Bari Weiss Got Herself Some ‘Beefy’ Bodyguards

Weiss has reportedly hired a fleet of men who look like celebrities to protect her amid "heightened security concerns."

By Audra Heinrichs  |  October 23, 2025 | 5:51pm
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Bari Weiss Got Herself Some ‘Beefy’ Bodyguards

Earlier this month, Bari “Zionist fanatic” Weiss began her reign of terror as editor in chief of CBS News. Since then, she’s sent ominous emails to staffers, and at least one tabloid-style Free Press (the substack she started in 2020 that eventually became the website that CBS just acquired for $150 million) story has already made its way over to CBS (“Some NYPD officers worry about Mamdani becoming the NYC mayor”). That said, she’s not the most popular person in media right now, but no bother, she’s reportedly found a “beefy” way to mitigate that…

On Tuesday, the New York Post reported that she hired six bodyguards to accompany her to a conference at the New York Historical Society organized by private equity firm RedBird Capital. Described as “beefy” and “chiseled,” the detail flanked her as “there are enhanced security concerns,” per Breaker News, who captured the guards on film. Huh!

According to Breaker News, all of them are hot. One bodyguard was described as having “chiseled looks” and a “buff physique” that would invite comparisons to Hugh Jackman. Another of Weiss’ guards had “Enrique Iglesias’ looks.” I’ve seen the pictures and…let’s just say, I may never have heard of Breaker News until today, but they do not report fake news.

The security detail has also joined Weiss at work. While it’s unclear if all six men who were protecting her during the event have also been present at CBS News HQ, some have been spotted there, according to the newsletter. A note to my editor: If you would like to clock in with an Enrique Iglesias lookalike in tow, I wouldn’t hate it!

According to one former network executive interviewed by the NYP, it’s odd for someone in Weiss’ position to hire a security detail larger than that of many high-profile politicians: “It’s highly unusual for a news executive to have six bodyguards.”

To that, I say: no shit.

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