Meet Elle Fanning’s rumoured new boyfriend, Gus Wenner: the Rolling Stone CEO is the son of the magazine’s controversial co-founder Jann Wenner, and enjoys kayaking, skiing and horse riding
We’re all too familiar with nepo babies in Hollywood acting, music and fashion – but what’s it like in the world of publishing?
For Gus Wenner, a natural ability to express the written word apparently runs in the family. The son of Rolling Stone’s co-founder Jann Wenner was appointed CEO of the iconic American culture magazine last January.
The couple strolled around New York after enjoying a dinner with singer Lorde, actor Annabelle Dexter-Jones, and Gus’ brother Theo Wenner, according to Harper’s Bazaar.
So, who is he exactly?
Gus Wenner is the son of Jann Wenner and Jane Schindelheim
Gus is the son of Jann Wenner, the co-founder of Rolling Stone, and Jane Schindelheim, who Jann was married to from 1967 to 1995.
He became CEO of Rolling Stone magazine last year
According to Adweek, Gus Wenner has been working at the magazine since 2012, after doing a summer internship in 2007. He reportedly helped orchestrate the 56-year-old media company’s sale to Penske Media Corporation in 2017.
In January 2022, he landed the CEO role at Rolling Stone. He told The Fine Print New York that he now feels like “basically an employee versus ‘my dad owns the company’”.
His dad Jann has some highly controversial views
Gus’ dad Jann found himself at the centre of controversy in September for making a series of disparaging comments about Black and female artists in an interview with The New York Times.
He said that his selection of interviews for his book The Masters, “was not a deliberate selection … insofar as the women, just none of them were as articulate enough on this intellectual level”.
“Of Black artists – you know, Stevie Wonder, genius, right? I suppose when you use a word as broad as ‘masters’, the fault is using that word,” Wenner added. “Maybe Marvin Gaye, or Curtis Mayfield? I mean, they just didn’t articulate at that level.”
He later apologised for his remarks, per The Guardian.
He’s an executive producer
Gus is also an executive producer.
Per his IMDB, he worked on the TV mini series Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine and the short film Workaholics: 3 Things That P*ss Me Off.
He loves sport – and has fellow nepo baby pals
Wenner clearly enjoys sports.
- Elle Fanning, star of Disney’s Maleficent and Super 8, was recently spotted with Rolling Stone CEO Gus Wenner after having dinner with singer Lorde and others
- Wenner is considered a publishing nepo baby after his dad founded the rock ‘n’ roll magazine over half a century ago – but he’s also dabbled in producing TV mini series