Happy Tuesday, I’m Eriq Gardner.

Welcome back to The Rainmaker, a private email about money, power, fame, the law, and, lately it seems, sex scandals.

In part, that’s due to the legacy of Harvey Weinstein, who successfully overturned his New York conviction last week but remains incarcerated. It’s easy to forget, but one of the many reasons the Weinstein story had such an impact in 2017 may have been residual public outrage that Donald Trump’s Access Hollywood comments didn’t derail his presidential bid. In that light, it’s a little ironic that the Weinstein appellate ruling coincided with the first week of Trump’s first criminal trial, which has recalled for many the lowlights of the pre-#MeToo, catch-and-kill era.

Anyway, in this week’s edition, I have updates on Andrew Cuomo and Vince McMahon’s respective scandals before getting into Angelina Jolie NDAs and the Hunter Biden revenge porn case. Plus, a new case alleging extortion against Bryan Freedman. Buckle up!

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• Cuomo’s comeback tour: Since resigning as New York governor in the summer of 2021, Andrew Cuomo has been on a “revenge campaign,” pushing the courts to...