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Heidi Klum is indisputably not only one of the world's most recognizable faces, but she is synonymous with the Victoria's Secret Angels, an exclusive group of models who have promoted the legacy brand for decades.MORE: Heidi Klum displays baby bump in stunning embellished underwearThe star was first attached to the brand in the late 1990's, and their collaboration made her the very first German model to join the Angels.Now, as a light is shed on the controversial happenings of the brand thanks to a new Hulu documentary titled Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons, the model is opening up about what her experience was really like.WATCH: Heidi lounges in pastel pink bikiniMORE: Heidi Klum steals the show on AGT after daughter Leni's send offThe documentary, by journalist-turned-director Matt Tyrnauer, "shines a critical light on the rise and fall of Victoria's Secret under Leslie 'Les' Wexner," particularly his ties to disgraced sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who was once his financial advisor.When asked about the company's dark history and allegations of sexual misconduct while on the Just for Variety podcast, she admitted: "Hearing all these stories pop up to me is mind-blowing when they accuse different people of different things."She revealed that she watched the first episode of the Hulu documentary, however her reaction was: "I'm like, 'My gosh, did this really happen?' I don't know." Heidi was 25-years-old when she joined the AngelsThe AGT judge explained: "So I was always waiting to get more insight, but… it never came.

Am I Racist?, the controversial documentary that satirizes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, failed to make the Oscar shortlist of nonfiction features today, despite earning more money at the box office than any other documentary this year, by far.

EXCLUSIVE: Director Matt Tyrnauer is doing a rapid update of his new documentary Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid to reflect Donald Trump’s win in the presidential election. Deadline has learned the filmmaker quickly assembled a crew to shoot a new interview with the famed Democratic political consultant to include as a coda to the film.

Playing Donald Trump’s mentor Roy Cohn in Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice is not the first time Jeremy Strong has tackled recent American history. Before the actor became synonymous with Kendall Roy in Succession, he played parts in The Big Short, Selma and Parkland. While the actor feels a slight discomfort discussing acting choices for a film whose main subject “poses such a clear and present danger to you and I,” Strong is no less proud of the work. “I am happy with how it turned out and happy that I went for it,” he says. “I almost didn’t.”

Addie Morfoot Contributor This year, documentaries that tackle pressing political issues including immigration, abortion and the Jan. 6 insurrection were meant to make an impact on the 2024 presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. While some, like Errol Morris’ immigration control documentary “Separated” and Matt Tyrnauer’s “Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid” both found distribution deals prior to Election Day with MSNBC and CNN respectively, there are many more docus that have been or will be self distributed that American voters on both sides would benefit from watching — even after the election.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is generally credited (or faulted, depending on your perspective) for orchestrating President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 presidential race. But there was someone equally if not more responsible for that titanic political development: James Carville.

Ahead of its premiere at Telluride, Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid, a new documentary on famed Democratic political consultant James Carville, has been acquired by CNN Films, Deadline can confirm.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor AGC Intl., the international sales arm of Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, is launching sales in Cannes on director Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary feature “Nobu,” about world renowned chef and hotelier Nobu Matsuhisa. Nobu’s path to success was strewn with obstacles, adversity and tragedy.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” Heidi Klum may have been one of the most famous models associated with Victoria’s Secret, but she says she turned down an invite to be interviewed for Hulu’s “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons.” “They asked me if I wanted to be part of it,” Klum tells me on this week’s “Just for Variety” podcast. “And I was like, ‘If you’re looking for a negative story, you’re barking up the wrong tree because I had the most wonderful time there.’” Matt Tyrnauer’s three-episode series paints a picture of Victoria’s Secret as a company that was plagued by wide-spread misogyny and sexual misconduct. It also explores former CEO Les Wexner’s disturbing ties to the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Klum says she watched the first episode but “hardly anyone I knew was on that show,” she says. “I didn’t know who all of those people were.” She describes her experience with the lingerie brand as “the best time ever.”

Hulu has released the trailer for their new documentary about the rise and fall of Victoria’s Secret.

chronicling the rise and fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, is the latest ‘90s brand to see its dark side exposed on screen. And in the first trailer for, audiences get a preview of the shocking story of the lingerie company’s rise and fall – and its unexpected connections to Jeffrey Epstein. “There was something else going on at Victoria’s Secret,” a voice can be heard saying before lawyer Gloria Allred is seen saying, “There were a number of red flags.” Directed by Matt Tyrnauer, the new Hulu docuseries takes a closer look at how longtime CEO and larger-than-life, enigmatic billionaire Les Wexner – the same man behind A&F – created the multi-billion dollar mall brand and how Victoria’s Secret became intertwined with Epstein, with whom Wexner had a close relationship with before he was arrested on sexual assault charges.  premieres Thursday, July 14 on Hulu.

The Tinder Swindler firm AGC Studios has launched an unscripted and non-fiction subsidiary that Magical Elves development chief Joel Zimmer will lead as President.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Tinder Swindler” production outfit AGC Studios has launched a new division for non-fiction and unscripted content, headed by former Magical Elves executive Joel Zimmer.AGC Unwritten will develop, finance, produce and distribute the company’s burgeoning unscripted slate, with Zimmer serving as president. The intention is for the non-scripted arm to match AGC’s busy operations in the feature film and scripted TV arena.Set up by Stuard Ford in 2018, AGC Studios’ non-fiction titles include the upcoming documentary series “Nobu,” about the famed restauranteur and entrepreneur Nobu Matsuhisa, from documentary director Matt Tyrnauer (“Valentino: The Last Emperor,” “Where’s My Roy Cohn?”).

Manori Ravindran International EditorA four-part documentary series from “Tindler Swindler” producers AGC Television will delve into the world of renowned chef and hotelier Nobu Matsuhisa.Titled “Nobu,” the series is co-produced with Gianni Nunnari’s Hollywood Gang and Altimeter, and is in pre-production. It will be directed by documentarian Matt Tyrnauer (“Valentino: The Last Emperor,” “Studio 54”).Matsuhisa is a pioneering restauranteur and businessman with 47 restaurants and 27 hotels bearing the ‘Nobu’ name.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWho was Kali?“She was a West L.A. mother on the surface who had a shockingly vibrant secret life as a prolific artist and photographer,” says journalist and documentarian Matt Tyrnauer, who wrote the introduction to “Kali,” a new four-volume collection of the artist’s work from powerHouse Books.