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 Tell-All Unravels 
 Brangelina Fairytale 

Brangelina Exposed promises to reveal the reality of Pitt-Jolie pairing

Us Weekly Us Weekly Oct 28, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ian Halperin is at it again. The investigative journalist who has released sordid books about Michael Jackson, Kurt Cobain, and Celine Dion, among others, is adding Hollywood's power couple to the list. Brangelina Exposed, out Dec. 1, will reveal the reality behind the "glamorous fairytale" the public has been... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • celebrity • Jennifer Aniston • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity divorces

 How Edwards' 
 Aide Morphed 
 From Devotee 
 to Sellout 

Tell-all author was disturbingly attached to senator, to his wife's dismay

Politico Politico Oct 1, 09 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Andrew Young was right there every time John Edwards needed a Diet Coke, dry cleaning, a ride from the airport, and finally a babydaddy for his mistress. The "personal servant" who turned tell-all author—other aides even called him Edward’s “butt boy”—showed a fierce devotion... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • Senate • aide • Andrew Young • scandal • senator • celebrity tell-alls • Rielle Hunter • paternity • extramarital affair

Palin Memoir a Top Seller Before Release

Memoir is #1 on B&N, #2 on Amazon

CNN CNN Sep 30, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pre-orders have pushed Sarah Palin’s memoir to the No. 1 spot on Barnes and Noble’s website—though it won’t be out until mid-November. On Amazon, Palin’s Going Rogue: An American Life is at No. 2, trailing Dan Brown but trumping Glenn Beck’s latest. Harper has... More »

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Republican • memoir • Sarah Palin • celebrity tell-alls • Going Rogue

BOOK REVIEW

 At Heart of 
 Marilyn's Fall, 
 a 'Very Sick Girl' 

Monroe's life, death explored in another tell-all, but there's still no 'external villain'

DoubleX DoubleX Sep 30, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - J. Randy Taraborrelli’s new 541-page biography, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, doesn’t really deliver on promises of “explosive,” “revelatory” discoveries—at least, “not to a Marilyn obsessive like myself,” writes Lori Leibovich for DoubleX. “Instead, there is the deepening of... More »

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entertainment • mental illness • celebrity • biography • Marilyn Monroe • celebrity tell-alls


 Ruth Madoff 
 Knew Nothing: 
 Mistress 

Weinstein says Bernie was afraid divorce would reveal scheme

Gawker Gawker Aug 25, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ruth Madoff was probably thrilled to hear another woman talk about sleeping with her husband this morning. Alleged Madoff mistress Sheryl Weinstein told Good Morning America that the financier was terrified Ruth would find out about their affair, because “divorces or something like that leads to books being... More »

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affair • book • celebrity tell-alls • extramarital affair • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff • Sheryl Weinstein

 Prejean Plans Book 
 on Miss USA Scandal 


US News & World Report US News & World Report Jul 20, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Miss California and gay-marriage opponent Carrie Prejean will pen a memoir about her time at the center of a media maelstrom, US News & World Report notes. Still Standing is due on shelves before Christmas. “The 22-year-old won the respect of millions for modeling something other than evening... More »

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gay marriage • Miss USA • publishing • beauty pageant • celebrity tell-alls • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Regnery

 Levi Shops Palin Tell-All 


New York New York Jul 4, 09 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston is poised to strike it big with a book about the Palins and a possible feature film role alongside an ex–Miss Oregon, he tells New York. His hulking bodyguard/publicist, Tank Jones, says Levi is still shopping the book. As for Levi's rumored TV effort, it won't... More »

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book • movie deal • Sarah Palin • celebrity tell-alls • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • leading role • docudrama

Edwards Told Aide He'd Be 'Set for Life' in Paternity Ruse

Dem begged Young to claim love child as own

New York Times New York Times Jun 30, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards was apparently desperate for aide Andrew Young to pretend to be his baby’s daddy. In a proposal for Young’s tell-all book, leaked to the New York Times, Young says Edwards promised he’d be “taken care of for life,” if he went through with... More »

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John Edwards • Andrew Young • book • celebrity tell-alls • Rielle Hunter • book deal

(Newser) - There could soon be another tome trying to cash in on the John Edwards melodrama. Andrew Young, the Edwards aide who claimed to be the father of Rielle Hunter’s child, is shopping a tell-all book, the Daily Beast reports. Young says he feels betrayed by Edwards, who cut off... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • book • celebrity tell-alls • Rielle Hunter • book deal

 OJ Galpal's Tell-All  
 Recalls Abuse, 
 Threats 

Author dated Simpson for 13 years

New York Post New York Post Jun 19, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - OJ Simpson’s last girlfriend remembers him as controlling and abusive in a tell-all she’s shopping, writes Cindy Adams in the New York Post. In her proposal for Spellbound: My Life With OJ Simpson, galpal of 13 years Christine Prody recalls choice Simpson anecdotes such as the two abortions... More »

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entertainment • OJ Simpson • abuse • celebrity • celebrity tell-alls • Christine Prody

