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Former Vogue Aide Inspired Emily Charlton, Severed Weisberger Ties

4/29/2026

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Leslie Fremar, first assistant to Anna Wintour, says she inspired Emily Charlton as “The Devil Wears Prada 2” opens May 1.
On April 28 “Run-Through” podcast she said she hired Lauren Weisberger, worked with her eight months at Vogue, and recalled Wintour asking “Who’s Lauren Weisberger?”
She called the early manuscript “quite mean,” said an editor later softened it, and added she feels betrayed and has not spoken to Weisberger since leaving Vogue.

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Leslie Fremar, first assistant to Anna Wintour, says she inspired Emily Charlton as “The Devil Wears Prada 2” opens May 1.
On April 28 “Run-Through” podcast she said she hired Lauren Weisberger, worked with her eight months at Vogue, and recalled Wintour asking “Who’s Lauren Weisberger?”
She called the early manuscript “quite mean,” said an editor later softened it, and added she feels betrayed and has not spoken to Weisberger since leaving Vogue.