I’ve seen people talk about actors and artists that had a terrible time.
My own would be Anne Rice. She wrote Interview with the Vampire after her young daughter died of Leukemia. Then her husband suddenly died of a brain hemorrhage. I suspect her Christian, anti-fanfic phase was a result of mental illness and manipulation from the publishers, although I don’t think she ever apologized.
Ayn Rand. Her entire life’s work is just a trauma response. And she was paraded out by the rich right wing elites as their mascot. It’s sad really and by no means an objective take on reality, society and economies.
Just looking at how big the book Atlas Shrugged is, and seeing how small the letters— I believe that
Her essays are some of the most vile stuff I’ve ever read. The utter hate for empathy and altruism just leaves you feeling sick.