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Colton Haynes says a manager once dropped him as a client because his mannerisms were too 'gay' and told him to try sex work if he needed money

The "Teen Wolf" star wrote about his difficulties finding work in Hollywood at the onset of his car…

Olivia Singh   


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Will Smith says he monitored Tom Cruise's global press activity so he could surpass him as the biggest movie star in the world

"Tom Cruise's global promotions were the individual best in Hollywood," Smith said in his new, self…

Olivia Singh   


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An agent once told Sharon Stone she wanted to throw her 'down the flight of stairs'

Sharon Stone eventually signed with the agent - Eileen Ford, who cofounded the agency Ford Models w…

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Matthew McConaughey revealed that his dad died of a heart attack while having sex with his mom

The actor revealed the interesting circumstances around the death of his father, James, in his new …

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Will Smith says he nearly 'choked to death' on his chicken and waffles when he first laid eyes on Jada Pinkett Smith

In his memoir, the actor said that he saw Pinkett Smith for the first time when she exited the "Fre…

Olivia Singh   


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'Teen Wolf' star Colton Haynes says he exited the show because they didn't want to pay him 'the same amount as everyone else'

The actor spoke about his experience on the hit MTV show and his decision to depart after two seaso…

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Selma Blair says she got drunk for the first time at 7 years old: 'I don't know if I would've survived childhood without alcoholism'

The "Cruel Intentions" star also wrote about being raped "multiple times" in her life, including a …

Esme Mazzeo   


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'Teen Wolf' star Colton Haynes says the head of MTV didn't want to cast him because he posed for a gay men's magazine as a teenager

In his new memoir, "Miss Memory Lane," Haynes recalled showrunner Jeff Davis pushing for the actor …

Olivia Singh   


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Will Smith says he wanted to date 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' costar Karyn Parsons, but she told him 'hell no'

In his new memoir, Smith spoke about working with Parsons, who played his on-screen cousin named Hi…

Olivia Singh   


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Will Smith says he and director Michael Bay had '1 of our biggest disputes' over whether or not the actor should be shirtless in 'Bad Boys'

In his memoir, Smith said that he told the director that it would be "corny" and unnatural to be sh…

Olivia Singh   


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Will Smith says he 'fell in love' with co-star Stockard Channing during his first marriage

Smith says in his memoir that he "fell in love" with Channing while filming "Six Degrees of Separat…

Ayomikun Adekaiyero   


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James Gandolfini once stood up for a 'Sopranos' actor who was uncomfortable being nude in a scene, according to a new book

"Jim recognized, on my face, that there was an actor in trouble," Peter Riegert said in "Woke Up Th…

Libby Torres   


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Obama is reportedly feeling competitive after Michelle's smash-hit memoir and sometimes says she used a ghostwriter

"Becoming," the biggest release of 2018, notes in the acknowledgments that a "team" of people helpe…

Alex Lockie   


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Here are 10 celebrity memoirs that became trending topics in 2022

Matthew Perry, Viola Davis, and Jennette McCurdy were among the list of celebrities that wrote memo…

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A celebrity ghostwriter who has worked on more than 50 books shares the 2 reasons she would refuse to write someone's story

Becca Grischow is a US-based ghostwriter of celebrity memoirs. She said she has turned down clients…

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James Gandolfini once got a 'disturbing' anonymous phone call in the middle of the night that eventually inspired an iconic 'Sopranos' line

"I think Jim was disturbed by it. Who knows who made the call — but the invasion of privacy was def…

Libby Torres   


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A 'Sopranos' screenwriter who was fired from the show reveals that James Gandolfini insisted on taking him out to dinner the night he was let go

"Jim called me up after he finished work that day. He knew what had happened, and he said, 'I'm tak…

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Will Smith says he borrowed $10,000 from a drug dealer after he went broke from not paying taxes

During the London leg of his book tour, Will Smith said he relocated to Los Angeles in the 1990s fo…

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