 Boyle Tell-All in the Works 

Plus, Catherine Zeta-Jones wants to portray her on film

New York Post New York Post Apr 29, 09 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Viral video sensation Susan Boyle is the talk of the Web—and the Britain’s Got Talent star wants to capitalize on her popularity by writing a tell-all, the New York Post reports. Boyle, whose agent is reportedly shopping the book, may be disappointed when she hears what one publishing... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity tell-alls • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Catherine Zeta-Jones

 Levi Plans Book 
 to Fund Custody Fight 


National Enquirer Apr 22, 09 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston is shopping a tell-all memoir about his experience with the Palin family, the National Enquirer reports. Insiders say the estranged father of Sarah Palin’s grandson is hoping to start a war chest in advance of an anticipated custody battle. “If Levi could get a million... More »

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literature • memoir • custody battle • Sarah Palin • celebrity tell-alls • publishing industry • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

 Alba's 
 Post-Baby
 Beauty Tip: 
 Wear a Girdle

With her figure restored, the new
mom opens up

Elle Elle Feb 4, 09 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Back to her trim hourglass self, Jessica Alba now admits she cried during rigorous post-baby workouts. "I did it for the Campari (calendar) job," the 28-year-old actress tells Elle. "It was horrible." An easier beauty secret: She wore a girdle for weeks after giving birth. Busily... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • gossip • Jessica Alba • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity baby • Elle Magazine

Torre Tell-All Has Yanks Mulling Gag Rule


Newsday Newsday Jan 29, 09 1:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Joe Torre’s new book about his tenure as Yankees manager has the franchise in such a tizzy that the front office is considering a “non-disparagement clause” in future contracts, Newsday reports. Unlike other teams, the Yankees have never insisted on confidentiality agreements with players and management. “... More »

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George Steinbrenner • New York Yankees • Joe Torre • Alex Rodriguez • Los Angeles Dodgers • Brian Cashman • baseball • confidentiality agreement • celebrity tell-alls • The Yankee Years • Tom Verducci • clubhouse

Yankees Call A-Rod 'A-Fraud,' Torre Claims

Ex manager's new tell-all slams Steinbrenner, GM

New York Post New York Post Jan 25, 09 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Former Yankees skipper Joe Torre takes aim at his old team in a new tell-all, the New York Post reports. In the 477-page book, The Yankee Years, Torre says many Yankees, prima donnas themselves, mock star slugger Alex Rodriguez as “A-Fraud" for being obsessed with Derek Jeter and... More »

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New York Yankees • Joe Torre • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity tell-alls

 Oprah Smoked Crack: Ex  

Tell-all dishes the dirt

National Enquirer Jan 16, 09 10:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey has admitted to a brief flirtation with cocaine in the 1970s, but the media mogul’s drug history is actually much seedier, the National Enquirer reports. Oprah’s ex-lover has written a tell-all that claims the two regularly freebased coke in the 1980s, and saying she “was... More »

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drugs • cocaine • sex • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • drug abuse • crack cocaine • celebrity tell-alls

 Their Book Deals Snag Big $$$ 


New York Observer New York Observer Nov 17, 08 5:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Literary agent Dan Strone oversaw two multimillion-dollar celebrity book deals last week, stunning the publishing industry, the New York Observer reports. He scored $2.5 million for a Sarah Silverman book and drew bids topping $7 million for a Jerry Seinfeld title. Both were auctioned without a proposal. “I... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • literature • publishing • Sarah Silverman • book • celebrity tell-alls • Dan Strone

What Really Happened in Astor's House

Millionaire's former
staff say abusive son bilked her of $60M

New York Post New York Post Nov 16, 08 6:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A new book about Brooke Astor portrays the New York philanthropist as a frail, paranoid 105-year-old pressured to give up her fortune. Drawing on notes from Astor's former staff, Mrs. Astor Regrets describes son Tony Marshall's alleged bilking of her millions. Astor's staff "filled 30 journals over four years... More »

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trial • will • millionaires • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • elder abuse • nonfiction books • celebrity tell-alls • Alzheimer's Disease

glossies

 Vince Vaughn 
 Is Livin' Large 


Esquire Esquire Nov 11, 08 6:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Vince Vaughn looks much like his on-screen persona in real life, except bigger. Much bigger, writes Chris Jones of Esquire. Though he's writing a script with longtime buddy Jon Favreau, co-starring with Reese Witherspoon in a holiday flick, and finishing a “fantastic” documentary about Belfast, his "great golden... More »

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celebrity • Jennifer Aniston • profile • Reese Witherspoon • Vince Vaughn • celebrity tell-alls

Jennifer Calls Out Angelina for 'Uncool' Move

Aniston fires back at Jolie on affair with then-hubby Pitt

Daily Mail (UK) Daily Mail (UK) Nov 11, 08 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Condemning Angelina Jolie’s actions as “very uncool,” Jennifer Aniston broke her years-long silence on the woman who stole husband Brad Pitt. The Vogue interview accompanies sultry photos of toned, tanned, swimsuited Aniston. She's “never been so honest or brave,” an insider tells the Daily Mail,... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • rivalry • celebrity • Vogue • Jennifer Aniston • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity divorces

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