Both versions are acceptable, particularly outside the US. It is a deliberate misspelling of "lead". https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/bury-the-lede

Both versions are acceptable, particularly outside the US. It is a deliberate misspelling of "lead". https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/bury-the-lede-versus-lead https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/bury-the-lede-...