Alessandro’s Next Act, G.O.P. Debate Ennui, Cupertino Tech Magic

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon catalog of Puck’s best new reporting.

First up today, Eriq Gardner spotlights an under-the-radar legal powder keg involving Netflix, Ava DuVernay, and one very angry former prosecutor—a trial-bound case with potentially astronomical punitive damages and implications for the future of the docudrama genre, itself.

Plus, below the fold: Peter Hamby tactfully essays about a surreal political sex scandal. Lauren Sherman rounds up the latest Alessandro Michele murmurs and other gossip trickling out of Milan’s fashion week. On The Powers That Be, Peter Hamby joins Baratunde Thurston to gab about the tech magic emanating from Cupertino. And on Somebody’s Gotta Win, Mark McKinnon joins Tara Palmeri to consider the true value of Wednesday’s G.O.P. debate given Trump’s double-digit polling lead.

ERIQ GARDNER

Inside the complex libel fight over the portrayal of Linda Fairstein, the prosecutor-turned-novelist, in the acclaimed Central Park Five film, ‘When They See Us.’ Could this impact the streamers’ risk tolerance, and the future of docudramas?

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PETER HAMBY

The weird, kinky case of Susanna Gibson—the nurse who filmed herself having sex with her husband while running for the Virginia state legislature—signals how far our political sex scandals have evolved, especially on the left, and especially in consequential elections.

LAUREN SHERMAN

Welcome to the Line Sheet tip sheet, Milan Fashion Week edition: the Alessandro buzz, Versace succession, that Gucci show, and more.

PETER HAMBY & BARATUNDE THURSTON

Baratunde joins Peter to gab about the latest technological magic emanating from Cupertino, the darker side of virtual reality, and the iPhone generation gap.