michael is coming and Trump better hear the Jaws music,” @TomArnold told The Daily Beast about Michael Cohen's plans to release an explosive tell-all book
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Joining @TheBeatWithAri on @MSNBC a bit after 6pm to discuss my @thedailybeast investigation into @TMZ and @HarveyLevinTMZ 's cosy relationship with @realDonaldTrump . Tune in!
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Harvey Weinstein's team tried to discredit accuser Melissa Thompson. Now, emails reveal her account of the alleged rape immediately after it occurred. "I fucked something disgusting and I did not want to," she wrote a friend.
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Former ABC News producer James Gordon Meek has been charged with transportation of child porn. Despite a report by Rolling Stone suggesting Meek was raided by the feds over his journalistic work, Confider reported in October that wasn't the real story
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In an email to the newsroom New York Daily News editor-in-chief Robert York has just announced the reinstatement of the papers summer intern program — just days after new owners Alden Global Capital cancelled it leaving 4 interns in the lurch.
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As Rupert Murdoch appears to be once again amplifying Donald Trump, his heir, Lachlan, is being courted by the Republican ex-president. How MAGA Took Back Murdochland is my latest yarn for @THR
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Since the fall I’ve been working on a special project with some of the best in the business. I’m so chuffed to announce Source Material – a new weekly @thedailybeast newsletter reporting on the nexus of media, politics and entertainment. Sign up now!
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Mary Trump update: Judge has just punted his decision on the Temporary Restraining Order to Monday - a day before her book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man is due out. You won't be seeing Mary promoting the book on the Sunday shows!
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CNN boss Jeff Zucker had felt serious heat from infuriated talent over the latest Chris Cuomo revelations, including from Jake Tapper, and acted to yank Cuomo off the air while a review is carried out. The latest with @justinbaragona and @AndrewKirell
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“Hugh’s appointment signals the start of our transformation of the newsroom and underlying business as we confront the realities of the moment and seize the opportunities ahead,” Chief Content Officer Joanna Coles and CEO Ben Sherwood wrote to staff in a memo obtained by THR.
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NEW: In the latest twist in a bitter feud involving the heirs of Walt Disney the legendary animator’s grandson and heir is attacking executives for protecting their lucrative bonuses while furloughing workers
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Maria Farmer, who was an art student when Epstein abused her, was elated to hear the news of Leon Black’s imminent resignation as chairman of MoMA. “For so long, I was a lonely voice screaming into the forest. Now people are listening!” with @kbriquelet
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“Make no mistake—this is the death of local journalism in this city,” one senior @NYDailyNews staffer told @thedailybeast . @maxwelltani and I have the latest on a very dark day for journalism
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Dominion Builds Legal Behemoth To Drain Trumpland of Billions with @arawnsley @swin24
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New York Times’ Trump Tax Team Imploded When Star Reporter David Barstow Went Rogue: The journalist tried to ghostwrite a book with a top-secret source on the Pulitzer-winning story
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘60 Minutes’ Boss, Jeff Fager, Hired Law Firm Over #MeToo Story: Clare Locke boasts about ‘killing stories’ and some of America’s most prominent journalists have worked with them
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A budding friendship between mayor-elect Eric Adams and an infamous PR executive with deep ties to Trumpworld has some local Democrats and insiders concerned
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This investigation … started with a few tips. Thank you to the incredibly brave souls who helped me with this project - I will protect each and every source. If you have a story that you think I should get digging on - lachlan.cartwright @thedailybeast .com
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In light of a judge's ruling that DOJ threw Michael Cohen back into prison as an act of retaliation over his forthcoming book I'm re-upping my @thedailybeast exclusive from April with details on Trump's former lawyer and fixers tell-all
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“There was a point Harvey would make jokes in the newsroom that he would be press secretary or in the Cabinet but we got the impression he was only half joking"
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NEW: Documents obtained and reviewed by Confider reveal the extent to which Michael Wolff and Jeffrey Epstein spent time together—even after Epstein was found guilty of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl.
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I couldn’t be more proud to work for @thedailybeast tonight after @MichaelDalynyc and @SollenbergerRC huge wins at @TheDeadlineClub awards. Props to editors @TracyConnor @MEPFuller . Read their cracking journalism @thedailybeast
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NEW: A tech guru is waging a war on major media outlets across three continents, hiring a “media assassin” law firm to kill stories connecting him to “hacks-for-hire” controversy.
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