Brooks Barnes and Tania GanguliAug 14, 2026 – 8.32amIt started socially, as business relationships between millionaires and billionaires tend to do. And, in the case of Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner, who are buying the Los Angeles Lakers, a supermodel played matchmaker.In early 2018, Willow Bay, Iger’s wife and the dean of the University of Southern California’s journalism school, became friendly with Karlie Kloss, the fashion model and entrepreneur. They bonded over Estée Lauder: The cosmetics giant was preparing to make Kloss one of its newest faces.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
A supermodel and a bromance: Inside the $17.7b LA Lakers deal
Bob Iger, the former chief executive of Disney, and Josh Kushner, the venture capitalist, are buying the Los Angeles Lakers. Their wives set them up.
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