Love Penning Tell-All Memoir

Former Idol judge's memoir also reveals child molestation

(NEWSER) - Another celebrity is revealing details of sexual abuse in a new memoir. This time it's former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, who discusses several disturbing incidents in her A Helluva High Note, out next week, E! reports. In 2000, she writes, a "fairly known producer" date-raped her after dinner, and she never told anyone for fear her career would be ruined. But her troubles began long before that, when she was molested as a child. More»

'How she could betray her own flesh and blood?' says insider

(NEWSER) - Ashley Judd's family is not happy about her recently released memoir , which discloses details of a dysfunctional upbringing. "Naomi and Wynonna have had a strained relationship with Ashley for years," an insider tells Popeater . "This is the final nail in the coffin—they are very angry and hurt that Ashley would write a book rather than deal with whatever problems they have privately." Click for more of the Judd family's reaction or here for more from Ashley's memoir . More»

Winfrey slams Kitty Kelley tell-all

(NEWSER) - Wondering how Oprah Winfrey feels about Kitty Kelley’s tell-all? Well, she still hasn’t said…but her best friend and rumored lover Gayle King is not a fan. Winfrey presented an award to King yesterday and called her the kind of friend who “sometimes cares about my life more than I do,” adding that King had a “rough” week when Oprah’s “so-called biography came out,” People reports. More»

More shockers from Kitty Kelley's tell-all

(NEWSER) - You probably feel like you’ve already read Kitty Kelley’s Oprah Winfrey opus (she might be gay ! She refers to herself in the third person !), but the Daily Beast found more juiciness:

• Sexual abuse: Oprah’s cousin claims she lied about being abused. Oprah “was a wild child running the streets of Milwaukee in those days, and not accepting discipline from her mother,” but her abuse story helped “make her what she is today.”

Well, 'shockers,' is a relative term

(NEWSER) - We’ve already heard all about the inevitable sexual orientation speculation in Kitty Kelley’s Oprah Winfrey tell-all, but there’s more to the book than that. The five revelations ABC News considers the “most shocking”:

• Her mother: Oprah keeps her mother "on a very short leash," says Kelley. Translation: She won't give her mother her phone number. To contact Oprah, mom has to call Oprah's assistant.
• John Tesh: He confirms they dated, telling the New York Daily News : "Oprah and I were cub reporters in Nashville nearly 40 years ago, and we dated for a short time. We remain friends to this day."