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

Hollywood,Interruptedisasometimesfrightening,occasionallysad,andfrequentlyhystericalodysseyintothedarkestrealmsofshowbizpathology,theendlessstreamofmeltdownsandflameouts,andtheinexplicablebehavioronthepartofshowbusinesspersonalities.Chartingcelebritiesfromrehabtoretox,tojails,cults,institutions,near–deathexperiencesandtheDemocraticParty,Hollywood,Interruptedtakesreadersonasurrealfieldtripintotheamoralbellyoftheentertainmentindustry.Eachchapter—coveringtopicsincludingwarpedHollywoodchild–rearing,badmedicine,hypocriticalpoliticalmaneuveringandthecomplicitmedia—deliversameticulouslyresearched,interview–infused,attitudeheavydispatchwhichanalyzesanddeconstructsthemythscreatedbythecelebritiesthemselves.Celebritiessomehowbelievethatit′stheirgod–givenrighttoinflicttheirpathologyontherestofus.Hollywood,Interruptedillustrateshowthesedysfunctionaldilettantesaremadashell...Andwe′renotgoingtotakeitanymore.