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Britney Spears Tells Her Horror Story

Critics at Large | The New Yorker

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Categories within Celebrity Memoirs

This chapter explores different categories of celebrity memoirs, including the reclaiming type and the older artists settling scores type. They discuss specific memoirs that are tell-all and captivating, such as Julia Phillips' scathing account from the 90s and Matthew Perry's book about his struggles with addiction and depression. The hosts also examine Jada Pinkett Smith's memoir and its role in exploring the mechanisms of fame.

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