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Kering’s C.E.O. Shuffle, Ioffe on Iran, A Series-A Scoop

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon guide to Puck’s best new reporting. One small thing before we get started: We’d love to hear how Puck fits into your day. Take our quick (seriously, it should only take three minutes) survey to help us make your reading experience even better. You can find it here. Today, we lead with Kim Masters on the eyebrow-raising political conversion of Brian Grazer, the Imagine Entertainment founder and longtime Democratic donor, who recently revealed he voted for Trump. Naturally, Grazer’s defection has rattled his business partners and collaborators (Ron Howard, Tom Hanks…)—but it may help curry favor with the Bezos-fueled Amazon MGM machine, and unlock a new sort of relevance for Grazer in an industry that’s moving on. Plus, below the fold: Abby Livingston dives into the day trading epidemic roiling Capitol Hill. Lauren Sherman chronicles Kering’s high-stakes C.E.O. switcheroo and scoops Dôen’s $25 million Series A. And John Ourand taps motorsport legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. to discuss what NASCAR can learn from rival F1. Meanwhile, on the pods: Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw debate Hollywood’s biggest headlines (and overreactions) of 2025 in a special episode of The Town. On Fashion People, Lauren and Harper’s Bazaar executive editor Leah Chernikoff dig into Brad Pitt’s fashion makeover—and the uproar over FX’s seemingly lackluster attempt to costume Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. On The Grill Room, Dylan Byers and Minnesota Star Tribune C.E.O. Steve Grove overcome their existential anxieties about the future of local news. And on The Powers That Be, Julia Ioffe effortlessly explains how the Israel-Iran conflict is playing out in Washington.
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Brian Grazer’s Trump Turn: Imagine That

Brian Grazer’s Trump Turn: Imagine That

The longtime Democratic donor’s sudden political conversion comes at a delicate time for Imagine Entertainment, enraging his partners but potentially smoothing new business with Amazon MGM—and unlocking new avenues for relevance. “I’m sure Brian wasn’t a Republican until it became convenient,” said one producer who has known Grazer for decades. “He was obviously a Democrat B.B.—before Bezos.” Read Now
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The Renault-Pinault Succession & Dôen’s Series A

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Steve Grove, the newish C.E.O. of The Minnesota Star Tribune, joins Dylan for a rollicking conversation about the existential threats facing local journalism—and the strategies he’s deploying to combat them. Grove, the former director of Google’s News Lab, gets into the weeds of why homepage traffic still matters, how he’s targeting affinity groups, the surprising value of high school sports coverage, and much more. Listen Now
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