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Hollywood, Interrupted Insanity Chic in Babylon -- the Case Against Celebrity

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ISBN-10: 0471706248

ISBN-13: 9780471706243

Edition: 2004

Authors: Andrew Breitbart, Mark Ebner

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"Hollywood, Interrupted is a sometimes frightening, occasionally sad, and frequently hysterical odyssey into the darkest realms of showbiz pathology, the endless stream of meltdowns and flameouts, and the inexplicable behavior on the part of show business personalities. Charting celebrities from rehab to retox, to jails, cults, institutions, near-death experiences and the Democratic Party, "Hollywood, Interrupted takes readers on a surreal field trip into the amoral belly of the entertainment industry. Each chapter - covering topics including warped Hollywood child-rearing, bad medicine, hypocritical political maneuvering and the complicit media - delivers a meticulously researched,…    
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Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/10/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.73" wide x 8.76" long x 1.12" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Andrew Breitbart was born on February 1, 1969. He earned a B.A. in American studies from Tulane University in 1991. He became a conservative blogger and journalist. He ran his own news aggregation site, Breitbart.com, and five other websites: Breitbart.tv, Big Hollywood, Big Government, Big Journalism, and Big Peace. He played key roles in the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal, the resignation of Shirley Sherrod, and the ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy. He wrote two books: Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World and Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Bablyon - the Case Against Celebrity. He died of natural causes on March 1, 2012 at the age of 43.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
It's a Family Affair
Hollywood Family Values: A New Weird Order
Hollywood families exposed for not only not upholding family values but pissing all over middle-class mores
Rethinking the life and death of River Phoenix
Familial implosions exposed
It's gotten so bad we argue for sterilization of the celebrity class
In Loco Parentis: Hollywood Nannies
Hollywood nannies speak out and tell all-"There is no laughter in this house
"Nannies so stressed the<$$$>