Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon -- The Case Against Celebrity

Breitbart, Andrew; Ebner, Mark

ISBN 10: 0471706248 / ISBN 13: 9780471706243

Published by Wiley, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon -- The Case Against Celebrity
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471706248
• ISBN 13: 9780471706243
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 2.85W x 14.55H x 22.25D centimeters 2.85 centimeters width by 14.55 centimeters height by 22.25 centimeters depth
• Weight: 454 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cultural Studies

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Synopsis

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, interview-infused, attitude heavy dispatch which analyzes and deconstructs the myths created by the celebrities themselves.

Celebrities somehow believe that it's their god-given right to inflict their pathology on the rest of us. Hollywood, Interrupted illustrates how these dysfunctional dilettantes are mad as hell... And we're not going to take it any more.

About the Author

ANDREW BREITBART has played the low-key online sidekick to Matt Drudge on the infamous Drudge Report for six years and is a regular commentator on Fox News, CNBC's Dennis Miller show, and talk radio. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, Human events, and the New York Post, among others, and he has worked as a researcher for Arianna Huffington.

MARK EBNER is an award-winning investigative journalist who has covered all aspects of celebrity culture for Spy, Rolling Stone, Details, Los Angeles magazine, Premiere, Salon, Spin, and New Times, among others. He has produced for and/or appeared as a journalist-commentator on NBC, FOX, MSNBC, A&E, FX, Court TV, and E! Entertainment Television. Ebner is currently serving as staff reporter for American Media, Inc.