Jeff Giles
@MrJeffGiles
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Journalist and author. Former exec Hollywood editor of Vanity Fair. Once Julia Roberts said to me: 'I feel no dread when I have to see you.’
Los Angeles, CA
Joined December 2011
Gonna go out on a limb and say that was not Roman Polanski’s greatest crime
Roman Polanski’s greatest crime was making Chinatown and convincing people that diverting California agricultural water for residential use was a villainous plot.
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Divorce by Murder: How Jennifer Dulos’s Death Shook a Generation Already Freaked Out by Mom and Dad
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Gen X’ers swore they’d stay together for their kids because their own parents didn’t—then the news brought a nightmare.
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Brynn Shiovitz tells the story of the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of director James Toback, and how she overcame the shame left in its wake: “Telling my story felt like a victory all its own.”
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Forty of us victims of the director’s sexual abuse took him to court. I don't expect to see a penny from the $1.68 billion award we won, but telling my story felt like a victory all its own.
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Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd on the “Borderline Unbearable” Scrutiny of Fame, Plus What’s Next
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For his new series about dysfunctional brothers, 'Half Man,' Gadd put on 50 pounds of muscle, as a lawsuit against Netflix’s 'Baby Reindeer' percolates off-screen.
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First Look: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor fall in love in ‘The History of Sound.’ Take an exclusive look at the film, set to premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival: https://t.co/jDxszpe3Qn
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Sebastian Stan on whether Donald Trump watched ‘The Apprentice’: “I would put money down he’s seen it 100 fucking times, of course, because he’s a narcissist. And I bet you there’s certain things he likes about it.” Such as? “How he looked.” 🔗: https://t.co/1EIRyBCDj0
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Presenting our May cover star, Sebastian Stan. Playing everyone from Bucky Barnes to Donald Trump and Tommy Lee, Stan has emerged as one of Hollywood’s most daring shape-shifters. “Sebastian has always been really fearless,” says his Marvel costar Chris Evans. For VF’s May
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On Jackie Robinson Day, I’m Remembering the Hall of Famer—and My Friend Chadwick Boseman, Who Brought Him to Life
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The writer-director of ‘42’ on the late actor’s extraordinary audition and the triumph and heartbreak that followed.
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Sean Lennon, son of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, says he is in touch with director Sam Mendes and Harris Dickinson about their forthcoming Beatles film: “I told him I am not interested in second-guessing his casting choices as a director. Would anyone have expected Christian Bale
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As ‘The Chosen’ returns, Elizabeth Tabish shares why it’s important to voice where she stands. “I am a Christian, but I don’t necessarily agree with certain things in organized religion,” she tells VF. “I’m always nervous to say that.” https://t.co/Bjx4ATnX10
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As the hit Bible-based series returns, its leading lady shares why it’s important to voice where she stands: “Will they come after me with pitchforks and burn me at the stake? I don’t know.”
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First Look: Nearly four years after the on-set tragedy that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, ‘Rust’ will finally be released—showcasing much of the last imagery Hutchins ever filmed. Take an extended early look at the film:
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With Alec Baldwin returning to his role as a frontier outlaw, filmmaker Joel Souza sought to preserve the final work of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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In 2024, VF knew that Mikey Madison’s life would change once the world saw ‘Anora.’ Now that she's secured her first Oscar, it has. Revisit @Beccamford’s interview with the actor: https://t.co/YTgv3vNZsE 📸: Nick Riley Bentham
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Netflix’s new crime drama ‘Adolescence’ will rattle and rivet you. Here’s how its makers pulled it off:
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The series, cocreated by Stephen Graham, is about a 13-year-old British boy taken from his bed and charged with murder.
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HBO’s ‘Lanterns,’ starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, embraces the spirit of ‘Green Lantern’ but remains rooted as a prestige pulp detective show. Showrunner Chris Mundy speaks to VF about the new series:
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The series with Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, which just went into production, dives into a murder in Nebraska.
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First Look: Anjelica Huston, Matthew Rhys, and Clarke Peters star in ‘Towards Zero,’ an Agatha Christie adaptation from BritBox that has murder on its mind. https://t.co/4C3rNGyZQL
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A series from the small but often delicious streamer BritBox has murder on its mind.
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I wrote about the first Real Twin Peaks fan gathering in the wake of David Lynch’s death https://t.co/eOUKJt1Hfb
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“I took some solace in the fact that, for David, there’s never an ending,” Ray Wise said at the annual celebration of all things Lynch. “He didn’t fear death because he feels that it continues. We...
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“Women will not be admitted on the climb.” An exclusive excerpt from ‘Thirty Below’ remembers the women who made history on the mountain our president insists on calling Mount McKinley. https://t.co/vykfI06OIU
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An exclusive excerpt from ‘Thirty Below’ remembers the women who made history on the mountain our president insists on calling Mount McKinley.
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Erin Fleming met Groucho Marx when she was 29 and he was 80. Did she reinvigorate his life and legend, take advantage of his fame, or all of the above? https://t.co/hGBIAqThqc
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Erin Fleming met Marx when she was 29 and he was 80. Did she reinvigorate his life and legend, abuse him and use him to chase fame, or all of the above?
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For my first @VanityFair cover story, I got to know the real Millie Bobby Brown https://t.co/4OyxDCpMZT
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