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Back in 1990, Marie Brenner wrote an article for Vanity Fair about Frederick von Mierers, the Upper East Side guru and self-described alien who was leading a sort of elite, New Age cult called Eternal Values out of his Manhattan apartment. More than 30 years later, VF’s Dan Adler talked to one of von Mierers’s former followers, male supermodel Hoyt Richards, whose entanglement with, and ultimate escape from, Eternal Values is the subject of the new HBO documentary series Bring Me the Beauties.

Elsewhere, Erin Vanderhoof reports on a police probe of new allegations involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Noah Wyle stops by Little Gold Men to discuss the criticism he received during The Pitt’s sophomore season. Plus, we revisit Serena Williams’s 2017 cover story following the news of her return to professional tennis.

CAITLIN DICKSON,
SENIOR EDITOR

East Side Alien

BY DAN ADLER

Before Hoyt Richards became known as the first male supermodel in the late 1980s and 1990s, a mysterious, captivating man from Manhattan laid a towel down next to the 16-year-old on a Nantucket beach.

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ROYALS

Police Are Investigating New Allegations Involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

BY ERIN VANDERHOOF

Including a claim that the former prince “behaved inappropriately” toward a waitress at the Royal Ascot horse racing event in 2002.

TELEVISION

Noah Wyle Defends Dr. Robby’s Fall From Grace

BY REBECCA FORD

The Emmy-winning actor tells VF he sees a five- or six-season story arc for his The Pitt character and explains the vitriol toward Robby’s behavior in season two.

From the Archive

Serena’s Love Match

BY BUZZ BISSINGER

On the eve of the 2017 Australian Open, Serena Williams handed her fiancé, Alexis Ohanian, a paper bag containing six positive pregnancy tests. It was just the latest surprise in an unlikely pairing: the world’s greatest tennis player and the geeky cofounder of Reddit. From their first date—a magical six hours in Paris—to their plans for the baby’s arrival, this is the full love story.

The headlines write themselves, and they were blaring everywhere over the last month or so after Stony Brook University’s Christopher Gobler announced new research on the rise of a pathogen known as vibrio vulnificus in the waterways of Long Island, including the tony East End. His lab found the bacterium, which can cause necrosis—when cell or body tissue dies prematurely—in Sagaponack Pond, Mecox Bay, and Georgica Pond, where nearby beachfront houses can fetch $40 million or more.

But when Clara Molot went diving for more details on all this, she discovered this story is about much more than fabulously wealthy vacationers trying to keep hold of their limbs. (“As long as it’s not targeting our Perrier, we’ll get through it,” one Hamptonian told her. “And you can quote that.”) One local oysterman believes Gobler’s warnings of bacterial doom over the years have done serious harm to the shellfishing business. It’s all happening out East as the summer season kicks off.

Below, you’ll find the full story on these matters of the flesh, plus the Euphoria finale and an auction of Marilyn Monroe’s personal effects to mark what would have been her 100th birthday.

JACK HOLMES,
SENIOR EDITOR

How Flesh-Eating Bacteria Invaded the East Coast’s Swankiest Waterways

BY CLARA MOLOT

Just weeks into the summer season, upper-crust New York’s go-to summer destination is facing an unfortunate “flesh-eating bacteria” situation in the ponds and bays near $40 million houses. The summer vacationers aren’t too fazed, but the local oystermen are: One says it’s a manufactured crisis.

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TELEVISION

How Sam Levinson Said Goodbye to Euphoria

BY CHRIS MURPHY

At a special Brooklyn watch party, Euphoria fans were invited to watch the season three finale, bidding farewell to Zendaya’s Rue, Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie, and the rest of the gang.

CULTURE

101 Lots for Auction on Marilyn Monroe’s 100th Birthday

BY JOSÉ CRIALES-UNZUETA

To mark the 100th anniversary of the actor’s birth, Monroe’s eight-page love letter, a Dior dress, acting notes, and more are up for sale.

From the Archive

Marilyn Monroe’s Final Hours

BY ANTHONY SUMMERS

Nuke fears, mob spies, and a secret Kennedy visitor: Marilyn Monroe’s death was ruled a “probable suicide,” but questions have persisted about the Hollywood icon’s relationships with JFK and RFK—and how they might have been exploited by the Mafia, the Soviet Union, and the FBI. Ahead, Anthony Summers examines details that shed clarifying light on the turmoil swirling around Monroe on the last day of her life.